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The Collector

(Dante Walker #1)

Victoria Scott (Goodreads Author)

3.53 · Rating details · 8,622 ratings · 1,308 reviews

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 i ...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Steph Sinclair rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: People who like to be entertained

Shelves: male-pov, 2-am-or-later, e-arc, original-and-creative, i-own-it, so-glad-i-read-this, 2013-release, oh-yeah-baby, ebook, funny

Actual rating: 3.5 stars

Okay, let's start this review off with some straight-up trufax. On my own, it's possible I may not have chosen this book to read. That's not because the blurb didn't sound interesting, it's just that out of all the other YA sub-genres, Paranormal Romance is the one I have a very inconsistent streak with. Which is unfortunate because when it's done right, I fall in love with the story. My start with The Collector reminds me of what happened with Obsidian . I kept seeing ...more

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Feb 02, 2012 Victoria Scott rated it it was amazing · (Review from the author)

Dante is making me give his book 5 stars. I swear, sometimes that boy gets on my last nerve. You girls can have him...and his bedroom eyes...and his killer smile...and his dangerous ways...and...and...never mind! Dante is mine!!! ;)

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Oct 29, 2012 Wendy Higgins added it

I loved this book from the first page. It's so unique. Victoria Scott has taken all of the normal YA conventions and thrown them out the window.
First of all, Dante isn't just your run-of-the-mill YA bad boy...he's a villain. A REAL villain, who you often won't like in the beginning. But at the same time, you can't take your eyes off him because he's hot, witty, and just fascinating. And all the while you'll be thinking, "I can't wait to see this boy's world get rocked." It's a sweet journey wat ...more

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Sep 05, 2012 Sarah added it

Shelves: ya, books-to-be-reviewed, paranormal, 2013-release

Done. I could only wish I could go shopping like Dante. Wait, what?

Review to be posted. Promise!

UPDATE as of March 30, 2013.

Guess who's reading The Collector right at this moment.

Gueesssss whoooooo?!

Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!Me!

All those sexy dances have paid off.

Thank you Netgalley and Entangled!

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HOLY SMORGASTASTIFAB!

Oh dear...DANTE,

There goes my pants...

and my shirt..

I am now lying in my own puddle of sweat and nerves...

I shall pose for you to entice you

and sing for yo ...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Emily May rated it liked it

Shelves: arc, 2013, paranormal-uf, young-adult

3 1/2 stars

What's up, people. Name's Dante.

This was fun. Anyone up for some mindless fun? Then you should definitely drop into Dante's world. He's ridiculously gorgeous, he's sexy, he's dangerous... damn, the tagline says it all: He makes good girls...bad. But this book is also funny enough to balance out that huge dollop of cliche bad boy. I don't quite know how to describe this book and I agree with Wendy Higgins when she describes this as "unique", which I certainly didn't expect to. For ...more

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Mar 17, 2013 Kat Kennedy rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, ya-pnr-maddness, fun-fantasy, kat-s-book-reviews, should-have-been-bad, to-ya-or-not-to-ya

If you can’t love Dante Walker then you’re probably not going to love this book. He is cocky, flamboyant, arrogant, hilarious, and sassy. Luckily for me, I absolutely loved him. Victoria Scott has perfectly encapsulated the jerky, arrogant seventeen year old who thinks he’s a straight up badass – and nothing is more satisfying than watching Dante Walker realize that not only does he have a sweet, kind side, but he’s also a good person and a good friend.

The book basically went like this:

Dante wou ...more

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Jan 31, 2013 Komal Mikaelson rated it it was ok

Recommends it for: Bad Boys-Good Girls lovers

Shelves: cover-lust, really-looking-forward-to-this, abnormal-behaviour, didn-t-get-it, friendship, freaking-pathetic, sappy-love-story, so-s-l-o-w, mehhh, freaky-hero

I can't find the energy to write another scathing, negative review this week. So, this is just a..gif review.

