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These books are ranked using the tone labels extracted for The Devil's Right Hand.
Tone labels used: dark, gritty, angsty, tense, broody, frustrating, intense, violent, depressing, high-stakes, suspenseful, complex
Focused on “complex” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone embeddings are close.
A fugitive clairvoyant returns to London’s criminal underworld and must outmaneuver rivals, lies, and old control.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · gritty · tense · intense · dramatic · stressful · atmospheric · brooding · high-stakes
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0728
A captive alien and a timid shipboard scientist are forced together in a dark, high-stakes romance on a spaceship.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · bleak · gritty · intense · tense · angsty · hopeless · suspenseful · violent · depressing
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0730
In a resource-starved dystopia ruled by wealthy Families, one family’s near-immortal enforcer begins questioning her role.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · gritty · bleak · violent · tense · moody · serious · suspenseful · brooding · hard-edged
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0740
After escaping prison, Khalani and her crew cross a deadly wasteland toward another city, where danger and desire collide.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · angsty · intense · heartbreaking · tense · emotional · brooding · high-stakes · romantic · desperate
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0741
A shattered necromancer claws back from Hell to settle a deadly score in a future world of demons, magic, and betrayal.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · grim · violent · emotional · angsty · oppressive · frustrating · tense · pessimistic · bittersweet · intense · heartbreaking · suspenseful
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0760
A deadly heart-game erupts inside a fragile refuge as survival, betrayal, and buried backstories collide.
Why this is here
Tone labels: intense · dark · gritty · violent · brutal · tense · chaotic · suspenseful · psychological · cynical · emotionally heavy
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0765
A cryo-sleep interpreter awakens on brutal future Earth and uses language to challenge the warlord holding her people captive.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · gritty · violent · brutal · angsty · tense · intense · dramatic · scary · suspenseful · romantic · hopeful · humorous
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0815
After a devastating upheaval, Tris must navigate faction war, betrayal, and shifting loyalties while uncovering hidden truths.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · intense · angsty · somber · tense · emotional · high-stakes · mournful · thrilling · frustrating
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0845
A half-demon necromancer bounty hunter hunts a psychic killer while being dragged back into her darkest past.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · gritty · brooding · angsty · somber · depressing · tense · horrific · visceral
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0854
A young Black woman enters deadly military trials to avenge her grandfather while hiding forbidden blood magic.
Why this is here
Tone labels: gritty · dark · brutal · violent · intense · high-stakes · angsty · tense · action-packed · emotional · messy
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0860
A fugitive lightning-bearer hunts allies to fight a tyrant king while betrayal, power, and guilt reshape her.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · angsty · tense · emotional · brooding · bleak · intense · melodramatic · sad · suspenseful
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0866
In a collapsing domed society, a volatile alpha and omega must face war, desire, and a brutal ending to their bond.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · gritty · tragic · heartbreaking · intense · angsty · brutal · depressing · emotionally devastating · suspenseful · bittersweet · romantic · disturbing
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0877
