💪 Strong-Willed Heroine

A heroine who bends but never breaks, whose determination and refusal to compromise drive the story forward with compelling, sometimes defiant, force.

A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald

by Natasha Lester • 2016

She funds her medical degree by dancing on Broadway; the doctors won't let her in.

4.22

3k+

👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🤰 Obstetrics History 🕰️ 1920s America 🚺 Defying Gender Norms ⛓️ Systemic Sexism

A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 87%

She funds her medical degree by dancing on Broadway; the doctors won't let her in.

by Natasha Lester 2016

4.22

3k+ ratings

👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🤰 Obstetrics History 🕰️ 1920s America 🚺 Defying Gender Norms ⛓️ Systemic Sexism

Follow Every Rainbow

by Rashmi Bansal • 2012

Everest at 48, a baking empire from home: the pattern behind 25 Indian women who built empires.

3.82

589

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs 🇮🇳 Indian Women 💪 Overcoming Adversity ❤️ Passion Projects ⚖️ Work Life Balance

Follow Every Rainbow 86%

Everest at 48, a baking empire from home: the pattern behind 25 Indian women who built empires.

by Rashmi Bansal 2012

3.82

589 ratings

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs 🇮🇳 Indian Women 💪 Overcoming Adversity ❤️ Passion Projects ⚖️ Work Life Balance

The Gender Plan

by Bella Forrest • 2017

Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.

4.06

10k+

🏛️ Matriarchal Dystopia 🧬 Enhanced Humans 👫 Brother Sister Bond 🦸 Reluctant Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Gender Plan 86%

Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.

by Bella Forrest 2017

4.06

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Matriarchal Dystopia 🧬 Enhanced Humans 👫 Brother Sister Bond 🦸 Reluctant Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

WOLFPACK

by Abby Wambach • 2019

Why gratitude kept you small, and the eight wild rules for taking your power back.

4.15

26k+

🐺 Women's Leadership 🤝 Collective Success 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Abundance Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience

WOLFPACK 86%

Why gratitude kept you small, and the eight wild rules for taking your power back.

by Abby Wambach 2019

4.15

26k+ ratings

🐺 Women's Leadership 🤝 Collective Success 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Abundance Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience

13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do

by Amy Morin • 2018

Self-pity, people pleasing, dwelling on the past: why these habits backfire and what to do instead.

3.92

4k+

💪 Women's Empowerment 🧠 Mental Toughness 🛡️ Resilience Building 🙅‍♀️ People Pleasing 🚧 Boundary Setting

13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do Summary

13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do 86%

Self-pity, people pleasing, dwelling on the past: why these habits backfire and what to do instead.

by Amy Morin 2018

3.92

4k+ ratings

💪 Women's Empowerment 🧠 Mental Toughness 🛡️ Resilience Building 🙅‍♀️ People Pleasing 🚧 Boundary Setting

Back in the Saddle

by Kristen Ashley • 2024

Her brother is missing on the streets. The brooding investigator who finds her won't walk away.

4.26

4k+

🏠 Found Family 👊 Vigilante Sisterhood 🛡️ Protective Alpha Hero 😞 Wounded Hero 💔 Emotional Healing

Back in the Saddle 86%

Her brother is missing on the streets. The brooding investigator who finds her won't walk away.

by Kristen Ashley 2024

4.26

4k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 👊 Vigilante Sisterhood 🛡️ Protective Alpha Hero 😞 Wounded Hero 💔 Emotional Healing

Dance of Thieves

by Mary E. Pearson • 2018

A queen's spy is shackled to the young outlaw lord she was sent to expose.

4.10

201k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Pov 🗡️ Badass Heroine 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Dance of Thieves 86%

A queen's spy is shackled to the young outlaw lord she was sent to expose.

by Mary E. Pearson 2018

4.10

201k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Pov 🗡️ Badass Heroine 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Realm of Knights

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2019

A girl passing as a boy is forced to lead soldiers and spy for a prince.

