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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for Noughts & Crosses.
Relationships labels used: childhood friends, forbidden friendship, forbidden romance, interracial romance, family conflict, parental disapproval, class divide, power imbalance, secret meetings, political family
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
A hacker in an unnamed Middle Eastern security state gets hunted, then stumbles into a battle of code, faith, and jinn.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: forbidden romance · love triangle · class divide · childhood friends · family pressure · power imbalance · romantic betrayal · mentor-like ally · community protection
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0958
A mutant forager in post-apocalyptic Melbourne hides his gift while a forbidden romance and city threats close in.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: romance · forbidden romance · love interest · marriage restrictions · parent-child conflict · sibling care · team loyalty · friend group · power imbalance · gender segregation · class divide
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0974
Three Zambian families intertwine across a century of colonialism, independence, and speculative near-future change.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family bonds · matrilineal line · marriage · interracial romance · forbidden love · broken marriages · reunions · parent-child conflict · romantic betrayal · community ties · interfamily entanglement · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1099
A childhood friendship across class lines grows into a decades-spanning quest to erase poverty, with world-changing science and dark secrets.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: childhood friends · star-crossed lovers · class divide · unfulfilled romance · interrupted relationship · parental disapproval · fated connection · rivalry
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1129
A girl from the Dust and a boy trapped in a vast library uncover secrets that bend time, knowledge, and identity.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · sibling group · forbidden love · romantic undercurrent · cross-time connection · friendship · caregiver dynamic · community bonds · power imbalance · class conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1145
Two alien youngsters from rival groups fall in love, forcing their families to confront difference and prejudice.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: forbidden romance · family conflict · rivalry · friendship · community reconciliation · intergroup prejudice
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1174
In a rigid future society, a rejected girl must question authority, survive danger, and discover her true worth.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: forbidden romance · arranged marriage · family separation · mother-daughter conflict · friendship · mentor-protege · power imbalance · community control
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1175
A rich boy at an unusual school races to find his missing best friend—and learn who, if anyone, is really real.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: childhood friendship · best friends · parent-child conflict · friendship under pressure · class divide · adult-child power imbalance · community betrayal · loyalty · dependency
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1178
A rule-following girl uncovers her hidden heritage and a cabinet-bound world that could change two oppressive societies.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: best friends · family secrets · parent-child · grandfather-granddaughter · romance · power imbalance · rivalry · community oppression
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1178
A hidden third child in a two-child society risks discovery when he meets another child living in secret next door.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: secret friendship · family tension · parent-child conflict · peer alliance · protest network · dependence on family · loyalty to family · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1186
A wealthy beach-town woman reunites with her first love and must choose between family expectations and old heartbreak.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: childhood friends · second chance lovers · friends to lovers · exes to lovers · forbidden love · class-crossed romance · love triangle · family interference · meddling family · oppositional romance · romantic betrayal · parental pressure
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1192
In a climate-ravaged far future, three entwined journeys chase survival, reunion, and power as civilization frays.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: siblings · mother-child · family reunion · forbidden romance · same-sex desire · lover relationship · allegiance conflict · tribal rivalry · class antagonism · community bonds · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1200
