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The Warrior by Victoria Scott
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Pagecount: 352
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Series: Dante Walker #3
Source: Publisher in exchange for an honest review
War between heaven and hell is coming, but Dante Walker makes it look damn good.
Dante’s
girlfriend, Charlie, is fated to save the world. And Aspen, the girl
who feels like a sister, is an ordained soldier. In order to help both
fulfill their destiny and win the war, Dante must complete liberator
training at the Hive, rescue Aspen from hell, and uncover a message
hidden on an ancient scroll.
Dante is built for battle, but even
he can’t handle the nightmares where spiders crawl from Aspen’s eyes, or
the look on Charlie’s face that foretells of devastation. To make
matters worse, the enemy seizes every opportunity to break inside the
Hive and cripple the liberators. But the day of reckoning is fast
approaching, and to stand victorious, Dante will have to embrace
something inside himself he never has before—faith.
It's strange to think it was only a little over a year ago when I was falling for Dante and his story. I've been so into this trilogy and this character, and now his story has come to an end. Lucky for all of us, Victoria Scott has cooked up the best ending we could have asked for to send Dante off with a BANG.
**I'm warning you now, if you haven't read the first two books, things are about to get spoilery up in here. It's kind of hard to review this book without spoiling the first two. I am NOT spoiling this one, though. So if you have yet to read The Warrior, then no worries. You're safe. EVERYONE ELSE, THOUGH. Watch out.**
The Warrior picks up where The Liberator left off. Aspen's in hell, Charlie's soul is in the enemy's hands, and Dante's got swag for days. They're preparing for war, and Dante is all over that. He pretty much wants to do anything to get Aspen back. And thus begins this installment of Dante Walker's story. The plot kicked off pretty much right away and flew straight through to the end. Seriously, this book flew by way faster than I wanted it to. Victoria Scott's writing is just as enthralling as it was in the last two books, and the story she wove was amazing. Plus, I totally cried at one point. Toward the end. Because of reasons.
Dante was still his snarky, arrogant self (like I said, he's still got all that swag), but it was nice to see how he's changed between the first book and this one. Yes, he still possesses his attitude, but he's better about it now. He's not rude with most of the thoughts that pass through his head. He's not perfect now by any means, but he's better, and I love that he's evolved to the point where he ended in the trilogy. I've always loved Dante Walker, but I'm glad to say he's improved.
Honestly, though, he could have stayed the same and I'd still heart him. I can't help it. ;)
Charlie has turned into this strong, confident person, and I am pretty much in awe of her. She's so resolute now. Still kindhearted and great, but her tough side really pushed through in this book--sort of like the end of The Liberator but...more. Yeah. MORE. And Aspen...I'm not going to go into detail with her, but those dreams, man. Cray cray. In the awesomest way. And all the rest of the characters, I was so glad to slip back into the world they inhabit. Some of them have remained near and dear to my heart, while others I now want to slap/punch/kick because they deserve it. Kraven in particular is a character that I liked before but am legit in love with now. And there's a new character or two, and I enjoyed them. All of the characters (even though some of them make me punchy) were entertaining and awesome, in their own ways.
The romance in this book comes from a few places, the largest portion Dante and Charlie, of course. Those two...goodness, those two. They're just such a great couple. Dante's all attitude and snark and Charlie's all sweetness and caring. Together, they are seriously perfect. I would not change that pairing for the world. And then there's Annabelle and Kraven. I love Kraven, so I was totally on his side the whole time. That is all I'm going to say about that.
I've been trying so hard to pick a favorite book from the trilogy ever since I reached the end of this one. I know The Liberator is my third favorite (I enjoyed it, but definitely not my fav of the series), but I kind of feel like The Collector and The Warrior are tied. I love them both, and they're both my favorite--in different ways. The Collector introduced us to Dante and his world, while The Warrior was a breathtaking, kickass conclusion to one of my favorite trilogies.
Overall, The Warrior was a phenomenal end to the Dante Walker trilogy. There's action, there's sweetness, and there's sure of a heck lot of badassery going down within these pages. This book, and the trilogy as a whole, is definitely a must-read. Pow!
Victoria Scott is a teen fiction
writer represented by Sara Crowe of the Harvey-Klinger Literary Agency. She’s
the author of the FIRE & FLOOD series published by Scholastic, and the
DANTE WALKER trilogy published by Entangled Teen. Her books have been bought
and translated in eleven foreign markets including the UK, Turkey, China,
Poland, Israel, Germany, Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, New Zealand, and the
Netherlands.
Victoria lives in Dallas with her husband and hearts
cotton candy something fierce.
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