3.91

3k+

🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Network 🎭 Cross-Dressing Heroine 👥 Dual Identity

Realm of Knights 86%

A girl passing as a boy is forced to lead soldiers and spy for a prince.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2019

3.91

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Network 🎭 Cross-Dressing Heroine 👥 Dual Identity

The Only Woman in the Room

by Marie Benedict • 2019

A film star weds a munitions mogul, escapes, then invents a weapon the world dismisses.

3.87

111k+

📖 Biographical Fiction 🎬 Golden Age Hollywood 🏰 1930s Vienna 🔒 Gilded Cage 🎭 Hidden Intellect

The Only Woman in the Room 86%

A film star weds a munitions mogul, escapes, then invents a weapon the world dismisses.

by Marie Benedict 2019

3.87

111k+ ratings

📖 Biographical Fiction 🎬 Golden Age Hollywood 🏰 1930s Vienna 🔒 Gilded Cage 🎭 Hidden Intellect

Alanna

by Tamora Pierce • 1983

Disguised as a boy, a girl trains for knighthood while hiding her magic and her identity.

4.27

137k+

👤 Girl Disguised As Boy ⚔️ Knight Training 🤝 Found Family 💎 Honorable Thief 🏆 Triumphant Underdog

Alanna 86%

Disguised as a boy, a girl trains for knighthood while hiding her magic and her identity.

by Tamora Pierce 1983

4.27

137k+ ratings

👤 Girl Disguised As Boy ⚔️ Knight Training 🤝 Found Family 💎 Honorable Thief 🏆 Triumphant Underdog

Imagine Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2020

Memories restored, her sister shares her mind, and the tyrant who caught her wants them both.

4.01

316k+

💥 Superpowered Heroine 💔 Dystopian Romance 👥 Found Family 🧠 Mind Control 🧿 Psychic Connection

Imagine Me 86%

Memories restored, her sister shares her mind, and the tyrant who caught her wants them both.

by Tahereh Mafi 2020

4.01

316k+ ratings

💥 Superpowered Heroine 💔 Dystopian Romance 👥 Found Family 🧠 Mind Control 🧿 Psychic Connection

The Tigress of Forlì

by Elizabeth Lev • 2011

Seven months pregnant, she seized a papal fortress and held the Vatican hostage for eleven days.

4.07

3k+

🏛️ Renaissance Italy ⚔️ Women Warriors 🗡️ Court Intrigue 👑 Dynastic Politics 🏰 Siege Warfare

The Tigress of Forlì 86%

Seven months pregnant, she seized a papal fortress and held the Vatican hostage for eleven days.

by Elizabeth Lev 2011

4.07

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Renaissance Italy ⚔️ Women Warriors 🗡️ Court Intrigue 👑 Dynastic Politics 🏰 Siege Warfare

A History of the World in 21 Women

by Jenni Murray • 2018

A personal history of the world, told through 21 women who refused to be told no.

3.81

4k+

🕰️ Women In History 💪 Defying Gender Norms 🔥 Trailblazing Women ⭐ Feminist Icons 👑 Women Leaders

A History of the World in 21 Women Summary

A History of the World in 21 Women 86%

A personal history of the world, told through 21 women who refused to be told no.

by Jenni Murray 2018

3.81

4k+ ratings

🕰️ Women In History 💪 Defying Gender Norms 🔥 Trailblazing Women ⭐ Feminist Icons 👑 Women Leaders

The Gilded Ones

by Namina Forna • 2020

Deka's blood is gold. Cast out, she joins immortal girls fighting the empire's creatures.

