married young and is about to become a mother, while Riley is poised to become one of the first Black female

In some ways, the messy, chaotic Flynn family so far reminds me of the sometimes feral Herdman family local suppliers row over not only his (rifled-through, partially stolen) supplies but also a small, feral

frustrated or concerned about women's safety and respect; or if you just like tales about powerful females

Mystery series with strong female protagonists?

This title is part of the Greedy Reading List Six More Books about Brave Female Spies .

Bohjalian traces infuriating injustices perpetuated against the female characters--who like the real-life

I loved the Ottoman Empire setting, the strong female main protagonist, and the complications and sometimes

In I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, Brown details growing up female, Christian

Zetian is secretly determined to use her power not to battle the enemy Hunduns, but to elevate the female

also includes some of the story of Doc Holliday), the men’s various strong and often nonconventional female

2025 Reads . 04 We Are All Guilty Here (North Falls #1) by Karin Slaughter I like a story driven by a female

But Divya is too busy crafting strong female main protagonists (complete with working mother guilt, which

If you like books featuring female detectives, you might like Paula McLain's When the Stars Go Dark,

Ellie's vocally open about her fury at what many of her fellow female students have to put up with from societal "conversation" between some men and women (males' groping, lewd comments, and entitlement; females

I'm also fascinated by the optimistic explorer spirit--and I love reading about strong female characters

women's rights, race, and more within two timelines featuring spirited, determined, underestimated females

the author of adult thrillers The Kill Club and Hunting Annabelle, and she co-hosts the Unlikeable Female

For historical fiction about female spies, you might want to check out the Greedy Reading List Six Books about Brave Female Spies.

than almost anyone around, is hired by a shadowy, powerful militia group to take out One-Eleven, the female

roles, a reimagined faith, the frustrations of societal expectations for women, great adventure, strong female And although the three interconnected female characters faced sometimes staggeringly tragic challenges

the Tables and includes interviews, archive materials, essays, photographs, and illustrations from female

unflinchingly at the reader from the striking cover of Adrienne Young's young adult fantasy book (with a pirate Pirates, a plucky young heroine who rejects her expected place in society, and atmospheric descriptions Plus: pirates. One to Watch intrigued me from the first murmurings I heard about it.

Queen by Sarah Bird Bird's Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen is based on the story of a real-life female

But things quickly take a turn as pirates and other dangers threaten the makeshift family on the Wayfarer

This is a story about the magic of music, but it is also an exploration of gender roles (and tragic female

The Power, Naomi Alderman offers a dark and fascinating look at a world where the traditional male-female

often weighty examples throughout the book of injustice, punishment, scapegoats, class oppression, and female

But I appreciated the dark humor and strength Blakemore allows the formidable female characters in the

In some ways, the messy, chaotic Flynn family reminded me of the sometimes feral Herdman family in The

fascination with humans and her keen eye for detail to becoming an investigator--despite the fact that a female

A Woman Is No Man, Etaf Rum explores the often powerless and essentially voiceless statuses of her female A Woman Is No Man ultimately explores the superhuman drive and bravery required by Rum's female characters

historical fiction novel, Smith offers a Victorian England tableau featuring a wonderfully complex female

In A Woman Is No Man, Etaf Rum explores the often powerless and essentially voiceless status of her female A Woman Is No Man explores the incredible drive and bravery required by Rum's female characters to write

I found myself wanting even more about the tough female survivors (Esther and Hilda) of atrocities, their

I liked the brave young female protagonist in Maas's book Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1), but I

Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II and Six Books about Brave Female

Bridie is a strong female protagonist, and Things In Jars offers solid historical fiction details of

During jury duty, Wizenberg is struck by a sudden, paralyzing desire for the female attorney on the case

And "The Long Way Round" is a tantalizing peek into Novik's next world, with a savvy, gruff female captain

Female character in the medical profession during a time when this wasn't the norm? Check.

Bohjalian traces infuriating injustices perpetuated against the female characters--who like the real-life

Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age series was a fun, darkly funny, feminist story about a retiring female

I liked the brave young female protagonist in Maas's book Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1), but I

Brown details growing up female, black, and Christian (with a name her parents purposely gave her in

before, but in this memoir, Wizenberg recounts how she is struck by a sudden, paralyzing desire for a female

of the Witch, Chris Bohjalian's historical thriller with rich details of life in 1662 Boston, strong female Bohjalian traces infuriating injustices perpetuated against the book's female characters--who, like the

She begins to fall for a stoic female client Greta affectionately thinks of as Big Swiss (Greta gathers

Bohjalian traces infuriating injustices perpetuated against the female characters--who like the real-life

Miller allows the frequently dreaded and bemoaned middle-aged shifts and changes to lead her female characters

roles, a reimagined faith, the frustrations of societal expectations for women, great adventure, strong female