books I've read that have powerful, badass female characters that won't stop fighting
created by ReadAwayThePain
last updated January, 2026
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Cho Nam-Joo
Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
Lauren Roberts
Metal Slinger (Fire & Metal, #1)
Rachel Schneider
When Women Were Dragons
Kelly Barnhill
Wild âReverence
Rebecca Ross
Silver Elite
Dani Francis
Shield of Sparrows
Devney Perry
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
R.F. Kuang
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1)
Sarah J. Maas
Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)
Callie Hart
For She Is Wrath
Emily Varga
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
The Women
Kristin Hannah
The Other Einstein
Marie Benedict
Alchemised
SenLinYu SenLinYu
I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman
The Handmaidâs Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
Margaret Atwood
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
Rebecca Yarros
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