3.98

56k+

🌍 West African Fantasy ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique ✨ Hidden Powers Awakening 🤝 Found Family In Training 🛡️ Female Soldiers

The Gilded Ones 86%

Deka's blood is gold. Cast out, she joins immortal girls fighting the empire's creatures.

by Namina Forna 2020

3.98

56k+ ratings

🌍 West African Fantasy ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique ✨ Hidden Powers Awakening 🤝 Found Family In Training 🛡️ Female Soldiers

Girl, Stop Apologizing

by Rachel Hollis • 2019

Drop the excuses, build the confidence. A guilt-free plan for women ready to chase their goals.

3.77

92k+

🙋‍♀️ Women's Ambition 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Confidence Building 🛡️ Shame Resilience ♀️ Modern Feminism

Girl, Stop Apologizing 86%

Drop the excuses, build the confidence. A guilt-free plan for women ready to chase their goals.

by Rachel Hollis 2019

3.77

92k+ ratings

🙋‍♀️ Women's Ambition 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Confidence Building 🛡️ Shame Resilience ♀️ Modern Feminism

Green Rider

by Kristen Britain • 1998

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

4.09

41k+

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Green Rider 86%

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

by Kristen Britain 1998

4.09

41k+ ratings

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Run to Win

by Stephanie Schriock • 2021

Most women wait until they feel ready. The women who win don't: a campaign-tested playbook.

3.60

231

🗳️ Women In Politics 🏛️ Political Campaigns 💰 Fundraising 📣 Leadership Storytelling 🛡️ Resilience Training

Run to Win 86%

Most women wait until they feel ready. The women who win don't: a campaign-tested playbook.

by Stephanie Schriock 2021

3.60

231 ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics 🏛️ Political Campaigns 💰 Fundraising 📣 Leadership Storytelling 🛡️ Resilience Training

Gotcha!

by Fern Michaels • 2013

Her granddaughter in a cruel stepmother's grip, a grandmother turns to vigilante women for justice.

4.32

5k+

🎭 Women Vigilantes 👵 Golden Years Heroines 🏘️ Small Town South 💕 Late Life Romance 💰 Sudden Fortune

Gotcha! 86%

Her granddaughter in a cruel stepmother's grip, a grandmother turns to vigilante women for justice.

by Fern Michaels 2013

4.32

5k+ ratings

🎭 Women Vigilantes 👵 Golden Years Heroines 🏘️ Small Town South 💕 Late Life Romance 💰 Sudden Fortune

Seven Women

by Eric Metaxas • 2015

The seven women history admires had something in common that most accounts leave out.

4.18

7k+

🕊️ Christian Biography 🙏 Heroines Of Faith 🔥 Faith Under Fire ⚖️ Christian Activism 📖 Vocation And Calling

Seven Women 86%

The seven women history admires had something in common that most accounts leave out.

by Eric Metaxas 2015

4.18

7k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Biography 🙏 Heroines Of Faith 🔥 Faith Under Fire ⚖️ Christian Activism 📖 Vocation And Calling

Find Your Strongest Life

by Marcus Buckingham • 2009

More choices, more success, yet women are unhappier than ever. The answer is not balance.

3.85

592

🌸 Women's Wellbeing 🔍 Strength Discovery 🧠 Positive Psychology 🤔 Choice Overload ⚖️ Rejecting Balance

Find Your Strongest Life 86%

More choices, more success, yet women are unhappier than ever. The answer is not balance.

by Marcus Buckingham 2009

3.85

592 ratings

🌸 Women's Wellbeing 🔍 Strength Discovery 🧠 Positive Psychology 🤔 Choice Overload ⚖️ Rejecting Balance

Point Blank

by Fern Michaels • 2015

Her daughter taken, a mother joins the Sisterhood to infiltrate a corrupted Chinese monastery.

4.34

4k+

🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Female Vigilantes 🚁 Rescue Mission 🌏 International Intrigue 🐕 Mystical Companion

Point Blank 86%

Her daughter taken, a mother joins the Sisterhood to infiltrate a corrupted Chinese monastery.

by Fern Michaels 2015

4.34

4k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Female Vigilantes 🚁 Rescue Mission 🌏 International Intrigue 🐕 Mystical Companion

Blindsided

by Fern Michaels • 2013

Twin judges profit from imprisoned children. A grieving widow reunites her old allies for payback.

