For example, even in this category, which is my favorite kind of read, I am just going with two options. This is the girl power fantasy, non-series category.
1. Warrior of the Wild
Why this is on the list:
- I am obsessed with the show Vikings on the History channel and although this story is about Ragnor Lothbrok and his sons and fellow warriors, I am most impressed by the shield maidens including ex wife Lagartha who is difficult to kill.
This book is not original, but it is still entertaining in its familiarity. Like the Hunger Games' Primrose "Prim" Everdeen who is the healer to her older sister Katniss' warrior, Rasmira in this book has her older sister Irrenia who is the nurturer and healer of the family. The landscape reminds me of the also fantasyish girl power book Sky in the Deep, and finally, like Kagawa's Iron Fey series, Rasmira, like Meghan, seems to be the main person to save the day for everyone else. If readers devoured any of these, they will devour this too.
2. The Deepest Blue
Why this is on the list:
Fantasy -- yaasss!Girl power fantasy --- yaasss!Standalone girl power fantasy --- yaassss!!!But what is really great about this is that Mayara's power does not come from pain, betrayal, loss. Her power comes from love - love for her family, love for her husband, love for her community. She has a keen sense of social justice that can only happen because she knows that her husband will support her, no matter what. He shows through his actions that he believes in her and knows that although he will help to protect her, she can protect him and many more so he just tries to make that happen, even to the point of being willing to let her go. How refreshing!
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