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The Heroine Challenge
Let me know if any of the definitions need tweaking.
Nice! Thanks Lisa. I'm definitely in. I'll go for Easy, but if I get that done quickly enough, I might go for another level.
I'm in too! Sticking with easy for the moment, if I can get done with some other challenges plus this one I might up the ante a little bit.
What a fun challenge! I'm going for easy, and I except it will take me a while to find characters that fit all of them. Happy Valentines everyone!The Heroine Challenge
Start Date: Feb 14, 2011
End Date: ?
Level: Easy - 1 - 3 books for every type of heroine.
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine
1. Eileen in The Yellow House: A Novel by Patricia Falvey - read 14/02/11
I'm in :) I'm going to give myself until December 31st to complete, and I'm aiming for at least one heroine for each.Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine:
Wallflower Heroine:
Professional Heroine:
Rich Girl Heroine:
Brainiac Heroine:
Spinster Heroine:
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine:
Minx/She-Devil Heroine:
Girl Next Door Heroine:
Paranormal Heroine:
I'm in as well, aiming for December 31 also.1/10 Done
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine:
Wallflower Heroine:
Professional Heroine:
Rich Girl Heroine:
Spinster Heroine:
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine:
Minx/She-Devil Heroine: Faythe in Pride
Girl Next Door Heroine:
Paranormal Heroine: Cat in At Grave's End
Ok question I found a book that might work for the Rich Girl Heroine, she's the daughter of a senator and is forced to live in a world where she feels like an outsider I don't think she's really spoiled.I think she'd also fit in well with the Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine, but I'm a little unsure because she's the daughter of a senator.
Any opinions?
Gabrielle wrote: "Ok question I found a book that might work for the Rich Girl Heroine, she's the daughter of a senator and is forced to live in a world where she feels like an outsider I don't think she's really sp..."I'd put her in whichever category seems most difficult to you. Then, if someone else comes up who seems to fit a difficult category more easily, I'd move her. :)
Ok, thanks Galla!
I'm so in especially because I'm in the My Hero challenge! I'm going to start with easy and if I fill that up I'll move on. :)
3/10 doneOutsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine:
Wallflower Heroine:
Professional Heroine:
Rich Girl Heroine:
Brainiac Heroine:
Spinster Heroine: Amelia from Mine Till Midnight
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine: Elena from Angels' Blood
Minx/She-Devil Heroine:
Girl Next Door Heroine:
Paranormal Heroine: Sascha from Slave to Sensation
Not Sure when I'll be starting, but I know Ill be doing at least one book for each heroine. I've somehow started forming a pattern here! I've decided that most of these are tentative because I'm trying to use books I haven't read yet!
Continue Date?
Level - Easy
4/10 Done
Rich Girl Heroine : Marguerite D'Aubert Goudeau from
Unleash the Night (Tentative Choice!)
Wallflower Heroine : Still working on!
Brainiac Heroine : Amanda Devereaux from Night Pleasures(Tentative Title!)
Spinster Heroine : Olivia Fairfax from The Fortune Hunter
Minx/She-Devil Heroine : Joyous MacQuarrie from Bewitching
Paranormal Heroine : Elizabeth Stevens from A Taste of Magic
The Heroine ChallengeStart Date: Feb 14, 2011
End Date: ?
Level: Easy - 1 - 3 books for every type of heroine.
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine
1. Eileen in The Yellow House: A Novel by Patricia Falvey - read 14/02/11
Rich Girl Heroine
1. Tamara in The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern - read 03/03/11
Brainiac Heroine
1. Sophie in The Explosionist by Jenny Davidson - read 01/03/11
Spinster Heroine
1. Emily in The Native Star by M.K. Hobson - read 22/02/11
Girl Next Door Heroine
1. Grace in Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater - read 02/03/11
Paranormal Heroine
1. Meghan in The Iron King by Julie Kagawa - read 05/03/11
2. Opal in Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder - read 10/03/11
6/10
The HeroineEasy 1-3 per each category
Duration: March 1-December 31
Completed: 9/10
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine:
Wallflower Heroine:
Professional Heroine:
Rich Girl Heroine:
Brainiac Heroine:
Spinster Heroine:
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine:
Minx/She-Devil Heroine:
1.
