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Characters I’d Love to Be Besties With

Characters I’d Love to Be Besties With

August 13, 2019 Posted by angelreads Features, Top Ten Tuesday 8 Comments

This week I’m sharing all the characters that I’d think I would be best friends with. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. 

I had so much fun this week. I love thinking of characters as more than someone on paper. It’s what makes them real to me. And if they are written well, that becomes very easy. Today I share all the characters that I think I would love to be best friends with. 

Beatrix Hathaway from Love in the Afternoon (The Hathaways #5) by Lisa Kleypas. I seriously love this girl. Every time that she would appear she left a smile on my face. Her love for animals of all types really gave Beatrix character and I loved her nature. It made her real and honest. I mean I wouldn’t love her leaving smaller little creatures in my house, but I think we would have a lot of fun. 

Harper from A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. Harper has to be one of my favourite female protagonists ever. Her voice seized me from the very start. I love that she stands up not only for herself but what she believes in. That’s why I think we’d fantastic friends. We would get along quite well I think. 

Emma Carstairs from Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare. I don’t think anyone should be surprised that Emma is on my list. I love her strength and her perseverance and I just want to be her best friend.  Not only will she protect me, but I think we’ll have a fantastic time together. 

Alex Claremont-Diaz from Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston: Alex is a recent character that I’d love to be best friends with. Alex just got me. He had me laughing, smiling and just made my day. I also think that we would have so much fun together. And nevertheless I think I would be able to bring Alex back down after he would have a little freakout. 

Taylor from Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde. As soon as I started reading this one, I was able to connect with Taylor more than a character. Her passion for everything that she loved, including her friends was so great to see. I adored that she wasn’t ashamed to share her love for books, TV shows, movies. We would sit around all day watching and talking about everything pop culture. 

Bailey from Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett. I totally clicked with Bailey as a protagonist and I immediately wanted to take this journey with her and wanted to know what was going to happen next. It was just so easy being in her shoes that I’d also love to be her bestie. 

And that is it for this post! Who are some of the characters that you would like to be best friends with? Do we share any that’s the same? Let’s Chat! 

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  • Lydia
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    August 13, 2019 at 9:32 PM

    I haven’t read any of these books yet, but you’re making me curious about them. 🙂

    My TTT.

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  • Leelynn @ Sometimes Leelynn Reads
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    August 14, 2019 at 12:22 AM

    Everyone has been saying Alex from RWRB so I’m seriously going to have to read that one! I think he was the favorite over the other guy (I forget his name lol) Great list 😀

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  • Cholla
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    August 14, 2019 at 1:23 AM

    I love that you included A Curse So Dark and Lonely and Queens of Geek – both books are on my TBR and I’m anxious to read them! Even more so now. 🙂

    Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!

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  • Amber @ The Book Bratz
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    August 14, 2019 at 1:51 AM

    I must admit that I haven’t read any of the books on your list, but I have to soon!

    Great list regardless I seen a lot of these characters 🙂

    Amber ♡ The Book Bratz
    My TTT!

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  • Veronika @ Wordy and Whimsical
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    August 14, 2019 at 5:55 AM

    I’m so happy to see Beatrix on your list! I was initially afraid of her book – I thought she might be a bit like a manic pixie dream girl – but she is my favorite from the series. I laughed so hard at so many scenes, and I’d love to befriend her. Taylor (and the other main characters in Queens of Geek) were freaking amazing, as well. I loved to read their adventures throughout the con. Great list!

    My TTT

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  • Krystianna
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    August 15, 2019 at 4:46 AM

    Great list! I really want to check out Red, WHite and Royal Blue.
    Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian

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  • Jessica at Booked J
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    August 15, 2019 at 3:00 PM

    I am so stoked that so many people have characters from Red, White and Royal Blue because SAME. I’d hang out with the squad any day! Also, as for the other characters you listed: I love Emma and Harper most of all! Great picks! Imagine the power of that squad if you were friends with all of them. Legendary!

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  • Chai @ Like Chai Tea
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    August 16, 2019 at 10:34 PM

    My first thought is how fun would it be to take Emma on a road trip. I feel like she’d be fun to hang out with! And it’s really nice to see Alex on this list! I’d love to be besties with him too and the entire squad together!!

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I really enjoyed seeing how both Aleks and Mia both tried to hide how they were feeling throughout the whole ‘fake-dating’ situation, but anyone could see it. They know each other as no one else does. Aleks has a lot going on, and while I do think this was brushed over a little too much, Mia is his centre. Mia is a massive music star and is a female in the industry, so yeah, people don’t respect her. Obvsiouly because why couldn’t a female star be badass and write about the things that she has gone through? Aleks and Mia get each other, and that is very clear from the start; they are both just trying to squash everything. We get to see them slowly start to show how they feel, and well, one night it all explodes. 

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