The Story

Dante

Charlie

The Love Story

Conclusion

This was a read along with Basuhi. You can read read her review here. She has done a much better job of hating on the book :D ...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Stacia (the 2010 club) rated it liked it

Recommends it for: Fans of Obsidian, Elementals, and pnr that doesn't take itself too seriously

Shelves: young-adult, male-pov, paranormal-romance, made-me-laugh, reapers-necromancers-death-agents

Given my recent history with hating the influx of obscenely douchey characters in fiction, I'm surprised at how I was more amused than annoyed with Dante. He owned his douchiness to the point of being completely over-the-top with the thoughts in his head, which made for a few laughs on my end. Several of his offbeat comments were quite funny and you could tell they weren't meant to be taken seriously, although a few times his intended sarcasm missed the mark. The "you have to only use one strap" ...more

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Feb 02, 2012 Trisha Wolfe rated it it was amazing

This book is AMAZING! I'm too excited to give a full review right now, but I'll be back shortly to rock it how it should be. Mark it to-read. Now!

Oh, and I called dibs on Dante a year ago... He's mine.

Updated:

Dante is one bad mother. I fell in love with him from the first page of THE COLLECTOR. I knew going in that Dante would be a little rough around the edges, and Scott doesn’t hold back with the true bad boy character, for which is extremely refreshing. He doesn’t wobble, walking the line bet ...more

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May 28, 2013 Lady Gabriella of Awesomeness (SLOW) rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, young-love, skimmed-paragraphs, swoon-worthy-hero, read-n-reviewed, his-pov

“Beauty’s sister is vanity,and its daughter lust.”
—Unknown

even though the first 30 % was ahmazingly irritating the rest of the 70% definatley deserved its 3 stars...

i LOVED DANTE and his POV..seriously. OMG WOW..

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EXTRACT : Taylor leans in even closer and lowers her voice.“I’ll say and do whatever I want,asshole. And another thing,you better watch your step at Centennial,because I could destroy you and your mutt-faced girlfriend.”

I throw my head back and laugh,long and ...more

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Feb 03, 2012 Lindsay Cummings rated it it was amazing

Shelves: written-by-friends

This book is freaking amazing. It's dark and hilarious all at once. Dante is a bad-A, (and if you don't think so, don't worry. He'll take your soul, and you won't be concerned about this book any longer..) Victoria Scott has an amazing, witty way of writing, and I am dying for book 2! and 3! and anything else she writes.
Bring on the sexy to me, Mr. Collector. I'm ready to see you in the rest of this series. ...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Ash Wednesday rated it really liked it

Recommended to Ash Wednesday by: Steph Sinclair's review

Shelves: hot-and-funny-hero, kindle, on-going-series, review, pnr, male-pov, favorites, young-adult, douchebaggery, 2013-favorites

4 STARS and favorite-shelved.

Like a religious experience, y'all.

I kept thinking, this author must've at one time sat and said, 'hey, there's a thirty-something girl in the middle of nowhere with a constant hankering for snarky male leads it's painful… I'm gonna write a book just for her.' Then she cranks this one out and I've found my book soulmate.

Dante Walker is a soul collector sent by The Boss Man from hell to manipulate Charlie Cooper into sinning until he can collect her soul in 10 da ...more

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Jan 28, 2014 Carol [Goodreads Addict] rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-fantasy, young-adult

Rating: 5 big glittery seals (if you read this you’ll know what I mean!)

The Collector is book one in the Dante Walker series by Victoria Scott. I was first introduced to Ms. Scott when I recently read Fire and Flood and immediately fell in love with her and vowed to go back and read this earlier series. And after I finished this first book I can say that I was most definitely NOT disappointed.

Dante Walker is a collector. He collects souls for the Boss Man that lives “downstairs!” Dante ...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Navessa rated it liked it

Shelves: angels-demons, urban-fantasy, young-adult, romance, paranormal

This was me waiting for this book to come out:

This was me at the beginning of this book:

This was me at the end of the book:

I suppose I should start at the beginning because I’m having trouble sorting out my thoughts here. Based on the blurb I’d read I expected this book to be intense. I didn’t expect it to be funny but surprisingly it was, at least in the beginning. The story opens with Dante in New Orleans and we get a peek into his mind. He’s self absorbed and overconfident. Hypothetically tha ...more

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Mar 26, 2013 Mitch rated it really liked it

I'm gonna learn how to be flippin' awesome... oh wait I already am XD

And later...

I must say, I had a hell of a time following Dante Walker. Here’s the kind of guy who can insult cats and old people in the space of a single breath, and if what I’d just said doesn’t spark at least morbid curiosity, well, then The Collector is probably not the right book for you. But besides the easily offended, for the rest of us looking for a little edge to our black comedy, it’s always refreshing to see a ch I'm gonna learn how to be flippin' awesome... oh wait I already am XD

And later...

