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Characterization labels used: strong heroine, kick-ass heroine, brave protagonist, smart heroine, resourceful, determined, selfless, protective, cynical, sarcastic, matured, emotionally wounded, brooding, arrogant agent, loyal ally, comedic relief, secondary characters

Relationships labels used: star-crossed romance, love and distrust, partners in investigation, romantic tension, chemistry, bickering partners, friendship growth, found family, brother sister bond, love-hate relationship, no love triangle, teamwork, sacrifice, executive hostage stakes, old friends

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Eine Liebe aus Samt

Valentina Fast · 2016 · Royal

A royal-selection finalist is forced to flee as war erupts, then must help save her kingdom—and face a broken heart.

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Characterization labels: young heroine · reluctant heroine · strong heroine · evolving protagonist · emotionally conflicted · protective prince · brooding prince · best friend · selfless friend · fickle protagonist · blush-prone heroine · naive beginnings · agency arc · love-triangle lead

Relationships labels: love triangle · star-crossed lovers · forbidden romance · engagement conflict · friends to allies · best-friend bond · royal romance · romantic rivalry · family secrets · sibling bond · found family · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1281

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Corruption

Jessica Shirvington · 2014 · Disruption

A betrayed heroine fights a corrupt corporation, battles trust issues, and risks everything to win back love and freedom.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female protagonist · kickass heroine · antiheroic heroine · manipulative · resourceful · witty · flawed heroine · hacker · loyal friend · protective love interest · sassy protagonist · vulnerable heroine · determined protagonist · morally conflicted · badass heroine

Relationships labels: second-chance romance · fragile romance · betrayal · trust issues · friends to allies · friendship · family conflict · sibling relationship · love triangle · romantic tension · protective bond · best friend dynamic · heir and outsider

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1298

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Never Fade

Alexandra Bracken · 2013 · The Darkest Minds

Ruby must leave the League on a dangerous cross-country mission to find Liam and uncover the truth behind the children’s disease.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: fierce heroine · flawed heroine · leader role · character growth · hardened survivors · sarcastic side characters · loyal friend · protective protagonist · morally conflicted protagonist · new ensemble

Relationships labels: lost romance · star-crossed romance · platonic friendship · found family · sibling bond · team loyalty · romantic tension · bickering pair · betrayal risk · group conflict

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1309

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The Girl in the Steel Corset

Kady Cross · 2011 · The Steampunk Chronicles

A troubled teen with a dangerous hidden side joins a misfit steampunk team racing to stop a machine-based conspiracy.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: kick-ass heroine · strong heroine · dual-natured protagonist · stubborn heroine · independent heroine · brilliant inventor · protective leader · mysterious rogue · tortured ally · outcast group · smart female character

Relationships labels: found family · love triangle · romantic triangle · team bonding · trust issues · friend group · protective romance · unrequited love · rival suitors · mentor-like rescue · friendship tension · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1315

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Fragments

Dan Wells · 2013 · Partials Sequence

A girl searching for a cure and answers crosses a ruined America while a parallel fight for survival unfolds back home.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · resourceful protagonist · female lead · morally conflicted · selfless · determined · smart · brave · funny · sarcastic · unhinged genius · secondary character development

Relationships labels: love triangle · romantic tension · partnership · trust issues · teamwork · betrayal · human-partial conflict · cross-group alliance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1335

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The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins · 2008 · The Hunger Games

A poor teen girl volunteers for a televised death match and must survive while navigating power, media, and love.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · female protagonist · survivalist · resourceful · cunning · independent · brave · prickly · guarded · flawed heroine · emotionally detached · complex protagonist · kindhearted boy · mentor · side characters

Relationships labels: sibling bond · love triangle · fake romance · mentor-mentee · friendship · alliances · romantic tension · family responsibility · protective love · rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1356

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Numbers Game

Rebecca Rode · 2015 · Numbers Game

In a ranked future society, a teen’s shocking low score sends her undercover into a military spy hunt.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · naive heroine · determined heroine · obedient student · brooding soldier · protective male lead · loyal male lead · complex male lead · good girl · model citizen · rebel heroine · vulnerable protagonist · mature growth · baggage

Relationships labels: love triangle · boyfriend rivalry · forbidden romance · slow-burn romance · protective bond · team partnership · family secrets · romantic conflict · mentor-like training · friendship tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1369

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The Bane

Keary Taylor · 2013 · The Eden Trilogy

A memory-lost teen in a last human colony must survive a robot plague while choosing between two very different boys.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · kick-ass heroine · female lead · survivalist · hunter · scout · leader · protector · emotionally guarded · part human · part machine · amnesiac · mysterious newcomer · secretive love interest · steady caretaker · soldier · doctor · young adult protagonist

Relationships labels: love triangle · romantic rivalry · found family · colony family · best friends · protective friendship · brother-sister bond · outsider romance · trust issues · jealousy · secret relationship · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1371

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A Touch of Death

Rebecca Crunden · 2022 · The Outlands Pentalogy

In a brutal far-future kingdom, two mismatched fugitives flee into mutant-haunted wilderness after a mysterious infection upends their lives.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · rebellious hero · privileged protagonist · sheltered heroine · moral growth · character development · tenacity · loyalty · courage · humor · protective male lead · fiery personality · complex characters · realistic characters · bickering leads

Relationships labels: enemy to lovers · friends to lovers · love triangle · brothers · sibling bond · found family · romantic tension · forbidden romance · betrothed pair · uneasy alliance · trust issues · protective bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1372

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Win

Vera Nazarian · 2017 · The Atlantis Grail

A teen space refugee must survive a brutal multi-stage contest on Atlantis while love, politics, and war collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: nerdy heroine · awkward smart girl · strong female lead · resourceful protagonist · resilient heroine · brave heroine · compassionate heroine · talented heroine · smart heroine

Relationships labels: star-crossed romance · engaged couple · fiance relationship · royal family conflict · father-in-law conflict · family protection · team alliances · friendship bonds · found family · trust issues · betrayal · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1383

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Facets of Revolution

T.A. White · 2022 · The Firebird Chronicles

Returning home to face buried secrets and a dangerous rite, Kira must protect her loved ones and survive betrayal.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: badass heroine · strong heroine · underdog · chosen one · sacrificial protagonist · loyal protagonist · stubborn protagonist · damaged protagonist · suspicious protagonist · snarky heroine · silent warrior · protective hero · comic relief sidekick · large ensemble · deep secondary cast

Relationships labels: found family · romantic partnership · slow burn · banter couple · best friends · loyalty bond · family ties · mentor bond · brother-sister bond · friend betrayal · team loyalty · protective romance · soul bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1389

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Invaded

Melissa Landers · 2015 · Alienated

Separated across worlds, Cara and Aelyx fight prejudice, politics, and threats that could derail human-alien peace.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · fiery heroine · humorous heroine · logical hero · awkward hero · teen protagonists · determined heroine · isolated protagonist · politically pressured lead · new secondary characters · strong female lead · clone characters

Relationships labels: romantic couple · long-distance relationship · star-crossed lovers · brother-sister bond · friendship · political alliance · jealousy · betrayal · bonded pair

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1390

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