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Characterization labels used: genius protagonist, young academic, princess heroine, fugitive heroine, clairvoyant hero, witty protagonist, likable leads, flat supporting cast, black-and-white characterization
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
Five friends chasing a lost Incan city in Peru find themselves trapped in a deadly mystery.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: student protagonists · mixed-nationality cast · genius character · morally dubious antagonist · technical expert
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1849
A genius schoolteacher with perfect memory investigates a secret teleportation project that may hide a reality-bending danger.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: genius protagonist · reluctant hero · high school teacher · analytical mind · sympathetic lead · secretive scientists · supporting cast thin · likable protagonist · overqualified protagonist · outsider investigator
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1862
As Atherton’s layers collapse, Edgar and his friends race through floods, monsters, and hidden tunnels to save their world.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: orphan hero · child protagonist · youth protagonists · young leaders · brave protagonist · clever heroine · fierce female characters · knowledgeable mentor · mad scientist · ruling class
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1875
Years after a dinosaur disaster, a secret island draws scientists back into a survival race with terrifying prehistoric predators.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: returning protagonist · scientist protagonists · child geniuses · competent women · chaos-theory monologues · expert ensemble · badass heroine · hubristic antagonists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1881
A young monk-scholar in an isolated world of ideas is thrust into a first-contact crisis that could reshape civilization.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young protagonist · student · monk-scholar · intellectual · naive narrator · rational · curious · likable cast · supportive cast · academic rivals · mentor figures
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1892
An FBI profiler is thrown into 1815 England, where she must solve a serial murder case while hiding her identity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: genius protagonist · female detective · FBI profiler · rogue agent · strong female lead · badass heroine · child prodigy · loner · unsympathetic heroine · uber-competent protagonist · scientific mind · eccentric aristocrat · investigative heroine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1906
A resourceful young woman from a trash-city joins a reality contest for a seat on humanity’s first manned Mars mission.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: underdog heroine · smart protagonist · witty protagonist · snarky protagonist · dreamer · plucky heroine · resourceful protagonist · quirky supporting cast · moral antagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1921
A newly elevated inventor and a telepathic warrior must outrun enemies, hidden bonds, and a galaxy-spanning power grab.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: clever heroine · brooding hero · aristocrat heroine · lab-to-leader arc · ingenious inventor · psionic warrior · guarded characters · abandonment issues · revenge-driven
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1933
A spy-in-training at an airborne finishing school uncovers a conspiracy, a kidnapping plot, and complicated new feelings.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: intelligent heroine · resourceful heroine · curious heroine · devious heroine · mischievous heroine · Mary Sue (contested) · self-assured heroine · proactive characters · good-hearted boy · evil genius students
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1992
A gifted young woman leaves her isolated culture for space university, but a violent alien encounter upends her journey.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · brilliant student · mathematical genius · curious heroine · resourceful · brave · self-doubting · tradition-bound · outsider · first-generation student · strong female lead
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1998
A trainee anchor’s thesis on time-bending collides with a failed exam, a grudged professor, and a stranger named Peri.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: genius · brainy protagonist · technical whiz · resourceful heroine · headstrong heroine · strong-willed · young adults · students · agents-in-training · mentor figure
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2006
A fifteen-year-old heir escapes forced marriage by joining a starship navy where sailing, rank, and danger rule.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: competent heroine · young protagonist · strong female lead · plucky heroine · driven protagonist · naive newcomer · quick learner · command potential · teen protagonist · idealistic
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2023