I must say, I had a hell of a time following Dante Walker. Here’s the kind of guy who can insult cats and old people in the space of a single breath, and if what I’d just said doesn’t spark at least morbid curiosity, well, then The Collector is probably not the right book for you. But besides the easily offended, for the rest of us looking for a little edge to our black comedy, it’s always refreshing to see a character so unapologetically craven .

I know, I didn’t think there could be anything new to the done to death paranormal romance between the good girl and the bad boy either, I think I’d rather gouge my eyes out than finish another one, but Victoria Scott turns the genre on its head with The Collector. In retrospect, it’s so easy, as any Troper would know - Evil Is Fun while Good Is Boring after all, but unlike even those other paranormals written from male points of view, Dante Walker actually is the epitome of unabashed egomaniac. Who knew all that this genre needed was a little shock to the system in the form of one guy who knows how to put some swagger in his step and just exudes overconfidence? I’ll be honest, some of what he’s thinking is a bit uncomfortable to read about, sometimes because it just flies in the face of good taste, sometimes because it’s just too much of a male stereotype (aka ‘is this what women really think of us guys?’), and even sometimes because it’s just too true, but hey this is the book that turns the genre on its head after all, and who better to parody every single other male lead than Dante Walker? I’m ok with it, and plus, also means he’s not boring. Never boring.

If this book has a weakness though, it’d be Charlie Cooper. So she’s Dante Walker’s weakness (get it?), but that’s not what I mean, not really. I’m fine with her being pretty much the stereotype of the good girl, down to the not even a peep when Dante shows up in her room uninvited (her room! her room!!), but umm personally I thought the reasons why Boss Man and Big Guy targeted her made her a bit too super special in my book. Sure, it fits the overall plot of why a big shot like Dante would hang out with little old her, but, yeah, reason why Charlie’s so important in the whole grand scheme of heaven versus hell thing could’ve used a bit more tweaking. Although she’s a good character - mostly as in she’s a good person though, cause Dante is obviously the star of the show and she's stuck with second fiddle syndrome. But the tradeoff though is Charlie sure has some funny friends and family, include a horny grandmother, a cool best friend in Annabelle, and Blue, who is way more than just the best male friend displaced by the new bad boy, because he’s actually somebody who gets a really good character arc, courtesy of Dante and Blue’s own choices towards the end of the book.

Speaking of Blue, he really goes to show that The Collector, while fairly predictable in some respects, is also very surprising in others. Dante’s voice loses some of his edge as the story progresses, but I chalked it up to him developing that annoying thing known as a conscience. A sign perhaps, that while Victoria Scott put a lot of fun into this, she also knew how to exploit the serious moments, so I can’t say this is not a book without depth. Yeah, it's mostly fun and games in the first half, but only because there's character arcs to be had in spades in the second half, both of the expected and the unexpected varieties. A lot of things I'd normally check off as predictable, Dante being the jerk with the heart of gold who Charlie sets on the path of redemption is easily gleaned from the summary, best friend and fellow Collector Max and his relationship with Liberator Valery is fairly transparent too, much of the ending pretty much as well, actually worked here despite not coming out of left field, because again, depth, that and character development. I for one totally guessed the stuff between Dante and his parents for example, but the scenes between him and his mother in particular are still really good for what they do, setting Dante up for where he needs to go. Or Blue again, how could I complain about the ending when he gets the sort of character development that makes me actually respect both him and Dante in the end?

So I didn’t actually learn how to be flippin’ awesome from reading this, but I sure as hell still had a great time. Victoria Scott sure knew how to pile on the fun, but leave room for some predictable, yes, but still surprisingly effective character development that made these characters, well, characters . Hey, if Roger Ebert can get behind Bad Santa, I can definitely get behind The Collector. ...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Wendy Darling rated it it was ok

Shelves: male-pov, young-adult, pn-angels, april, 2013-publication, pn-demons, read-2013, heroines-wimpy, boys-who-are-jerks, entangled

I was intrigued by this after seeing all the rave reviews, but this story, style, and characters just aren't for me.

If you're curious about the book, I'd recommend downloading sample chapters when they're available--opening should give you a good idea whether you'll like the book.

Similarly hot guys, but with stronger characters and story, in my opinion: The Merrick boys in the Elementals series by Brigid Kemmerer. ...more

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Mar 10, 2012 Mary Lindsey rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, from-author, entangled-teen

What a blast. A fast-paced story told in a fresh, witty voice. Victoria Scott nails it!

