So if you have been around on my blog you will know of my new feature: Book Blogger Shout Out! The purpose of this is to showcase some awesome book bloggers! This month I reached out and asked Sam @ Spines in a Line  if she would be so kind to participate and be featured for my Book Blogger Shout-out! Her blog is awesome and she has a ton of different features. She has anything from reviews to some great author interviews. So make sure you go over to Sam’s blog and say hi!

Hello everyone and thank you to Ashley for having me on her blog! I’m Sam and I’ve been book blogging for a little over a year now over at Spines in a Line. I’ve always loved reading and since I began tracking my books on Goodreads (almost obsessively), it was only a matter of time before I started my own blog. I’m heading to grad school in the fall for a Master’s in library science and I’m really excited about finding all new ways to engage with books! Thanks for reading!

I signed up for a reading challenge this year where you pledge to read books by female authors, with different levels like Super Girl and Wonder Woman based on the number of books you read. I wasn’t sure how well I’d do but so far more than 50% of my read shelf has been written by women (and I’ve hit that Wonder Woman goal)!

So in honour of this challenge, and surpassing my expectations, I’m sharing some of my favourite female characters from my reads this year, from books written by women of course!

My Fave Female Characters of 2017

1) Puck from Puck by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes

The title character, Puck, is very like her play counterpart – spunky and troublesome and just generally creating chaos in her wake. In this incarnation though, she’s a teenager so she brings a lot of that teenage sass and is just a delight in this story (that’s only slightly sarcastic :P)!

 
2) Anne from Persuasion by Jane Austen

I was in a Jane Austen book club this year so I read a lot of Austen’s book for the first time and I’ve gotta say, Anne has been my favourite heroine thus far. Though she seems quiet and timid, she really shines as a strong, independent woman. Despite the persuasiveness of her family and friends, Anne knows her own mind and I like that she gets the chance to make her own way.

 
3) Melody from Mystery at Maplemead Castle by Kitty French

This is probably my favourite series right now and a lot of that is down to this MC! She’s hilarious and super awkward (which probably makes her more funny)! She’s also a huge clutz and that’s just super relatable so it’s always fun following her story.

 
4) Cara from Or Best Offer by Beck Medina

Another awkward character, it’s hard not to love Cara! She’s got grand ideas of love and a stubbornness about her that’s actually really endearing, as she’s determined to stick with it no matter how hard the troubles may be.
 
I’m looking forward to adding more to this list before the year is out! Who are some of your fave female characters from this year?
 
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