Best Heroines: Strong Female Leads

1.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,566 ratings
2.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,195 ratings
3.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,794 ratings
4.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,090 ratings
5.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,286,921 ratings
6.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,414 ratings
7.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,016 ratings
8.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,108 ratings
9.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,195 ratings
10.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,188,458 ratings
11.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,565 ratings
12.
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,907 ratings
13.
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) 4.26 avg rating — 968,929 ratings
14.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,093 ratings
15.
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 673,550 ratings
16.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,761 ratings
17.
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 573,265 ratings
18.
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) 3.75 avg rating — 1,832,666 ratings
19.
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 556,226 ratings
20.
Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1)
Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 59,515 ratings
21.
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 866,415 ratings
22.
Lowcountry Boil (A Liz Talbot Mystery, #1)
Lowcountry Boil (A Liz Talbot Mystery, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,922 ratings
23.
Jackdaws
Jackdaws 4.08 avg rating — 42,379 ratings
24.
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd 3.97 avg rating — 162,866 ratings
25.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,255 ratings
26.
A Woman of Substance (Emma Harte Saga #1)
A Woman of Substance (Emma Harte Saga #1) 4.21 avg rating — 41,282 ratings
27.
Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon, #1)
Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 22,113 ratings
28.
The Pursuit of Freedom
The Pursuit of Freedom 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
29.
Scent of Triumph
Scent of Triumph
by: Jan Moran
4.11 avg rating — 1,525 ratings
29.
Dragons Don't Dance Ballet
Dragons Don't Dance Ballet 4.39 avg rating — 90 ratings
31.
Lowcountry Bombshell (A Liz Talbot Mystery, #2)
Lowcountry Bombshell (A Liz Talbot Mystery, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 4,814 ratings
32.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,974 ratings
33.
Lowcountry Boneyard (Liz Talbot Mystery, #3)
Lowcountry Boneyard (Liz Talbot Mystery, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 3,980 ratings
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A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1)
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 542,087 ratings
35.
The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1)
The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 113,749 ratings
36.
Endangered Species (Anna Pigeon, #5)
Endangered Species (Anna Pigeon, #5) 3.88 avg rating — 8,254 ratings
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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,807 ratings
38.
A Superior Death (Anna Pigeon, #2)
A Superior Death (Anna Pigeon, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 12,779 ratings
39.
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,126,175 ratings
40.
Chronicle of the Mound Builders
Chronicle of the Mound Builders 3.96 avg rating — 223 ratings
40.
Phantom Wolf (Phantom Wolf, #1)
Phantom Wolf (Phantom Wolf, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 1,977 ratings
40.
Give It Back
Give It Back 3.79 avg rating — 2,351 ratings
40.
Tempting Isabel (Paradise South, #1)
Tempting Isabel (Paradise South, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 89 ratings
40.
The Tiger’s Daughter (Ascendant, #1)
The Tiger’s Daughter (Ascendant, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 4,101 ratings
40.
The Woman Left Behind (GO-Team, #2)
The Woman Left Behind (GO-Team, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 12,258 ratings
40.
Denied (A Kelly Pruett Mystery, #2)
Denied (A Kelly Pruett Mystery, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 139 ratings
47.
Alice I Have Been
Alice I Have Been 3.65 avg rating — 15,353 ratings
48.
The Particular Appeal of Gillian Pugsley
The Particular Appeal of Gillian Pugsley 3.74 avg rating — 73 ratings
48.
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 27,078 ratings
50.
Dying Brand (Allison Campbell Mystery, #3)
Dying Brand (Allison Campbell Mystery, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 131 ratings
50.
Playing for Keeps (Neighbor from Hell, #1)
Playing for Keeps (Neighbor from Hell, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 115,496 ratings
52.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,688 ratings
53.
Cousin Kate
Cousin Kate 3.60 avg rating — 7,866 ratings
54.
Deadly Assets (Allison Campbell Mystery #2)
Deadly Assets (Allison Campbell Mystery #2) 4.10 avg rating — 404 ratings
55.
