One more Top Ten Tuesday from The Broke and the Bookish.  There are far too many characters in the world of books for me to choose! These few are some I’ve felt like I could be friends with, and I wouldn’t mind visiting with them again.

1. Bitterblue  from Kristin Cashore’s Bitterblue.  I know Cashore might return to this world still, but as it stands, we don’t know how Bitterblue is doing as she continues to mature into a young ruler. I’d love to see her grow up more!

2. Paloma from Muriel Barbery’s The Elegance of the Hedgehog.  A lot of people don’t really care for this book, but it had a powerful impact on me.  I want to see Paloma as a young woman after what she learned in this book

3. Neville & Luna from J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter.  I’m sure plenty of people will choose someone from this series. It’s such an iconic one after all, for millions of people young and old.  Out of all of the characters, these two are the ones I miss the most (and I choose to consider them together… always…even if they’re not…I love them both).

4. Tamir/Tobin from Lynn Flewelling’s Tamir Triad.  The world skips her time as queen and goes into a much later tale (when she is reduced to legend).  Well what else goes on in the kingdom? How does she rule? I NEED TO KNOW!

5. Chava & Ahmad from Helene Wecker’s The Golem and the Jinni.  If you haven’t read this book yet, do yourself a favor and DO!  Lovely historical fiction with amazing characters.  I’d love to see where it is exactly that they go in the world.

6. Alanna of Trebond from Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness quartet.  Technically, we get to see her again in Pierce’s world.  However, I’m interested in the in between time.

7. Aza from Gail Carson Levine’s Fairest.  Most people are more familiar with Levine’s  Ella Enchanted (the book, not the goofy movie) which takes place in the same world just before this book. However, Fairest is quite a different book and seeing Aza as an adult would be interesting.

8. Stuart & Fran from Stephen King’s The Stand.  This book doesn’t really need more fleshing out (it is over 1000 pages long after all), but I’d like to peek in on these two especially after all the chaos.

9. Charlotte Doyle from Avi’s The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.  One of my favorite book’s as a kid.  Spoiler alert: I want to see her back on the seas, years down the road, after she’s abandoned the elegant life for good.

10. Richard Mayhew & Door from Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere.  Really, who CAN’T get enough of this world?!