Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme originally created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits, where every Friday, bloggers write discussion posts based on a weekly prompt and Dini @ dinipandareads has cohosted since the beginning of 2025.
This week’s topic is:
March 28: Underrepresented Types of Female Characters
Prompts: For the final week of March, here is another Women’s History Month topic! What types of female characters do you want to see more of in fiction? Do you notice certain female character archetypes that you think are used to often? Who are some female characters that inspire you?
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What types of female characters do you want to see more of in fiction?
I think there could be more women with disabilities. I think Violet in Fourth Wing was interesting because she has a disability to overcome while trying to keep up with stronger students. Same for in A Curse So Dark and Lonely by. Brigid Kemmerer – Harper, had a disability. I don’t have one but my best friend since Kindergarten has lived with rheumatoid arthritis since the second grade and I just admire her strength so when women like her are represented in books – it’s amazing to see!
Do you notice certain female character archetypes that you think are used to often?
I read a lot of fantasy and the female main characters almost always are all the same. A girl with a tough and challenging background, struggling and eventually becoming powerful with some special power.
Who are some female characters that inspire you?
Some of the most amazing female characters I love are written are by Kristin Hannah. They are so real, raw, vulnerable, and imperfect. Yet there is always this inner strength in her characters that make you root for them and hope they come out of their hard situation intact. Her latest, The Women, features Frankie who goes to be a nurse in the Vietnam War, but the other nurses she meets there are as amazing, strong, imperfect, but resilient as well. But yes her characters and stories always inspire me.
March Topics:
March 7: Women in STEM in Books
Prompts: Over the years, there have been an increasing number of books about women in STEM. What do you think of this trend? Do you like it or is it/can it be poorly done? In honour of International Women’s Day tomorrow (March 8), what are your favourite books ft. women in STEM and what books are still on your TBR?
March 14: Writing & Posting Book Reviews (Laurie @ Laurie is Reading)
Prompts: Writing book reviews is a huge part of running a book blog. Do book reviews make up a big part of your blog content? Do you prefer to write long or short reviews? How does reviewing advance copies (ARCs) and working directly with authors and publishers change your approach to writing the reviews? Do you post on platforms other than your blog (i.e. Goodreads, The Storygraph, social media) and do those reviews differ from what you share on your blog?
March 21: Guilty Pleasure Reads
Prompts: Do you agree with the term since it has a somewhat “negative” connotation? Should you feel ashamed or “guilty” for enjoying a certain genre or non-traditional type of book (i.e. graphic novels, manga)? What books do you love or are on your TBR do you think would be considered “guilty pleasures” by others?
March 28: Underrepresented Types of Female Characters
Prompts: For the final week of March, here is another Women’s History Month topic! What types of female characters do you want to see more of in fiction? Do you notice certain female character archetypes that you think are used to often? Who are some female characters that inspire you?
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Yes to more diverse representation! It’s true that we don’t see a lot of rep for characters with disability in books and it would be amazing to see more of that. I think Harper was one of the first YA characters with a disability that I’ve ever read and I loved that Kemmerer had that rep in her book.
And I fully agree, a lot of the fantasy FMCs feel the same nowadays, especially in romance fantasy. It’s like they’ve been copy-pasted when there could be so much more done to make their stories more complex and interesting! Thanks for participating in LTB this week 💜