Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish
#10 Alanna
It has been many moons since I read the Song of the Lioness series, so I don't remember much about Alanna, but I remember really enjoying the books. I'm a sucker for a girl disguising as a boy (Go Mulan!) and it's set in a medieval fantasy word (I still want to be a knight). Alanna was the first girl I remember encountering in this situation in book form.
It has been many moons since I read the Song of the Lioness series, so I don't remember much about Alanna, but I remember really enjoying the books. I'm a sucker for a girl disguising as a boy (Go Mulan!) and it's set in a medieval fantasy word (I still want to be a knight). Alanna was the first girl I remember encountering in this situation in book form.
#9 Ella of Frell
Ella Enchanted is my favorite retelling of Cinderella. Ella doesn't wait for her fairy godmother to rescue her; she goes out and rescues herself. She faces down ogres. She speaks dwarfish. She gives up the prince. She legitimately breaks the spell (I have issues with the too-freaking-easy spell breaking in the movie adaption). Ella is a fairytale princess we can believe in.
#8 Princess Cimorene
There's something just charming about a princess who would rather learn fencing and Latin than embroider and marry a prince. Cimorene has the guts to run away, cook for a dragon, face down wizards, and chase away the bothersome knights who keep trying to rescue her. The whole Enchanted Forest series is a fun middle-grade adventure.
#7 Mariel of Redwall
I adored the Redwall series in middle school. The badgers, otters, and Long Patrol hares are the true kick-butt characters, but I can't think of any female hares at the moment and Mariel was my introduction to the series, swinging her knotted rope around defending Redwall Abbey from pirates.
#6 Melinda Sordino
Melinda doesn't go on any adventures in Speak, but I think she's the true heroine among all these other fantasy characters. She says, "No; you raped me; that's not okay. It was horrible and I'm a mess now, but I'm not going to stand by and let you use my friend or use me again." While we may never swing a sword or fire a bow, most of us will be asked to speak out about something. Melinda is a real heroine.
#5 Hermione Granger
Hermione hardly even needs a justifying paragraph. She's just awesome. Though not as proficient at hexes as Ginny, she will sick canaries at your face, stick by you in the face of deranged murderers, and know just the right spell to save your life.
#4 Beatrice of Sicily and Elizabeth Bennett
I love witty and clever characters. The verbal swordplay in Much Ado About Nothing and Pride and Prejudice is fantastic. These ladies can hold their own and insult you without you ever realizing it, because you're not smart enough to catch on to their wit.
#3 Katniss Everdeen and Tally Youngblood
Two (1 2) dystopian series with great beginnings. Two heroines left mentally scarred and just plain messed up by the end of the series. Katniss and Tally definitely kick butt and take names.
#2: Deryn Sharp
I adored the Redwall series in middle school. The badgers, otters, and Long Patrol hares are the true kick-butt characters, but I can't think of any female hares at the moment and Mariel was my introduction to the series, swinging her knotted rope around defending Redwall Abbey from pirates.
#6 Melinda SordinoMelinda doesn't go on any adventures in Speak, but I think she's the true heroine among all these other fantasy characters. She says, "No; you raped me; that's not okay. It was horrible and I'm a mess now, but I'm not going to stand by and let you use my friend or use me again." While we may never swing a sword or fire a bow, most of us will be asked to speak out about something. Melinda is a real heroine.
#5 Hermione Granger
Hermione hardly even needs a justifying paragraph. She's just awesome. Though not as proficient at hexes as Ginny, she will sick canaries at your face, stick by you in the face of deranged murderers, and know just the right spell to save your life.
#4 Beatrice of Sicily and Elizabeth Bennett
I love witty and clever characters. The verbal swordplay in Much Ado About Nothing and Pride and Prejudice is fantastic. These ladies can hold their own and insult you without you ever realizing it, because you're not smart enough to catch on to their wit.
#3 Katniss Everdeen and Tally Youngblood
Two (1 2) dystopian series with great beginnings. Two heroines left mentally scarred and just plain messed up by the end of the series. Katniss and Tally definitely kick butt and take names.
#2: Deryn Sharp
Another girl in disguise, Deryn is awesome. She's smart. She's capable. She can fly. She can swear better than Alek. She is loyal to a fault and can ride out a storm on the back of the Leviathan. And she has a talking loris.
#1: Vin
If you haven't yet read Mistborn, you are missing out. Vin is one of the best female leads I have ever seen. She's strong but vulnerable She's awesome and capable without being overpowered. Sanderson is incredibly good at developing believable, interesting characters and Vin is no exception.
What are your top ten picks? Do you disagree with any of mine?
If you haven't yet read Mistborn, you are missing out. Vin is one of the best female leads I have ever seen. She's strong but vulnerable She's awesome and capable without being overpowered. Sanderson is incredibly good at developing believable, interesting characters and Vin is no exception.
What are your top ten picks? Do you disagree with any of mine?
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