A review by liinley
An Intrigue of Witches by Esme Addison

Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

DNF at 22% 

Only 10 chapters in and the story is going in too many different directions to follow. Way too much of an info. dump and not focused enough on the main character. Also some major editing flaws like when she turns off her phone because of low battery but then a few pages later she turns it off, again?

I was really excited for a book marketed as National Treasure meets A Discovery of Witches, but this is not it. The politics and threat of AI in this book is weird and also so many modern references to YouTube, TikTok, and even Black Mirror which took me out of the fantasy element. 

Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.