Dante Walker is the kind of guy I wish I'd met when I was seventeen. And the kind of guy I'd kill if my daughter brought him home. ...more

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Jan 21, 2013 Giselle rated it liked it

Shelves: arc, ebook

Gah! I'm torn on this one and is probably more of a 3.5. On one hand, it's endlessly entertaining with great humor and character dynamics. On the other hand, Dante's conceited personality was sometimes a little to close to the "jerks we're supposed to swoon over" line to which most know by now I'm not a fan of. He's also the type who I could see talk about himself in 3rd person (he doesn't in the book though thank goodness, but... you know the type)--though this side of him is mostly amusing. Ye Gah! I'm torn on this one and is probably more of a 3.5. On one hand, it's endlessly entertaining with great humor and character dynamics. On the other hand, Dante's conceited personality was sometimes a little to close to the "jerks we're supposed to swoon over" line to which most know by now I'm not a fan of. He's also the type who I could see talk about himself in 3rd person (he doesn't in the book though thank goodness, but... you know the type)--though this side of him is mostly amusing. Yes he does grow and change throughout the story where we see he has a heart underneath his shallowness but... too little too late, maybe? I wasn't going to fall for him by that point. Plus it happens after Charlie is well near perfect so I'm not sure how much credit to give him in the end. I saw a few comparing him to Daemon from Obsidian but I'm not so sure. Daemon loves to push buttons for sure, and he is a jerk, yes, but Dante talks about girls' looks sometimes that, I don't know, it got under my skin. I mean, the whole plot surrounds him trying to get Charlie to change until she is "finally" pretty and in turn he gets her soul. Don't get me wrong though, I do not hate on Dante--please stop throwing those tomatoes!--I just like him differently than I was meant to: I like him as someone who makes you laugh because he says and does things that shock you in hilarity (who doesn't love a good dose of political incorrectness?), not as someone to swoon over romantically. I also loved his voice throughout this story, I loved that it was his POV and not Charlie's--great change of pace--though what I loved the most was his humor; while some of it does come close to being offensive, his ability to make me laugh out loud deserves some props!

Besides Dante, we have a great cast, here, who are all charming in their own ways. Charlie is neither pretty nor popular, and the friends that she has are real; caring and loyal. I found this refreshing. These side characters are just as vibrant as the main supporting role. Blue is especially intriguing with a personality you can't quite decipher at first. He surprised me in a lot of ways and I came to care about him a lot. As for Charlie herself, I found her quite sympathetic as she's faced with an opportunity that most girls would die for at her age, where self esteem hangs low and looks seem to be the most important thing. I also liked how she was just a normal girl; not the most popular nor a complete loser, she was simply average. Sure she has a quirky habit or two (Skittles FTW), but overall Charlie is an every day kind of girl that I found much easier to relate to.

The book is also incredibly fun as well as fast paced. I was not bored once. However, I did find some of the story building belonged on the "things you should look over" side. Like how there is only 6 collectors for the whole world (and they all seem to hang close to each other, location wise), or the explanation behind Charlie's importance which, as it stands, I'm not convinced would result in such monumental effects. As for the romance, it was very sweet although a little fast--not insta-love fast but not so far off either.

With that said, I really did enjoy myself completely while reading this book even if I was expecting more from all the rave reviews thus far. Mostly I feel like it's a story we have all heard many times before: Someone goes to do a job, but is unable to because he falls for the person who should be his victim/prey/target. *shrugs* Will I recommend this to friends? Sure! Will I still remember what I read in this book in a year's time above all others? Not so sure. Either way, if you want to be amused and charmed by a hot dude who's full of himself, by all means this one is not to be missed! ;)

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Mar 30, 2013 Rebecca rated it it was amazing

Recommended to Rebecca by: Ash Wednesday (Cheese and Crackers)

Shelves: free-copy-for-review, fave-females, fave-men, funny, suspense, fun-read, netgalley

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4.5*
This book was sooooo what I needed right now, I've had an extra awful few days (read effing mother effing eff bag terrible) and this much was much appreciated by my poor little brain.
Don't you love how a book can do that? Turn you from a broken fragile mess into someone going SEEEEEEE look at all the NICE in ...more

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Apr 01, 2013 Brigid rated it it was amazing

I'm going to be honest here and say that I was ready to put this book down after the second page. I just did not see how a cocky little shit like Dante could ever work his way into my heart. But he was clever, and he was funny, and he backed up his attitude with real charm and charisma. He made me laugh out loud several times, and I loved watching him grow.

