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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for The Rules.
Themes labels used: identity, belonging, secrecy, trust, freedom, self-protection, bullying, coming of age, morality, humanity, survival, social pressure, betrayal, family loyalty, scientific ethics
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
A secret third child must survive boarding school undercover while hiding his identity from classmates, teachers, and the state.
Why this is here
Themes labels: courage · identity · belonging · secrecy · trust · betrayal · coming of age · resistance · totalitarianism · population control · bullying · education · freedom · survival · moral compromise · fear
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0763
A human-raised woman discovers she's a powerful seer tied to an oncoming war, and a dangerous guardian.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · otherness · belonging · loyalty · betrayal · power and control · freedom and slavery · war and survival · prophecy · destiny · morality · good vs evil · coming of age · self-discovery · trust · miscommunication · humanity · xenophobia · politics
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0764
A sheltered teen flees with four amnesiac, genetically altered boys and must uncover the secrets of their pasts before they’re caught.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · memory · trust · betrayal · freedom · control · agency · secrets · lies · self-discovery · humanity vs science · science vs human nature · friendship · family · morality · loyalty · survival
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0808
A teen mind reader is drawn into a hidden community of her kind, where trust and freedom may cost everything.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · acceptance · belonging · secrecy · free will · right and wrong · morality · trust · coming of age · power and responsibility · control · isolation
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0816
A teen girl discovers she’s a manufactured android and flees those who built her, while fighting for her humanity.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · humanity · self-acceptance · free will · family loyalty · memory · authenticity · personhood · moral ambiguity · survival · technology and humanity · grief · betrayal · control · coming of age
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0826
A hidden teen with mind powers is forced into the open when new classmates uncover her Atlantean heritage.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · belonging · family loyalty · protection · secrecy · trust · self-discovery · heritage · destiny · power and responsibility · free will · good vs evil · friendship · sacrifice · coming of age
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0840
A captured illegal third child must choose between saving herself and betraying three imprisoned children to live.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · trust · betrayal · morality · self-preservation · sacrifice · coming of age · identity · freedom · resistance · gray morality · justice · humanity · choice · courage
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0842
A time-bending heroine must navigate rebellion, a lost love, and hidden cities as her world expands beyond its walls.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · humanity · loyalty · guilt · power · morality · family · choice · leadership · trust · responsibility · coming of age
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0853
A teen alien fighter’s hidden past is revealed as captivity, first love, and betrayal shape the warrior he becomes.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · betrayal · trust · loyalty · identity · coming of age · loss · grief · trauma · choice · power · responsibility · loneliness · maturity · mercy · isolation · self-acceptance · humanity under pressure · hormones and judgment
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0858
A teen pack with dangerous powers investigates a school kidnapping while their own secrets and bonds begin to unravel.
Why this is here
Themes labels: secrecy · consequences · loyalty · trust · forgiveness · identity · adolescence · control vs loss of control · science and ethics · independence · belonging
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0864
A war hero returns to her alien birthright, where a proving trial, buried betrayals, and a slow-burn bond reshape her future.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · belonging · truth vs deception · trust · betrayal · freedom · autonomy · power · trauma · healing · duty · self-discovery · secrets · loyalty · coming of age
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0864
A teen survivor of an alien apocalypse must navigate shifting truths, dangerous allies, and a mission to find her brother.
Why this is here
Themes labels: trust · survival · humanity · hope · loss · identity · sacrifice · purpose · fear · betrayal · loneliness · resistance · dehumanization · family loyalty
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0870
A sheltered young meta-human faces war, betrayal, and a painful reckoning with her family and powers.
Why this is here
Themes labels: family · identity · trust · betrayal · belonging · power and control · abuse · loyalty · coming of age · self-discovery · empowerment · survival
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0871
Returning home to face buried secrets and a dangerous rite, Kira must protect her loved ones and survive betrayal.
Why this is here
Themes labels: loyalty · betrayal · belonging · identity · past trauma · freedom · control · autonomy · sacrifice · power and powerlessness · duty · family · friendship · trust · political corruption · oppression · enslavement · bigotry · survival · reckoning · coming of age · maturity
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0883
A marked human woman and the genetically altered man she loves must face public exposure, danger, and their own mistrust.
Why this is here
Themes labels: trust · betrayal · protectiveness · identity · bodily autonomy · fate vs choice · survival · belonging · family loyalty · danger of secrecy
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0889
A traumatized teen teams with a mysterious alien to rescue her brother, only to uncover secrets that could change Earth.
Why this is here
Themes labels: trust · loyalty · trauma · survival · prejudice · secrecy · identity · rescue · love vs fear · social control · independence · betrayal · hope · humanity · coming-of-age
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0891
Genetically engineered winged teens go to school, dodge enemies, and uncover more of the secret behind their origins.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · belonging · family · freedom · trust · loyalty · normalcy · control · survival · coming of age · mutability · selfhood · moral ambiguity · paranoia · environmental commentary
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0906
Mutant winged teens search for their origins while trying to survive a new home, school, and old enemies.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · belonging · family search · trust · normality · freedom · control · survival · coming of age · selfhood · good vs evil · institutional mistrust
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0906
A teen girl who can't be mind-controlled by alien rulers must trust a stranger and uncover why she's different.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · belonging · freedom · survival · trust · control · resistance · loneliness · secrecy · self-acceptance · humanity · emotional suppression
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0917
A curious girl and her best friend take in a bloodied stranger, and their ordinary night spirals into secrets and danger.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · secrets · trust · danger · good and evil · morality · protecting others · memory loss · belonging · humanity · conspiracy · choice · truth seeking · innocence vs violence · family secrets
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0928
An outlaw and a mysterious runaway flee across a shattered future England while enemies close in and secrets unravel.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · identity · secrets · freedom · trust · otherness · exclusion · humanity · mutual dependence · moral compromise · persecution · religious intolerance · community
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0928
A memory-lost woman returns to her fated pack, only to uncover hidden truths that could reshape their bond.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · memory · truth and lies · family · belonging · healing · trust · communication · consent · loyalty · protection · trauma · injustice · social hierarchy · danger · self-discovery · jealousy · accountability
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0936
A teen in a magic-powered domed city learns she can regenerate her power and must flee to survive.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · freedom · identity · self-discovery · morality · personal autonomy · truth and lies · trust · coming of age · power and control · sacrifice · humanity
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0936
A captive genetic experiment escapes, learns her origins, and turns revenge on the people who made her.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · family secrets · survival · revenge · trust · betrayal · loyalty · female strength · bodily autonomy · moral ambiguity · love versus safety · coming of age · dehumanization · control
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0943
