Hello, seeing how this is my first post I assume an introduction is in order. My name is Mack and I like to read! I mainly read Sci-Fi and children's literature, but have dabbled in fantasy as well. Currently I am at a loss for a good book with a female protagonist! Here is a list of what I have tried so far, but haven't quite found what I am looking for:
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey. I found there to be not enough action and too much sex. I picked this book up because some where I read a comparison to the Dune novels. I love the Dune series, but this not so much. Sex was a theme in Dune, but it was always discussed and never really written about in scenes (at least the ones I have read).
Crossfire by Matt Farrer. I am usually a big fan of the WH40K universe, but this felt too slow for my liking. More like a crime novel then a Sci-Fi.
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Step in the right direction, but I don't like first person.
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. Currently I am reading this, I love the story. It is immensely creative and entertaining. The problem is that Lyra doesn't feel like a girl. I am a guy, and I want a perspective from a character that isn't of my gender. To me she just feels like a boy wrapped in girls skin.
I am looking for something with action. A girl who kicks ass with a twinge of eeriness. Something darker than your normal fantasy or sci-fi with small tasteful amounts of romance. And a perspective that actually feels like a woman. Oh and no first person.
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey. I found there to be not enough action and too much sex. I picked this book up because some where I read a comparison to the Dune novels. I love the Dune series, but this not so much. Sex was a theme in Dune, but it was always discussed and never really written about in scenes (at least the ones I have read).
Crossfire by Matt Farrer. I am usually a big fan of the WH40K universe, but this felt too slow for my liking. More like a crime novel then a Sci-Fi.
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Step in the right direction, but I don't like first person.
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. Currently I am reading this, I love the story. It is immensely creative and entertaining. The problem is that Lyra doesn't feel like a girl. I am a guy, and I want a perspective from a character that isn't of my gender. To me she just feels like a boy wrapped in girls skin.
I am looking for something with action. A girl who kicks ass with a twinge of eeriness. Something darker than your normal fantasy or sci-fi with small tasteful amounts of romance. And a perspective that actually feels like a woman. Oh and no first person.