The Seduction of Miriam Cross (A Delilah Percy Powers Mystery, #1)
The Seduction of Miriam Cross (A Delilah Percy Powers Mystery, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 78 ratings
55.
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 394,635 ratings
57.
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 49,356 ratings
58.
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 132,389 ratings
59.
Murder in Chinatown (Gaslight Mystery, #9)
Murder in Chinatown (Gaslight Mystery, #9) 3.97 avg rating — 6,390 ratings
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Jassy
Jassy 4.01 avg rating — 354 ratings
61.
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (The Hollows, #2)
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (The Hollows, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 67,719 ratings
62.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,336,628 ratings
63.
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 208,685 ratings
64.
High Country (Anna Pigeon, #12)
High Country (Anna Pigeon, #12) 3.92 avg rating — 9,368 ratings
64.
A Matter of Days
A Matter of Days 3.85 avg rating — 2,454 ratings
66.
Firestorm (Anna Pigeon, #4)
Firestorm (Anna Pigeon, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 10,211 ratings
67.
Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,447 ratings
68.
Ill Wind (Anna Pigeon, #3)
Ill Wind (Anna Pigeon, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 10,932 ratings
68.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,958 ratings
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Burn Marks (V.I. Warshawski, #6)
Burn Marks (V.I. Warshawski, #6) 3.94 avg rating — 4,902 ratings
71.
Inside Out (Insider, #1)
Inside Out (Insider, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 24,975 ratings
72.
Night Shift (Midnight, Texas, #3)
Night Shift (Midnight, Texas, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 20,113 ratings
73.
Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, #3)
Shakespeare's Christmas (Lily Bard, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 15,993 ratings
74.
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) 3.61 avg rating — 2,078,071 ratings
75.
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) 3.74 avg rating — 1,948,369 ratings
75.
Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard, #1)
Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 28,463 ratings
75.
All Our Yesterdays
All Our Yesterdays 4.02 avg rating — 24,064 ratings
78.
Sacajawea
Sacajawea 4.25 avg rating — 16,317 ratings
79.
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 — 184,560 ratings
79.
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
by: Sophocles
3.68 avg rating — 170,464 ratings
81.
Midnight Crossroad (Midnight, Texas, #1)
Midnight Crossroad (Midnight, Texas, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 37,638 ratings
81.
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 159,069 ratings
81.
Reboot (Reboot, #1)
Reboot (Reboot, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 34,530 ratings
84.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,238 ratings
85.
An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose, #1)
An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 18,049 ratings
86.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,479,197 ratings
87.
XVI (XVI, #1)
XVI (XVI, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 7,707 ratings
88.
White Oleander
White Oleander really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 363,345 ratings
89.
Good in Bed (Cannie Shapiro, #1)
Good in Bed (Cannie Shapiro, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 312,657 ratings
90.
Forever ME
Forever ME 4.05 avg rating — 84 ratings
90.
Agent of Desire (Jessica Booker, #1)
Agent of Desire (Jessica Booker, #1) 3.21 avg rating — 201 ratings
90.
The Beauty Game
The Beauty Game 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
90.
Cider Brook (Swift River Valley, #3)
Cider Brook (Swift River Valley, #3) 3.73 avg rating — 1,555 ratings
90.
Coral Hare: Atomic Agent
Coral Hare: Atomic Agent
by: Clive Lee
4.16 avg rating — 50 ratings
90.
The Assassin's Wife
The Assassin's Wife 3.79 avg rating — 149 ratings
90.
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1)
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 17,340 ratings
90.
Tear Stained Beaches
Tear Stained Beaches 3.70 avg rating — 1,497 ratings
90.
Revenge in Paradise (Paradise, #6)
Revenge in Paradise (Paradise, #6) 4.46 avg rating — 2,124 ratings
90.
Revenge of the Cube Dweller
Revenge of the Cube Dweller 3.99 avg rating — 94 ratings
90.
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus 3.29 avg rating — 87 ratings
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