Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Because next week is Valentine’s Day, this week’s theme is Valentine’s Day. I’m going to be featuring ten characters who I adore and they totally all need to join my reverse harem right now. These are in my particular order but William Herondale is bae.
1. Will Herondale (The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare)
What can I say about Will Herondale that hasn’t already been said? He’s smart, sexy, broody and is an amazing friend *heart eyes*. I just want him to read to me every night.
2. Jase Garrett (My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick)
I’ve said this many times before, but Jase is just the ultimate good guy. And we need more characters like him who are just super nice and caring, and have no unnecessary drama. Jase is amazing with his younger siblings and he can totally fix my car… when I buy one eventually.
3. Richard Gansey III (The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater)
Obviously I need an enigmatic rich boy in my reverse harem and Gansey is perfect for the role. He’s super smart and I love all of his little quirks. I just want to hug him all the time and protect him from all the bees.
4. Kaz Brekker (Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo)
Kaz is cutthroat but is super sweet to the people he loves. And as much as I don’t want to split up Kaz and Inej… he really needs to join my harem. We could go sailing and then he can be all sweet and romantic with his “Stay in Ketterdam. Stay with me.” But I’m too much of a city girl…so I’ll probably end up ruining the moment by saying “Ketterdam sucks. Come to Australia.”
5. Rowan Whitethorn (Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas)
My sexy fae prince. I love Rowan’s determination and how he protects those he cares about. Also his possessiveness is just *squeeaaalls*
6. Prince Theron (Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch)
Theron was the character that I fell in love with straight away in Snow Like Ashes. He loves poetry and the arts, and he’s just really sweet and romantic. I don’t like Theron as much in Ice Like Fire but I’ll always be in love with first book Theron.
7. Captain Carswell Thorne (The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer)
I was tossing up between Prince Kai and Captain Thorne…but ultimately, I went with Thorne because he’s hilarious and will provide so much comic relief. All the other guys are pretty serious and intense, and Captain Thorne will bring all the fun! Plus he can drive a spaceship so… fun space adventures are in my future.
8. Cluck Corbeau (The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore)
I read The Weight of Feathers recently, and it’s become one of my favourite books. Cluck is just an amazing love interest. He’s another character that I want to hug and never let go of. He’s been through a lot but I’ll be sure to treat him well.
9. Jem Carstairs (The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare)
I love Jem. Not as much as Will, but it’s pretty hard not to love Jem Carstairs. He’s so caring and loyal and unafraid to do what’s right. Even demonic cats love him. But mostly, he’s on this list because I just could not split up Will and Jem.
10. Willem De Ruiter (Just One Day by Gayle Forman)
Willem is another enigmatic character but I love that he’s a bit of a lost soul. He loves to travel, so we could travel around Europe together. He speaks French, Dutch and English… which I find extremely attractive. And he’s also super romantic… and I love romance.
So keeping in mind that all ten of these men belong to me (mwahahaha), who would you invite to join your harem?
We definitely need more guys like Jase Garrett. I 100% agree, Jenna! 🙂
My TTT
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Wasn’t he just the sweetest? Basically every single male love interest in Huntley Fitzpatrick’s novels, I will happily accept into my harem. Gotta snatch them up straight away because those nice boys are rare!
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Will, Jem, and Thorne – yes please! 🙂
Check out my TTT.
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Omg yes, they own my heart!
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What a fun idea! I love it!
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Haha thank you so much! It’s basically just my favourite book boyfriends, with a more creative title 😀
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Loving your list this week! 🙂 Kaz is such a great character. My favourite on your list that’s for sure!
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Kaz is a wonderful character! Don’t know how he’d be as a book boyfriend though… since he’s a bit emotionally unavailable. But I’m sure we can work something out 🙂 *shapeshifts into somebody who looks like Inej*
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Gansey! Love The Raven Boys series. Some of those others sound all right too. might have to look into those ones. 🙂
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You should totally look into the other books! They have such wonderful male leads! My favourite has to be Will Herondale from The Infernal Devices though. It’s an amazing trilogy!
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I haven’t read these books, but I love your post title, haha. I need to get me one of these reverse harems too. I’m so looking forward to reading The Weight of Feathers though! I already have it, so I’m happy to know it’s got a good character (possibly a tortured hero since you said he’s been through a lot? I like those lol). Here’s my TTT 🙂
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Every girl needs her own fictional reverse harem! I loved The Weight of Feathers and I hope you really enjoy it too! Cluck, the male lead, is the kindest person ever, but is mistreated by everyone around him. His story will definitely make your heart ache and you’ll want to hug him and never let go!
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“sexy fae prince” oh my goodness, Jenna, you crack me up! Sad to say I only know Captain Carswell Thorne, though I have heard lots of things about Gansey and Rowan. I’ll actually meet him in the next book!
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Eeeee, I hope you get to read and enjoy The Raven Cycle soon, Jess! I loved those books so much and can’t wait for The Raven King to come out. Gansey is just so loveable. And Rowan is so misunderstood T_T. They’re such amazing characters, so have fun meeting them!
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I have no idea who they are, in all honesty and not in bad taste ;D but I can see why you love them so much! 😀
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I think you should totally go meet them, Rosema! I’m sure you’ll fall in love with them too!
