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Characterization labels used: abused heroine, defensive protagonist, naive heroine, curious protagonist, strong female lead, resourceful heroine, sweet love interest, protective hero, older soul, outcast, abusive parent, reluctant trust

Relationships labels used: slow burn, friendship to romance, guardian ward, abusive mother, parent child conflict, protective bond, age gap, power imbalance, forbidden love, mutual comfort

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The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story

Mya Robarts · 2015

In a war-torn future where sexual slavery is legal, one teen races to claim her first sex on her own terms.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · determined heroine · resourceful heroine · protective sister · sick sibling · supportive father · broody hero · alpha hero · mysterious outsider · reluctant trust · damaged characters · complex hero · stubborn heroine · young adult protagonist · mature beyond years · family caretaker · PTSD · virgin heroine · religious best friend · supportive siblings

Relationships labels: slow-burn romance · best friends to lovers · forbidden romance · love triangle · protector dynamic · trust issues · family loyalty · sibling bond · father-daughter bond · romantic tension · conflicted attraction · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1171

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Defiance

C.J. Redwine · 2012 · Defiance

A rebellious teen crosses a walled wasteland to find her missing father, guarded by the boy she once loved.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · stubborn heroine · impulsive heroine · reckless heroine · fierce heroine · capable heroine · grieving daughter · inventor hero · protective hero · smart hero · loyal hero · brilliant young man · tyrannical leader · emotionally guarded characters · character growth · young protagonist

Relationships labels: forbidden romance · slow-burn romance · rejected love · protector relationship · father-daughter bond · found family · family loyalty · romantic tension · trust issues · power imbalance · guardian ward

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1185

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The Testing

Joelle Charbonneau, Amélie Hesnard · 2013 · The Testing

In a ruined future America, a chosen graduate must survive a deadly university selection process while learning whom to trust.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: smart heroine · resourceful heroine · kindhearted protagonist · trusting protagonist · vulnerable protagonist · strong-willed protagonist · male love interest · competitors · future leaders · mentor figures · ruthless candidates

Relationships labels: childhood friends · slow-burn romance · trust issues · friendship under pressure · family warning · parent-child bond · team alliance · rivalry · betrayal · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1221

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Loving Deviant

Laurann Dohner · 2016 · Cyborg Seduction

A fugitive woman and an outcast cyborg make a bargain for escape, safety, and desire aboard a space station.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: damaged heroine · strong heroine · smart heroine · protective heroine · honest heroine · sweet heroine · resourceful heroine · virgin hero · sweet hero · protective hero · possessive hero · lonely hero · damaged hero · self-conscious hero · outcast hero · damaged self-esteem · good father · evil mother · supportive parent · defective by society

Relationships labels: slow trust · mutual attraction · mutual rescue · caretaking · protective bond · family unit · father-son bond · found family · forced dependence · arranged partnership · honest communication · no OW/OM drama · romantic bargain

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1251

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The Darkest Minds

Alexandra Bracken · 2012 · The Darkest Minds

A teen with dangerous psychic powers escapes a brutal camp and joins other fugitives while hunted by forces seeking to use her.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: traumatized heroine · reluctant protagonist · strong heroine · whiny protagonist · protective leader · sweet love interest · found family · creepy villain · child survivors · morally gray adults · character growth · emotionally guarded

Relationships labels: found family · slow-burn romance · protective friendship · camp survivors · mentor distrust · parental betrayal · group bond · romantic tension · unconditional love

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1252

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Before the Broken Star

Emily R. King · 2019 · The Evermore Chronicles

A girl with a clockwork heart joins a deadly voyage to confront her family's killer and uncover buried truths.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: fierce heroine · strong female lead · prickly protagonist · trauma survivor · orphaned heroine · revenge driven · complex heroine · imperfect heroine · flawed heroine · sword fighter · female adventurer · kind love interest · honorable love interest · villainous authority figure · cunning side characters · streetwise girls · young thief · child character · female convicts

Relationships labels: slow burn romance · forced marriage · mutual distrust · allies to lovers · new family · found family · sibling loss · uncle niece · friendship bond · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1257

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Earth & Sky

Megan Crewe · 2014 · Earth & Sky

A teen who feels reality’s glitches is pulled into an alien time-travel mission to save Earth from collapse.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: anxious heroine · skeptical protagonist · smart heroine · unlikely hero · manipulative love interest · charismatic alien · rebellion member · alien scientist · troubled protagonist · resourceful heroine · stubborn heroine · curious heroine · moral ambiguity

Relationships labels: slow-burn romance · budding romance · friendship · companionship · protector dynamic · power imbalance · mutual respect · family loss · sibling bond · stalker tension · trust issues

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1264

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Stitching Snow

R.C. Lewis · 2014

A hidden princess on a frozen mining planet is pulled into interplanetary war when a mysterious pilot crashes near her home.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · resourceful heroine · independent heroine · guarded protagonist · mechanic heroine · programmer heroine · cage fighter · suspicious love interest · loyal hero · villainous royal family · secretive protagonist

Relationships labels: slow-burn romance · friends to lovers · kidnapping romance · protective hero · romantic tension · family trauma · abusive parent · stepmother conflict · trust issues · loyal companionship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1274

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Clockwork Heart

Dru Pagliassotti · 2008 · Clockwork Heart

A winged courier in a rigid city-state is pulled from a rescue into murder, sabotage, politics, and tangled romance.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · capable protagonist · resourceful heroine · curious protagonist · grumpy love interest · charming rival · brooding hero · outcast noble · working-class protagonist · multifaceted characters

Relationships labels: love triangle · slow burn · forbidden romance · brothers · romantic tension · family loyalty · class-crossing relationships · rival love interests · protective bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1278

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Alone

Robert J. Crane · 2012 · The Girl in the Box

An isolated teen escapes captivity and enters a hidden world of meta-humans while pursued by powerful forces.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female heroine · snarky heroine · strong heroine · angsty protagonist · defiant protagonist · traumatized protagonist · violent antagonist · psychopathic villain · secretive authority figures

Relationships labels: mother-daughter abuse · pursuer prey · romantic tension · possible love triangle · power imbalance · community rejection · protective allies · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1307

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Cherished by the Hunter

Lynnea Lee · 2021 · Xarc'n Warriors

A bug-ravaged Earth brings a shy human and an older alien warrior together in a steamy, protective romance.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: older hero · younger heroine · protective hero · stubborn heroine · shy heroine · sweet heroine · sunshine heroine · quiet strength · insecure hero · self-doubting hero · possessive hero · lonely warrior · failed protector · growth arc · competent heroine · caretaker heroine

Relationships labels: age gap · mate bond · mutual attraction · protective pairing · slow-burn romance · jealousy · miscommunication avoided · found family · community bonds · family betrayal · romantic pursuit · possessive claiming · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1307

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Reactive

Becky Moynihan · 2018 · The Elite Trials

In a walled dystopian city, a scarred teen fights deadly trials for freedom when a boy from her past returns with secrets.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · snarky heroine · headstrong heroine · vulnerable heroine · trained warrior · protective love interest · mysterious love interest · secretive character · tyrannical ruler · abusive guardian · outsider · supporting cast · relatable protagonist · badass heroine · flawed heroine · traumatized protagonist

Relationships labels: enemies to lovers · forbidden attraction · slow burn romance · protective romance · family separation · mother-daughter bond · adoptive family · power imbalance · betrayal · rivalry · sibling reveal · trust issues · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1333

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