Unique voices in YA

For no apparent reason, I started thinking about which female voice stands out from all the books I've read. Aside from the story, there are some books that just grab at you by having an utterly powerful and compelling voice that make the book that much more awesome.

When I started writing down my top favorite voices though, I found that they were strangely... all contemporary. Now don't get me wrong, I've quite enjoyed voices in other genres, but these are the top ones that stand out in my head, and they happen to share the genre. So it made me wonder if maybe, just maybe, this is why I like so much contemporary reads. See, I know exactly what I like about high fantasy, dystopian and historical fiction. Its something I've already discussed before--how other worlds and realities are so fascinating. But comtemps? It's actually hard to say, right? What do you think, Contemp lovers?

I believe I found my answer. And it lies in the voice.

Here's my list of favorite voices:

• Belly from the Summer series.
• Ruby Oliver. (The Boyfriend List and so on..)
• Andi from Revolution, which yes, is technically historical, but Alex doesn't have such an awesome powerful voice as Andi does, and since Andi is the contemporary one, I think I can count this as contemp too.
• Taylor from Jellicoe Road
• Parker from Cracked Up to Be
• Remy from This Lullaby. Actually most of Dessen's protags have very strong voices. This one just happens to be my favorite because I can identify with her more and she's kind of unique even amongst Dessen's female leads.

What are your favorite voices? I'd really love to know, so comment away.