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Characterization labels used: young women, 20-somethings, millennials, friend group, roommates, ex-boyfriend, hunter, corporate employee, drug maker, flawed heroes, bantering cast, fleshed-out characters
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
An amnesiac young woman finds others like her, and together they uncover a dangerous secret while being hunted.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young adult cast · early twenties · immature behavior · socially awkward heroine · possessive love interest · complex characters · relatable protagonist · likable cast · group ensemble
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1888
Five friends chase a secret mission at a coastal cave and stumble into a dangerous other world that changes everything.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teenage protagonists · young adults · ensemble cast · tight-knit group · distinct personalities · distinct motivations · hidden agenda · supportive friends · character-driven
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2187
A girls' boarding school in a war-torn future hides secrets, forcing four friends to survive and trust each other.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young teens · female ensemble · best friends · conspiracy theorist · athletic leader · relatable characters · cliquey roommates · resourceful · cautious · curious
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2193
The New Mutants head into Shi'ar space to find a teammate, and get pulled into cosmic trouble, trials, and politics.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen mutants · young adults · ensemble cast · snarky heroes · arrogant narrator · self-centered hero · old friends · underused characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2338
After the Carls vanish, April’s friends chase clues, power, and possible survival in a crisis of tech, fame, and reality.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: messy twenty-somethings · flawed protagonists · character development · character arcs · ensemble cast · smart characters · witty characters · developing supporting cast · human flaws
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2375
A group of friends is hurled into the past and must master time travel to get home before danger catches them.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: ensemble cast · young adults · flawed protagonist · relatable protagonist · likable characters · immature behavior · cocky character · feisty character · scientist mentor · eccentric mentor · serial killer
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2387
Two teens are drawn into a secret nanotech war fought inside human bodies, where victory means saving free will.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · young adult cast · conjoined twins · wealthy villains · bilingual/identity code names · relatable teenagers · kickass heroine · everyboy hero · antiheroic characters · morally mixed characters · bad guys not wholly evil · underdeveloped characters · bland characters · distinct side characters · older teens and twenties
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2407
A sheltered teen with psychic gifts uncovers her mother’s supernatural secret and a hidden war threatening her city.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: sheltered protagonist · relatable teen · snarky heroine · curious heroine · passive heroine · strong-willed heroine · protective mother · overprotective guardian · brooding love interest · supportive best friend · stubborn friend · female-heavy cast
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2433
A debut collection of strange, allegorical stories where speculative twists expose immigration, class, grief, and otherness.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young women · teen protagonists · collective communities · outsiders · immigrant characters · Latina protagonists · marginalized women · strong-willed characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2439
In a city-struck apocalypse, scattered survivors try to endure as the dead change, gather, and close in.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: ensemble cast · everyday people · relatable characters · military character · survivor group · widow(er) character · young woman · office worker · character-driven · believable characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2455
In a near-future Texas border town where reading is outlawed, two women and hidden books spark a strange resistance.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: best friends · female leads · young women · literate protagonist · renegade author · tech oligarch mayor · authoritarian mayor · worker mothers · rebellious characters · punk musicians · oddball cast · marginalized characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2458
A young enslaved girl travels between worlds and uncovers buried truths that could upend everything she knows.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young heroine · curious protagonist · brash protagonist · steadfast protagonist · maturing heroine · morally conflicted leader · ensemble cast
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2458
