Badass Leading Ladies in YA

1.
Frostblood (Frostblood Saga, #1)
Frostblood (Frostblood Saga, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 37,772 ratings
2.
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 389,831 ratings
3.
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,986 ratings
4.
The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1)
The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 47,522 ratings
5.
Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1)
Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 240,900 ratings
6.
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) 4.57 avg rating — 739,123 ratings
7.
Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1)
Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 115,145 ratings
8.
The Shadow Wand (The Black Witch Chronicles, #3)
The Shadow Wand (The Black Witch Chronicles, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 20,737 ratings
9.
The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)
The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5) 4.21 avg rating — 1,037,749 ratings
10.
Wandfasted (The Black Witch Chronicles, #0.5)
Wandfasted (The Black Witch Chronicles, #0.5) 4.21 avg rating — 6,999 ratings
11.
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1)
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 174,925 ratings
12.
Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky, #3)
Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 46,940 ratings
13.
Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky, #2)
Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 73,572 ratings
14.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 1,103,846 ratings
15.
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 110,454 ratings
16.
Air Awakens (Air Awakens, #1)
Air Awakens (Air Awakens, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 60,846 ratings
17.
Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices, #2)
Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 156,348 ratings
18.
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 415,462 ratings
19.
Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #3)
Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 577,316 ratings
20.
Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)
Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 231,544 ratings
20.
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating — 13,373 ratings
20.
Enchantée (Enchantée, #1)
Enchantée (Enchantée, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 9,206 ratings
23.
The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1)
The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 231,969 ratings
24.
The Lie Tree
The Lie Tree 3.84 avg rating — 28,012 ratings
24.
The Kingdom of Copper (The Daevabad Trilogy, #2)
The Kingdom of Copper (The Daevabad Trilogy, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 86,033 ratings
26.
Rook
Rook 3.78 avg rating — 9,725 ratings
26.
The Iron Flower (The Black Witch Chronicles, #2)
The Iron Flower (The Black Witch Chronicles, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 28,698 ratings
28.
The Testing (The Testing, #1)
The Testing (The Testing, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 81,291 ratings
29.
Fire Falling (Air Awakens, #2)
Fire Falling (Air Awakens, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 39,316 ratings
29.
Light Mage (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1.5)
Light Mage (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1.5) 4.21 avg rating — 6,010 ratings
31.
Unicorn Tracks
Unicorn Tracks 3.77 avg rating — 295 ratings
32.
Water's Wrath (Air Awakens, #4)
Water's Wrath (Air Awakens, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 28,021 ratings
33.
Every Last Breath (The Dark Elements, #3)
Every Last Breath (The Dark Elements, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 52,465 ratings
33.
The Darkest Part of the Forest
The Darkest Part of the Forest 3.86 avg rating — 86,227 ratings
35.
Earth's End (Air Awakens, #3)
Earth's End (Air Awakens, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 31,402 ratings
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The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)
The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 146,231 ratings
37.
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,133,752 ratings
38.
Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)
Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 80,262 ratings
39.
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 159,083 ratings
40.
Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1)
Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 62,756 ratings
40.
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
Caraval (Caraval, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 794,531 ratings
42.
The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1)
The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 21,833 ratings
43.
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 184,570 ratings
44.
Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) 4.41 avg rating — 304,232 ratings
45.
Fairytales for Wilde Girls
Fairytales for Wilde Girls 4.19 avg rating — 1,172 ratings
45.
Ashes (Ashes Trilogy, #1)
Ashes (Ashes Trilogy, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 25,729 ratings
45.
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5)
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 49 ratings
45.
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 784,276 ratings
45.
Mistress of Bones
Mistress of Bones 3.24 avg rating — 188 ratings
50.
The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2)
The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 603 ratings
50.
Captivate (Submerged Sun, #1)
Captivate (Submerged Sun, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,859 ratings
50.
Partials (Partials Sequence, #1)
Partials (Partials Sequence, #1)
by: Dan Wells
3.93 avg rating — 59,728 ratings
50.
Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1)
Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 35,470 ratings
50.
The Birth of Death (The Wages of Sin, #4)
The Birth of Death (The Wages of Sin, #4) 4.56 avg rating — 41 ratings
50.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,189,285 ratings
56.
