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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The Good Parts.

Characterization labels used: devoted lover, grieving partner, morally gray choices, flawed characters, selfish (mixed signal), supportive friends, quirky best friend, imperfect perfection, trauma-shaped

Focused on “flawed characters” where exact label matches exist.

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Cover of Elegy for the Undead by Matthew Vesely

Elegy for the Undead

Matthew Vesely · 2020

A queer married couple faces love, grief, and goodbye as one husband slowly succumbs to a zombie-like infection.

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Characterization labels: young husbands · gay men · partners · lover care · emotionally complex · flawed characters · believably in love · relatable characters · human character study · caregiver · terminally ill character · slow deterioration · youthful passion · communication issues · infidelity

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1680

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This World Is Not Yours

Kemi Ashing-Giwa · 2024

A queer colonist couple on a hostile planet must survive a rival colony and a deadly self-cleaning planetary force.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: flawed characters · toxic couple · codependent · jealous · possessive · secretive · controlling · selfish · morally messy · best friend · scientist · biologist · security chief · wounded · traumatized · self-aware

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1903

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Big Hard Sex Criminals, Volume One

Matt Fraction · 2015 · Sex Criminals

Two adults whose orgasms freeze time team up for a wild, filthy heist to save a library.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: twentysomethings · likable leads · snarky · dry humor · flawed characters · traumatized characters · sexually curious · sex-positive · mentally ill · relatable leads · well-rounded male love interest · antiheroic

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2001

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The Price of Power

Michael Michel · 2025 · Dreams of Dust and Steel

A disgraced prince, an orphaned heir, a seer, and a doomed ascendant are pushed toward choices that may save or end their world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: morally gray · flawed characters · broken people · haunted protagonist · disgraced ruler · orphaned princess · powerful seer · abused survivor · addicted character · redeemable antihero · young protagonist · elderly character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2003

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Split Second

Kasie West · 2014 · Pivot Point

A teen with shifting powers and missing memories must rebuild love and friendship across two connected worlds.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: likable heroine · brooding love interest · bad boy love interest · feisty best friend · outspoken best friend · damaged girl · protective friend · brooding outsider · nice guy hero · moral gray character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1718

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Cover of Realms of Wrath and Ruin by Alli Earnest

Realms of Wrath and Ruin

Alli Earnest · Gate Chronicles

A traumatized pilot and scholar reunite for a dangerous homeward trip as war, secrets, and a slow-burn romance intensify.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: pilot · scholar · brother · family man · flawed characters · traumatized characters · anxious heroine · cocky hero · bubbly heroine · grumpy hero · headstrong heroine · smart hero · selfless growth · reluctant allies · relatable arcs · morally gray characters

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2045

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Cover of A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve

A Darkling Plain

Philip Reeve · 2007 · Mortal Engines Quartet

In a ruined future, Tom, Wren, and their allies race through shifting factions and hidden secrets toward one last war-scarred reckoning.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: naive protagonist · morally gray characters · complex villains · flawed characters · traumatized heroine · childlike adults · love-to-hate character · redeemed character · undead/ reanimated character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2052

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Mirrored Heavens

Rebecca Roanhorse · 2024 · Between Earth and Sky

As prophecy and war close in, rival god-avatars and their allies face destiny, power, and impossible choices in Meridian.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: morally gray · flawed protagonists · antiheroic · proactive characters · sarcastic character · capable heroines · cohesive character arc · character-driven

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1801

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Cover of Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 6 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 6

Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou · 2025 · 病案本 [Bing An Ben] / Case File Compendium (Novel)

A sick, secretive lover tries to end a doomed relationship, but desire, rivals, and conspiracy keep pulling them back together.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: sick protagonist · protective partner · obsessive lover · stubborn protagonist · emotionally repressed · jealous rival · morally compromised · broken character · yearning · self-sacrificing

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1811

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Restore Me

Tahereh Mafi · 2018 · Shatter Me

A new ruler confronts political chaos, hidden truths, and a relationship under strain in a dark dystopian sequel.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young ruler · inexperienced leader · emotionally volatile · traumatized characters · morally gray love interest · supportive friend · anxious character · abuse survivor · regressed character arc · competent side character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1861

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