ezra_ercolini 's review for:

Sweet Prison by Neva Altaj

3.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoy this series a lot, but this one was not my favorite. I love the idea of the characters - Zahara finding confidence in herself and asserting herself within the Mafia world and Massimo struggling with and healing from the violence and trauma of a long term prison sentence (as well as the trauma of running a mafia organization). I think the beginning of the book was largely a recap of the previous book from another experience, which could have been cut down to include more character development for these two main characters after Massimo gets out of prison and they begin their in person relationship in the second half of the book. The jumps in their character development needed more flushing out.