A review by km_allan
Unnatural by Ruth Miranda

4.0

Unnatural starts with Sasha, a young woman looking for her family after the loss of her uncle. This leads her to genealogist, Ruth, who recognizes that Sasha is a blood witch and introduces her to a world of supernatural beings such as vampires and werewolves. Once in this world, Sasha learns the dark secrets of her family and discovers a forbidden love. Full of interesting ideas, Unnatural is a great start to what is sure to be an intriguing series. Whilst not a lot of 'events' happen in the first book, it does put you in the world where you get to know all about the creatures that inhabit it and how they are all linked together. I loved that it hinted at what the supernatural powers were without outright saying them until the right point in the story, and I enjoyed the explanations as I'm not an avid reader of this type of creature genre. There's a great twist at the end of the book which automatically pushes you into wanting to read the next. It's not a perfect read, the author tends to take time describing exactly what everyone is wearing, which slows down the pace, and a run through by a more thorough editor would help to tidy up some of the weaker spots, the odd typo, and the misuse of some common phrases, but it is full of interesting ideas and characters and well worth a read if you like stories involving supernatural creatures and lore.