Book Recommendations?

[mander-lee.livejournal.com]

Hey Sounis!

I have been on the most terrible reading slump since March 😫. Seems like I'm stuck trying to scratch an itch I can't really define, lol. I've been all over Goodreads and Reddit trying to find something that would do the job, but I only managed to like, maybe two books, out of over a dozen I've tried.

So I've come here, because many books I've enjoyed over the years came from WSK and other book reco posts from this community.

The last few days I've been kind of in the mood for underdog stories, very much in line with QoA, KoA, and ACoK. Do you guys have any suggestions? Preferably a female protagonist, someone with an arc similar to Attolia's backstory — a shadow princess that everybody dismissed, who became a powerful ruler. Doesn't have to be a princess/queen, just someone who shows people how much of a girlboss she is. (Also, preferably someone more sympathetic than Attolia. I love Irene, but I can't get into her head.)

(Also, also, no love triangle please!)

It's all right if you don't have any suggestions up that alley. I'll be glad to hear of anything you really liked lately!