Review - The Collector (Danter Walker 01) by Victoria Scott

Title and Author: The Collector (Danter Walker 01) by Victoria Scott

Publisher: Entangled Teen

Publication Date: April 2nd, 2013

Paperback/Hardcover: 352

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal

Find it at: Goodreads / Bookdepository

Summary:

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.

  

Review:

I was really excited to read The Collector and meet Dante – he supposedly makes good girl bad, who wouldn’t want to meet him?

Dante Walker is a soul collector. That’s right, he collects souls but he’s not one of the good guys. He’s quite bad actually.

When his boss charges him with the task of collecting Charlie’s soul he is sure he’ll be able to do it quite easily. After meeting Charlie, he’s suddenly not so sure about it anymore.

Why does his boss want someone like Charlie? What’s so special about her?

The book is told from Dante’s POV and he’s a very interesting character to get to know.  Dante is a bad boy, especially in the beginning of the book. He’s fun, sarcastic, attitude ridden and very confident in his abilities.

As I said, Dante’s a bad boy and I think that’s what makes him so great. He doesn’t play fair and makes no apologies for it. His character does grow a lot as the plot develops. He never stops being himself but he does, slowly, become a better person – one who cares more than just about himself.

Charlie is the other main character in the book and she couldn’t be more different than Dante! She’s a bit of an outcast. She’s not beautiful, she’s geeky and socially inadequate. She has good friends, though and is a genuinely good person who wants to help the others. I really liked Charlie and the fact she’s so different from most female main characters. Plus, in the long run she’s a good influence on Dante, even though she makes some bad choices herself.

The relationship between this two develops slowly. It’s not a romance at first, which made it all the more interesting.

Another character I really liked in this book was Max, Dante’s friend. He’s a player and inconvenient but he’s also quite fun to read about. Plus, there’s more to him than what meets the eye.

Blue and Annabelle are good characters as well and brought something to the story.

The plot of The Collector revolves around Dante trying to corrupt Charlie so he can collect her soul. The book is well-written and the story develops nicely.

All in all, The Collector is a fun, interesting story. The characters are the highlight of the book and I enjoyed reading about them. The book is well-written and the plot different and imaginative.

I have some questions about The Collectors and Dante himself that will, hopefully, be answered in the next book in the series.

I was really excited to read The Collector and meet Dante – he supposedly makes good girl bad, who wouldn’t want to meet him?

Dante Walker is a soul collector. That’s right, he collects souls but he’s not one of the good guys. He’s quite bad actually.

When his boss charges him with the task of collecting Charlie’s soul he is sure he’ll be able to do it quite easily. After meeting Charlie, he’s suddenly not so sure about it anymore.

Why does his boss want someone like Charlie? What’s so special about her?

The book is told from Dante’s POV and he’s a very interesting character to get to know.  Dante is a bad boy, especially in the beginning of the book. He’s fun, sarcastic, attitude ridden and very confident in his abilities.

As I said, Dante’s a bad boy and I think that’s what makes him so great. He doesn’t play fair and makes no apologies for it. His character does grow a lot as the plot develops. He never stops being himself but he does, slowly, become a better person – one who cares more than just about himself.

Charlie is the other main character in the book and she couldn’t be more different than Dante! She’s a bit of an outcast. She’s not beautiful, she’s geeky and socially inadequate. She has good friends, though and is a genuinely good person who wants to help the others. I really liked Charlie and the fact she’s so different from most female main characters. Plus, in the long run she’s a good influence on Dante, even though she makes some bad choices herself.

The relationship between this two develops slowly. It’s not a romance at first, which made it all the more interesting.

Another character I really liked in this book was Max, Dante’s friend. He’s a player and inconvenient but he’s also quite fun to read about. Plus, there’s more to him than what meets the eye.

Blue and Annabelle are good characters as well and brought something to the story.

The plot of The Collector revolves around Dante trying to corrupt Charlie so he can collect her soul. The book is well-written and the story develops nicely.

All in all, The Collector is a fun, interesting story. The characters are the highlight of the book and I enjoyed reading about them. The book is well-written and the plot different and imaginative.

I have some questions about The Collectors and Dante himself that will, hopefully, be answered in the next book in the series.

Rating: Worth Your Time (4 Stars)