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Top 5 "Wednesday" (Thursday): Independent Ladies

Hi everyone! Welcome to Nox Reads, I'm "Nox", and since today is Single Awareness Day, yesterday's prompt was discussing female characters whose plots didn't rely on romance. This doesn't mean that they didn't have any romance at all, but it wasn't their only/main storyline.


I'm posting this a day later because I spent yesterday with my mom, cousin, and aunt for Galentine's...here's the post!

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1. Blue Sargent from the Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater
Look, the synopsis for The Raven Boys misled me sooooo much! Yes, love does play an important role in Blue's story (she is destined to kill her true love if she ever kisses him), but there is so much that happens in the story that it honestly takes a bit of a backseat. It's important, but it isn't the only thing happening, and Blue is so much more than her curse.

[Blogger's Note Here: …this list is harder for me to make than I thought it would be]

2. Eliza Murk from Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
The main part of Eliza's story is her journey as she struggles with her social anxiety. Wallace plays a decent part in this, but so does everybody else in the story (her family, her friends, her fans, etc.). It just so happens that he's her first not-Internet friend, and he's the one to help her get a little out of her shell.

3. Charlotte Holmes from A Study in Charlotte by Britney Cavallero
Once again, I'm finding the loophole here. Even though the entire book is told through Jamie's perspective, he isn't really what drives her story. The story focuses on the two of them solving crimes but also learning how to adapt to each other (Charlotte isn't used to people caring about her, apparently). Jamie is important but not the main part of Charlotte's story.

4. Cinder from The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
The fact that Cinder doesn't truly end up with Kai until Winter makes me feel that she deserves to be on this list. Out of all four girls, she's the one whose story is less centered around a guy (the other three aren't truly focused on the romance, but it's involved a bit more than Cinder's). Cinder is thrown into a role that she is not prepared for and has to lead a revolution for a society she doesn't know. That's her story- Kai is just a bonus (because who doesn't love Kai?).

5. Aza from Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Aza, like Cinder, is thrown into a mission she is not prepared for. Her relationship with Ijori definitely takes the backseat to everything else she has going on. I don't want to go more in depth because you should just read the book but it's amazing, and I love Aza. She's definitely an independent lady (and Ijori is also a bonus, my precious cinnamon roll).

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Well everyone, this is my list of 5 independent ladies! I hope you enjoy it- I know that all of these ladies end up in relationships, but I think it's possible to be independent and be in a relationship. It's hard to explain. 

Most of all, I hope you have an amazing Valentine's Day- regardless of whether or not you're in a relationship. Today's about love, so love each other but most of all, love yourself! 

I love you all!

~ Nox
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