Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Heroines

I'm really excited for this week's topic! I love a good heroine, and I'm really excited to see everyone's lists and add a million books to my TBR. To me, a heroine is brave, relatable and sassy when the need arises. She doesn't have to travel the world and slay dragons in order to be heroic, although that is awful heroic too. 

Hosted by: The Broke and the Bookish  

 

1. Jane Eyre from Jane Eyre by Charolette Bronte-- Review

Jane Eyre kicks ass! She is so independent and fierce, she refuses to settle for anything less than she deserves, and she refuses to buy into the idea that a woman needs to be taken care of by a man. Jane is a heroine by today's standards, but even more so for the time this novel was published. 

2. Lizzie Bennett from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen-- Review

Lizzie is sassy and independent- in true Austen heroine style. She makes her own decisions and puts her own happiness before pleasing others. She's smart, funny, and wants a romantic partner that is a stimulating mental match for her.   

3. Esther Greenwood from The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath-- Review 

Esther is so brave. She survives so much in this novel. Her biggest enemy in this novel is herself- which is the hardest enemy to face, but she pulls through and keeps her will to create, Plath is just as much as a heroine as Esther in my eyes for being brave enough to write and share these thinly veiled poems and prose.  

 

4. Edna Pontellier from The Awakening by Kate Chopin-- Review

Girlfriend has some really powerful passages in this one! Edna speaks for all womenkind in this novel, and she refuses to be silenced. If you haven't read this one yet, I highly recommend it. This novella speaks on the woman as an artist and the woman as a human being. 

5. Katey Kontent from The Rules of Civility by Amor Towels--Review

I read this novel every year and it is one of my all time favorites. Katey's character development in this novel is so real and important, plus the writing is beautiful. 

6.  Nancy Drew from The Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene 

Nancy Drew is always getting herself into trouble in order to solve her mysteries, but she never lets any of that phase her. She constantly outsmarts everyone around her and never apologizes for her brains or her bravery. 

 

7. Hermione Granger from The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

Hermione is the ultimate heroine in my mind. She's smart, brave, loyal, and constantly saving everyone else's ass. Hermione is my soul sister. 

8. Celaena Sardothien, from The Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas-- Review

Celaena's name is impossible for me to spell, but she kicks a lot of butt! Besides being psychically kick-butt, she is so real. She's just as vulnerable and capable of love as she is capable of killing a man in one thousand different ways. I can't wait to see where her character goes through out this series.  

9. Annabeth Chase from The Percy Jackson series and The Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan-- Review 

Annabeth is the Hermione of Riordan's world. She's smart, fearless, and always picking up Percy's slack. I love their partnership and Annabeth's wisdom and confidence. 

10. Liesel Meminger from The Book Thief by Markus Zusak-- Review

Liesel is so young, but so wise beyond her years. She is the true definition of a heroine, and arguably the strongest character on this list.  

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