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Do you have a favorite character? I’ve found that my favorite characters aren’t necessarily from my favorite books, but they definitely can be! For instance, I love The Hunger Games, The Night Circus and Ender’s Game, but none of them have characters that I would categorize as my favorite. And I would say it goes vice versa, but it doesn’t. All of my favorite characters are from favorite books.
Here are a few:
Rose Hathaway
From Vampire Academy, by Richelle Mead
I love how fiercely loyal Rose is. I love that she is snarky and strong and protective and that she doesn’t back down from a fight. I love that she isn’t afraid to speak her mind. I think I would have loved to have a friend like her when I was growing up.
Fun fact: I briefly took up running when I really connected with Rose because she was always running. I don’t necessarily enjoy running anymore, but I don’t exactly hate it like I used to.
Gansey
Richard Gansey III from The Raven Boys, by Maggie Steifvater
I love all of the characters from the Raven Cycle series, but Gansy is an old soul with so much richness and depth. He’s obsessed with finding dead kings and he has the means to do it despite being a teenager. And his relationship with Blue!! Swoon!!
Fun fact: I first read this series by listening to the audiobooks which is narrated by Will Patton (of Remember the Titans) while walking my oldest kiddo to and from kindergarten and pushing my toddler and baby in a stroller. It’s one of those fond memories from when my kids were still babies.
Prince Maxon
Maxon Schreave from The Selection, by Kiera Cass
I know a lot of people had an issue with Prince Maxon, but I was all in with how immediately he fell in love with America. As a longtime fan of The Bachelor, it was fun to see “the bachelor” pick his favorite so quickly. He definitely has a lot of flaws, but I loved seeing a broken prince find love.
Fun fact: I've read this series over and over and was something I'd read on my phone late at night while I was feeding my newborns. Another fond memory when my kids were babies.
Will Herondale
Will Herondale from Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare
As much as I love Jace from The Mortal Instruments, there was something so tragic and dark about Will from the Infernal Devices. Jace seemed like jerk in the beginning because he was a haughty teenage boy. Will was worse, but once I learned his reasons, it broke my heart. I love his relationship with Jem and the evolution of his relationship with Tessa.
Fun fact: This one isn't so much fun, but my son has some challenges and there was one exhausting weekend when we couldn't get his medication refilled so he couldn't sleep. He ended up being awake for 36 hours straight. I don't like sleeping while he is awake, so I stayed up with him, sitting in the hall outside his bedroom and reading this series because it's one of those comfort series for me.