Potential Husbands from YA Fantasy: A Comparison Chart (The Best of Book Riot)
Potential Husbands from YA Fantasy |
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Candidate |
Occupation |
Pros |
Cons |
Prince Charmont “Char” (Ella Enchanted) |
Prince. |
Articulate, smart, thoughtful, useful in fights against giants, fond of sliding down banisters. |
Cavalier with fine clothing, especially when it comes to buttons. |
Ron Weasley (Harry Potter) |
Sidekick. |
Entertaining. Considerate towards house elves in siege situations. Likes smart women. |
Family history of extreme fertility (more of a consideration than a con). |
George Cooper (Alanna the Lioness) |
King of Thieves. |
King of Thieves! |
Severed ear collection. |
Akiva (Daughter of Smoke and Bone) |
Angel warrior. |
Supernaturally attractive. Considerate towards those he loves. Good at his job when he applies himself. |
Seriously unusual family. Violent tendencies. |
Marco Alisdair (The Night Circus) |
Magician and personal assistant. |
Makes breathtakingly beautiful things. |
Prone to stringing along other women for personal gain. Is also very mysterious and possibly destined to kill you. |
King Mendenbar (Enchanted Forest Chronicles) |
King. |
Adorable. Has a super cool magic sword. |
Slightly bumbling – needs a strong woman. Possibly not a con. |
Tobias “Four” Eaton (Divergent) |
Trainer. |
Physically fit, good with weapons, possesses moral fiber. Makes some effort to prevent teenagers from killing each other. |
Is often very serious (but this may be circumstantial.) |
Will Herondale (Infernal Devices) |
Shadowhunter. |
Dark hair and blue eyes. Good with weapons. Sarcastic, daring, strong, and loyal. Loves to read books. Writes occasional poetry. |
Obsessed with demon pox. |
Edward Cullen (Twilight) |
Tragic hero/ high school student. |
Sparkly. |
Eternally 17. Undead. Prone to stalker-like behavior. |
King Jonathan of Conté (Alanna the Lioness) |
Prince/King. |
Devastatingly handsome and powerful. Good with a sword. |
Somewhat moody. Very unappealing rebellious phase during Woman Who Rides Like a Man. |
Peeta Mellark (Hunger Games) |
Tribute, revolutionary, baker. |
Makes delicious baked goods. Also strong, sweet, and brave. |
Stubborn. |
Draco Malfoy (Harry Potter) |
Adversary. |
Sarcastic, creative, ambitious. Rich. Makes a cute ferret. |
Somewhat evil. Treats people like minions. |
Simon Lewis (Mortal Instruments) |
Best friend and musician. |
Endearingly nerdy and considerate, with a gift for retelling epic science fiction trilogies as bedtime stories. |
Cold hands. Drinks blood. |
Prince Lucian Kiggs (Seraphina) |
Captain, bastard, prince. |
Self-effacing, honest, loyal, brave. Open minded. |
Has a silly name. Doesn’t take well to being lied to. |
Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter) |
Student and hero. |
Sweet, loyal, and brave. Good with plants. Is worth 12 of Malfoy. |
Somewhat clumsy and forgetful. Is a bit of a late bloomer, but boy does he bloom. |