Top Ten Tuesday-Secondary/Minor Characters Who Deserve More Love

 

Hi! Jana hosts Top Ten Tuesday @thatartsyreadergirl.  This meme was born out of a love of lists and bringing the book blogging community together. Each week, Jana will post a prompt and we readers will write a reply based on that. We also have the option to go rogue and do our own thing. This week’s topic was Secondary/Minor Characters Who Deserve More Love, and I was excited to make my list.

 

1- Abby from The Simon Universe by Becky Albertalli

When people read the books in this series, I feel like they mostly talk about and love Simon and Bram. This is fine. I love those characters as well, but I also love Abby. I love Abby because she does theater, and she is a very sweet friend to Simon and the rest of their friends. In the later books, you see that she finds love and is true to herself.

2- Penny from the Simon Snow Trilogy by Rainbow Rowell

 

I know that most people that read these books probably enjoy Penny as a character. This is another case where the focus is on the main characters of Simon and Baz (I have not read the last book yet). I enjoy Penny as a character and I’ve always wanted to know more about her character and her story.

3- Piper from The Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan

 

I wasn’t a fan of the first book in this series because it didn’t measure up to Percy Jackson to me. I really enjoyed Piper’s character. I don’t know who fans focus on when they read this series, but I feel like Piper isn’t appreciated enough.

4- Hudson from The Chance to Fly by Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz

 

This is a recent Middle-Grade release that I really enjoyed. Hudson is a character who helps the main character Nat, and I just loved his character. I feel like people who read this book focus on Nat because she is the main character.

5- Iris from Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills

 

I’m not sure if this is just a book that has been out for a while and just not talked about, or if people just have not gotten around to reading it yet. Iris is a great character, and I loved seeing her grow and change as a character even when I reread it this year.

6-Angelica from With The Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

 

This is another case of the main character being the story of the story, and people focusing on Emoni. I loved Angelica and her scenes with Emoni were a mixture of light and fun and serious depending on what was going on in their lives at the time.

7- Henry from The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

 

I debated putting Henry on this list because I feel like people do love him as a character. Then I realized that most people that read this book probably love the romance between Addie and Luc more. I preferred the romance between Addie and Henry. I mean, he worked at a bookstore, and he was so sweet. I just loved these two and think Henry deserves more love.

8- Amelia from Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

This is a release that came out this year that I read and loved. Amelia is Charlie’s best friend, and I loved the two of them. I feel like, for most people that read this book, the focus is on Charlie, but Amelia deserves to have love as well.

9- Mo from This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry

This is another 2021 release! I loved this book and Mo as a character. Of the new friends that Izzy meets, Mo was my favorite. I feel like when people read this book, the focus is on Izzy.

10- Ezra from Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

My last character is Ezra. I’m not sure if he should be o this list, but I feel like most people who read Felix Ever After love Felix the most. I enjoyed Ezra as a character because he was there for Felix, and he would stand up for him.