Definitely pick this one up if you have a chance. A very fun read. ...more

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Jun 07, 2012 Nymeria rated it really liked it

Shelves: cover-i-love, supernatural-paranormal, reviewed

The Italian version of the review can be found below.
La versione italiana delle recensione si trova più in basso.

I waited ~~patiently~~ not thinking about anything else for months, the release of The Collector. So you can imagine my excitement when the book came out a few days earlier than expected.

I could't believe to be able to finally make the acquaintance of Dante Walker. I had high expectations for this book, a new bad boy and a story that seems to have all the right cards have this kind of eff ...more

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Dec 14, 2012 Brenna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, fave-series-book-1, loveable-jerk, paranormal, series, favorite-series, ya

Update: I initially rounded to 4 stars, but the fact that weeks later I CANNOT STOP quoting this book and thinking about it cemented that it's worthy of that extra star. :)

4.5 "Oh, Dante" Stars!

“Dante. Oh, Dante. Seal me! Seal me so hard!” He grabs my hips and pumps his toward mine. “Oh, Dante! You’re so hot when you seal souls.”

Damn you, Max! You took the words right out of my mouth.

Oh, Dante… Dante, Dante, Dante… how I love you, you arrogant, self-centered, ass.

I am The Collector. It’s no
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Mar 29, 2013 Jen rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-na, made-me-laugh, arc-net-galley, first-book-read-from-author, pnr, good-girl-meets-bad-boy

I am The Collector. It’s not as bad as it sounds. I’m kinda like Santa Claus. We’re both jolly guys with a passion for frosted cookies, the color red…and sorting souls.

Christ on a cracker, I loved this book! The Collector is the most entertaining story I’ve read in recent memory and I was sorry to see it end. Dante had me laughing out loud from the beginning with his snarky observations and well, I’ll just come right out and say it, total douche bag behavior. From word one Dante’s a self-cen I am The Collector. It’s not as bad as it sounds. I’m kinda like Santa Claus. We’re both jolly guys with a passion for frosted cookies, the color red…and sorting souls.

Christ on a cracker, I loved this book! The Collector is the most entertaining story I’ve read in recent memory and I was sorry to see it end. Dante had me laughing out loud from the beginning with his snarky observations and well, I’ll just come right out and say it, total douche bag behavior. From word one Dante’s a self-centered, egotistical prick and my inner teen Jen wants to be his very best friend, if only to listen to the stuff that comes out of his mouth that I’d never have the nerve to think, much less say.

I look like a movie star and move like an athlete. That didn’t change when I kicked the bucket. It’s okay to be jealous, to covet me. It’s a delicious sin- tastes like chicken.

Charlie, Dante’s latest assignment, is a walking teen disaster at first glance. Plain looking, eager to please and a sense of fashion straight out of the 80’s means she’s not exactly setting the social scene on fire. Dante’s mission is to get her to sin and sin good so he can collect her soul and deliver it to the Man downstairs. Surprisingly enough this presents a challenge because, at her core, Charlie is a truly amazing person who loves and supports the people around her. Her friends and the loyalty she inspires are a reflection of that. The more time he spends with her, the harder it becomes for Dante to justify bringing her over to the dark side.

Charlie’s friendships are different. She tries to protect her people, and they in turn protect her. They accept one another’s imperfections and support one another. My friends weren’t like her friends, which makes me wonder if I ever had any at all.

That’s it, Dante. Don’t be afraid to go deep with those thoughts. His struggle to take the easy way out and do the selfish thing or to do what’s right for the greater good lasts most of the book, but the end result was never really in question. As much as I enjoyed Dante, Charlie and all of the supporting characters something's holding me back from going all out and giving it 5 stars. The ending felt rushed and a little too neatly tied up and I would’ve liked to have seen some more interaction between Dante and the underworld badasses. This is a story about good vs. evil, after all, and Dante’s fellow collector Max didn’t really foot the bill as far as badasses are concerned, more like guy you’d like to grab a beer with. Witnessing Dante’s transformation at the hands of Charlie from a selfish charmer to a guy who actually gave a damn more than made up for any shortcomings and I loved every minute of this book.

It’s Charlie. That girl got in my brain and dug around. She found the one morsel of good in there, held it up to the light and said, “See here? See this? Look how sparkly! Let’s make it grow.”

