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Top Ten Favorite Heroines From Books

 
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Each week, The Broke and Bookish host a Top Ten Tuesday based on a certain bookish topic. Other bloggers are able to participate and post their own top ten list based on the topic.

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is a Top Ten Favorite Heroines From Books. This topic will be quite hard for me because I find few heroines in books memorable enough to remember why I like them.

So here’s my list in no particular order:

1. Emily from Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Emily is basically me. While I was reading Since You’ve Been Gone, I had to stop reading, blink in disbelief, and wonder HEY. Is Morgan Matson writing about me? I connected with Emily utterly and completely.

2. Scarlet from Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
I love this girl. Scarlet is tough, never gives up, and cares a lot about her family, which was how she got dragged into the whole mess in the first place. Plus, Scarlet also won over a handsome awesome guy like Wolf.

3. Em from All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
Em is brave. Like, there are no other words to describe her – who else will have the guts to try to kill the person she loves, who is also her best friend? Not only did she try to do so once, she tries to do so countless times in order to save the world.

4. Sophie from Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Sophie is well-known in my mind for making me laugh so much and so hard. I also love how she didn’t fall and bow to Archer’s feet when she first met him. Sophie can care less about a guy who is hot if his personality is horrible.

5. Vicky from A Mad Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller
Vicky was an extremely brave character (I know, I know, I need to stop using “brave” so much), especially for a girl in her era. Vicky wasn’t afraid to get naked in her art class, join the women’s suffrage, and go against her parents wishes, which was a HUGE deal back then.

6. Anna from Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
“Anna confused.” That was the moment Anna utterly and complete won my heart. That line is exactly something I would say, you just replace “Anna” with “Kelly.”

Okay, that’s sadly it. I have to give up on six heroines because I can’t think of any others that I like. What are your top ten favorite heroines in books? I want to know!

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-Kelly

Posted by Kelly on 2-24-15 · 20 Comments
Categories: top ten tuesday

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  1. Carina Olsen says

    2-24-15 at 9:18 AM

    Gorgeous post Kelly :D I really love Scarlet too. <3 Sigh. She's all kinds of awesome :) I have a lot of heroines that I really love. But, especially Katsa from Graceling. <3 And Fire from Fire :D They are both all kinds of awesome and fierce. Much love. Thank you for sharing sweetie. <3
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  2. Lakin says

    2-24-15 at 9:22 AM

    Yes, definitely Scarlet! I’m the total opposite of you, I have to many favorites, and it’s probay a problem. But bookish problems aren’t really problems, right?
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  3. Lauren @ Bookmark Lit says

    2-24-15 at 9:46 AM

    I have Em on my list too! I just think the character development is so crazy good in All Our Yesterdays. It’s literally like she’s two different people from beginning to end ;)
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  4. Stefani @ Caught Read Handed says

    2-24-15 at 10:17 AM

    I really love that you included Emily on your list! I related to her really well too so it’s so cool to see others felt the same way!
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  5. Kayla @ The Thousand Lives says

    2-24-15 at 12:40 PM

    YES YES Scarlet and Em! Can’t believe I forgot about them – especially Scarlet. Her book is my favorite out of the four so far, even though Cress is a close second.
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  6. Lola says

    2-24-15 at 12:42 PM

    Yay! for Scarlet! I just adore her! :D
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  7. Quinn @ Quinn's Book Nook says

    2-24-15 at 1:12 PM

    Anna is absolutely great. I should really re-read Anna and the French Kiss. I also really liked Scarlet, but not as much as Cinder and Cress.
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  8. Jessica @ a GREAT read says

    2-24-15 at 3:04 PM

    Oh I loved Sophie! She was awesome! That series was incredible! Wish the spinoff was still moving forward, but it’s either on pause or canceled! :(

    Here’s my Tuesday Post

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)
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  9. Jolien @ The Fictional Reader says

    2-24-15 at 3:32 PM

    I recognize -and agree with- all of your choices, except #3 and #5. I haven’t read All Our Yesterdays or A Mad Wicked Folly yet. I really loved Emily from Since You’ve Been Gone in particular, that book was incredible.