The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1)
The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 2,604 ratings
56.
Impulse (Submerged Sun, #2)
Impulse (Submerged Sun, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 609 ratings
56.
The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1)
The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 17,000 ratings
56.
The Fall of Innocence (The Wages of Sin, #3)
The Fall of Innocence (The Wages of Sin, #3) 4.54 avg rating — 41 ratings
56.
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,623,467 ratings
61.
The Crystal Prison (The Deptford Mice, #2)
The Crystal Prison (The Deptford Mice, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 1,339 ratings
61.
Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy, #1)
Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 32,227 ratings
61.
Dark Inside (Dark Inside, #1)
Dark Inside (Dark Inside, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 9,148 ratings
61.
The Belles (The Belles, #1)
The Belles (The Belles, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 25,072 ratings
61.
The Wrath of Truth (The Wages of Sin, #2)
The Wrath of Truth (The Wages of Sin, #2) 4.51 avg rating — 41 ratings
61.
Kingdom of the Cursed (Kingdom of the Wicked, #2)
Kingdom of the Cursed (Kingdom of the Wicked, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 209,159 ratings
67.
The Final Reckoning (Deptford Mice, #3)
The Final Reckoning (Deptford Mice, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
67.
The Devil's Advocate (The Wages of Sin, #1)
The Devil's Advocate (The Wages of Sin, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 79 ratings
67.
Wicked (A Wicked Trilogy #1)
Wicked (A Wicked Trilogy #1) 3.94 avg rating — 58,505 ratings
70.
Mariel of Redwall (Redwall, #4)
Mariel of Redwall (Redwall, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29,788 ratings
70.
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 1,015,089 ratings
72.
Triss (Redwall, #15)
Triss (Redwall, #15) 4.02 avg rating — 13,584 ratings
72.
Soldier (Talon, #3)
Soldier (Talon, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 11,252 ratings
72.
Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1)
Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 181,127 ratings
75.
Ivy (Ivy, #1)
Ivy (Ivy, #1) 3.36 avg rating — 1,569 ratings
75.
Ascendant (Killer Unicorns, #2)
Ascendant (Killer Unicorns, #2) 3.66 avg rating — 2,283 ratings
75.
An Affair of Poisons
An Affair of Poisons 3.62 avg rating — 4,072 ratings
78.
Dating Hamlet: Ophelia's Story
Dating Hamlet: Ophelia's Story 3.40 avg rating — 327 ratings
78.
Unicorn Tracks
Unicorn Tracks 3.77 avg rating — 295 ratings
78.
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 344,682 ratings
81.
Romeo's Ex: Rosaline's Story
Romeo's Ex: Rosaline's Story 3.60 avg rating — 1,055 ratings
81.
The Neptune Challenge (The Neptune Project, #2)
The Neptune Challenge (The Neptune Project, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 1,543 ratings
81.
A Shadow in the Ember (Flesh and Fire, #1)
A Shadow in the Ember (Flesh and Fire, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 222,849 ratings
84.
The Third Witch
The Third Witch 3.72 avg rating — 685 ratings
84.
Court of Nightfall (The Nightfall Chronicles, #1)
Court of Nightfall (The Nightfall Chronicles, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 5,074 ratings
84.
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 245,814 ratings
84.
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 3,876,166 ratings
88.
Ophelia
Ophelia 3.71 avg rating — 12,156 ratings
88.
The Alchemists of Loom (Loom Saga, #1)
The Alchemists of Loom (Loom Saga, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 7,995 ratings
88.
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 225,107 ratings
91.
Ice Like Fire (Snow Like Ashes, #2)
Ice Like Fire (Snow Like Ashes, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 24,190 ratings
91.
Lady Macbeth's Daughter
Lady Macbeth's Daughter 3.69 avg rating — 1,481 ratings
91.
Front Lines (Front Lines, #1)
Front Lines (Front Lines, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 6,109 ratings
91.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,443 ratings
91.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,457 ratings
91.
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1)
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 293,652 ratings
97.
Ophelia's Revenge
Ophelia's Revenge 3.95 avg rating — 37 ratings
97.
Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1)
Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 65,616 ratings
97.
In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2)
In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 101,526 ratings
97.
Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove, #1)
Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 335,798 ratings
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