Hello good people!
I'm looking for books about a female protagonist who is considered to be very attractive/captivating, but not necessarily for conventionally attractive qualities. That's not to say she isn't beautiful, intelligent, successful, etc., but I'm referring to women who have a certain ineffable quality to them. Something that makes them mesmerizing, whether they're kind or cruel, rich or poor, gorgeous or average-looking. Think Gone Girl, Stargirl, Papertowns. The movie that sparked this question was Gone Girl. I watched it last night and Rosamund Pike's performance was…absolutely mesmerizing. She was absolutely unhinged and terrifying, don't get me wrong, but she was also incredibly intelligent, tactful, sexy, and determined.
Thank yooou
by wanderingchickpea