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Fifty Fantastic Female Leads

A quick list of fifty female-led books from a mix of genres. I thought all these lead characters were fab - how many have you read?
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Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adeyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
1
Tomi Adeyemi
Leah on the Offbeat (Becky Albertalli)
Leah on the Offbeat
2
Becky Albertalli
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
3
Margaret Atwood
The Various (Steve Augarde)
The Various
4
Steve Augarde
Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard)
Red Queen
5
Victoria Aveyard
A Natural History of Dragons (Marie Brennan)
A Natural History of Dragons
6
Marie Brennan
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
7
Charlotte Bronte
The Magician's Guild (Trudi Canavan)
The Magician's Guild
8
Trudi Canavan
The Secrets of Primrose Square (Claudia Carroll)
The Secrets of Primrose Square
9
Claudia Carroll
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
10
Becky Chambers
The Never-Tilting World (Rin Chupeco)
The Never-Tilting World
11
Rin Chupeco
The Invisible Library (Genevieve Cogman)
The Invisible Library
12
Genevieve Cogman
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
13
Suzanne Collins
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Emily M. Danforth)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
14
Emily M. Danforth
Margaret the First (Danielle Dutton)
Margaret the First
15
Danielle Dutton
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
16
Amal El-Mohtar
Full Disclosure (Camryn Garrett)
Full Disclosure
17
Camryn Garrett
George (Alex Gino)
George
18
Alex Gino
Undercover Princess (Connie Glynn)
Undercover Princess
19
Connie Glynn
Into the Drowning Deep (Mira Grant)
Into the Drowning Deep
20
Mira Grant
The Queens of Innis Lear (Tessa Gratton)
The Queens of Innis Lear
21
Tessa Gratton
Tehanu (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Tehanu
22
Ursula K. Le Guin
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
23
Joanne Harris
Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
Carol
24
Patricia Highsmith
Break the Fall (Jennifer Iacopelli)
Break the Fall
25
Jennifer Iacopelli
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
26
Justina Ireland
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
27
N. K. Jemisin
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
28
Kevin Kwan
Not Your Sidekick (C. B. Lee)
Not Your Sidekick
29
C. B. Lee
The Downstairs Girl (Stacey Lee)
The Downstairs Girl
30
Stacey Lee
The Gracekeepers (Kirsty Logan)
The Gracekeepers
31
Kirsty Logan
American Royals (Katharine McGee)
American Royals
32
Katharine McGee
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
33
Seanan McGuire
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
34
Madeleine Miller
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
35
Tamsyn Muir
Sabriel (Garth Nix)
Sabriel
36
Garth Nix
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
37
Naomi Novik
The Shadow Queen (Anne O'Brien)
The Shadow Queen
38
Anne O'Brien
Under the Udala Trees (Chinelo Okparanta)
Under the Udala Trees
39
Chinelo Okparanta
Equal Rites (Terry Pratchett)
Equal Rites
40
Terry Pratchett
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