Taylor Stevens: 11 Most Kickass Literary Heroines | Huffington Post Books

Post by the Vanessa Michael Monroe series author Taylor Stevens. What a great topic for a book club or book forum! What is the meaning  and context of kickass? Does kickass necessarily require violent death? Comparing heroines across genres…dystopian, paranormal, historical/literary, mystery, action/adventure and science fiction/fantasy.

The post comments also suggest Lisbeth Salandar from the Dragon Tattoo series, Scarlett O’Hara, Elizabeth I and Paksenarion.

I would like to add Mrs. Amelia Peabody Emerson from Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody series (Victorian set in London and Egypt), with her trusty steel shaft umbrella and archeological “tool belt.”