2013 Belongs To Dante : The Collector by Victoria Scott
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Welcome to my stop for the 2013 Belongs To Dante event! I'm so excited to share with you all my review for The Collector!
Title : The Collector (Dante Walker #1)
Author : Victoria Scott
Publication Date : March 25th 2013
Publisher : Entangled Teen
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He makes good girls...bad.
Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence have made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple: weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag.
Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal-opportunity collector and doesn't want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment:
Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within ten days.
Dante doesn't know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of hell. But after Dante meets the quirky Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect, he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector…and uncover emotions deeply buried.
Personal Thoughts
There has been a lot of buzz about The Collector. In addition to the premise sounding highly entertaining, I wanted to read the book because the author is one of the sweetest authors out there with a lot of respect for bloggers. Just judging from her personality, I knew that The Collector would be an interesting and funny read. Turns out, I was right.
Dante Walker was one cocky guy. He was so full of himself and had a giant ego. I usually hate characters who are so arrogant, but not Dante. There was something very charming about him that made him entirely too lovable. Because behind all that ego and cockiness, there was a sweet caring guy who was dealing with a couple of issues from his past. His wittiness and his one-liners were definitely a favorite of mine, but I do admit that some of his comments made me a little uncomfortable. Being inside Dante's head was fascinating. His inner dialogue was brash, honest and at times very mean, but all that made his personality believable. I'm not really a huge fan of the male POV, especially when written by a female author, because there are always elements that make their tone seem somewhat girly. However, I thought Victoria Scott did a fabulous job at crafting Dante in such a way that he seemed boyish and realistic. Throughout the book, he grew tremendously as a character and that was made him such a complex and intriguing character that I couldn't help but love despite his arrogant nature. Charlie, the love interest, was one of those girls you can't help but like, because she was such a nice and caring girl. She oozed loved and I adored her generous, down-to-earth nature. In addition, she wasn't the super gorgeous girl who every guy falls for. In fact, even Dante didn't find her to be attractive, a first in YA! People constantly teased her about her looks, and Charlie would get upset, like everyone else in her place would, but she never allowed it to ruin her life. I loved that she tried to be happy all the time. The secondary characters were also masterfully written. They all played an important role in the book and none of them were left in the sidelines, underdeveloped.
As for the plot, I thought it was interesting. I don't think I've read any books about Collectors, so I thought it was unique and refreshing. However, the world building itself wasn't up to par. I felt like there was still more room to develop it further. The plot unfolded at a nice pace and I was pretty excited to find out what was going on although it did slow down around the second half of the book. To sum up, I thought the plot line was entertaining more than anything. My favorite aspect of The Collector was the character dynamics. The characters had such different personalities and I loved seeing their interactions. Although the romance in the book developed in the sidelines, without overwhelming the plot, I did have a slight problem with it : I thought Dante and Charlie confessed their love to each other too soon and I didn't really find it to be very realistic because of that. Victoria Scott's writing was simple, but highly addictive. I'm definitely looking forward to reading more from her.
Victoria Scott has managed to weave a story that is magnetic, entertaining and will have you reading The Collector in one sitting! I'm convinced that this is going to be a hit among YA readers.
Rating
Cover : 3/5
Plot : 3/5
Characters : 4/5
Writing : 4/5
**Overall rating** : 3.5/5
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Thank you to YA Bound Blog Tours for letting me take part in this event.
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What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments below!
Thank you to YA Bound Blog Tours for letting me take part in this event.
Be sure to visit their page.
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