🏷️ Strong Female Lead
22 entries tagged with this trope
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black · 2018
Jude is a mortal raised among the cruel, beautiful Fae. Prince Cardan despises her. She refuses to be afraid of him. The power games between them are addictive.
It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover · 2016
Lily thought she'd never end up like her mother. Then she meets Ryle — and Atlas comes back. This book will make you angry, sad, and hopeful all at once.
Circe
Madeline Miller · 2018
The witch of Greek mythology gets her own story. Circe isn't powerful or beautiful like other gods. But she finds her own magic, on her own terms. Quietly devastating.
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas · 2012
Celaena is an assassin freed from a death camp to compete for the king's crown champion. It starts YA-ish but the series goes HARD. By book 5 you won't be sleeping.
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon · 2019
Epic standalone fantasy with dragons, queens, dragonriders, and an f/f romance. Multiple POVs spanning continents. If you want ACOTAR scale without the series commitment, this is it.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Sue Lynn Tan · 2022
Xingyin is the daughter of Chang'e, the moon goddess. She's hidden her whole life. When her secret is discovered, she must fight for everything. Chinese mythology meets lush romantasy.
The Jasmine Throne
Tasha Suri · 2021
A captive princess and a maidservant with a dark secret. Indian-inspired epic fantasy with f/f romance, political scheming, and magic that costs. Gorgeous worldbuilding.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2017
Aging Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo finally tells the truth about her seven marriages. But the real story is the woman she loved through all of them. Glamorous, tragic, and one of the best love stories ever written.
Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid · 2019
Emira is a Black babysitter accused of kidnapping her white charge at a grocery store. Her employer Alix tries to 'help' in the most cringe white-savior way possible. Sharp, uncomfortable, brilliant social commentary.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens · 2018
Kya is the 'Marsh Girl' — abandoned by her family, raised by the North Carolina marshlands. When a local boy turns up dead, she's the prime suspect. Part coming-of-age, part murder mystery, all heartbreak.
The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas · 2014
Celaena Sardothien's story before she became an assassin. Five prequel novellas follow her through betrayal, heartbreak, and the missions that shaped her into the deadliest killer in Adarlan.
Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas · 2013
Now the King's Champion, Celaena must carry out his orders — hunting down rebels who threaten the throne. But her loyalty is tested when she uncovers a conspiracy that changes everything she thought she knew about herself.
Heir of Fire
Sarah J. Maas · 2014
Celaena travels across the sea to train with the Fae. Broken and alone, she must confront her past and embrace her power. Meanwhile, new threats rise and unlikely alliances form.
Queen of Shadows
Sarah J. Maas · 2015
She's back. With a new name and deadly purpose, Aelin returns to Adarlan to save her cousin and take down the king. Old bonds break, new ones form, and the queen inside her finally emerges.
Tower of Dawn
Sarah J. Maas · 2017
Chaol Westfall journeys south to the healers of the Torre Cesme. Broken in body and spirit, he finds an unlikely ally in Yrene Towers — who has every reason to hate him. A love story wrapped in politics and war.
Kingdom of Ash
Sarah J. Maas · 2018
The final battle for Erilea. Aelin is captive. Her court scattered. Every thread from seven books comes together in a 980-page finale that will wreck you and put you back together.
A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas · 2021
Nesta Archeron is drowning in rage, alcohol, and self-destruction. Cassian is the only one stubborn enough to stay. Their story is a brutal, spicy, deeply emotional redemption arc. The spiciest SJM book by far.
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas · 2020
Half-fae Bryce Quinlan's best friend is murdered. She teams up with a fallen angel named Hunt Athalar to find the killer. Urban fantasy meets murder mystery in a world where humans live alongside Fae, angels, and demons.
House of Sky and Breath
Sarah J. Maas · 2022
Bryce and Hunt try to live normally. It lasts about five minutes. A rebel network, mysterious disappearances, and an ending that will make you throw the book across the room. That crossover moment? IYKYK.
Hideaway
Penelope Douglas · 2017
Banks is a ghost. Damon is a monster. Together they're gasoline and a match. The most emotionally complex Devil's Night book — Banks' story hits different.
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon · 1991
Claire touches a stone in Scotland and wakes up in 1743. She meets Jamie Fraser. The rest is 850 pages of history, war, medicine, and one of the greatest love stories ever written. An absolute unit of a book.
Daughter of No Worlds
Carissa Broadbent · 2020
Tisaanah is a former slave who fights for her freedom in a magical tournament. Max is a disgraced war hero drowning in guilt. Their partnership evolves into one of the most earned romances in the genre.