What do you get when you combine steampunk, mystery, vampires, and time travel? This book, of course! The many different elements may seem clumsy, but I thought Gleason pulled it off wonderfully. I was a bit unsatisfied that the time-travel part wasn't further explained and the other characters just somehow automatically accepted that Dylan was from the future, but I know there is a second book in which I hope it will be further explored. 
 I loved the writing style. So often I find in YA, that yeah, the story is fine, the characters are okay, but man, this writer sounds like they are really bored with their own story. The Clockwork Scarab actually kept me awake and on my feet. 
 The main characters were a little dull, I have to admit. The narrator switching every chapter threw me off sometimes because Evaline's and Mina's voices sounded so similar. Just when I thought I had their personalities pinned down, they did or said something to make me go "Whhaaaa-?" 
 I actually really, really loved this book- way more than what you get from my review (see the five stars?). It's not perfect, but the story is so original and has so much character. It was just a really fun read!