Superior Sixteen: ‘Tournament of Heroines’ Tessa (Seed #3) vs. Kaylee (Seed #19)

Tessa is the No. 3 seed.

The second round–the Superior Sixteen– of YA Sisterhood’s ‘Tournament of Heroines’ continues today (Monday, Dec. 26) with our Tessa, the No. 3 seed, going up against No. 19 seed Kaylee of Soul Screamers.

Time for Shadowhunters, Downworlders and Mundanes to unite and get our girl Tessa the win!

VOTE FOR TESSA

POLLS WILL BE OPEN FOR 24 HOURS AND WILL CLOSE AT 12:01AM EST ON DECEMBER 27TH.

Cassandra Clare provided a little extra motivation should Tessa win this round and if she wins the whole thing:

If Tessa wins, I’ll put up a number of options from the Clockwork world and write whichever wins the poll.

For every mini-round that one of the girls wins, I’ll share a spoiler from an upcoming book. If Clary or Iz: ColS, if Tessa, Clockwork Princess.

Spoiler from Clockwork Princess? I think I speak for everyone when I say we need that! Let’s get it done!

Avery’s Book Nook represents Tessa in the ‘Tournament of Heroines.’ Check out what they had to say about our favorite Downworlder girl:

About Her

• As mentioned, Tessa is from Cassie Clare’s “Infernal Devices” series which includes “Clockwork Angel” and the recently released “Clockwork Prince”
• She is a sixteen-year old American
• She has brown hair, grey eyes, and is tall
• She moves to Victoria-Era England to live with her brother Nate after her guardian, her Aunt Harriet, passes away
• Upon arriving in England she learns that things are not what they seem- her world is turned upside down when she is kidnapped and discovers that she has the ability to shapeshift
• Upon being rescued from her kidnappers she befriends the London Institute’s Shadowhunters including, but not limited to, Will, Jem, Charlotte and Henry

Best Attributes:

• She is inquisitive and open-minded
• She loves to read just as much, if not more, than all of us and she can often be found quoting all of her favourite books
• She is by far one of Cassie’s most unique and mysterious characters (In “Clockwork Angel” we are told that she appears to be a warlock, however her true identity- or a better approximation of her identity- is revealed in “Clockwork Prince”)
• She can outsnark even the snarkiest of characters, Will Herondale included
• Speaking of Will Herondale, she has two of the most swoon-worthy YA male characters vying for her attention (and she never lets that knowledge go to her head)
• She takes everything in stride
• Her clockwork angel pendant is one of the most kick-butt pieces of jewelry in the world of YA books (see “Clockwork Prince”)
• Let’s pretend that the Dirty Sexy Balcony Scene is an attribute

What Makes Tessa a True Heroine? 

• She is genuine and always remains true to her character
• She is kind and has a big heart
• She’s still able to love those who aren’t always worthy of being loved
• She is selfless beyond belief- she is willing to do the right thing even if it means hurting herself in the process
• She doesn’t look down upon anyone (ie. Sophie occupying a lower social status than herself, Jem being ill)- she gives everyone the benefit of the doubt without doing so in a naive way
• She is brave and willing to do what she needs to do without complaint

Why Should YOU Vote For Tessa Instead of Kaylee?

I know, I know, this is where I am supposed to convince you why Tessa is a better heroine than Kaylee, but I am not going to. I cannot tell you how much it pains me to see these two girls go head-to-head- both Cassie Clare and Rachel Vincent have been my top favourite authors for years and I love both of these girls so much and I truly believe them to both be heroines and legitimate role models for young adults (especially young females).

If you really think about it, both girls have so much in common- both are selfless beyond belief (especially when dealing with the drug addicts in their lives), both haven’t had the easiest of lives (losing loved ones and discovering that their lives have essentially been lies), both make those around them better people (case in point, the bad boys in their lives) and both are willing to put others well being before their own.

I think that you should vote for the female character who you believe to be the strongest heroine (and even if you vote for Kaylee, I will wholeheartedly support your decision)!

Visit Avery’s Book Nook for more #TeamTessa in the ‘Tournament of Heroines!’

VOTE FOR TESSA

Don’t forget to vote #TeamCassie #TeamClary #TeamTessa and #TeamIsabelle in the ‘Tournament of Heroines!’