Name That Character!

Howdy and happy Friday!  To celebrate the end of the week, how about a rousing game of Name That Character?  Here are five characters (all ladies, by sheerest coincidence, next time we play, we shall have a very manly game) from assorted YA series.  In this case, they also happen to all be protagonists.  Let's get to it, shall we?

1. The final book of this fantasy trilogy comes out next year.

2. That's supposed to be a hairnet of pearls. Special pearls.

3. This protagonist kicks a lot of figurative and literal ass.

4. I really hated the first book, was impressed by the improvement in the second,
and have plans to read the third, which has been out for a while.

5. Do I even have to say anything in this caption?

Answers next week.  In the meantime, happy guessing and make sure to kick back and enjoy the weekend!