    Great list!
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  10. Becca @ Lost in thought says

    2-24-15 at 4:11 PM

    Anna is a great choice! I completely empathised with her whilst reading the book. She’s a character you can really relate too and she’s so likeable and realistic too! Great list :)

    Becca @ Lost in Thought
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  11. Tricia @ Cristina's Book Reviews says

    2-24-15 at 4:57 PM

    On your list, I’ve only read Anna & the French Kiss, but I totally agree with you! I’m like you though, I don’t really remember many either. Although, I love Blue from The Raven Boys & Katniss from Hunger Games! Great question! :-)
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  12. Katie Michelle says

    2-24-15 at 5:45 PM

    I’m glad I’m not the only one who had trouble coming up with 10 who stood out! My list had only 8 on it. Also, I loved Since You’ve Been Gone and Emily — she was SO easy to relate to!
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  13. Claire W. says

    2-24-15 at 7:01 PM

    I also liked Sophie from Hex Hall. Her initial stubbornness and jokes were absolutely timeless. I was literally laughing out loud during sections of the book. I have yet to read Scarlet, but I really enjoyed Cinder in the first book. I included her on my list this week because I admired how she braved against discrimination. I’ve heard from a lot of bloggers that Scarlet is even better than Cinder, though, so I’ll have to read that soon.
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  14. SAM @ City of Fandoms says

    2-24-15 at 7:04 PM

    BUT there are so many heroines! You had trouble finding girls and I had too many girls, hahaha. In my case instead of choosing Scarlet, I chose Cinder because somehow she seems more badass. I like your list! my ttt<3

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  15. Nova @ Out of Time says

    2-24-15 at 10:09 PM

    Em definitely stood out to me! I remember her well because her BEFORE and AFTER personalities were so different. It shows how much she had to really grow up because of the events that happened in between.

    I actually didn’t really connect to Emily very well, which is a shame. For me, I felt like she was very dependent on Sloane. I didn’t think she was whiny or anything, I just didn’t understand her as well as you did.

    I actually really love Caymen from The Distance Between Us. She’s got the perfect amount of sass and kindness to her.
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  16. Cynthia says

    2-25-15 at 2:01 AM

    Great list! One of my favorite heroines is actually Katniss from Hunger Games. She is so bad ass.
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  17. Laila Campos says

    2-25-15 at 7:47 AM

    this was actually tough to think about…since i’m so into heroines…ok as of the moment here are my top 10: Katsa from Graceling by K. Cashore, June Iparis from Legend series by Marie Lu, Lennie from The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson, Anna from Anna and the French Kiss by S. Perkins, Cath from Fangirl by R. Rowell, Sydney Sage from Bloodline series by R. Mead, Anya Balanchine from Birthright series by G. Zevin, Pennryn YOung from Angelfall by S. Ee, Tris Prior from Divergent series by V. Roth, and Anne Dowling from Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor.

    PS I like that Sophie from Hex Hall made it to your list coz she was funny and really bad at being a witch but she got there eventually hehehe!

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  18. Mel@thedailyprophecy says

    2-25-15 at 10:10 AM

    I adore Scarlet and I love how loyal she is to her grandmother. I admire it and she is so bad-ass. VICKY. Yes. She was great and I love it when characters stand up for what they want and believe :)
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  19. Maca says

    2-26-15 at 8:50 AM

    June from Marie Lu’s Legend is definitely one of my favorite heroines from books. She’s a genius and her character is kick-ass. I enjoyed reading about her. ^_^

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  20. Lia says

    3-19-15 at 11:33 PM

    Great post! But I prefer Cress to Scarlet, and identified with Emily from Since You’ve Been Gone as well! I love Celaena Sardothian from Throne of Glass, Vin from Mistborn, Cassie from the 5th Wave, and Blue from TheRaven Boys.

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