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I bet I will, Jenna! 😀
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Awe, I so want Jase and Jem as well!
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Maybe I’ll start loaning them out since there’s such high demand for them 🙂 One week only though!
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HAHAH REVERSE HAREM I LOVE IT but Jase and Throne are already in my harem 😛 We could share them?
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I dunno about this sharing thing… XD
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Take it or leave it 😛
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Jem, Rowan and Thorne are definitly on mine too 😀
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I guess we can share…
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😉 good
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Great list! Captain Thorne is amazing!
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He is, isn’t he? I’m so tempted to reread the whole series because the characters are just amazing. And I want to laugh out loud at all of Captain Thorne’s lines again!
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I LOVE Gansey. 🙂
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Gansey is amazing! He better not die on us though…
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*walks by to steal Jenna’s fictional boyfriends again*
Will Heronadale (Even though I haven’t read the books)
Kaz
Rowan
Captain Thorne
ALL MINE
*walks away and leaves the rest*
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WHAT?! NO! NO! NO! YOU DID NOT! *SHACKLES THEM ALL TO ME*
Meanwhile…
*STEALS BAZ FROM YOU*
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We’ll see how long he lasts on your team 😉
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I’ll feed him so many rats that he won’t even notice that I’m a girl XD
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>.>…. Don’t forget to grow a tail. He seems to have a fetish 😛
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Note to self: become a dragon.
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😉
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I’m guessing a reverse harem is full of boys instead of girls? Haha brilliant! You never know when you’re going to need something and there’s a boy for every occasion
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Haha yes. A harem of boys ❤ 😉
There definitely is somebody for every occasion. I have my sweet guys, my broody guys, and my sexy guys 😀
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Haha I love your post Jenna :p Jase is the cutest, I really really like him, he would definitely be on my list, too :p
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Jase is such a cutie. I love him and his family so much! The things he does for Samantha… I want that in my life ❤
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Jase Garrett is the good guy we all deserve. I absolutely love this guy. He’s just such a wonderful character. Now Richard Campbell Gansey III and Kaz Brekker. I get all warm and fuzzy every time I think of them. I’ve yet to read The Infernal Devices but I’ve seen a lot of quotes and Will Herondale already has part of my heart haha.
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I have no doubt that you will fall in love with Will Herondale when you get around to reading TID! He’s just perfection and I want to hug him because he’s so precious. Oh man, Gansey better not die on us because my wrath will be huge.
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Reverse harem, lol. 😀 Agreed with Gansey and Thorne––love those two!
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I think it’s pretty much impossible not to love them! I want Gansey to do that secret hand holding thing with me 😀
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Completely agree with you about Kaz. I really need to finish the Lunar trilogy so I can meet Thorne! I keep getting distracted by other shiny books and keep forgetting to pick-up Scarlet.
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Yes! You should definitely continue The Lunar Chronicles because Thorne will make you laugh out loud! I love Cinder and Kai, but the other characters bring so much to the series!
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Thorne is just the best. No competition.
Also I love reverse harem. This is my favourite TTT this week, haha.
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Omg thank you! Haha reverse harem is a term that people use a lot in the Japanese anime/manga community, so I’ve just stolen it for my TTT. In reality, it’s just a boring book boyfriend list 😀
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I hadn’t heard that one before! I like it.
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JENNA YOU TOOK ALL THE AWESOME MEN IN YOUR HAREM. Mine would not compare at all! Wait okay
Since you took Thorne, I’m totally calling up Kai. He’s an emperor now, after all muhaha. I’d also totally take Khalid and his beautiful, tortured soul and yeah Shazi might kill me for it but hey totally worth it. :’D Elend from The Mistborn trilogy would do nicely there too, with his magical powers and cute bookishness. Hmm, I’m seeing a pattern here: dark-haired royalty?. Heck, while we’re at it let’s add Kadesh from Forbidden because he’s just the sweetest guy and so caring and puts others first and UMF. Oh and Kash from TGFE because pickpocket pirates are the cutest things ever. *dances at all the diversity in my harem*
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Damn, why did I give up Kai?! I guess, he’s kind of rubbish when it comes to spaceships and fixing them, so I’ll stick with Thorne. Cinder will probably stab your eyes out with her metal hand if you go near Kai anyway 😀 Cress will probably ruin my online reputation though. Eee, I really want to reread TWATD before the sequel comes out. I’ve forgotten a lot about Khalid and Shazi. They’re adorbs together though and I need them to just be together again T_T. OMG MY COPY OF TGFE HAS SHIPPED!! I’ll soon get to meet Kash! I hope he’s as cool as Nicholas from Passenger though.
OUR HAREMS ARE AWESOME!
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I’ve only read My Life Next Door from your list, Jenna; and I adore Jase Garrett. You are so right we need more sweet and caring heroes in YA. Several of your picks are on my tbr-list, and I hope I would love guys from all of them as much as you did. Lovely post!
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All of Huntley Fitzpatrick’s male love interests are just so sweet and kind. We definitely need more of them in YA. I like the occasional broody character… but it’s really the nice and caring ones that have my heart!
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I would totally go all selfish and say “NO. I REFUSE TO GIVE JEM UP!” but I agree, Will and Jem are the real, platonic OTP. XD
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They need to stay together 5eva! How could I break them up?
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