Girl Next Door Heroine:
Paranormal Heroine:
Level: Easy 1-3 per each categoryDuration: February 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Completed: 0/10
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine: Pride by Rachel Vincent
Wallflower Heroine:
Professional Heroine:
Rich Girl Heroine:
Brainiac Heroine:
Spinster Heroine:
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine: Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton
Minx/She-Devil Heroine:
Girl Next Door Heroine:
Paranormal Heroine:
I didn't see this! I'm in but I'm going for easy: 0/10
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine:
Wallflower Heroine:
Professional Heroine:
Rich Girl Heroine:
Brainiac Heroine:
Spinster Heroine:
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine:
Minx/She-Devil Heroine:
Girl Next Door Heroine:
Paranormal Heroine:
I need an opinion, has anyone read Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon? in your opinion which category do you think Amanda Devereaux fits in the best?I'm thinking about putting her in either The Professional Heroine category or The Brainiac Heroine category? Any opinions?
Lisarenee wrote: "Let me know if any of the definitions need tweaking."Lisa I was curious would The Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine also maybe include adventurous?
Gabrielle wrote: "I need an opinion, has anyone read Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon? in your opinion which category do you think Amanda Devereaux fits in the best?I'm thinking about putting her in either The ..."
Either would work :)
You got me with the adventurous heroine Gabrielle. I'm not sure. Maybe it's another type of heroine altogether. I'm thinking she doesn't quite fit into The Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking category. They're ones looking to change something or not conform to something society does.I guess the other question would be do they also fall into one of the other categories?
I was just curious, thanks guys!
I was just wondering is it ok to use a book for this challenge if your already using it for the My Hero challenge?
I don't see why not. We double count books for other challenges so the same should hold true for the hero/heroine challenge.
I didn't think anyone would mind but I don't like making assumptions if I can help it that's why I asked. Thanks Sans!
For anyone who has read The Gargoyle, do you think I could put Marianne into any of these categories? She's probably not a very good fit for any of them, except maybe "woman warrior", but I'm worried that might be stretching a bit too much.
Marianne's tough to fit into a category! If you wanted to stretch a bit, you could probably put her in outsider/rebel, since she's so unconventional. Professional might work, too--she's not what comes to mind when I think of the category, but she is hardcore about her sculpting.
Thanks Galla! I think I will just leave her out for now. I don't want to feel like I cheated, haha.
I was curious about something? I'm reading this book right now about a girl that might fit in well in the Wallflower category. The thing is she's not really plain by any stretch of the imagination, but she does have a couple of features that might be overlooked by normal people, she's also sort of seen as an oddity do you think she might be good for this category?
The Heroine ChallengeTimeframe: none
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine ~
Wallflower Heroine ~
Professional Heroine ~
Rich Girl Heroine ~
Brainiac Heroine ~
Spinster Heroine ~
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine ~
Minx/She-Devil Heroine ~ Charley Davidson in First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Girl Next Door Heroine ~
Paranormal Heroine ~
Completed: 1/10
Anyone have thoughts on Grace from Shiver? I was thinking she is maybe Girl Next Door? She is fairly wholesome, sweet, agreeable, kind of passive, and she prefers to spend time at home cooking and reading rather than going out. She doesn't fall for the boy next door exactly, lol, but he lives behind her house.. even if he does live in the woods and not in a house.
I agree with girl next door, and the woods are pretty much next door to her house so.... :)
Nairabell wrote: "I agree with girl next door, and the woods are pretty much next door to her house so.... :)"Haha, exactly! Thanks, I think I'll go with that. Was just curious what others would categorize her as. :)
I'd like to try this! I will have to go back and check the books I've read so far and my to-read list to see what applies :)
I'm in for easy, but will most likely bump it up. I'll set it from today until the end of the year!I'll post as I go!
The Heroine Challenge Start: February 13, 2011
Update!Easy (1-3 books for each category)
March 10 - December 31
3 of 10 Complete
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking:
Wallflower:
Professional:
1.Kim Fraser, Pride Mates - Reread 3/11 ****
Rich Girl:
Brainiac:
Spinster:
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt:
Minx/She-Devil:
1.Ivy Sinclair,The Most Wicked of Sins - Complete 3/10 ****1/2
Girl Next Door:
1.Clarissa Crambray, Love Is Blind - Complete 3/13 ****
Paranormal:
Read
Rich Girl - Tamara in The Book of TomorrowBraniac Heroine - Lily in Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
Professional Heroine - Parker in Vision in White
This will be fun! Girls rule!!!Moderate 4 - 8 books for every type of heroine.
Finished on September 2: 50 books!