4.30

4k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Found Family 🏚️ Corrupt Small Town 👵 Older Heroines 👯 Female Ensemble

Blindsided 86%

Twin judges profit from imprisoned children. A grieving widow reunites her old allies for payback.

by Fern Michaels 2013

4.30

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Found Family 🏚️ Corrupt Small Town 👵 Older Heroines 👯 Female Ensemble

Stray

by D.J. Krimmer • 2023

A traumatized nurse lands at a remote ranch, challenging the stoic cowboy determined to save her.

4.60

1k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🐴 Ranch Life 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🤠 Stoic Cowboy 🔥 Scarred Heroine

Stray 86%

A traumatized nurse lands at a remote ranch, challenging the stoic cowboy determined to save her.

by D.J. Krimmer 2023

4.60

1k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🐴 Ranch Life 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🤠 Stoic Cowboy 🔥 Scarred Heroine

Akarnae

by Lynette Noni • 2015

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

4.20

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

Akarnae 86%

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

by Lynette Noni 2015

4.20

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

The Dancer Wore Opera Rose

by Shelley Adina • 2018

A dancer vanishes in steampunk Santa Fe as two sisters hunt their missing father.

4.20

242

🕰️ Steampunk Mystery 🤠 Alternative Western 👯 Sister Devotion 🏠 Found Family 🫂 Women Helping Women

The Dancer Wore Opera Rose 86%

A dancer vanishes in steampunk Santa Fe as two sisters hunt their missing father.

by Shelley Adina 2018

4.20

242 ratings

🕰️ Steampunk Mystery 🤠 Alternative Western 👯 Sister Devotion 🏠 Found Family 🫂 Women Helping Women

Dear Madam President

by Jennifer Palmieri • 2018

Leadership was designed by men. A White House veteran shows women how to rewrite the rules.

3.89

6k+

🗳️ Women In Politics ✊ Feminist Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🛡️ Resilience Building

Dear Madam President 86%

Leadership was designed by men. A White House veteran shows women how to rewrite the rules.

by Jennifer Palmieri 2018

3.89

6k+ ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics ✊ Feminist Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🛡️ Resilience Building

Empowering Women

by Louise L. Hay • 1996

Why women stay quiet and how to reclaim your voice, your health, and your money.

3.99

2k+

✊ Women's Empowerment 📖 Feminist Self-Help 🗣️ Affirmations 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 💰 Financial Independence

Empowering Women 86%

Why women stay quiet and how to reclaim your voice, your health, and your money.

by Louise L. Hay 1996

3.99

2k+ ratings

✊ Women's Empowerment 📖 Feminist Self-Help 🗣️ Affirmations 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 💰 Financial Independence

Brave, Not Perfect

by Reshma Saujani • 2019

The perfectionism learned in girlhood is the real glass ceiling; shatter it one risk at a time.

3.86

10k+

🔍 Perfectionism 😰 Fear Of Failure 💪 Bravery Practice ✊ Female Empowerment 🧠 Social Conditioning

Brave, Not Perfect 86%

The perfectionism learned in girlhood is the real glass ceiling; shatter it one risk at a time.

by Reshma Saujani 2019

3.86

10k+ ratings

🔍 Perfectionism 😰 Fear Of Failure 💪 Bravery Practice ✊ Female Empowerment 🧠 Social Conditioning

The Banished of Muirwood

by Jeff Wheeler • 2015

A banished princess seeks a lost abbey. The spirit inside her wants only ashes.

