Anti Hero

Protagonists or main supporting characters who are not traditionally moral, law-abiding, or on the 'good side'. This may or may not change during the book. Anti-hero stories are usually driven by revenge or some other strong motivation. Anti-hero protagonists examples are thieves, assassins, etc.

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Frozen Heart (Perfectly Imperfect, #12)
Heathermoor (Of Quirks and Curses, #2)
Hell Difficulty Tutorial: Book One (Hell Difficulty Tutorial, #1)
Beyond the Blue Horizon (Moonlit Ridge, #4)
Paying the Bratva's Debt (Bratva's Claim, #1)
Villainous Kingpin (Kingpins of the Syndicate #1)
The Cult (Cult #1)
The Ending Fire (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #3)
Redemption (Mount Saga)
Corrupting the Innocent (The Mafia Academy, #2)
Canary
The Camp (Chateau, #2)
The Wings Upon Her Back
House of BS & Lies (Don't Date Him, #1)
The Devil Himself (Devil of Dublin, #2)
Vicious (Villains, #1)
Knight (Unfinished Hero, #1)
Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
The Sweetest Oblivion (Made, #1)
The Zombie Room
The Darkest Temptation (Made, #3)
Ruthless King (Mount Trilogy, #1)
The Bad Guy
Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade
Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
The Maddest Obsession (Made, #2)
Sparrow
King (King, #1)
Twist Me (Twist Me, #1)
Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoVicious by V.E. SchwabThe Cruel Prince by Holly BlackPrince of Thorns by Mark  LawrenceThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Villain Protagonist
397 books — 667 voters
Land of the Beautiful Dead by R. Lee SmithBurn for Me by Ilona AndrewsPestilence by Laura ThalassaWhite Hot by Ilona AndrewsPathfinder's Way by T.A. White
Villain/Anti-Hero Romances
178 books — 152 voters

Paradox Lost by V.R. LingThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchTrue History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
Anti-Heroes and Villains
27 books — 11 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëGone Girl by Gillian FlynnMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Anti-Heroines
407 books — 208 voters

“ The cultivator laughed, pointing at his slack expression. "My goodness, look at your face! Why ask if you thought I'd say no?" Qian Meng felt himself blush. "I don't know. It's a knee-jerk reaction to speak my mind when I'm around you. Is that some sort of power?" Lei Hua sat up, grinning as he clapped a hand on the prince's shoulder. "Yes, the power of charisma!" Qian Meng scowled, leaning away. "Forget I asked. ...more ”
― K. Klein, The Failed Assassination of the Thunder God: A Dark Cultivation Fantasy

Mike  Norton
“ Outcasts, callused from being in exile for too long, learn to thrive on being the hated; the attention and infamy of our actions fuel us to become antiheroes. Too often do we forget: we risk self-destruction if we fail to follow what we know is right; our talents too often become misplaced, misdirected, misguided from what could have been something wonderful. ”
― Mike Norton, Fighting For Redemption

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