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Offline nina8

Good Girls vs Bad Girls in Books
« on: September 18, 2011, 10:12 AM »
Who are your favorites bad,tough, kick-ass heroines ,what book are they from,and why you like them !
Or maybe you like the sensitive ,whiny,weak girls who need to be rescued.

                                                              ;)     All opinions are acceptable   ;)



Please do not post books or links for books,this is only a discussion only thread!
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Offline Mei

Re: Good Girls vs Bad Girls in Books
« Reply #41 on: October 18, 2011, 07:54 AM »
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Oh Mei I second you on that!!

Kaylin definitely kick ass and her interactions with the Dragon Lords Diarmat /Sanabalis, Tiamaris and esp. with the Arkon is highly amusing!!!  I have been meaning to reread this series ever since Cast in Ruins came out but sigh...it'd probably take me forever.   Did you understand the whole series??  I had questions, no... make them a gazillion questions on this series.   When is author ever going to write about nightshade for more than 3 chapters?? I'm so curious about him!!


Hmmm.. although let's agree to disagree on Phèdre.  She thrives on "it" without which she'd probably feel life is boring  :P


With shame I must admit that I haven't still read the last two books... :-[
Yes, I also always wanted to know her story with Nightshade!!!

Nooo... you didn't like Phèdre??? Why???
 

Offline Aoibheal

Re: Good Girls vs Bad Girls in Books
« Reply #42 on: October 18, 2011, 08:50 AM »
Hey Mei

Why did you not read it?? Are you having trouble looking for the last 2?

Book 6 - Cast in Chaos


Book 7 - Cast in Ruin


It's hard not to like Phèdre.  How can I blame her for her nature??

Yet, I find it too extreme and invites in me, a feeling of revulsion *shudders*.  Being turned on by extreme violence, humiliation, forced submission is something I cannot stomach. But all said and done, on the overall, I do like the book ;)
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Offline Mei

Re: Good Girls vs Bad Girls in Books
« Reply #43 on: October 19, 2011, 02:21 AM »
Thank you! I have those books, but with my TBR pile is 1000 books high, you know... they got lost in the middle...  8)

Yes, I understand... I also don't like the violence, etc... but I liked her character a lot. Besides, the books were beatufully written, with very nice language and descriptions. I like also the atmsphere and the world-building. The first book grabbed my attention since the first line: "Lest anyone should suppose that I am a cuckoo's child, got on the wrong side of the blanket by lusty peasant stock and sold into indenture in a shortfallen season, I may say that I am House-born and reared in the Night Court proper, for all the good it did me." Wow!!! I just have to know why!  ;)
 

Offline nina8

Re: Good Girls vs Bad Girls in Books
« Reply #44 on: November 27, 2011, 02:32 AM »
My all times fav is Selene from Underworld.The new movie UNDERWORLD AWAKENING comes out Jan.20.2012.
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Re: Good Girls vs Bad Girls in Books
« Reply #45 on: November 29, 2011, 01:04 PM »
Well, I think Kelley Armstrong has brought us alot of stong kick a$$ women, Elaina, Paige and most definately Eve are my faves from Women of The Otherworld Series. Chloe From her Darkest Powers Series is so sweet yet strong with a heart og gold and a spine of pure steel.
I agree Anita Blake rocks. And Cat Crawfield.
Mercy Thompson is another big fave of mine. And Anna from Alpha and Omega series.
Victoria from the Gardella Vampire Chronicles is very strong given the time its set in.
There are a ton more I could name.
I agree the "Bella" type grates. grrr (and on a side note, im soooo annoyed with her, my Mum and Nan are Named Isabella, and when I wanted to call my Daughter Isabella i get "oooh someone's a die hard Twilight fan", hmmmm nearly commited a few GBH crimes there)


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My all times fav is Selene from Underworld.The new movie UNDERWORLD AWAKENING comes out Jan.20.2012.

I cannot wait either, the trailor looks gooooood.
 

Offline -n3iviv

Re: Good Girls vs Bad Girls in Books
« Reply #46 on: February 05, 2012, 12:44 AM »
I like the heroine of Being Jamie Baker and the series of Jaz Parks. They are reaslly Bad-ass and though sometimes have bad decisions or really stupid thing to say they are still independent and have their own piece of mind to share.  ;D
 

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Re: Good Girls vs Bad Girls in Books
« Reply #47 on: February 17, 2012, 02:14 AM »
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I like the heroine of Being Jamie Baker and the series of Jaz Parks. They are reaslly Bad-ass and though sometimes have bad decisions or really stupid thing to say they are still independent and have their own piece of mind to share.  ;D
i haven't read Being Jamie Baker or Jaz Parks by Jennifer Rardin but i like the covers, are they good?
 

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Re: Good Girls vs Bad Girls in Books
« Reply #48 on: March 09, 2012, 12:53 PM »
Im gonna agree with Katniss. Loved her in in the Hunger Games, and Im working my way through the other two books. If anyone hasn't read the Chemical Garden trilogy, then Rhine is also a bit badass :), but I'm still going for Claire from the Morganville Vampire series. She's a bit of a whiner, but she does what needs to be done.
 

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Re: Good Girls vs Bad Girls in Books
« Reply #49 on: November 19, 2012, 01:10 AM »
i have to agree with many of the above, here is who my list has
Yelena
Alanna
Tris
Katsa
Rhine
Sonea


they were all good strong female characters who not just necessarily were good at fighting, but they were intelligent and didnt have none of this new age damsel in distress nonsense. i hate those female chracters that are so insecure and/or play around with two different guys hearts, i feel some of those particular plots are not to good, one of those would deffintely be Bella and Elena from vampire diaries ( series and book)
 

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