4.15

13k+

🔥 Banished Princess ✨ Forbidden Magic 💛 Found Family 👑 Arranged Marriage 🗡️ Reluctant Heroine

The Banished of Muirwood 86%

A banished princess seeks a lost abbey. The spirit inside her wants only ashes.

by Jeff Wheeler 2015

4.15

13k+ ratings

🔥 Banished Princess ✨ Forbidden Magic 💛 Found Family 👑 Arranged Marriage 🗡️ Reluctant Heroine

Smooth Talking Stranger

by Lisa Kleypas • 2009

Her sister's abandoned baby sends an advice columnist to a wealthy Houston playboy's penthouse.

4.13

43k+

👶 Guardian Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero 💔 Emotional Scars 🏠 Found Family 💰 Wealthy Hero

Smooth Talking Stranger 86%

Her sister's abandoned baby sends an advice columnist to a wealthy Houston playboy's penthouse.

by Lisa Kleypas 2009

4.13

43k+ ratings

👶 Guardian Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero 💔 Emotional Scars 🏠 Found Family 💰 Wealthy Hero

Live Alone and Like It

by Marjorie Hillis • 1936

Living alone isn't a misfortune: the 1936 rules for turning it into an advantage.

3.68

1k+

🏠 Solo Living Lifestyle 🥂 Single Positivity 🛋️ Home As Sanctuary 👯 Friendship Cultivation 🍸 Cocktail Culture

Live Alone and Like It 86%

Living alone isn't a misfortune: the 1936 rules for turning it into an advantage.

by Marjorie Hillis 1936

3.68

1k+ ratings

🏠 Solo Living Lifestyle 🥂 Single Positivity 🛋️ Home As Sanctuary 👯 Friendship Cultivation 🍸 Cocktail Culture

L'Art de la joie

by Goliarda Sapienza • 1998

From Sicilian poverty she rises, loving freely, outliving fascism, learning joy as rebellion.

4.11

11k+

✊ Feminist Epic 🏠 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Queer Love 💰 Rags To Riches 🔥 Defiant Woman

L'Art de la joie 86%

From Sicilian poverty she rises, loving freely, outliving fascism, learning joy as rebellion.

by Goliarda Sapienza 1998

4.11

11k+ ratings

✊ Feminist Epic 🏠 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Queer Love 💰 Rags To Riches 🔥 Defiant Woman

Mirror Gate

by Jeff Wheeler • 2018

A magicless princess and a haunted orphan fight for the throne and against an ancient darkness.

4.39

12k+

🧙 Magical Boarding School 👧 Orphan Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divide 🕵️‍♀️ Political Intrigue

Mirror Gate 86%

A magicless princess and a haunted orphan fight for the throne and against an ancient darkness.

by Jeff Wheeler 2018

4.39

12k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Boarding School 👧 Orphan Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divide 🕵️‍♀️ Political Intrigue

Nice Girls Just Don't Get It

by Lois P. Frankel • 2005

How your 'nice' conditioning costs you promotions, raises, and respect, and what to do instead.

3.61

529

👩‍💼 Women In Business 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤝 Strategic Networking 📢 Self-Advocacy

Nice Girls Just Don't Get It 86%

How your 'nice' conditioning costs you promotions, raises, and respect, and what to do instead.

by Lois P. Frankel 2005

3.61

529 ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Business 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤝 Strategic Networking 📢 Self-Advocacy

You On Top

by Kate White • 2007

A no-hesitation guide to owning your power from the bedroom to the boardroom.

3.48

104

♀️ Womens Empowerment 🔥 Sexual Confidence 💼 Career Advice For Women 💪 Confidence Building 💬 Communication With Men

You On Top 86%

A no-hesitation guide to owning your power from the bedroom to the boardroom.

by Kate White 2007

3.48

104 ratings

♀️ Womens Empowerment 🔥 Sexual Confidence 💼 Career Advice For Women 💪 Confidence Building 💬 Communication With Men

In the Hand of the Goddess

by Tamora Pierce • 1984

To win her knighthood, a disguised squire must expose a sorcerer before he seizes the throne.

