Fantasy books with Female MCs who aren't real beauties

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Master of Crows (Master of Crows, #1)
Master of Crows (Master of Crows, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 20,511 ratings
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Heart of the Curiosity
Heart of the Curiosity 4.49 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Ashen
Ashen 4.28 avg rating — 209 ratings
4.
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 784,033 ratings
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Identity Revealed (Tue-Rah Chronicles #1)
Identity Revealed (Tue-Rah Chronicles #1) 3.79 avg rating — 185 ratings
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Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns, #1)
Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 116,658 ratings
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Spinning Silver
Spinning Silver 4.18 avg rating — 146,066 ratings
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Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1)
Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 50,761 ratings
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Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 110,428 ratings
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Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1)
Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 66,774 ratings
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Queens of the Wyrd (Shieldmothers Saga, #1)
Queens of the Wyrd (Shieldmothers Saga, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 159 ratings
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City of Starlight (Keeper of the Keys, #1)
City of Starlight (Keeper of the Keys, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Spark of Intrigue (Unexpected Heroes, #4)
Spark of Intrigue (Unexpected Heroes, #4) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1)
The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 45,185 ratings
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Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2)
Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 26,660 ratings
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Indigo Dusk (The Aetherial Embrace Trilogy #1)
Indigo Dusk (The Aetherial Embrace Trilogy #1) 4.29 avg rating — 78 ratings
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The Beast (The Twisted Kingdoms #4)
The Beast (The Twisted Kingdoms #4)
by: Frost Kay
4.05 avg rating — 1,224 ratings
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Wolves and Daggers (Steampunk Red Riding Hood #1)
Wolves and Daggers (Steampunk Red Riding Hood #1) 3.70 avg rating — 2,938 ratings
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Prince of Frost and Flames (Blood and Ice #2)
Prince of Frost and Flames (Blood and Ice #2) 3.99 avg rating — 107 ratings
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Death and the Crone
Death and the Crone 4.12 avg rating — 78 ratings
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The Pygmy Dragon (Shapeshifter Dragon Legends, #1)
The Pygmy Dragon (Shapeshifter Dragon Legends, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 945 ratings
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The Dragon Librarian (Scrolls of Fire, #1)
The Dragon Librarian (Scrolls of Fire, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 667 ratings
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When Ravens Fall
When Ravens Fall 4.10 avg rating — 82 ratings
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The Horse Dreamer
The Horse Dreamer 4.55 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Fly with the Arrow (Bluebeard's Secret, #1)
Fly with the Arrow (Bluebeard's Secret, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 3,205 ratings
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1)
A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 175,831 ratings
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Faerie Rising: The First Book of Binding (The Books of Binding, #1)
Faerie Rising: The First Book of Binding (The Books of Binding, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 76 ratings
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Mystic and Rider (Twelve Houses, #1)
Mystic and Rider (Twelve Houses, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 10,737 ratings
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House of Bastiion (The Haidren Legacy, #1)
House of Bastiion (The Haidren Legacy, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 828 ratings
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Warrior Of Magick (Cambrexian Realm, #2)
Warrior Of Magick (Cambrexian Realm, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 620 ratings
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The Faceless Woman (The Otherworld, #4)
The Faceless Woman (The Otherworld, #4)
by: Emma Hamm
4.21 avg rating — 1,526 ratings
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Binding Moon (Once Upon a Monster, #2)
Binding Moon (Once Upon a Monster, #2)
by: Emma Hamm
4.22 avg rating — 100 ratings
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Beasts of Beauty (Bewitching Fairy Tales, #3)
Beasts of Beauty (Bewitching Fairy Tales, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 276 ratings
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The Beast and the Beauty (Reversed Retellings, #2)
The Beast and the Beauty (Reversed Retellings, #2)
by: Arisa May
4.10 avg rating — 434 ratings
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Protected (Claimed By The Seven Realms, #1)
Protected (Claimed By The Seven Realms, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 375 ratings
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The Sound of Steel (The Sound of Battle - Dark Edition, #1)
The Sound of Steel (The Sound of Battle - Dark Edition, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 108 ratings
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Claimed By The Barbarian Dragon (Crystals, Curves and Castles, #1)
Claimed By The Barbarian Dragon (Crystals, Curves and Castles, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 798 ratings
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The Watchmaker's Daughter (Glass and Steele, #1)
The Watchmaker's Daughter (Glass and Steele, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 36,269 ratings
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The Gladiator's Downfall (Age of the Andinna, #1)
The Gladiator's Downfall (Age of the Andinna, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 5,503 ratings
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The Half-Orc's Maiden Bride (Aspect and Anchor, #3.5)
The Half-Orc's Maiden Bride (Aspect and Anchor, #3.5) 4.03 avg rating — 9,921 ratings
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Prince Poison (Gods and Monsters, #1)
Prince Poison (Gods and Monsters, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 934 ratings
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In The Darkest Midnight (Wraith Kings, #2.5)
In The Darkest Midnight (Wraith Kings, #2.5) 4.24 avg rating — 1,831 ratings
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The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry (Unnatural Magic, #2)
The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry (Unnatural Magic, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 7,575 ratings
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The Shadow Queen (The Black Jewels, #7)
The Shadow Queen (The Black Jewels, #7) 4.34 avg rating — 13,206 ratings
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 669,467 ratings
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Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)
Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 84,096 ratings
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Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1)
Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 33,101 ratings
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Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy, #1)
Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 51,469 ratings
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Lake Silence (The World of the Others, #1; The Others, #6)
Lake Silence (The World of the Others, #1; The Others, #6) 4.28 avg rating — 16,702 ratings
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 657,160 ratings
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The Soprano Sorceress (Spellsong Cycle, #1)
The Soprano Sorceress (Spellsong Cycle, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 3,926 ratings
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The Bone Doll's Twin (The Tamír Triad, #1)
The Bone Doll's Twin (The Tamír Triad, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 13,189 ratings
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Empire in Black and Gold (Shadows of the Apt, #1)
Empire in Black and Gold (Shadows of the Apt, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 12,903 ratings
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Song in the Silence (The Tale of Lanen Kaelar, #1)
Song in the Silence (The Tale of Lanen Kaelar, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 5,581 ratings
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The Night Raven (Crow Investigations #1)
The Night Raven (Crow Investigations #1) 3.77 avg rating — 7,451 ratings
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Masques (Sianim, #1 / Aralorn, #1)
Masques (Sianim, #1 / Aralorn, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 12,310 ratings
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Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)
Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 18,955 ratings
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Seven Blades in Black (The Grave of Empires, #1)
Seven Blades in Black (The Grave of Empires, #1)
by: Sam Sykes
3.98 avg rating — 5,731 ratings
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 420,004 ratings
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The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)
The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 10,799 ratings
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Spindle's End
Spindle's End 3.83 avg rating — 25,089 ratings