If you're looking for a little female rage within the pages of a book, we've got you covered. Here's just a few of our favorite leading ladies -- replete with "good for her" moments, as the gods intended.
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TRIAL OF THE SUN QUEEN by Nisha Tuli is like The Selection but with fae, and offers an absolutely iconic opening line. Enjoy women's wrongs, deadly trials, spice and enemies to lovers. PAPERBACK
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MORGAN IS MY NAME by Sophie Keetch is the Arthurian retelling that Morgan le Fay always deserved. Enjoy a deeply complex FMC, compelling setting, rich prose and a fresh yet classic take on Arthuriana. PAPERBACK
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THE POPPY WAR by R.F. Kuang is an epic military fantasy set in 20th century China-inspired world with an incredible magic system and very, very high stakes. Enjoy a fantastic enemies to friends arc, complex side characters and a good, long view of humanity at its worst. PAPERBACK | AUDIOBOOK
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THE HOLLOW PLANE by Allison Carr Waechter is a gaslamp fantasy romance rich with atmosphere and one our favorite platonic duos to date. Enjoy stunning world-building, fae and witches, autism and chronic pain representation, a compelling mystery that'll keep you hooked, and some super steamy spice. PAPERBACK | AUDIOBOOK
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THE BOOK OF AZRAEL by Amber V. Nicole is a high dark fantasy with a morally grey FMC you won't be able to stop yourself from rooting for, even if she is kinda the villain. Enjoy super high stakes, a unique world, forced proximity, slow burn romance and a cinnamon roll MMC, just to balance it all out. PAPERBACK | AUDIOBOOK
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BEYOND THE ACHING DOOR by Victoria Mier is a romantic urban fantasy set right here in Philadelphia! Enjoy A Discovery of Witches but with the Fey and a feral 30-year-old journalist, forced proximity, star-crossed love, an emotionally mature fae king, Welsh mythology and an alarming amount of bisexual chaos. PAPERBACK
- CHLORINE by Jade Song is a speculative fiction novel about girlhood and the immigrant experience, set in a modern-day high school. Enjoy this coming of age replete with body horror, the terror of teenage friendships, and the desire to be literally anyone but yourself. PAPERBACK | AUDIOBOOK