Top Five Wednesday 9/14/22

Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads group that responds to weekly bookish prompts. This week’s prompt:

September 14th: Chosen One

Probably one of the most recognized tropes in fiction is the chosen one trope. While it might not be as popular in fiction, especially YA, as it was a few years ago, there are still books being written with this love-or-hate trope. In honor of these “chosen ones,” what are some books you have read or seen that have this trope?

I love YA fantasy, so this is one of my favorite tropes. These books are almost always from a series, so focused more on the chosen ones than any specific book.

1. Harry Potter I almost didn’t include Harry Potter because it was so obvious. These books show the perfect path of the hero’s journey and the chosen one.

2.Percy Jackson and Jason

Originally, I just had Percy on my list, but I love the interaction with Percy and Jason in the spin off series. It really highlights the personality of a hero or chosen one.

3. Deka is branded as impure and views herself as inferior. But time reveals that she has powers she never imagined.

4. Clary Fray: Clary has no idea the world of shadowhunters exists, let alone that she is part of their history.

5. Katnis Everdeen: Katnis is different from other chosen ones, because her chosen status has nothing to do with heredity. She “volunteers as tribute” and her chosen status comes from her actions in the first Hunger Games.