1. Kitty Norville: Kitty Goes to Washington
2. Helga: The Year We Were Famous
3. Gratuity "Tip" Tucci: The True Meaning of Smekday
4. Sula: The Water Wars
5. Karina: The Astral: A Novel
1. Lacey from: Miles from Ordinary
2. Willa Lang from: The Uncoupling
3. Claire Waverley from: Garden Spells
4. Chloe from The Summoning
5. Art3mis from Ready Player One
1. Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses
2.Regina from:The Girl Who Became a Beatle
3. Olivia Lockhart:16 Lighthouse Road
4. Profession McGonagal: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
5. Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures
1. Meg Powers: Long May She Reign
2. Lila Zackarov: Red Glove
3. Taylor: Beauty Queens
4. Claudia: Incarceron
5. Sally/Lucy (Married as an adult): Original Sin
1. The Line
2. Hermione: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
3. Chantal: French Lessons
4. Dr. Singh: State of Wonder
5. Annie: The Family Fang
1. Jane from: Leaving the World
2. Christine from: Before I Go to Sleep
3. MaryLou from: The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady
4. Gladys from: South of Superior
5. Aunt Mimi from: John
1.Annabeth Chase: The Sea of Monsters
2.The Battle of the Labyrinth
3.Zoey Nightshade: The Titan's Curse
4.Kate Daniels: Magic Burns
5. Jacqueline: Storm of Visions
1. Sasha: A Visit from the Goon Squad
2. Bell: The President's Vampire
3. Isabel: Forever
4. Yoko Ono (She-Devil): Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now
5. Michaela: Angels' Blood
1.Cloaked
2.Darkfever
3.Fallen
4.Melody Mayflower:Bumped
5. Kit Corrigan: Strings Attached
1. Unraveled
2. Evernight
3. Lily: Hexbound
4. Sookie: Dead Reckoning
5. Helen: The Radleys
Is anyone else having a hard time finding different heroines? I'm thinking I'm either reading the wrong genres (where the heroines are somewhat limited in their personality types) or I'm so caught up in the heroes that I'm simply not paying attention to the heroine.
I am, Sans. I agree, I think I don't read the right type of books like you said. There are some I could really stretch to make fit the descriptions. I'm gonna keep tryin :)
Glad to know I'm not alone. And I think stretching things could be considered creative thinking!
I'm finding there are tons and tons of outsider/rebel and paranormal heroines, but very few of some of the other types like professional, wallflower, brainiac. I'm not sure if it's a reflection of the types of books I read, or if it's just a more general reflection of the types of heroines that are more popular for authors to write right now.
Good point Alicia! I have found the professional and braniac but the wallflower is tough for me. And the really strong female ones like kick but or minx are really hard because I dont read a lot of paranormal or those type of books. It might make me start though!
Maybe you guys can try reading some dystopia novels. The protagonist are usually heroines.
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For this challenge read one or more books for each of the following types of Heroine. You set the pace/time and the amount of books of each type of heroine you wish to read. Most of all have fun!
Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine - Tough, self-sufficient, self-thinking woman who will not conform just because she's told to by others or because society dictates it. A person who wishes to control her is barking up the wrong tree.
Wallflower Heroine - Plain looking an overlooked by most but an extraordinary type of woman that excels at everything but small talk. Needs someone who can look beyond the surface and see her inner beauty.
Professional Heroine - Sometimes mistaken as being a bitch for using her authority, but she just knows how to handle people and will not be pushed around. Needs someone not intimidated by her brain or her authority and can give as good as they take.
Rich Girl Heroine - Rich and smart and a little spoiled, but has a good heart. Needs someone who'll appreciate her for her and not her money.
Brainiac Heroine - Smarter than your average bear and willing to use that to her advantage. Needs someone that will not be intimidated by her brain and can hold their own.
Spinster Heroine - Thought to be too old to ever marry, but possesses hidden passion and is too smart to settle for anything less than she deserves. She needs someone that has it all.
Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine - Tough, self-sufficient, uncompromising and needs someone that won't change her and accepts her the way she is -faults & all.
Minx/She-Devil Heroine - Mischievous, feisty, and self-thinking. Will give a person a run for their money and will be well worth it.
Girl Next Door Heroine - She's pretty, smart, sweet, wholesome, but somewhat naïve. Most likely to fall for the boy next store.
Paranormal Heroine - Strong, self-sufficient, and dangerous woman who won't put up with cr@p. Needs a person who can handle her and not be intimidated. Can be a witch, vampire, shape-shifter, etc.