
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s theme was ten books every x should read.
My top ten list is a two-fer: books to read if you like kick-ass ladies AND want to start a series. (Because, honestly, who doesn’t??)

- A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
- Kick-ass lady: Delilah Bard
- Series: Shades of Magic
- A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
- Kick-ass lady: Diana Bishop
- Series: All Souls Trilogy
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- Kick-ass lady: Lisbeth Salander
- Series: Millennium Trilogy
- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
- Kick-ass lady: Gemma Doyle
- Series: Gemma Doyle
- Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis
- Kick-ass lady: literally ALL OF THEM
- Series: Lumberjanes

- Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
- Kick-ass lady: Kamala Khan
- Series: Ms. Marvel (Marvel NOW!)
- Soulless by Gail Carriger
- Kick-ass lady: Alexia Tarabotti
- Series: Parasol Protectorate
- Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
- Kick-ass lady: Jessica Darling
- Series: Jessica Darling
- Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
- Kick-ass lady: Tally Youngblood
- Series: Uglies
- Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
- Kick-ass lady: Betsy Taylor
- Series: Undead