Strong Female Leads in Literature & Fiction (all genres)

100.
Coraline
Coraline 4.06 avg rating — 39,235 ratings
102.
Crossroads and the Dominion of Four (Crossroads, #2)
Crossroads and the Dominion of Four (Crossroads, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 3,400 ratings
103.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,390 ratings
104.
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1-4)
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1-4) 4.50 avg rating — 10,698 ratings
105.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 3,691,577 ratings
106.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing 4.06 avg rating — 254,910 ratings
107.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,375 ratings
108.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,581 ratings
109.
The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)
The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 90,918 ratings
109.
The Grand Sophy
The Grand Sophy 4.17 avg rating — 35,603 ratings
109.
Shifting Shadows (Mercy Thompson #0.1, #0.5, #0.7, #0.9, #1.2, #1.8, #4.5, #5.5, #7.4, #8.5)
Shifting Shadows (Mercy Thompson #0.1, #0.5, #0.7, #0.9, #1.2, #1.8, #4.5, #5.5, #7.4, #8.5) 4.40 avg rating — 22,649 ratings
109.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,563,827 ratings
113.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,706 ratings
114.
The Nanny Song
The Nanny Song 4.24 avg rating — 819 ratings
115.
Delirium (Delirium, #1)
Delirium (Delirium, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 476,712 ratings
115.
Broken Promises (Past Imperfect Mystery, #1)
Broken Promises (Past Imperfect Mystery, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 2,725 ratings
117.
Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1)
Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 190,054 ratings
118.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,094 ratings
119.
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26,298 ratings
120.
Mr. Perfect
Mr. Perfect 4.05 avg rating — 37,366 ratings
121.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 238,007 ratings
122.
Lysistrata and Other Plays
Lysistrata and Other Plays 3.87 avg rating — 52,374 ratings
123.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,678,376 ratings
124.
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 89,437 ratings
125.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,789 ratings
126.
The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2)
The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 54,711 ratings
127.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 765,920 ratings
128.
The Bobcat
The Bobcat 4.08 avg rating — 295 ratings
129.
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 4,401,293 ratings
130.
Love on the Line (Women at Work, #1)
Love on the Line (Women at Work, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 4,176 ratings
131.
Hometown Girl Again (Hometown, #5)
Hometown Girl Again (Hometown, #5) 4.28 avg rating — 960 ratings
132.
Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)
Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 70,791 ratings
132.
Christmas in Smithville (Hometown, #4)
Christmas in Smithville (Hometown, #4) 4.31 avg rating — 1,001 ratings
132.
Hometown Girl at Heart (Hometown, #1)
Hometown Girl at Heart (Hometown, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 3,954 ratings
135.
Hometown Girl After All (Hometown, #2)
Hometown Girl After All (Hometown, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 1,040 ratings
136.
Mother Earth Father Sky (Ivory Carver, #1)
Mother Earth Father Sky (Ivory Carver, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 8,713 ratings
137.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating — 402,809 ratings
137.
Hometown Girl Forever (Hometown, #3)
Hometown Girl Forever (Hometown, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 1,070 ratings
139.
Through Wolf's Eyes (Firekeeper Saga, #1)
Through Wolf's Eyes (Firekeeper Saga, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 7,147 ratings
139.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1 (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, #1)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1 (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 9,776 ratings
139.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine 4.23 avg rating — 1,371,368 ratings
142.
The Blue Sword (Damar, #1)
The Blue Sword (Damar, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 62,468 ratings
143.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,561 ratings
144.
The Alice Network
The Alice Network 4.32 avg rating — 593,177 ratings
145.
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,762,456 ratings
146.
Ratha's Creature (The Named, #1)
Ratha's Creature (The Named, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 2,202 ratings
147.
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 415,480 ratings
148.
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,128,788 ratings
149.
A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,517 ratings
149.
The Lark and the Wren (Bardic Voices, #1)
The Lark and the Wren (Bardic Voices, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 9,830 ratings
151.
Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)
Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 139,026 ratings
152.
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories 4.20 avg rating — 14,458 ratings
153.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 4.03 avg rating — 126,472 ratings
154.
Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin, #1)
Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 35,226 ratings
154.
Medea
Medea
by: Euripides
3.95 avg rating — 84,392 ratings
154.
Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
Allegiant (Divergent, #3) 3.60 avg rating — 1,122,431 ratings
154.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,337,147 ratings
158.
Rose Madder
Rose Madder 3.76 avg rating — 121,370 ratings
159.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,492 ratings
160.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,849 ratings
161.
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 58,218 ratings
162.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,592 ratings
163.
Beautiful Strangers Don't Care About Owls
Beautiful Strangers Don't Care About Owls 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
163.
Galiene: A Twelfth-Century Tale of Love and War (The Butterfly Chronicles Book 1)
Galiene: A Twelfth-Century Tale of Love and War (The Butterfly Chronicles Book 1) 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings
163.
Lunar Options
Lunar Options 4.20 avg rating — 44 ratings
163.
What Momma Left Behind
What Momma Left Behind 4.25 avg rating — 868 ratings
163.
The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1)
The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 4,695 ratings
168.
Beautiful Affliction
Beautiful Affliction 3.86 avg rating — 1,939 ratings
168.
Exile for Dreamers (Stranje House, #2)
Exile for Dreamers (Stranje House, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 1,591 ratings
168.
22's Diary
22's Diary 3.78 avg rating — 36 ratings
171.
A Time to Speak (Out of Time, #2)
A Time to Speak (Out of Time, #2) 4.52 avg rating — 1,241 ratings
171.
Love Me Back to Life (Gold Coast Romance, #1)
Love Me Back to Life (Gold Coast Romance, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 81 ratings
171.
A School for Unusual Girls (Stranje House, #1)
A School for Unusual Girls (Stranje House, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 4,467 ratings
174.
Signs of You
Signs of You 3.51 avg rating — 686 ratings
175.
Sensual Desires (Amatore's Restaurant #2)
Sensual Desires (Amatore's Restaurant #2) 4.62 avg rating — 37 ratings
176.
Clandestine Liaisons (Amatore's Restaurant #3)
Clandestine Liaisons (Amatore's Restaurant #3) 4.62 avg rating — 32 ratings
177.
Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue
Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue 3.42 avg rating — 16,434 ratings
177.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 4.07 avg rating — 20,643 ratings
179.
The Tainted Trust (The King Trilogy, #2)
The Tainted Trust (The King Trilogy, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 1,421 ratings
180.
Until That Distant Day (Until That Distant Day, #1)
Until That Distant Day (Until That Distant Day, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 48 ratings
181.
The Lightning Gun (Code Name Ellison, #1)
The Lightning Gun (Code Name Ellison, #1)
by: Jay Parks
4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
181.
The Program (The Program, #1)
The Program (The Program, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 60,424 ratings
181.
Sula
Sula 4.05 avg rating — 117,042 ratings
184.
Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #1)
Heartless (Tales of Goldstone Wood, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 3,571 ratings
185.
Against Her Other Love (Against the Matriarchy #1)
Against Her Other Love (Against the Matriarchy #1) 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
186.
The Firebrand
The Firebrand 4.07 avg rating — 11,317 ratings
187.
The Blazing World
The Blazing World 3.71 avg rating — 8,678 ratings
187.
Five Enchanted Roses
Five Enchanted Roses 4.08 avg rating — 379 ratings
189.
Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1)
Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 65,488 ratings
190.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion 4.03 avg rating — 325,081 ratings
191.
Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm
Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm 4.12 avg rating — 32,929 ratings
192.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,291 ratings
192.
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 48,424 ratings
194.
First Test (Protector of the Small, #1)
First Test (Protector of the Small, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 62,902 ratings
195.
The Girl You Left Behind
The Girl You Left Behind 4.03 avg rating — 176,528 ratings
196.
Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1)
Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 105,150 ratings
197.
Yes Please
Yes Please 3.85 avg rating — 548,582 ratings
198.
Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating — 256,836 ratings
199.
Dead Heat (Alpha & Omega, #4)
Dead Heat (Alpha & Omega, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 40,688 ratings
200.
Batgirl: Year One
Batgirl: Year One 4.10 avg rating — 8,709 ratings
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