Gabi's Reviews > The Freshman

I misjudged this book.
It's dark, sure.
But what makes it dark is the setting and the psychological war that's going on inside Alfie's head. There's no blood and gore and torture, and stuff like that.
Other than that, it's pretty effing romantic! <3
Nate seduced me with his purring "Freshman..." grrr ;P He's very intense.
Alfie is your typical Goody Two-shoes. He follows the rules and compassionate. And loyal, he just doesn't know who to be loyal to, and therein lies the problem. He is different than the other guards, because he doesn't threat them as trash, he sees the human in them and not the animal who did those crimes.
The back and forth between Nate and Alfie was fascinating to watch. How Alfie was trying to figure out if he was being played by the inmate, or if his interest in him is genuine or not.

And did I miss the part where Nate's age was mentioned, cuz I don't know. I put him around his early thirties. Which means there's at least a 12-year age gap.
I'm also not sure if it's possible to hire an 18-year old as a prison guard.
Also there were a few things that didn't make sense, like... shouldn't there be cameras in a prison?
I'm not well-versed in the prison-world, so I don't know these things.

The ending was wrapped up pretty fast, I wouldn't have minded an epilogue.

Overall I enjoyed it a lot. :D Recommended!