Briony vs. Maya

I have been reading some good books lately!  Inspired by one of the blogs I read, I thought instead of just telling you about the books I would have the two main protagonists face off.


Briony, the main character of Chime, by Franny Billingsley, is a self-professed witch.  She lives at the turn of the 20th century in a small town outside of London.  There is nothing that she hates more than herself, and works hard each day making sure she pays for her past mistakes.  It is only through a mysterious stranger that Briony is able to learn the truth about herself and possibly begin to forgive herself.  This book is captivating, spell-binding, and a whirlwind read.  I loved every minute of it and hope you will, too!



Maya, the main character of Karma, by Kathy Ostlere, is similar to Briony in that she is beautiful and has a mysterious, magic sense to her.  She struggles with her identity, as Briony did, as well, but Maya's struggle stems out the fact that she is a foreigner to everyone.  Her parents two religions force her to feel as though she belongs to no one and that no one is able to understand her.  As   the story progresses, Maya meets a stranger who helps her find the forgiveness she seeks.  In that way, these two characters are very similar, but at first read, you might find that they are worlds apart.  Don't be fooled by Karma's 500 plus pages, it is a fast-paced read that with each new twist begs you not to put it down.

So, now the face off!  I challenge you to read both Chime and Karma and tell us which character you like best.  Maybe we can have the winner face off with a character from a new book?