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The Best Stories That Include a Strong Female Lead

Discover empowering and inspiring books featuring strong female leads. Explore powerful stories that celebrate women and showcase their resilience, courage, and leadership qualities.
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Shadow and Bone (Leigh Bardugo)
Shadow and Bone
1
Leigh Bardugo
For the Wolf (Hannah Whitten)
For the Wolf
2
Hannah Whitten
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
3
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
4
V.E. Schwab
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
5
V.E. Schwab
The Falconer (Elizabeth May)
The Falconer
6
Elizabeth May
Into the Heartless Wood (Joanna Ruth Meyer)
Into the Heartless Wood
7
Joanna Ruth Meyer
Echo North (Joanna Ruth Meyer)
Echo North
8
Joanna Ruth Meyer
The Sound of Stars (Alechia Dow)
The Sound of Stars
9
Alechia Dow
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (Roseanne A. Brown)
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
10
Roseanne A. Brown
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
11
Elizabeth Acevedo
With the Fire on High (Elizabeth Acevedo)
With the Fire on High
12
Elizabeth Acevedo
Renegades (Marissa Meyer)
Renegades
13
Marissa Meyer
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
14
Marissa Meyer
The Kindred (Alechia Dow)
The Kindred
15
Alechia Dow
Out on a Limb (Hannah Bonam-Young)
Out on a Limb
16
Hannah Bonam-Young
Little Thieves (Margaret Owen)
Little Thieves
17
Margaret Owen
Truly Devious (Maureen Johnson)
Truly Devious
18
Maureen Johnson
You Should See Me in a Crown (Leah Johnson)
You Should See Me in a Crown
19
Leah Johnson
Belladonna (Adalyn Grace)
Belladonna
20
Adalyn Grace
All the Stars and Teeth (Adalyn Grace)
All the Stars and Teeth
21
Adalyn Grace
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
22
Angie Thomas
The Flat Share (Beth O'leary)
The Flat Share
23
Beth O'leary
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
24
Fonda Lee
The Prison Healer (Lynette Noni)
The Prison Healer
25
Lynette Noni
Caraval (Stephanie Garber)
Caraval
26
Stephanie Garber
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
27
Suzanne Collins
This Vicious Grace (Emily Thiede)
This Vicious Grace
28
Emily Thiede
Three Dark Crowns (Kendare Blake)
Three Dark Crowns
29
Kendare Blake
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
30
Deborah Harkness
Delilah Green Doesn't Care (Ashley Herring Blake)
Delilah Green Doesn't Care
31
Ashley Herring Blake
Gone Wolf (Amber McBride)
Gone Wolf
32
Amber McBride
Legendborn (Tracy Deonn)
Legendborn
33
Tracy Deonn
The Night Fox (Ashley Wilda)
The Night Fox
34
Ashley Wilda
The Bone Houses (Emily Lloyd-Jones)
The Bone Houses
35
Emily Lloyd-Jones
Funny Feelings (Tarah Dewitt)
Funny Feelings
36
Tarah Dewitt
The Nature of Witches (Rachel Griffin)
The Nature of Witches
37
Rachel Griffin
Half a Soul (Olivia Atwater)
Half a Soul
38
Olivia Atwater
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
39
Travis Baldree
The City of Brass (S. A. Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
40
S. A. Chakraborty
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