Violet Sorrengail is one of my favourite fantasy FMCs because she is the perfect blend of badass and feminine.
She entertains herself by throwing knives at targets and picturing the faces of her exes, spends every day training to get stronger, poisons her opponents before fighting them, and pulls off complicated manoeuvres on the back of a dragon.
But she also refused to cut her hair before entering the Riders Quadrant simply because she liked the way it looked, effectiveness be damned. She likes wearing dresses and lying in bed with her boyfriend and reading fantasy books. When she’s captured in Iron Flame, she’s rescued by Xaden and lets him carry her out of the prison. She realised she was down bad for him when he gave her flowers.
She’s smart and brave and often violent, but she’s also compassionate and caring and empathetic. Even after everything Cat did to her, she still wanted to forgive her and become friends. It’s what makes her her.
I’m just tired of these FMCs who have an I-don’t-need-a-man, fuck you and your pretty dresses attitude. Sometimes I like to see the main character get rescued by their love interest, IT’S ROMANTIC, OKAY?? But I also don’t want a naive FMC with no basic survival instincts *cough cough* Evangeline Fox, which is why Violet is just such an incredible main character to me.