4.24

103k+

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy ⚔️ Female Knight 👑 Court Intrigue 💕 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen By The Gods

In the Hand of the Goddess 86%

To win her knighthood, a disguised squire must expose a sorcerer before he seizes the throne.

by Tamora Pierce 1984

4.24

103k+ ratings

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy ⚔️ Female Knight 👑 Court Intrigue 💕 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen By The Gods

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel

by Karen Karbo • 2009

From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.

3.53

3k+

🧵 Fashion Biography 👑 Iconic Women 🇫🇷 French Style 🎭 Self-Invention ✂️ Creative Independence

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel Summary

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel 86%

From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.

by Karen Karbo 2009

3.53

3k+ ratings

🧵 Fashion Biography 👑 Iconic Women 🇫🇷 French Style 🎭 Self-Invention ✂️ Creative Independence

Powerful and Feminine

by Rachael Jayne Groover • 2011

The physical and energetic shifts that amplify a woman's presence: no shrinking required.

3.98

421

✨ Feminine Energy 🔮 New Age Spirituality 💫 Sexual Polarity 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender 🌀 Womb Practices

Powerful and Feminine 86%

The physical and energetic shifts that amplify a woman's presence: no shrinking required.

by Rachael Jayne Groover 2011

3.98

421 ratings

✨ Feminine Energy 🔮 New Age Spirituality 💫 Sexual Polarity 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender 🌀 Womb Practices

The Traitor Queen

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2020

She destroyed her husband's kingdom. Now she must rescue him from her father's fortress.

4.22

170k+

🖤 Marriage In Crisis 🙏 Groveling Heroine 🔓 Captive Rescue 🏜️ Desert Survival 👑 Political Intrigue

The Traitor Queen 86%

She destroyed her husband's kingdom. Now she must rescue him from her father's fortress.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2020

4.22

170k+ ratings

🖤 Marriage In Crisis 🙏 Groveling Heroine 🔓 Captive Rescue 🏜️ Desert Survival 👑 Political Intrigue

Manifesta

by Jennifer Baumgardner • 2000

The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.

3.73

3k+

🌊 Third Wave Feminism 💋 Reclaiming Femininity ✊ Everyday Activism 🔍 Consciousness Raising 🤝 Intersectional Feminism

Manifesta 86%

The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.

by Jennifer Baumgardner 2000

3.73

3k+ ratings

🌊 Third Wave Feminism 💋 Reclaiming Femininity ✊ Everyday Activism 🔍 Consciousness Raising 🤝 Intersectional Feminism

#Girlboss

by Sophia Amoruso • 2014

From shoplifter to CEO: the scrappy business playbook for women who refuse to fit in.

3.64

77k+

🧱 Bootstrapping 💼 Career Advice 💰 Financial Literacy 🔥 Hustle Culture 👽 Outsider Success

#Girlboss 86%

From shoplifter to CEO: the scrappy business playbook for women who refuse to fit in.

by Sophia Amoruso 2014

3.64

77k+ ratings

🧱 Bootstrapping 💼 Career Advice 💰 Financial Literacy 🔥 Hustle Culture 👽 Outsider Success

The Instrumentalist

by Harriet Constable • 2024

Abandoned in Venice, a color-seeing prodigy composes in secret. Her maestro steals her music.

4.10

12k+

🎻 Violin Prodigy 🗣️ Feminist Retelling 🧑‍🏫 Exploitative Mentor 🎶 Baroque Music 🇮🇹 Historical Venice

The Instrumentalist 86%

Abandoned in Venice, a color-seeing prodigy composes in secret. Her maestro steals her music.

by Harriet Constable 2024

4.10

12k+ ratings

🎻 Violin Prodigy 🗣️ Feminist Retelling 🧑‍🏫 Exploitative Mentor 🎶 Baroque Music 🇮🇹 Historical Venice

Badjens

by Delphine Minoui • 2024

In Iran, after a woman dies in custody, an unwanted girl joins the uprising.

