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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

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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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Crank Palace

James Dashner · 2020 · The Maze Runner

A Newt-centered Maze Runner novella follows his final days as the Flare worsens and a last chance at purpose appears.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: caring friend · protective · brave · self-sacrificing · morally good · mentally deteriorating · complex character · nurturing · young mother · child character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1708

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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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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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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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The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal

Jodi Taylor · 2024 · Smallhope & Pennyroyal

A sharp-tongued aristocrat and an enigmatic thief become time-traveling recovery agents, and their partnership begins.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: morally gray · competent pair · enigmatic male lead · sharp-witted heroine · aristocratic heroine · mysterious past · lonely characters · loyal partners · villainous characters · competence porn · protective partner · dryly humorous protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1869

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Red Rising (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Pierce Brown · 2023 · Red Rising Saga Dramatic Adaptations

An oppressed miner on Mars infiltrates an elite caste and academy to dismantle the society that enslaved his people.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young protagonist · morally gray · traumatized protagonist · flawed hero · driven by grief · angry protagonist · loyal friend · brutal ruling class

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1874

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Shatter Me Series 3-Book Box Set

Tahereh Mafi · 2016

A captive girl with a lethal touch is pulled into a violent regime, a resistance, and a dangerous love triangle.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: damaged heroine · emotionally guarded · initially insecure · self-doubting · growth arc · morally gray love interest · enigmatic leader · loyal friend · bad boy · protector · teen protagonists

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1901

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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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The Bleeding Woods

Brittany Amara · 2025

A guilt-ridden young woman’s road trip turns deadly when a haunted forest, hidden powers, and an obsessed stranger collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: damaged protagonist · morally gray · estranged sister · obsessive lover · dark love interest · first love · best friend · younger brother · complex villain · unhinged character · emotionally unstable · magnetic protagonist · character-driven horror · flat side characters · secret identity

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1905

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Monstress, Volume 8: Inferno

Marjorie M. Liu · 2023 · Monstress

Maika and her allies enter a prison world of old gods to uncover buried truths and fight for her survival.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: morally gray · complex characters · deep character work · young self · fractured self · self-loathing · guilt · inner child · protective companion · talking cat · ass-kicker · innocent outsider · coherent character · unreliable narrators

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1935

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