Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Top Ten Tuesday (10): Favorite Kick-Ass Heroines


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's topic is:
Top Ten Favorite Kick-Ass Heroines

It's been quite some time since we last did a Top Ten Tuesday post. We just loved this week's topic, so here we are:

  1. Brienne of Tarth from the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin: Heroines don’t come much more kick-ass than Brienne! She’s our favorite character in the books because of her strength, courage, and determination. Any woman who can match Ser Jaime Lannister, the Kingslayer, in a swordfight and in a war of words is totally awesome in our minds.
  2. Arya Stark from the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin: Arya wants no part of acting like a proper, high-born young lady, and we love her for that. In a perfect world, she and Brienne would team up and rain down some serious revenge on everyone who has betrayed House Stark.
  3. Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling: Hermione is one of the best friends you could ever have, with her unwavering loyalty and her ability to logic her way out of just about any situation.
  4. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins: If anyone knows what it means to be a survivor, it’s Katniss.
  5. Rose Hathaway from the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead: With her snarky wit and formidable fighting skills, Rose encompasses some of our favorite qualities in a heroine.
  6. Yelena Zaltana from the Study series by Maria V. Snyder: At the beginning of Poison Study, Yelena is imprisoned and weak, but by the end of the series, she’s wielding some pretty powerful magic and isn’t too shabby at hand-to-hand combat, either.
  7. Saba from Blood Red Road by Moira Young: Saba is fiercely dedicated to her family and will do anything to protect them.
  8. Isabelle Lightwood from The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare: Izzy can take out a slew of demons without batting an eyelash or ruining her outfit.
  9. Ismae Rienne from Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers: An assassin for Death himself. How much more kick-ass can you get?
  10. Katsa from Graceling by Kristin Cashore: Katsa is like a one-woman army; you seriously don’t want to get on her bad side.

Which heroines made your list? Be sure to leave the link to your post below!

16 comments:

  1. Great list! Isabelle Lightwood is so amazing. I love that's she on your list too!

    My TTT

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    1. Izzy's awesome. I can't wait to see her in the City of Bones movie! Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. Great list! I've got to add a few of these to my to-read pile!

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    1. We've got almost all of our favorite series on there. I hope you get the chance to read them!

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  3. Great list! Hermione and Katniss are both on mine, too. Here is my TTT!

    Vyki @ On The Shelf
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    1. The list definitely wouldn't have been complete without those two. Thanks for dropping by!

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  4. I love Katsa, Brienne, Katniss, Hermione and Arya! All great choices!

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    1. If I could be one of them for a day, I don't know who I'd pick because they're all so awesome!

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  5. Nice picks!! The ones I haven't heard of are all on my TBR list--I really really need to read A Song of Fire and Ice as well as Poison Study soon!

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    1. Poison Study is so, so good. I just read Maria V. Snyder's email newsletter, and there are going to be more Study books! The news just made my day.

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  6. A Song of Ice and Fire <3 Great choices!

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    1. That series has literally changed my life. Love the show, too!

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  7. Awesome list Lee! I loved seeing Katniss & Hermoine on there ♥ I still can't believe I didn't think of Isabelle though...Graceling,A Song of Fire & Ice, Poison Study and Blood Red Road are ALL on the top of my reading list! Can't wait to get into them :) Thanks for sharing & for visiting my TTT as well!

    Micheline @ Lunar Rainbows

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    1. It was really hard narrowing down the list because there were so many great heroines to choose from! Katniss and Hermoine immediately sprang to mind- love those two. Thanks for stopping by!

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  8. You have some great picks and I love the thought that you put into each choice.

    My TTT: http://shelversanon.blogspot.com/2012/10/top-10-tuesday-i-am-no-man.html

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