My first thought when you said “books with characters who don’t use their magical powers” was Ash Princess and then you showed it. I love that book so much. The main character is so strong
I loved this idea! And loved the book recs! Also, thank u Sasha because u r the one who got me into booktube about 6 years ago (when you looked like Lily Collins and filmed in your bedroom) and I love watching your videos to this day and seeing how far you've come is awesome! Love you girl
Sasha your hair color is stunning!! I've always admired it, red suits you too well. are you ever going to make a video about how you dye your hair? please I'll love you forever
Yes! I knew The Winner's Curse would be in the video! I was blown away by Kestrel's amazing mind!! She's such an extraordinary intelligent strategist! Also, love you Sasha!! ❤
I love a Discovery of Witches & have alot of these on my tbr, thanks for sharing! I always add some new to me books to my tbr on goodreads from your videos. I am so excited you'll be studying history! I studied history & art history, & am now finishing my library science grad degree. Still love history
I would add Sansa Stark to this list as well. She doesn’t have magic nor is she a warrior, but she has her mind and that helps her navigate the treachery in King’s Landing and dealing with Littlefinger’s brainwashing (more book than show, show sucks tbh).
A similar recommendation is the Princess Academy series by Shannon Hale. The main character Miri has to go to an academy to learn to be a princess in case the prince chooses her as a bride. She uses her smarts to survive the academy and eventually change the lives of people in her village.
Wow i love your idea n it was absolutely had me hooked kistening n wanting to grab all the books. Some i even heard off but just never got too. You have this fantastic way of using the most important power we have our minds!! Very nicely done!!😊
As much as I like the recommendations, I feel like there are a BUNCH of other YA books with heroines who are clever and smart (not just with strength and kick-assery) that should have been mentioned, not just four. Especially with women of color. Examples include: Cress, Winter, Starr, Nehemia, Amari, Hermione, Sansa Stark etc. It’s SO easy to pick them out I remembered instantly in my head. Girl I love you boo but more variety, have MORE girls (even smol bean guys) and not just for the sake of the promotional video. Note: I get that the characters mentioned above are very well known characters, but what I’m trying to say is that Sasha should’ve made a longer video discussing more characters, even if they are from a popular series. Remember there might be new book members in the community, so why not have them meet these wonderful people? As for us who have been in the book community for a while, we SHOULD look for many other books that have the dame type of character. I’m sorry if I had confused anyone. But this a good lesson I learned today. Please feel free to leave any book character (YA, Middle Grade, Adult etc) who doesn’t just win in a sword fight or use brute strength. Rather they use their wits, smarts and voice to accomplish their goals. Like us really lol.
cutemewutube Personally I like her she’s not the best YA character but she’s one of the first YA girls I related to (except I don’t do love triangles) and enjoyed. (At least she’s not Eadlyn lol) But please check out the other heroines too. They’re so much fun to be with :3
I think it’s because the characters u mentioned are from books almost every one knows about in the YA community so there is no need to recommend them but the books she’s recommending aren’t THAT well known
Sara Aref Omg you’re right. I completely forgot about the title of the video while writing this😹 I’ll put in some characters not we’ll known but still deserve to be mentioned. I still think Amari hasn’t reached that level of popularity YET. Thanks dude.
Your space buns are so cute! Ash Princess has really intrigued me! I like the fact that she doesn't have any magical powers. Magic in books is cool and all, but a character who just uses their wits fascinates me!
I'm just waiting for the "wee" one Sasha to discover the Isle of Man ! A land that the locals still believe in the "wee" folk and is steeped in ancient myth and legend and modern day "berserker's" gather to test their bravery and a few pay the ultimate price ! Sure Sasha will find it inspirational she is so near but yet so far.
If you haven't already, I would HIGHLY recommend checking out the Audible original series written by Jack Campbell starting with Daughter of Dragons. The main character is JUST like you describe in this vid, and I love her to pieces!!
I always look forward to your recs because I end up loving the books & the tv shows you mention. This video was definitely different but really helpful to me since I love reading about the various tropes you spoke about. It is so much fun. Thanks so much Sasha.
YEEES A Discovery of Witches ❤️ I agree, I love the scholastic side of Diana. What do you think of the upcoming tv series? Have you watched it? I think it’s going to be cool
Ironically, this is what my character tropes are for my book (that I will be Writing when I'm older), powerful but doesn't rely on them fully and uses their smart mind (a bit like Sherlock Holmes) and uses their powers as a last resort, never first like some other characters.
I miss watching u! I've always love ur book recommendation & It's been so long since I've watched one of your videos coz my children are keeping me busy haha....
I loved A Discovery of Witches so much! It inspired me, as well. But then I couldn't even finish the second book. :'( I was really bummed. Have you read the second one yet? I'm almost tempted to give it another try. It was a couple of years ago that I read them.
The SpellSlinger series by Sebastien de Castell is amazing and I think fits in with this theme. It follows Kellen who is part of a tribe of magic users but he is lacking in that magic. Long Story short you follow him and those he meets as they beat the odds stacked against them. Wow I suck at summaries but I highly recommend them.
Sasha has dormant abilities; actually a recessive genetic trait that appears once in a 1000 years. Sasha's mind/imagination actatived her ability. Imagination is key to everything, as she knows.
Wow Ash Princess sound great...will be picking up...right now Im reading Half a King by Joe Abercrombie...it good. I got thing for all books with Kingdoms 💟🤓
