Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that was created over at The Broke and the Bookish! This weeks topic is about characters who you think would make great leaders. I decided to focus on female characters who I believe have the ability to lead a group of people- whether it is as a president of a country, or in to war.
Emika from Warcross
Emika is very independent, but she grows and develops throughout the novel and learns to work as a team. She is one of those people who draw attention to her, she is brilliant, and she is determined, which has all the makings for a fantastic leader.
Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird
The lessons that Scout learns from her father, Atticus Finch, make her a perfect candidate for being a leader. She learns to not be afraid to be oneself as well as the important of empathy- all important traits of a good leader.
Hermoine from Harry Potter
Hermione is brilliant and clever. She is a fantastic friend and always tries to fight for what is right. She is someone I would follow in to any battle.
Mustang from Red Rising
Mustang is a total badass! I have only read the first book, but I already know that she is someone who can defend herself, as well as others!
Kady from Illuminae
I know that Kady works alone for the majority of the book, but she is not afraid to ask for advice. She is willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of others, and that is the kind of person that I would follow in to battle.
Anne from Anne of Green Gables
I just think that Anne is so charming and sweet and I eat up every word that she says! She is also very imaginative and always comes up with new ideas. She really would make a great leader!
Lila from Darker Shade of Magic
I just adore Lila! She is brilliant, a badass, and underestimated. She is also extremely brave!
Liesel from The Book Thief
Liesel is so strong and resilient! She is someone who will not be intimated- not even by war or a Nazi soldier.
Audrey Rose from Stalking Jack the Ripper
Audrey Rose is a trailblazer. She does not care about how society says that a woman should act, and fearlessly pursues her dreams in spite of the judgment that she faces. I can see her leading a group of feminist fighting for equal rights!
Felicity from A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue
Felicity is a character who is not afraid to be herself. She is incredibly intelligent and witty. Much like Audrey Rose, she appears to be a trailblazer and I can not wait to see more of her story in the next book in the series- A Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy!
Who is the one character that you think would be a great leader? I would love to know!
Great choices!! I particularly love that you chose Anne Shirley. she’s so feisty and great.
Thank you! She really is!
yes! wonderful choices!! i totally forgot about felicity!!! oh my, how could i? she is such a great character!!!
I love her! I think her book will be amazing!
yes, i think so too! 🙂
Yay. Your list feels like a great addition to my top ten picks. I also focused on strong female characters because I believe that there are a lot of them out there. And you just proved once again that I definitely HAVE to read Anne of Green Gables and How to kill a Mockingbird. Great, great, great list!
I was surprised by how many little girls there are that would fit the characters. Almost as if the innocence of their age was more important than the experience of the elder women.
I think you will love Anne of Green Gables and To Kill a Mockingbird! Anne and Scout are amazing characters who, while still possesses childlike innocence, are wise and strong!
Great list! I haven’t read Warcross yet, but I want to. Anne is my favorite. She is so very dear to my heart!
Ashley @ Caught Reading Redheaded
Warcross was really great! Anne is so sweet. Love her too!
Love this list! I adore Liesel so much! She’s a precious one. I need to read Anne of Green Gables :O
Thank you!! Liesel is so special and yes you do!!
Love the feminist twist on this Top Ten Tuesday topic!
There are so many strong female characters out there! I couldn’t resist!
This is such a great list! I also had Mustang and Hermione, they would both be such great leaders!
They are probably the first two that I thought of!
Kady <3 She would make a great leader. I actually never thought to include her, but you are so right in the way she asks for advice and takes charge of the situation.
She definitely doesn’t make the most obvious leader but I appreciate that about her!
What a great list Kristin! I chose girl characters too! I wanted to be Emika but I wasn’t sure a leader of what, I was glad to see her on your list! I chose Kady too (BTW love the fan art, I have NO LUCK finding any 😭) And I need to read Red Rising for this Mustang girl!! ♥️
I had a hard time finding fan art for Kady too which surprised me! You definitely will love Mustang!
Liesel! Now she would be great leader of a bookclub or just in life. She has gone through so much.
So true. That is definitely a book club I would join!
Brilliant! I have a fondness for Hermione 😉 Or I think Starr from The Hate U Give would make for a fair ruler 😉
Don’t know how I forgot about Starr!
You picked so many good ones! I kept going Yes! Yes! Yes! All these people would make great leaders.
I had no problems coming up with answers for this week’s topic! So many strong female characters out there!
Love this! Anne also made my list this week. I love Scout, Felicity, and Liesel too!
My TTT: https://dwellinpossibilityblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/07/top-ten-tuesday-classic-characters-who-would-make-great-feminist-activists/#more-16390
Awesome! Great minds!
Indeed!
These are brilliant female picks! I really need to read Anne of Green Gables soon!
Thank you! She is such a charming character! I think you will love reading her story!
Dawlyn: Awesome list! A few of these books are on my tbr so seeing the characters on your list make me so excited to read them!!
Thank you! I love all these characters and I have a feeling you will too!
Great picks Kristin. As an Outlander fan, I think Clare Randell could be a good contender! Love your post. 🙂
Thank you!! I haven’t read Outlander yet but it is on my list!!
Great fiction characters here, Kristin. As an Outlander fan, I would place Clare Randell in that list too! Love your post 🙂
I know most of these characters, although some are new to me. I definitely agree that Anne, Scout, and Hermione should be on a great leader list. Great picks!
Thank you! Those three are definitely three of my favourites of all time!
Totally agree with Hermione and Liesel! Lila might be a bit reckless to be the best leader, but I do love her.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/07/top-ten-tuesday-132/
I can totally see what you mean about Lila!
🙂
Man, the lists for TTT this week are fantastic! Great picks all around.
So true. I have loved reading everyone’s choices!
Nurse Matilda (the original Nanny McPhee)
That is a great one!!
Thanks
ooh I literally love so many of these!! I agree Scout learnt so much from her father! And And Mustang, Kady and Lila are all so badass! And I agree about Liesel and Anne 🙂
These are definitely some of my favourite characters of all time!
Super interesting picks. I have always thought Liesel from Book Theif would make an amazing leader because of the level of empathy and strength she would have from surviving her experiences. I’m definitely going to have a look into a couple of those I haven’t read as well. Stalking Jack the Ripper and A Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue definitely sound like my kind of books.
It’s only about one character, but I wrote a thing about why I think Nomi Marks from Sense8 is an amazing leader. https://fistfulofglittersite.wordpress.com/2017/11/08/kickass-tv-heroines-nomi-marks/
You are so right about Liesel! So much strength and empathy for a person so young!
I highly recommend all of these books! I will definitely check out your post!
Thank you! 🙂
YES to all of these! I especially agree with Hermione, Scout, and Kady. 🙂 Thanks for sharing and, as always, fabulous choices! <3
Thank you! I love that so many people agree with Scout!
YESSS TO SO MANY OF THESE. I feel like Kady already is a FANTASTIC leader, I mean she has kind of proven that in Illuminae (and also in Gemina). I can’t wait to see how the trilogy is going to end! <3
I can’t wait to read Gemina!!
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