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elloellenoh Answer:

Hi there! so first of all - my apologies to all the anonymous posters. I’ve been so busy that I forgot how many were still left in my inbox. At this time, I’m getting ready to go on social media hiatus because of work, family, and deadlines that are all kind of kicking my butt! So I’m going to vanish for the rest of the summer. You’ll probably still see me pop up to reblog something that catches my eye, but I’m going to try and be gone so that I can really catch up with everything.

But I do want to answer this one  last post, and my apologies for the delay!

So assuming that you want Asian female main characters written by Asian authors, here is a starting place:

Huntress by Malinda Lo

Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee

Silver Phoenix and sequel by Cindy Pon

To all the Boys I’ve Loved Before and sequel by Jenny Han

Moribito by Nahoko Uehashi

Since You Asked by Maurene Goo

Born confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier

Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed

Little Miss Evil by Kristy Shen & Bryce Lueng (technically MG but I LOVE it!)

Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos

Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman

Bitter Melon by Cara Chow

Nothing but the Truth (and a few white lies) by Justina Chen

Fresh off the Boat by Melissa de la Cruz

and my Prophecy series!

okay so this is just a short list off the top of my head. I know I’m missing more, but these are the books that came to mind that are Asian female mcs by Asian authors.