For me, Mitsborn Era 1 was missing from the list. Vin, in my personal opinion, is a beautiful character who deserves more recognition. She is underrated.
Ahh I agree Vin is a great character!! I excluded from the list because 1) I read Mistborn like 10 years ago haha and I don't remember as much about her specific points and 2) I tried to focused on adult fantasy (and I guess Mistborn is still considered YA).
Loved the video and the way you had articulated the feelings about why these female lead characters are awesome. I am just a bit surprised why Vin from Mistborn didn't make the cut. 🤔
Thank you so much!! I am very happy you loved it!! Oh I love Vin- I didn't mentioned her mainly for 2 reasons: 1) I read Mistborn sooooo many years ago (and haven't re-read) that I am not sure I will still resonate as much with Vin and 2) I tried to focus on adult fantasy books!!
If you like Novik's "Spinning Silver," consider checking out Juliet Marillier's work. She writes in a similar mythic/folktale vein. I recommend the original Sevenwaters Trilogy (Daughter of the Forest, Son of the Shadows, Child of the Prophecy) and the later Blackthorn and Grim series (starts with Dreamer's Pool). Another excellent fairytale retelling that doesn't get enough love is Kate Forsyth's Bitter Greens, a disturbing but ultimately beautiful take on Rapunzel. DOGGIE!
Oh wow! thank you for the recommendations!! I definitely will add them to my TBR, i sense the mythic / folktale vein will come back soon! (fall / winter - perfect mood!)
For me it is the books from the Stormlight Archive and the two strong females that come to mind are Jasnah and Navani. Also cannot forget Vin (mistborn)
I am so with you Jasna and Shallon were thrilling to me in my read. I had to use your question in my review of how I felt about my read of this book. I thought that was so insightful for this read. Not what I thought but how I felt about the beginning of the journey. I of course gave you full credit for this amazing question in my review. Thanks as always.
So many amazing recommendations with strong female characters! I think Rin, while could be seen as a problematic or morally grey character, from the Poppy War is an amazing character with crazy character development.
Woohoo, I'm super excited Jóhan and you met up, I hope you guys are having a blast! Also, did you reorganise your bookshelves? 👀 It shouldn't have been possible but they look even more beautiful now, my own rainbow shelves might or might not be slightly jealous 😂
Yayyy!! haha sorry for the late reply - we spent the whole weekend so busy!! It was such a blast! maaaybbbbbe there is a new video coming up soon with a collaboration? ^.^!! Hahaha! I did reorganise the shelves, I wanted to give the room a fall vibe, and I am so happy about how it turned out! Although I am sure your rainbow shelves are better!
@@FunFantasyBooks Glad to hear it! Definitely looking forward to that collaboration that might or might not be coming soon hehe 👀 My 3 bookshelves are all actually pretty narrow and placed apart from each other, so one shelf is just overwhelmingly pink/red, one is very green and blue and the last one is just an abyss of darkness 😂
What!!!!!! how!! I am so glad you also loved it, truly unexpected in the best possible way! (P.S: sorry about the delay!! I had friends staying over the weekend!)
@@FunFantasyBooks I got lucky I guess 😂my local thrift store has like 2 isles dedicated to used books and I just happened to come across that one! And I hope you and your friends had fun!
Isa you always ALMOST make me want to get back to adult fantasy books (that arent romance) lol. I love Rin too and i really need to finish the dragon republic but im not ready to leave her yet.
I have been interested to read Mr. Sanderson for a while, but seeing the amount of books from him in this video made me open amazon violently and cart a few of his books. He seems like a genuine person and an author that cares about the character he writes about.
YEEESSSSSS! this literally just brighten my morning! I hope you love Sanderson as much as I do! (P.S: sorry about the late reply!! I had friends staying over the weekend!)
@@FunFantasyBooks Not a worry! I didn't even think you'd reply, I'm a new watcher :) But now that I have you here, may I ask for advise on the Sanderson way? I bought the Mistborn trilogy and the way of kings (a chonky boy), which one should i start with, considering I'm new to Brandon sanderson's writting and worldbuilding?
Mary Gentle: Ash - a Secret History. Lois McMaster Bujold: Paladin of Souls. Elizabeth Moon: Deed of Paksenarrion. C.J. Cherryh: Paladin and The Morgaine Cycle. Just to throw in some older greats into the discussion.
Can you make a video of the best science fantasy books, like Foundryside. I love your videos, i have bought Guns of The Dawn, and you have a great reading taste.
I wasn't feeling Shadow of the Gods as much as I did the Faithful & the Fallen. Still good but I wasn't yet quite as invested. Hunger of the Gods was different, the story really hit its stride in book two. The imagery is fantastic, the vaesen creatures and especially Snakavik, a city atop the skull of a snake god. This series needs an illustrated edition. There was a thread on the FB fantasy group I'm in about strong female characters, Orka was my pick. I've kinda fancasted Katherine Winnick from Vikings as her
When the subject is female characters, however, Bloodsworn is definitely an improvement. I liked Malice (F&tF) well enough -- it's a good callback to a more traditional style of epic fantasy -- but I found the female characters, constructed around old-fashioned tropes, to be its biggest weakness.
@@kelleyceccato7025 If you haven't read the Of Blood and Bone trilogy yet one of the two main POVs is female and is something of an improvement. Also one of the main antagonists is female and not just the "evil queen" trope we get with Rhin in FatF, you can understand why she's doing what she does
Yay new shelves (and couch?)! And Yay Fireborne, but that was a given! Surprisingly, Orka's my least favorite POV from SOTG! I much preferred Elvar as a female character, but I know Orka is the fans' favorite! The female characters that resonate with me the most tend to be the quieter but more resilient ones, like Antigone or Misaki. I'm off to watch the other collab videos and get some more recs 👀
I admire the way Gwynne is developing Elvar's character, but she's still too much in the "slavery is right" camp for me to think very highly of her. I expect I'll feel different by the end of the series, however, as I can see the direction the author is taking her in.
Ahh agree! both Antigone & Misaki resonate more with me (I mean- I wish I were that strong, but fine). Yay!! I hope you find other great books through the recommendations 😍
Thank you!!! Yes!! I LOVED Blood Over Bright Haven - a bit gory, but very very addictive and kind of sad. Very ML Wang! (P.S: sorry about the delay!! I had friends staying over the weekend!)
