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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for Anomaly.
Relationships labels used: teacher-student, mentor-like, romance subplot, love interest, professional collaboration, teamwork, human-alien contact, power imbalance, government-scientist tension
Focused on “romance subplot” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
A hardboiled PI in magical 1930s New York races to solve a deadly plague case before the authorities pin it on him.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · police partnership · friendship · professional alliance · romance subplot · rivalry · authority suspicion · family-like guardian · workplace support · bureaucratic conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1547
A CDC doctor races to contain a deadly, unidentified pathogen spreading from Hawaii while hidden forces exploit the outbreak.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: colleague partnership · professional teamwork · romance subplot · love interest · mentor help · government hierarchy · trust issues · community breakdown · power struggle · betrayal
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1628
A rookie Tamer explores a new teleport-linked frontier and uncovers a telepathic alien contact that could reshape humanity.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: love story · romance subplot · crew bonds · mentor-student · father-son conflict · colonial contact · human-alien contact · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1641
![Cover of 暗殺教室 9 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 9] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429225058i/22020308.jpg)
A school class keeps trying to assassinate their tentacled teacher while navigating fights, school politics, and new bonds.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · class bonds · friendship · family approval · student rivalry · romance subplot · matchmaking · team loyalty · group belonging · authority conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1657
A secret U.S. program studies a buried, devil-like creature—until it wakes and demands answers, escape, and chaos.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: romance subplot · team dynamics · power imbalance · faith conflict · mentor-student · captor-captive · scientific collaboration · marital devotion · rival beliefs
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1685
When a Soyuz capsule vanishes on reentry, two scientists uncover a quantum mystery that could reshape human contact.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: professional partnership · male-female dynamic · romantic tension · hero and helper · mentor-like explanation · workplace collaboration · government-lab collaboration · rival institutions · romance subplot · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1694
After Qui-Gon’s death, Mace Windu follows a final request to a strange Outer Rim world ruled by crime and survival.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · romance subplot · mentor-student · rivalry · alliance · found family · cultural alliance · cross-species relationships
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1734
A middle-grade Star Wars retelling puts you in Luke Skywalker's shoes and adds Jedi-training exercises between chapters.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · family conflict · parent-child conflict · romance subplot · friendship · found family · loyalty · betrayal
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1741
A gifted student returns to an eerie magical institute where language shapes reality and failure could remake the world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: student-teacher rivalry · mentor-protégé · romance · pilot love interest · classmate distrust · peer support · familial leverage · protective friends · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1462
Two cavemen are swept into a time-travel showdown with a future corporation and must learn kung fu to save their home.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · mentor-student · family conflict · villain rivalry · community defense · sibling bond · parent-child · romance subplot · power imbalance · rescue
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1802
At a mutant school under pressure, a radical student and his allies spark a dangerous revolt that tests every boundary.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student conflict · mentor-student bond · love triangle · psychic affair · peer rivalry · student faction · family secret · adoption reveal · romantic tension · school community
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1504
A time-traveling patrol must protect history from meddling while solving missions across vivid, dangerous past eras.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-apprentice · romance subplot · love triangle · friendship · professional loyalty · duty vs attachment · community ties · marriage
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1833
