Before I begin, I just wanted to say that when I went to search "Jacob Black without..." Google automatically finished with: "his shirt on." LOL I love it!
Major thanks to everyone who posted their favorite ALPHA MALES last week, and who continue to do so now. The list is growing, and will hopefully continue to grow!
An interesting thought came to me while reading all of the answers supplied. Most (like 99.99%) of the alpha males mentioned were from Paranormal Romances or Urban Fantasy genres.
So here's my new question for you all:
Can you think of alpha males (or potential alpha males) from other genres like YA lit?
Can you think of alpha males (or potential alpha males) from other genres like YA lit?
Now's the time to include any YA paranormal readers you're friends with!
I found it extremely interesting that all of the men listed (that I knew of) were strictly PNR/Urban Fantasy characters. Which made me start to wonder: why is that? Why are books intended for older audiences abundant with alphas? Is it because alpha characters--or potential alphas--in YA are too young yet to be that arrogant, (insert quality here) that we associate with the term "alpha male?" Or, is it more because YA has an entirely different focus behind it?
One person said Jacob from Twilight was one of their favorite alpha picks.
I'm going to supply Ash from The Iron King by Julie Kagawa. He may not be *entirely* alpha-ish yet like the men in PNR, but I personally think he has the qualities to be one in the future.
So, if you can think of them, who are your younger alpha picks? List as many as you can think of!
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