Strong and believable female characters

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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,917 ratings
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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 — 3,691,157 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,349,366 ratings
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,336,727 ratings
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Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) 4.62 avg rating — 1,260,359 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,677,730 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,624 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 3,563,478 ratings
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 1,004,541 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,595 ratings
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,385 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 4,009,543 ratings
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The Pursuit of Freedom
The Pursuit of Freedom 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,563 ratings
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 1,404,670 ratings
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Wild Magic (The Immortals, #1)
Wild Magic (The Immortals, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 82,316 ratings
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The Rose Society (The Young Elites, #2)
The Rose Society (The Young Elites, #2)
by: Marie Lu
4.02 avg rating — 68,532 ratings
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Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 1,590,634 ratings
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The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1)
The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1)
by: Marie Lu
3.86 avg rating — 141,620 ratings
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Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,287,030 ratings
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,188,669 ratings
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The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 1,115,026 ratings
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Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1)
Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 62,755 ratings
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) 4.42 avg rating — 1,187,360 ratings
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Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,410 ratings
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Caught
Caught 4.12 avg rating — 226 ratings
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Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1)
Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1) 4.41 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,395 ratings
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4.16 avg rating — 612,709 ratings
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The Last Heir
The Last Heir 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)
Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 71,454 ratings
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All the Rage
All the Rage 3.80 avg rating — 15,256 ratings
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High Rhulain (Redwall, #18)
High Rhulain (Redwall, #18) 4.15 avg rating — 8,941 ratings
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Mariel of Redwall (Redwall, #4)
Mariel of Redwall (Redwall, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29,786 ratings
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Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1)
Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 240,890 ratings
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,928 ratings
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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 451,955 ratings
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Triss (Redwall, #15)
Triss (Redwall, #15) 4.02 avg rating — 13,583 ratings
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The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1)
The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,049 ratings
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Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2)
Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 410,246 ratings
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The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 474,656 ratings
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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,525 ratings
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Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,133,652 ratings
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings #2)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings #2) 4.50 avg rating — 1,084,273 ratings
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Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 438,726 ratings
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The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 1,179,084 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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The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)
The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2) 4.41 avg rating — 651,207 ratings
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By the Sword (Valdemar, #9)
By the Sword (Valdemar, #9) 4.27 avg rating — 21,444 ratings
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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,849 ratings
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 1,318,414 ratings
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Green Rider (Green Rider, #1)
Green Rider (Green Rider, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 40,219 ratings
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The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,556 ratings
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Before I Fall
Before I Fall 3.88 avg rating — 344,271 ratings
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A Walk to Remember
A Walk to Remember 4.20 avg rating — 837,855 ratings
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The Thirteenth Ship
The Thirteenth Ship 3.28 avg rating — 18 ratings
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MaddAddam (MaddAddam Trilogy #3)
MaddAddam (MaddAddam Trilogy #3) 4.02 avg rating — 81,091 ratings
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The Eaters: Book One: Origin
The Eaters: Book One: Origin 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings
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The Girl Who Can Cook
The Girl Who Can Cook 3.96 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Callasandra Fractured
Callasandra Fractured 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Over the Edge (Troubleshooters, #3)
Over the Edge (Troubleshooters, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 12,144 ratings
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Battling Broken Shadows (The ERASEHER Series Book 1)
Battling Broken Shadows (The ERASEHER Series Book 1) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Queens of Crime
The Queens of Crime 3.83 avg rating — 14,968 ratings
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Discovery: Razor-Sharp Urban Fantasy Blurs the Lines Between Conspiracy and Reality (D Notice Book 1)
Discovery: Razor-Sharp Urban Fantasy Blurs the Lines Between Conspiracy and Reality (D Notice Book 1) 4.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Equal of the Sun
Equal of the Sun 3.75 avg rating — 2,570 ratings
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Captivate (Submerged Sun, #1)
Captivate (Submerged Sun, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,859 ratings
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The Forbidden Wish (The Forbidden Wish, #1)
The Forbidden Wish (The Forbidden Wish, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 14,039 ratings
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The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1)
The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 2,603 ratings
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The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam Trilogy, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam Trilogy, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,989 ratings
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The Eaters: Book Two: Return
The Eaters: Book Two: Return 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge, #1)
The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 15,822 ratings
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A Cage of Choices
A Cage of Choices 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
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White Gardenia
White Gardenia 3.99 avg rating — 4,723 ratings
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Impulse (Submerged Sun, #2)
Impulse (Submerged Sun, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 609 ratings
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Please Ignore Vera Dietz
Please Ignore Vera Dietz
by: A.S. King
3.87 avg rating — 29,856 ratings
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The Ballad of Halo Jones
The Ballad of Halo Jones 4.09 avg rating — 2,118 ratings
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The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2)
The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 603 ratings
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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,224 ratings
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Fairytales for Wilde Girls
Fairytales for Wilde Girls 4.19 avg rating — 1,172 ratings
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The Crystal Prison (The Deptford Mice, #2)
The Crystal Prison (The Deptford Mice, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 1,339 ratings
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Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 60,965 ratings
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The Stone Angel
The Stone Angel 3.77 avg rating — 13,219 ratings
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Into That Forest
Into That Forest 3.82 avg rating — 1,660 ratings
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We Were Liars
We Were Liars 3.65 avg rating — 1,304,492 ratings
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The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, #3)
The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
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The Apothecary (The Apothecary, #1)
The Apothecary (The Apothecary, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 15,085 ratings
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A Jest of God
A Jest of God 3.96 avg rating — 3,391 ratings
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Destined
Destined 3.94 avg rating — 347 ratings
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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 625,862 ratings
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I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,041 ratings
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The Fire-Dwellers
The Fire-Dwellers 3.91 avg rating — 1,616 ratings
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Monstrous Beauty
Monstrous Beauty 3.64 avg rating — 5,259 ratings
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The Naming (The Books of Pellinor, #1)
The Naming (The Books of Pellinor, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 27,476 ratings
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating — 13,372 ratings
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A Northern Light
A Northern Light 3.83 avg rating — 45,423 ratings
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A Bird in the House
A Bird in the House 3.95 avg rating — 2,868 ratings
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That Stranger Next Door
That Stranger Next Door 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
by: Garth Nix
4.17 avg rating — 215,934 ratings
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,375 ratings
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The Diviners
The Diviners 4.18 avg rating — 7,915 ratings
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