Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Top Ten Tuesday - Top Ten Characters You Wish Would Get Their OWN Book

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted at The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's topic is Top Ten Characters You Wish Would Get Their OWN Book.  I often find myself more drawn to minor or secondary characters than the main characters in the books I read.  Sometimes I wish the author had chosen to tell their story instead.  What worries me, though, is this: once they're the main character, will I lose interest?  Anyway, here are some characters that really should have their own book, because they're just as interesting as (or more interesting than) the main character:

Blue from the Alex Wayfare series by M. G. Buehrlen - I'm not holding out much hope for this particular story, as I have a feeling it would be so spoilery that it would ruin the rest of the series.  If we ever do get to read about events from his point of view, it will probably be after the main series is completed.

Decker from Megan Miranda's Fracture series - Yeah, yeah... I know he's the protagonist of the prequel novella and the sequel.  But I'm really afraid to read the latter because I'm afraid that the author will mess him up like she did with Delaney in the first book... and I'd rather remember him as the only decent character in Fracture.

Derek from The Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelley Armstrong - I kind of liked Derek, even in the first book.  By the time I'd finished the trilogy, I was wishing it had been written about him instead of about Chloe.  There were some interesting hints that were dropped about him in the third book, but they never went anywhere.  He's got some special powers of his own, so it's not like he doesn't have an interesting story that could be turned into a book (or three).

Erris from Magic Under Glass and Magic Under Stone by Jaclyn Dolamore - He's kind of a tragic character.  And yet, the tragedy was underutilized.  I wanted to know more about how he ended up in his predicament, and being inside his head instead of Nimira's would have helped the reader sympathize with him a bit more.  He was a far more interesting character than Nimira, and having a fairy prince as the narrator might have brought more magic into the story; for a land supposedly swimming in sorcerers, there was surprisingly little magic in the plot.

Gale from The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins - I was always on Team Gale, and I really did not like his weird choices in the third book.  Had the story been written from his point of view, perhaps his actions would have made more sense.  Either that, or the author would have realized that his actions weren't all that consistent with his character.

Hazael from the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor - Forget Akiva.  If we're talking seraphim, then Haz was definitely my favourite.  I'm not sure exactly what could be written about him that wasn't already covered in the series.  Maybe we could find out what happened before his brother went off and caused so much chaos.

Po from Graceling by Kristin Cashore - I know Katsa is considered by many to be a kick-ass heroine, but I wasn't that crazy about her.  Of all the characters in that book, I found Po to be the most interesting.  I would have liked to read some of that story from his point of view.

Raffe from the Penryn & the End of Days series by Susan Ee - We did get a little bit of Raffe's POV in World After, but I would like to read more about his life.  He's been around for thousands of years, after all; it's not like there would be any shortage of things to write about!

Ty from Stolen by Lucy Christopher - Yes, he was the villain, and yes, he was screwed up.  We got some tantalizing hints as to how he got so messed up, but since the book was told from Gemma's point of view, we never really got a chance to get inside Ty's head.  He was so complex and interesting that he could easily support a story all on his own.

Ziri from Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy - I know I'm not the only one out there who feels this way, and I have a feeling he'll make a lot of people's lists today.  He's an interesting character, and there would be plenty of material to work with if the author ever decided to continue to write stories in the world she created.


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18 comments:

  1. I agree, ometimes the minor characters are better than the main characters and often my favorite character isn't the narrator.

    I was on team Gale too, but I chose Peeta for my list because more really happened to him so I thought it would make for a better book. Ziri really needs his own book! I think I'd pick him over Hazael, though I liked them both. Po would've made a better narrator that Katsa in my opinion.

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    1. I chose Gale because we didn't see a lot of what happened to him... but I suspect there was quite a bit that went on behind the scenes. The main benefit of a Peeta retelling would be seeing events from his point of view; however, we already know what most of those events are. Either way, though, stories about these guys would make for interesting reading.

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  2. I agree with Po from Graceling! But I think I liked her friend Giddon too. I almost thought about putting him on my list.

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    1. I don't really remember Giddon. It's been almost three years since I read the book! But I do remember wanting to know more about Po...

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  3. Hazael and Ziri, yes! That's possibly the best pick I've seen today and I agree so very much! I would love to know and see more from both of them!

    I'm not team Gale, never was, but I would love to see more about why he made the choices he made, you have a very good point there.

    Great list! =)

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    1. I thought I'd see lots more of Ziri on other lists, but I didn't. I know that a lot of people really loved that character, so it's a bit puzzling...

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  4. Yes I'd love to read more about Po and Gale

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    1. Either of them would be great as main characters for sequels... or retellings of the original story.

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  5. Completely agree with you on Gale. I'd like to see what happened to him after Mockingjay and how his life turned out. great list!

    Teresa @ Readers Live A Thousand Lives

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    1. Yes... definitely! There are so many stories that went untold in the Hunger Games universe.

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  6. On your list, I've only read Mockingjay, but almost all of them are on my TBR list *blushes* So many books, so little time...
    I agree, Gale kind of surprised me in book 3. I was never the hugest fan of his character, but he was outright weird in Mockingjay. It'd be interesting to see what was going on there.

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    1. You should see my TBR list (and pile). It's embarrassing!

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  7. Yesss to Raffe! And, now that I think about it, Hazael would be interesting too!! I really loved that book, but not as much as the first. ;-) I'm super nervous to read the last one though!!! AHHH. I don't want it to all be over. XD
    Thanks for stopping by @ Notebook Sisters!

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    1. It's a great ending to the series... and I say that as a reader who rarely likes the way series end!

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  8. I was just thinking about Stolen the other day! My sister was commenting on how much "Stockholm Syndrome" seems to be in the media these days, so I tried to tell her about this book. It's honestly been a while since I've read it, but I couldn't remember if the main character truly had the syndrome or not, and it's hard to remember too much about Ty -- but then again, how much does the reader ever know about him? He could definitely use his own chance to tell his story!

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    1. The reader only knows what Ty tells the main character... which isn't that much, really. I think Gemma did have a bit of Stockholm Syndrome, although she wasn't so far gone that she didn't realize that what he did was wrong. I think she was trying to understand him more than anything.

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