Top Five Feisty
Heroines
1. I
think every list of Feisty Heroines has to begin with Katniss Everdeen from The
Hunger Games, don’t you? Katniss is cold, deadly, and yet in the midst of
the Hunger Games’ violence, she demonstrates far more humanity than any of the
softer, kinder characters around her. Plus, she can shoot and climb trees and
there’s the whole Peeta-Gale thing…wow, Peeta and Gale…where were we? Oh, yeah.
2. Blue
Sargent from The Raven Boys. Blue’s the only non-clairvoyant in a family
of clairvoyants. Her biggest strength? Making other psychics stronger. She
could have easily dissolved into a stand-by heroine, a girl who’s along for the
ride, but Maggie Stiefvater makes her so much more. When Blue tells Gansey:
“I’m not a thing. To have.”, she reminds readers and herself that she may make
others stronger, but she’s still her own person. Blue’s strong enough all on
her own.
3. Hazel
Grace from The Fault In Our Stars. She’s funny, sarcastic, and has zero
desire to be anyone’s hero. Hazel isn’t afraid of confronting the ugly side of
cancer. It’s the touchy-feely, “live your best life today” stuff that drives
her around the bend. For me, that’s what
makes her a great heroine though. She calls things like she sees them—whether they’re horrible or wonderful.
makes her a great heroine though. She calls things like she sees them—whether they’re horrible or wonderful.
4. Elphaba
from Wicked. Yep, that’s right. The Wicked Witch of the West is one of
the most amazing, feisty, fantastic heroines I’ve ever read. I enjoyed the
book. I adored the play. Elphaba understands what it’s like to be different and
she champions characters that have been silenced. And, hey, who doesn’t love
green?
5. Hermione
Granger from the Harry Potter series. I love Hermione, but then again
who doesn’t? She’s crazy smart, will tell the boys to shove it, and understands
the annoyance of hair product. Remember when she had to do that major potion to
tame her curls and tangles before the dance? Yeah, you do. She rocks and she
knows it.
Thank you for having me, Samantha!!
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