The Kick-Butt Characters Hop runs from March 23-29, 2012 and is hosted by the lovely I Am A Reader, Not a Writer and Good Choice Reading. I am stop # 67!
The purpose of this hop is to feature one or more young adult books with kick-butt characters. Today I've decided to feature
Embrace by Jessica Shirvington
Summary:
It starts with a whisper: “It’s time for you to know who you are…”
Violet Eden dreads her seventeenth birthday. After all, it’s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother’s death. As if that wasn’t enough, disturbing dreams haunt her sleep and leave her with very real injuries. There’s a dark tattoo weaving its way up her arms that wasn’t there before.
Violet is determined to get some answers, but nothing could have prepared her for the truth. The guy she thought she could fall in love with has been keeping his identity a secret: he’s only half-human—oh, and same goes for her.
A centuries-old battle between fallen angels and the protectors of humanity has chosen its new warrior. It’s a fight Violet doesn’t want, but she lives her life by two rules: don’t run and don’t quit. When angels seek vengeance and humans are the warriors, you could do a lot worse than betting on Violet Eden…
Why I'm featuring Embrace:
This is a book that not only a kick-butt heroine but also lots of kick-butt villains and side characters. Violet is a grigori, a half human-half angel but she is even special among them. She fights for what she wants out of life, which may or may not be to shun her angel side. She also fights for the people in her life she wants to keep safe. All while dating a fallen angel. I gave this book a 5/5 because it is just that awesome and fun to read. (my review)
Giveaway:
For the giveaway portion of this hop, I'll be sending one winner a paperback copy of Embrace by Jessica Shirvington. The paperback cover looks like this and is the UK edition:
Rules:
Must be 13 or older to participate.
Open Internationally, wherever The Book Depository ships.
Ends March 29, 2012 at 12:01 AM EST
To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter below. Everybody gets one free entry and you can earn up to 3 more.
a Rafflecopter giveaway Good luck, everyone. Have fun on the hop!
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Got to be Alex from Jennifer L Armentrout's Covenant Series. Alex is totally kick butt. She fights like nobodies business and she has that fabulous snarky personality. You're gonna win when she's on your side and have fun doing it!
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Sorry but it has to be HUNGER GAMES! Thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteAt the moment Hunger Games of course :) but with a close tie would have to be Rose from Vampire Academy.
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I cant decide between Rose from vampire academy and katniss from the hunger games, because for me both are great kick-butt characters :)
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ReplyDeleteThe Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost has the most kick-ass character in it: Catherine 'Cat' Crawfield!
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The Hunger Games, they have Katniss
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ReplyDeleteI have to say that my favorite kick-ass heroine definitely is and will forever be Hermoine Granger in the Harry Potter series. Her characer development is much more than any other female character I've come across in literature, which probably has to do with the fact that there are seven books. But I love how she gets to be that strong woman her two friends couldn't survive without.
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Lily from Firespell (Dark elite) or Grayfriar from The Greyfriar were amazing, so… That’s it :D Maybe not my favourite-favourite, but I can think only of them right now.
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Rose from Vampire Academy and Hermione from Harry Potter.
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Gallagher Girls
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The By Death series from J.D. Robb
ReplyDeleteToo many books... but to say something... The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare.
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The Mediator series by Meg Cabot.
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ReplyDeleteso far is Katniss from the hunger game trilogy
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ReplyDeleteI love claire in the morganville vampires. well i love all the characters in the book but shes one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Kick butt character would be MacKayla Lane from the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning!
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The Darkest Powers Series! She's a bit of a damsel in distress in the beginning, but matures and becomes a kick-butt kind of girl toward the 2nd and 3rd book! :D
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Graceling! Katsa is easily one of the most kick ass characters I've ever read :D
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Buffy. Totally. :)
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ReplyDeleteDefinitely Tris from Divergent! Strong and confident! Qualities I wish I had.
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ReplyDeleteLord of the Rings; Samwise!
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ReplyDeleteGuilty Pleasures, the first book in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton has my favourite kick-butt character (Anita Blake herself) in it, but all of the books in the series are great.
ReplyDeleteGraceling by Kristin Cashore has my favourite kick-butt character. Katsa is so awesome :)
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I have to say Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games as I just reread it!
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I love Katniss from Hunger games :)
ReplyDeleteKeladry of Mindelan from "Protector of the Small"; brave, loyal and unyielding, and with a stoic personality. If not her, then Marya Monerva from Deathless. She doesn't start as "kick-butt", but she eventually becomes one.
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I love The Hunger Games trilogy.
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I love Cammie from the Gallagher Girls series.
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Probably Katniss from the Hunger Games.
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Rose from the Vampire Academy Series
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Jude from Shades of Grey by L.M. Pruitt
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Currently my favorite kick butt character is Ismae from Grave Mercy.
ReplyDeleteThe Hunger Games of course.
ReplyDeleteI also love Megan Chase from the Iron Fey series!
Thanks for the giveaway!
The Hunger Games series, Night Huntress Series, Vampire Academy Series, and Morganville Vampires series all have kick-butt characters! :))
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Alice from Twilight - Thanks!
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The Host. Thanks so much.
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I love Rose from Vampire Academy! Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteKatniss Everdeen comes to mind :)!
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Rose from VA :)
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Oh I would have to say that I love Rachel Morgan's character in the Hallows series.
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My favorite kick butt character is Hermione Granger from HP since she's so brave *o*
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The Host by Stephenie Meyer
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ReplyDeleteHi Jem. I did pick a winner over a week ago. I'm not sure why it didn't show up then but it looks like I got it working now. Thanks for pointing that out :)
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