ARC provided by the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. ...more

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Sep 09, 2017 Sara rated it really liked it

Shelves: laugh-out-loud, geeky-shy-heroine, book-boyfriends, reviewed, mafia, ya-and-college

The reason I loved this book is pretty obvious, I’m a sucker for 'bad boy gets the nerd' type of books. I think this book was really different, most books I’ve read always portray the heroine as models *signs* but this author chose not to. Charlie was portrayed as not good-looking and the author really showed all her flaws. I loved the H in this book too, at the beginning I did not like him much but he made me laugh with his comments. He didn’t plan to like Charlie but slowly, overtime it all ch ...more

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Jun 05, 2012 Sumaya marked it as to-read

Shelves: cannot-wait-to-read

HELL NO... You do not put a freakin HOT guy on the cover and give us the SEXIEST NAME DANTE and say the book comes out in a YEAR!

Every single blog I go to mentioned this and I had to check it out.. and guess what I see? PUBLISHING IN MARCH 20-FREAKIN-13 ughhhh that's just not fair, you can't do that... not to me... oh golly why couldn't I see this book next year in March? WHY GOD WHY?
AND
:/ I LOVE THAT NAME... Dante... gyahh sounds so friggin sexxxxxayyyy. This is definitely one of the books I a ...more

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Sep 02, 2014 Robin (Bridge Four) rated it liked it

Recommended to Robin by: Ash Wednesday

Shelves: fantastic-fantasy, uf-pnr, adorable-alphas, chick-i-want-to-hang-out-with, cotton-candy, ya, super-sidekicks

3.5 Taste the Rainbow Stars

This novel has ‘something’, there are so many reasons why it shouldn’t quite work and yet it totally does. I had a great time reading it. Whether that is because of Dante, the Demon with an ego the size of a jet liner, or the goody-two-shoes Charlie who is absolutely saccharine sweet I’m not really sure. It could even be the side characters or the mythology created in the story. This just has a little something that makes it an enjoyable read.

I shouldn’t like Dante. Fo ...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Mags~CVAddikt~ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013, demons, ya, crystal-ball, le-lovely-douchecanoe, its-not-you-its-me, me-against-the-music

Dante Walker is arrogant, sarcastic, cocky, self-centered, selfish, over-confident and ... well ...he's a weird cross between Daemon Black and Snoop Dog (Or Eminem, or Coolio ... dunno ... my knowledge of rap music is limited to the 90's) with a bit of swag. So he's something like this but with BOSS shirts and red chucks.

My first reaction was

But then, he began to grow on me ..... even though he was doing things like ...

And that just made me want to ...

I mean, he was the typical anti-hero, h ...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Jo rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Dante Walker is the bad guy.
He is conceited, self-absorbed and thinks he is the best think that ever happened to the world.

He did at first get on my nerves but then made me laugh like crazy...

So, in case you're wondering, Dante Walker is a soul collector. Working for the guy downstairs, he goes around earth to "label souls". When he gives someone his stamp, it means that person did a bad action and so, a step closer to hell.

Now, to get a promotion with Boss man, we most collect Charlie's s ...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Jana rated it it was amazing

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OMG OMG OMG. I have read THE COLLECTOR. After lusting for it for months now, I finally got to read it. When I got the email, I just screamed. Yep. And my parents thought I was getting attacked. Great. But the point is, you have NO idea how much I want this book. It's one of my top most anticipated books this year and not to mention, have a buttload of expectations for it! And it passed all of my ridiculously high expectations and more!Lemme tell you know, this book will ...more

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Mar 22, 2012 Suzanne rated it it was ok

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I was highly anticipating meeting Dante Walker. We've been hearing about him for a while now and I thought he sounded like an awesome, swoonworthy character. I felt he might resemble Patch from the Hush Hush series, with his bad boy attitude that I would love. But this wasn't what Dante was. I found him to be rude and ignorant moreso than bad boy. He was actually more good! Almost straight away he's looking out for and trying to help Charlie. And for anything bad that he does do, he's riddled wi ...more

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Victoria Scott is the acclaimed author of nine novels including FIRE & FLOOD, THE COLLECTOR, and the upcoming WE TOLD SIX LIES (January 2019). Victoria’s books have been YALSA-nominated, have appeared on the prestigious Spirit of Texas Reading Program, and have been included on Bank Street College of Education's Best Books of the Year list. She’s been featured in USA Today, Girls’ Life Magazine, a ...more

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