It’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by the wonderful blog at The Broke and the Bookish!
This Week’s Topic is: Top Ten Kick-Ass Heroines
Oh yes, I will have lots of fun with this topic! Kick-ass heroines are something we’re seeing a lot of in today’s YA literature. Here are some of my favorites:
1. Ismae from Grave Mercy (assassin nun)
2. Katsa from Graceling (assassin and survivalist extraordinaire)
3. Tris from Divergent, Insurgent (Dauntless and a fighter)
4. Katniss from The Hunger Games series (archer, Hunger Games champion)
5. Rose from the Vampire Academy series (dhampir and guardian)
6. Tiger Lily from Tiger Lily (strength and beauty)
7. Alina from Shadow and Bone (powerful and humble)
8. Ember from Rift (fierce and talented)
9. Kat from Heist Society (sly and thrifty)
10. Leah from Such a Rush (strong and a kick-ass pilot)
Can’t wait to see what other heroines other people chose!
This week at The Book Addict’s Guide…
Monday: Review: Ten by Gretchen McNeil
Tuesday: Top Ten Tuesday: Kick-Ass Heroines
Wednesday: Something Strange and Deadly Read Along: Week 4 and Review
Thursday: Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Friday: Casting Call [8]: Lola and the Boy Next Door
27 thoughts on “Top Ten Tuesday – October 30, 2012: Top Ten Kick-Ass Heroines”
Very nice list! I’ve read most of these and agree 100%.
My TTT: http://shelversanon.blogspot.com/2012/10/top-10-tuesday-i-am-no-man.html
Awesome list, I have only read 4 of the 10, I need to get cracking!
I’ve only read 3 of these (Divergent, Shadow and Bone, Hunger Games), but I like your choices! Can’t wait to read Grave Mercy and Graceling. 🙂
Hope you enjoy! they’re some of my favorites that I didn’t expect to love! 🙂
I didn’t even think about Katsa, probably because I didn’t really love Graceling, although I enjoyed it well enough. She’s definitely kick-ass, though!
Fabulous list. I totally forgot about Tris!!! Major oversight.
Kat is such a good choice, love her! And you’re totally right about Leah too. Grave Mercy, Tiger Lily and Shadow & Bone are a few I need to catch up on, especially with such bad-ass characters. Awesome list!
Thanks, Lucy 🙂 I hope you enjoy the others! They’re some really great books!!
YES! Loved seeing Katniss & Tris on here, they made my TTT as well 🙂 I own a copy of Graceling & Grave Mercy…hoping to get to both soon! DYING to check out Shadow & Bone and both Tiger Lily & Vampire Academy are on my reading list as well lol Thanks for sharing, new follower via Networked Blogs & Twitter 🙂
Micheline @ Lunar Rainbows
I love Katsa, Tris and Katniss! Great choices!
I’m sad that I still haven’t managed to read the assassin nun books yet…So many books to read!!
Great list! I haven’t read a few of these – now I have more to add to my TBR list!
Check out my TTT list here: http://wp.me/p2zoUo-cF
Oh, Brittany, there are so many kick-ass heroines you listed that I haven’t met yet because they are STILL on my TBR list. That’s so sad! I definitely agree on Tris and Katniss.
oh, Tris & Kat & Leah, I gotta admit I wish I would have thought of them! great list! 🙂
Great list! I have to read Grave Mercy. I have seen so many people that love this book, so it is one I will have to check out (bad me for not doing so yet). Here is my TTT!
Vyki @ On The Shelf
A great list! Have you read Throne of Glass? Now, there’s a kick-ass heroine in that story too 🙂
Not yet! I’m actually like 80 pages in lol
Super choices! I love how diverse your list is. And yes to Kat Bishop! I didn’t even think of her when making my list a few weeks ago, but yes! She is totally kick-ass. 🙂
We both have Tiger Lily (as well as Katniss)! I haven’t seen her on many lists, but I definitely think she’s a heroine. I haven’t read any of the other books on your list, but a few are on my tbr pile.
It’s official…I’m going to have to read Vampire Academy! Rose is on evvvery list I look at!!
I love Kat Bishop. She’s definitely kick-ass, and I can’t wait for the next book!
I still haven’t read Grave Mercy, which is killing me…I need to get on that, Tiger Lily, and Such a Rush ASAP.
So many books here that I have either on my to-read list on even on my desk and I just haven’t found the time to read yet – but I definitely agree for the ones that I’ve read that appear on your list. And a kick-ass assassin nun? I really have to read Grave Mercy!
Grave Mercy is really great! I was very pleasantly surprised by it.
We don’t have any heroines in common on our list. I didn’t list Kat from Heist Society, but you are so right, she is totally kick ass.
Oh interesting! I can’t wait to see who you picked!
Nice choices! I have the same first two on my list too 🙂
Oooh can’t wait to see the rest 🙂
It is so sad that I haven’t met Rose yet ;(