Books Touted as Having 'Strong Female Leads' That Actually Make Feminists Roll in Their Graves

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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,126,342 ratings
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Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades, #1-3)
Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades, #1-3) 4.11 avg rating — 130,953 ratings
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,128,638 ratings
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Marked (House of Night, #1)
Marked (House of Night, #1)
by: P.C. Cast
3.82 avg rating — 517,846 ratings
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,808,898 ratings
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The Twilight Saga
The Twilight Saga 3.93 avg rating — 121,933 ratings
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Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1)
Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 704,069 ratings
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Fallen (Fallen, #1)
Fallen (Fallen, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 611,715 ratings
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,593,755 ratings
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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,149,824 ratings
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
Insurgent (Divergent, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 1,596,176 ratings
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Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 735,773 ratings
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Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,287,030 ratings
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Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)
Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 152,242 ratings
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The Selection (The Selection, #1)
The Selection (The Selection, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 1,716,375 ratings
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) 3.75 avg rating — 1,832,700 ratings
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) 3.61 avg rating — 2,078,123 ratings
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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,675 ratings
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,480 ratings
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Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 866,425 ratings
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City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2)
City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 981,194 ratings
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Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 673,554 ratings
23.
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) 3.74 avg rating — 1,948,414 ratings
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City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3)
City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 1,003,349 ratings
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Torment (Fallen, #2)
Torment (Fallen, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 243,167 ratings
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Blood and Chocolate
Blood and Chocolate 3.80 avg rating — 43,721 ratings
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 556,230 ratings
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The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,208 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,872 ratings
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Passion (Fallen, #3)
Passion (Fallen, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 175,254 ratings
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Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1)
Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 66,776 ratings
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Rapture (Fallen, #4)
Rapture (Fallen, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 124,471 ratings
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City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5)
City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5) 4.21 avg rating — 559,242 ratings
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Silence (Hush, Hush, #3)
Silence (Hush, Hush, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 293,020 ratings
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Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,132,000 ratings
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Betrayed (House of Night, #2)
Betrayed (House of Night, #2)
by: P.C. Cast
3.92 avg rating — 277,782 ratings
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Chosen (House of Night, #3)
Chosen (House of Night, #3)
by: P.C. Cast
3.91 avg rating — 252,683 ratings
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Hunted (House of Night, #5)
Hunted (House of Night, #5)
by: P.C. Cast
3.93 avg rating — 189,500 ratings
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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 — 3,875,225 ratings
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Evermore (The Immortals, #1)
Evermore (The Immortals, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 297,145 ratings
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City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4)
City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 631,901 ratings
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Die for Me (Revenants, #1)
Die for Me (Revenants, #1)
by: Amy Plum
3.98 avg rating — 55,915 ratings
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Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 43,307 ratings
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Untamed (House of Night, #4)
Untamed (House of Night, #4)
by: P.C. Cast
3.94 avg rating — 243,231 ratings
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,188,646 ratings
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City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, #6)
City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, #6) 4.38 avg rating — 408,885 ratings
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) 4.47 avg rating — 2,483,918 ratings
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Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1)
Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 57,621 ratings
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Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy, #1)
Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 99,177 ratings
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Tempted (House of Night, #6)
Tempted (House of Night, #6)
by: P.C. Cast
3.95 avg rating — 172,734 ratings
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Finale (Hush, Hush, #4)
Finale (Hush, Hush, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 184,678 ratings
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) 4.64 avg rating — 2,951,956 ratings
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Delirium (Delirium, #1)
Delirium (Delirium, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 476,702 ratings
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,011,892 ratings
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Matched (Matched, #1)
Matched (Matched, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 809,399 ratings
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Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2)
Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 334,771 ratings
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Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)
Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 163,189 ratings
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Black Ice
Black Ice 3.87 avg rating — 34,859 ratings
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Bully (Fall Away, #1)
Bully (Fall Away, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 223,754 ratings
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Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1)
Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 165,834 ratings
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The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,564 ratings
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,961 ratings
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Friday
Friday 3.85 avg rating — 30,144 ratings
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Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 616,828 ratings
65.
Embrace (The Violet Eden Chapters, #1)
Embrace (The Violet Eden Chapters, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,082 ratings
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,363 ratings
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Splintered (Splintered, #1)
Splintered (Splintered, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 66,834 ratings
68.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,723 ratings
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Of Poseidon (The Syrena Legacy, #1)
Of Poseidon (The Syrena Legacy, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 51,388 ratings
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Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1)
Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 103,021 ratings
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Obsidian (Lux, #1)
Obsidian (Lux, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 293,261 ratings
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The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,792 ratings
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The Blue Journal: A Detective Anthony Walker Novel
The Blue Journal: A Detective Anthony Walker Novel 3.93 avg rating — 766 ratings
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Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 107,584 ratings
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Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1)
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 128,581 ratings
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Handbook for Mortals (Handbook for Mortals, #1)
Handbook for Mortals (Handbook for Mortals, #1) 1.30 avg rating — 979 ratings
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Kinslayer (The Lotus Wars, #2)
Kinslayer (The Lotus Wars, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 7,489 ratings
78.
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 451,952 ratings
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Star Wars: The Hutt Gambit (The Han Solo Trilogy, #2)
Star Wars: The Hutt Gambit (The Han Solo Trilogy, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 10,513 ratings
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Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 578,225 ratings
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Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 470,157 ratings
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Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4)
Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4) 4.33 avg rating — 114,721 ratings
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River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6)
River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6) 4.28 avg rating — 92,375 ratings
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Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5)
Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5) 4.37 avg rating — 111,984 ratings
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Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, #3)
Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 129,747 ratings
86.
Homecoming (Mercy Thompson Graphic Novel, #0)
Homecoming (Mercy Thompson Graphic Novel, #0) 4.08 avg rating — 12,903 ratings
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Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2)
Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 134,265 ratings
88.
Halo (Halo, #1)
Halo (Halo, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 70,600 ratings
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Strange Angels (Strange Angels, #1)
Strange Angels (Strange Angels, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 41,369 ratings
90.
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5) 3.72 avg rating — 1,952,133 ratings
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The Twilight Collection
The Twilight Collection 3.82 avg rating — 47,156 ratings
92.
Graffiti Hack
Graffiti Hack 3.48 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1)
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 13,517 ratings
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Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Uglies (Uglies, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 701,291 ratings
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Between the Lines
Between the Lines 3.57 avg rating — 48,416 ratings
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Full Moon Rising (Riley Jenson Guardian, #1)
Full Moon Rising (Riley Jenson Guardian, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 34,434 ratings
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Podkayne of Mars
Podkayne of Mars 3.67 avg rating — 9,434 ratings
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Significance (Significance, #1)
Significance (Significance, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 45,527 ratings
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A Perfect Blood (The Hollows, #10)
A Perfect Blood (The Hollows, #10) 4.39 avg rating — 38,119 ratings
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Stormdancer (The Lotus Wars, #1)
Stormdancer (The Lotus Wars, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 18,396 ratings
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