Alondra

The Hawthorne University Witch Series

De: A.L. Hawke

Narrado por: Alexa Elmy, Preston Geer

I fell in love with a goth, but she’s a witch.

Starting school at Hawthorne University was not going well, until I met my classmate Alondra. Allie was different. She was goth. But she was also mysterious, confident and fun. I was into that. My name’s Liam. My friends call me Lee.

Things got weird after I accompanied her to her haunts. Poltergeists and demons attacked little girls. I watched Alondra help exorcise these ghosts, but some of their evil stuck to me.

Well, being attracted to a witch was one thing; dating one was quite another. It seemed the closer I got to Allie, the more her witchcraft endangered my friends. And my soul. You decide. I chronicled everything here in her book.

Alondra is a prequel to the internationally best-selling Hawthorne University Witch series. The novel takes place 20 years before Broomstick.

Content warning: Alondra is a new adult college paranormal romance containing profanity, sexual scenes, adult situations, and, of course, witchcraft.

©2022 A.L. Hawke (P)2023 A.L. Hawke

Exceptional prequel!

In this prequel to the Hawthorne University Witch series, we meet Alondra in college as she navigates her life as the Hawthorne Witch, as well as her developing relationship with Liam/Lee. Lee is a freshman at Hawthorne University but he doesn't really feel as if he fits. He spends most of his time studying rather than making his social life a priority. But he's definitely crushing on the beautiful girl with mesmerizing green-eyes in his serial killer class. One evening, as he's walking through the woods, he sees young girls running naked through the forest toward a fire that can only be described as witches in some sort of trance. Standing in the center of the group is that green-eyed beauty, Alondra. She and Liam are drawn strongly to each other, but there's a mystery and behaviors that Liam just can't understand. It doesn't take long before he finds himself smack dab in the middle of magic including demons, poltergeists and magic on the dark side. He vacillates between being comfortable and fearful as he stays at Alondra's side. I was glad to see that the ending left us with hope that she and Liam haven't called it quits, even though it was close. It sets the stage wonderfully for the first book in the series, Broomstick.
The narration by Alexa Elmy and Preston Geer was spot on with their dynamic voices, perfect pace and exceptional intonation for each character to give them a unique personality and attitude.

Okay

A little editing to shorten the magic scenes would have gone a long way to increase the pace of the novel. So, a bit slow lead gets boring.