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Hi everybody, and welcome to a new Top Ten Tuesday!
Today’s all about bookish character traits we love reading about. And when thinking about it, I definitely notice a pattern in the character traits of some of my favorite characters. They almost always fall under one of six categories. So without further ado: here are the 6 character traits I will always love reading about!
The amicable, kind, loyal characters
Kindness and loyalty and friendship are some of the highest values out there according to me. So naturally I gravitate towards the nice characters, the kind characters, those who will always be there for those they care about. I mean, Samwise Gamgee isn’t my favorite character ever for no reason. It’s my 60% Hufflepuff side.
Examples: Samwise, Jem and Grey
The determined, ambitious, confident characters
I’m wouldn’t call myself confident at all, but I still really love reading about those characters who have swagger for days and can stroll into any situation with full confidence that they’ll come out on top.
Examples: Lila, Manon and Mia
The quick-witted, funny, sarcastic characters
Ah, I can’t help it. If you make me laugh, I’ll probably fall in love with you. Bonus points if a character’s humor is sarcastic. I LOOOVE me some good sarcastic characters.
Examples: Nikolai, Monty and Leo
The clever, intelligent characters
Though I may be 60% Hufflepuff, I’m also 40% Ravenclaw and that means I automatically admire intelligent characters. Just reading about them makes me want to go back to school and learn about all the things. Bonus points if their smarts help save the day!
Examples: Hermione, Annabeth and Nina
The flawed, morally grey characters
A little darkness never killed nobody… or did it? Seriously, morally gray characters are the best and there’s nothing more I love than discovering a dark character’s soft spot.
Examples: Kaz, Victor and Lira
The shy, anxious, introverted characters
Though it’s nice to read about characters who are not like me at all, it’s definitely also nice when you can relate to a character. That’s why I love reading about shy and introverted characters!
Examples: Robin, Cath, Cress
Tell Me:
What are some character traits you love?
Do you have any recommendations for me based on the character traits I love to read about?
I always find “nerdy/geeky” (or I could also say shy/bookish) characters so endearing, plus on SO many levels I can relate. Loyal characters are another BIG bonus. 🙂
I agree with you on a few of these traits! I recommend L.C. Perry’s Bronze Rebellion series since I think you might like the entire rebellion since they are all loyal to each other. Some of the characters you might like from Bronze Rebellion might be Dakota and Ryder since they are teasing each other and constantly being sarcastic, same goes to Ryder and Asher.
I like seeing really well done introverted characters too! And loyalty a la Samwise goes a long way, I agree. 🙂 I liked Cath from Fangirl a lot- she seemed very genuine- and her relationship with the more gregarious Reagan seemed realistic to me.;
Morally gray or well flawed characters usually work for me as well.
Yes to all of these! Some great traits, and characters to go with them ?
Yes, give me ALL of the morally grey characters. I adore Kaz. Also putting Nikolai and Monty right next to each other like that has made me wonder how much trouble those two would get into if they somehow met…
Samwise is the sweetest character ever. He’s the heart of Lord of the Rings to me, in much the same way that Patroclus is the heart of The Iliad, and I love him. Great list!
Ambitious characters are always interesting to read about.
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My favorite characters are the quick-witted, funny and sarcastic characters. I love them so much! 😀
I love all of these types of characters. Nice job on your list.
Sarcasm rocks! Great list.
Absolutely yes to all of these, and I think you’ve picked the perfect examples to go along with the traits!
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Great list! I also highly prize kindness and loyalty and friendship, which is why Samwise Gamgee is one of favourite characters too! I also think I would be in Hufflepuff too! ?
I am always all in for the Quick-witted and sarcastic characters.
I love intelligent characters! And the introverted and morally gray characters can be fun too.
I had Cress on my list as well! And I’m a sucker for morally grey characters.