4.25

2k+

🌱 Political Coming-Of-Age 👭 Female Solidarity 🧕 Hijab Rebellion 🕌 Religious Patriarchy 🇮🇷 Post-Revolution Iran

Badjens 86%

In Iran, after a woman dies in custody, an unwanted girl joins the uprising.

by Delphine Minoui 2024

4.25

2k+ ratings

🌱 Political Coming-Of-Age 👭 Female Solidarity 🧕 Hijab Rebellion 🕌 Religious Patriarchy 🇮🇷 Post-Revolution Iran

Kiss My Tiara

by Susan Jane Gilman • 2001

Earn more, eat more, apologize less. A loud, funny field guide for women done playing nice.

3.61

2k+

💅 Feminist Humor 😈 Irreverent Self-Help ✨ Body Positivity 🍕 Rejecting Diet Culture 💰 Financial Independence

Kiss My Tiara 86%

Earn more, eat more, apologize less. A loud, funny field guide for women done playing nice.

by Susan Jane Gilman 2001

3.61

2k+ ratings

💅 Feminist Humor 😈 Irreverent Self-Help ✨ Body Positivity 🍕 Rejecting Diet Culture 💰 Financial Independence

The Radium Girls

by Kate Moore • 2016

She taught in dugouts, flew biplanes, ranched 180,000 acres. Nothing broke her.

4.16

190k+

🏜️ Pioneer Women 🏔️ American West 🏡 Frontier Life 💪 Resilience Stories 🌊 Survival Stories

The Radium Girls 86%

She taught in dugouts, flew biplanes, ranched 180,000 acres. Nothing broke her.

by Kate Moore 2016

4.16

190k+ ratings

🏜️ Pioneer Women 🏔️ American West 🏡 Frontier Life 💪 Resilience Stories 🌊 Survival Stories

The Prophecy of the Stones

by Flavia Bujor • 2002

Three girls share one prophecy and three stones. To save the realm, enemies must become allies.

3.51

7k+

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The Prophecy of the Stones 86%

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by Flavia Bujor 2002

3.51

7k+ ratings

🪨 Prophecy Quest 👩‍👩‍👩 Trio Of Heroines 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔥 Redemption Arc ✨ Whimsical Adventure

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Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.

4.47

2k+

🎤 Regional Mexican Music 🎵 Female Musicians 💔 Surviving Abuse ✊ Chicana Feminism 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mothers

Unbreakable 86%

Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.

by Jenni Rivera 2013

4.47

2k+ ratings

🎤 Regional Mexican Music 🎵 Female Musicians 💔 Surviving Abuse ✊ Chicana Feminism 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mothers

Catwoman

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Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

4.06

27k+

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

Catwoman 86%

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

by Sarah J. Maas 2018

4.06

27k+ ratings

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

Cress

by Marissa Meyer • 2014

A satellite hacker's plea for rescue crashes her into a desert with a blind pilot.

4.40

407k+

🚀 Sci-Fi Fairy Tale 💻 Hacker Heroine 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💍 Political Marriage 🔒 Forced Proximity

Cress 86%

A satellite hacker's plea for rescue crashes her into a desert with a blind pilot.

by Marissa Meyer 2014

4.40

407k+ ratings

🚀 Sci-Fi Fairy Tale 💻 Hacker Heroine 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💍 Political Marriage 🔒 Forced Proximity

Great Circle

by Maggie Shipstead • 2021

A biplane over Montana: an orphan girl decides nothing will keep her from the sky.

4.09

84k+

🛩️ Female Aviator 📖 Epic Life Saga 👯 Twin Connection 🥃 Prohibition-Era 🔄 Self-Reinvention

Great Circle 85%

A biplane over Montana: an orphan girl decides nothing will keep her from the sky.

by Maggie Shipstead 2021

4.09

84k+ ratings

🛩️ Female Aviator 📖 Epic Life Saga 👯 Twin Connection 🥃 Prohibition-Era 🔄 Self-Reinvention

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