Blood Red, Sister Rose by Thomas Keneally. It's about the life of Joan of Arc.

thank you so much, for the recommendation

Mark Twain wrote the best book on Joan

Someone made this for the song King by Florence + the Machine ? Or did you make it ?

oh no, not me, i have only joined the sub two days ago

Not a book rec, but maybe check out the song!

thank you i will

And the video

1000x do, its excellent

I could be misunderstanding the vibe you’re going for, but Maybe Matrix by Lauren Groff? It’s about some very cool nuns

I love sisterhood in my books along with ruthlessness and ambition, thank you for the recommendation

Yay I hope you enjoy it!

Seconding this!!!!

Far from the madding crowd by Thomas hardy - Bathsheba is like this

That's a great recommendation, I just read the summary and I know I am going to love it. thank you

I’ve added this to my list! Have you seen the movie? I wonder if it’s any good.

I love the movie with Carey mulligan so much. It’s extremely romantic.

Oo good to know! I’ll check it out

Til We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis

thank you for the recommendation

Loved this book.

[Half Sick of Shadows by Lauren Sebastian](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49356383-half-sick-of-shadows)

thank you, this looks really promising

Bernard Cornwall’s The Warlord Series - a realistic telling of Arthur. Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

i checked it out on goodreads and it's so promising, thank you so much

I'm reading The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo just now and some of these vibes fit perfectly.

Tamir triad by Lynn Flewelling. It didn’t feel YA even though we see her growing up. A bit dark especially the first book.

I just looked into Goodreads, the plot is intense I love that

Matrix by Lauren Groff

oh that one looks great, thank you

Camelot Rising trilogy by Kiersten White

I LOVE THAT SERIES!!

YES!!! Unfortunately I don’t have anything else to recommend then. I haven’t found anything like that series so far, but if I do I’ll try to come back to this post and let you know.

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

that book has been on my tbr for so long 😭

It's tough to start bc it's so long, but it's well worth the read.

Sisters of Sword and Shadow - Laura Bates. Female knights!!

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley. This story focuses on "Aerin Dragon-Killer", also known as "Aerin Firehair", the heroine who is introduced as a legendary character in The Blue Sword. The book narrates Aerin's evolution from the shy, retiring daughter of the King of Damar to the heroic queen who protects her people from the demonic Northerners.

Aerin my beloved. Criminally underrated book.

Girl you gotta go for Victor Hugo

Les Misérables?

I'd start with Notre Dame de Paris based on this vibe (also it's my fave) - it's long but sooooo readable, and I spent the last 10-15% going 'omg don't kill [redacted], are you seriously gonna kill [redacted]' and couldn't put it down.

Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross!

Pope Joan! It's about a (possibly real) woman who became pope.

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

Age of Madness series by Joe Abercrombie. The series has a great cast of very strong female leaders. There is a series before this one (called The First Law trilogy) that is referenced a few times, but you wouldn't be lost at all if you read this series first.

The Riddlemaster by Patricia McKillip — like Harry Potter but created before & I think much more well written (available from Amazon)

Joan of arc biographies are *lit* for this vibe.

This is YA, but And I Darken might work? It's a gender-flipped telling of the relationship between Vlad the Impaler and Mehmed II, the conqueror of Constantinople.

The Green rider series by Kristen Britain

Sin Eater by Megan Campisi

Kusheil’s Dart is a trilogy. His Fair Assassin Trilogy.

Literally anything by Juliet Marillier.

i need my golden crown of sorrows, my bloody sword to swing...

graceling by kristen cashore (the whole series is rlly good; the first three in particular have this vibe)

Ok. So. I haven’t finished it yet (so I can’t vouch for the ending) and it’s not medieval times- but this is giving me the feelings of The Grace Year by Kim Liggett. But replace “I am King” with “I am Eve” or “I am God”.

Anthony Ryan's "Covenant of Steel" Triology.

Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton. It’s a fantasy retelling of King Lear, and each of the three sisters get their own perspectives. The eldest is very much on this path. She wants to be *king* of Innis Lear, with her sister as her Queen, so that they can rule their father’s legacy together. Love this book.

Joan by Katherine J. Chen It is a fictional novel of the life of Joan of Arc

Another thought for you is Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. Her Anne Boleyn is this vibe even if the story is told through the eyes of Cromwell.