History Main / CuteBookWorm

* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': [[CuteWitch Patchouli Knowledge]] always has a book in her hand and peek-a-bangs to boot. However, instead of being shy and awkward, she's a LittleMissSnarker.

* ''LightNovel/AscendanceOfABookworm'': The titular bookworm is a ''very'' well-read young woman from modern-day Japan who considers herself a wallflower who finds herself stuck in the body of a sickly five-year-old peasant girl after dying in a book-alanche. On top of this, the "sickly" part results in her body being subject to OlderThanSheLooks.

* ''LightNovel/AscendanceOfABookworm'': The titular bookworm is a ''very'' well-read young woman from modern-day Japan who considers herself a wallflower stuck in the body of a sickly little girl under the age of ten. On top of this, the "sickly" part results in her body being subject to OlderThanSheLooks.

* Sophia of ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' is a big fan of romance novels ([[EncyclopaedicKnowledge among others]]), and bonds with Catarina over their shared interest in them. It's probably a carryover from her past life as the {{otome game}}r Atsuko, although in-universe it is explained by the fact that she has been a {{hikkikomori}} and spent a lot of time reading romance literature for {{escapism}}.

* Sophia of ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllROutesLeadToDoom'' is a big fan of romance novels ([[EncyclopaedicKnowledge among others]]), and bonds with Catarina over their shared interest in them. It's probably a carryover from her past life as the {{otome game}}r Atsuko, although in-universe it is explained by the fact that she has been a {{hikkikomori}} and spent a lot of time reading romance literature for {{escapism}}.

* Sophia of ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllROutesLeadToDoom'' is a big fan of romance novels ([[EncyclopaedicKnowledge among others]]), and bonds with Catarina over their shared interest in them. It's probably a carryover from her past life as the {{otome game}}r Atsuko, although in-universe it is explained by the fact that she has been a {{hikkikomori}} and spent a lot of time reading romance literature for {{escapism}}.

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* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha''

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': Nodoka Miyazaki is extremely bookish, [[PeekABangs wears her hair over her face]] and works at the school Library Of Babel. ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' is in her top 10 books to have if she is ever stranded on a DesertedIsland.

* Male example in ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': [[YamatoNadeshiko Japan]] is ''very'' smart. He also happens to be quite cute as pointed out by Italy.
* Arcanus from the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''FanFic/{{Whispers}}'': Cute in the eyes of his (female) peers and bookworm by virtue of it being ''his special talent''.

* ''LightNovel/AscendanceOfABookworm'': The titular bookworm is a ''very'' well-read young woman from modern-day Japan who considers herself a wallflower stuck in the body of a sickly little girl under the age of ten, who is OlderThanSheLooks because of her condition.

May overlap with BadassBookworm, LovableNerd, IntelligenceEqualsIsolation, and {{Adorkable}}. Contrast HotLibrarian for an older, more authoritative version. Subtrope of {{Bookworm}}.

* [[ShrinkingViolet Vale Whitaker]], the heroine of the ''[[Literature/TheHungerGames Hunger Games]]'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/SomeSemblanceOfMeaning'', not only loves books (and can be quite {{Adorkable}}, to boot), but she even wants to [[MostWritersAreWriters write stories of her own]] someday.

* Sumia from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' is a very {{Adorkable}} Pegasus Knight who loves to read novels. Somewhat subverted in that her reading is seen as [[{{Escapism}} her way to escape from both the harsh reality around her and her friends]] ''and'' [[HeroicSelfDeprecation her SERIOUS self-esteem problems]], and both of the Avatars will be worried for her sake.

* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'': Velma, most notably on ''A Pup Named Scooby Doo.'' As a teen she's classified as "{{Hollywood Homely}}" (she's not gorgeous but she's not ugly, either) and quite studious. In ''Pup,'' Velma is [[{{Adorkable}} sweet and quiet-spoken as well as smart.]] This is lampshaded in a flashback scene of a ''What's New, Scooby Doo?'' episode where a birthday clown destroys her prized gift of encyclopedias and she runs off crying.

* ''Manga/OniisamaE'': Nanako Misonoo is a quiet and sweet-looking YamatoNadeshiko in training, and has good enough grades to get into the ''very'' prestigious Seiran Academy. And then [[BreakTheCutie things get hard for her]]...

* [[PurityPersonified Avalina]] in ''Fanfic/HopeForTheHeartless''. Because she's a peasant girl, she doesn't have much time for her passion for books (she likes fairy tales in particular), until she's forced to stay for months in [[Disney/TheBlackCauldron the Horned King's]] castle. She's quite happy when [[LimaSyndrome the Horned King]] provides her a library.

* Amelia from ''Series/ElMinisterioDelTiempo''

* Annie Edison on ''Series/{{Community}}'', especially in the first season. Over time her character becomes less focused on school and doing well, but still remains extremely cute.

** April Nardini, who appears in later seasons as Luke's long lost daughter. She is a science-oriented geek who loves books, reading and school.

* Maria/Mary in various ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' games is a cute, shy, {{Meganekko}}, but still she is a librarian.

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* In ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'', [[KidDetective Angus]] is a textbook example, much to the boys' annoyance.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' : Robin. Whenever the Straw Hats have a chance to just relax on their ship, one of her main hobbies is reading through history books.