Top Ten Tuesday: November 1, 2022

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where people like me who love lists and books can share our thoughts on fun bookish topics.

This week’s topic: November 1: Unlikable Characters You Can’t Help but Love (These are villains, criminals, jerks, etc. that make you fall in love with them anyway, perhaps because they evolve by the end or they’re secretly wonderful and have been all along.)

My favorite characters are often ambiguous characters who seem evil, but are hiding a heart of gold underneath.

1. Artemis Fowl: Artemis is an evil genius with no compunction about kidnapping or blackmail.
2. Will Herondale (Infernal Devices series): Will gambles, drinks, and doesn’t seem to care about anything. But, you can’t help falling in love with him.
3. Rhysand (Court of Thorns and Roses series): Rhysand’s dark reputation is carefully constructed to deceive those around him.
4. The Darkling (Shadow and Bone Series) Another dark character that shows glimpses of heart.
5. Khalid IBN Al-Rashid (Wrath and the Dawn series): You really shouldn’t like a character who keeps killing his wives, but Khalid has his reasons.
6. Severus Snape (Harry Potter series): It’s hard to come back from being a death eater, but Snape managed to redeem himself.
7. Trenton Kalamack (The Hollow series): This evil Elfin druglord is so smooth, you can’t help but be drawn to him.
8. Phillipe de Clermont (All Souls Universe): Phillipe is the domineering vampire that rules the family with an iron fist, but you can’t help respecting him.
9. Ethan Jones (Agency of Burglary and Theft series): Ethan is a thief without the moral code of protagonist Cat Montgomery, but his charm is irresistible
10. Crowley (Good Omens; The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch) Crowley is a demon you can’t help but love.