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Characterization labels used: wealthy heroine, socialite heroine, naive protagonist, strong-willed heroine, rebellious heroine, mysterious love interest, rebel mystic, power-hungry parents, flat characters, stock characters, manipulative family, protective love interest, secretive love interest, villainous ruling class

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Gates of Thread and Stone

Lori M. Lee · 2014 · Gates of Thread and Stone

A girl with hidden time magic hunts for her missing brother and uncovers secrets that could reshape her city.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · determined heroine · flawed protagonist · protective brother · mysterious love interest · secretive character · stubborn heroine · impulsive heroine · loyal character · resourceful heroine · naive heroine · self-sacrificing sibling · bad boy love interest · eccentric immortal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1145

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The Cure

K.A. Riley · 2021 · The Cure Chronicles

A poor teen enters a deadly elite training program for a cure, only to uncover the society’s hidden cruelty.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · passive heroine · naive protagonist · tough heroine · emotionally reactive · protective love interest · handsome love interest · authority figure love interest · childhood friend · father secrets · sick mother · younger sibling · aristocratic family · ruling class · rebellious streak · survivor heroine · chosen one trope

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1183

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Disruption

Jessica Shirvington · 2014 · Disruption

In a surveillance-driven near future, a determined teen uses a powerful heir to try to rescue her vanished father.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · antiheroine · manipulative protagonist · determined protagonist · flawed heroine · smart heroine · witty heroine · cold-blooded heroine · naive love interest · heir character · hacker side character · protective mother · distant brother · absent father

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1201

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Incarnate

Jodi Meadows · 2012 · Newsoul

A shunned new soul seeks answers in a reincarnated society where her existence may upend everything.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: 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

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1212

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Glitch

Heather Anastasiu · 2012 · Glitch

In an emotionless underground society, a glitching teen hides forbidden powers while risking deactivation and rebellion.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: naive heroine · strong heroine · compassionate heroine · reluctant rebel · special powers · telekinetic protagonist · future vision · shapeshifter · obsessive love interest · protective love interest · male rival · teen protagonists · villainous authority

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1224

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Unraveling

Elizabeth Norris · 2012 · Unraveling

A teen girl who dies and is mysteriously revived races a ticking countdown and a hidden FBI case to stop disaster.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: smart heroine · strong heroine · snarky heroine · resourceful heroine · overachieving student · family caretaker · workaholic father · bipolar mother · mysterious love interest · stoner facade · bad-boy facade · loyal best friend · protective friend · secretive characters · brave protagonist · mature beyond age

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1228

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Hungry

H.A. Swain · 2014

In a foodless future, a privileged teen begins feeling hunger and joins a hidden fight to bring real food back.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: privileged protagonist · teen heroine · hacker · rebellious girl · naive protagonist · young love interest · unreliable love interest · privileged love interest · rebel leader · scientist parents · best friend support · grandmother mentor

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1240

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Rubinrot

Kerstin Gier · 2009 · Edelstein-Trilogie

A teen girl discovers she's the real time-travel heir in a secret family line and is swept into a hidden London intrigue.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen heroine · awkward heroine · naive protagonist · relatable heroine · brave heroine · clever heroine · immature protagonist · arrogant love interest · bossy love interest · mysterious love interest · secretive mother · perfect cousin · loyal best friend · mischievous friend · icy grandmother · protective family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1264

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An Ocean Apart

Jill Tew · 2025

In a flooded future, a girl infiltrates a luxury dating contest to steal back her community’s future—until love complicates the mission.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: resourceful heroine · rebellious heroine · clever protagonist · fierce heroine · morally conflicted lead · kind love interest · wealthy heir · childhood friend · mysterious activist · elite contestants · supportive found family · female rivals · multi-dimensional side characters

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1288

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Weapon

Lynette Noni · 2019 · Whisper

A fugitive heroine races to uncover her past, survive betrayal, and stop a power-hungry scientist in a twisty finale.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · powerful protagonist · oblivious protagonist · determined protagonist · protective character · secretive character · manipulative antagonist · scientist antagonist · rebel characters · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1303

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Matched

Ally Condie · 2010 · Matched

In a tightly controlled future, a teen girl’s perfect match is disrupted, pushing her toward forbidden feelings and doubt.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: obedient heroine · self-aware heroine · awakening protagonist · gentle love interest · brooding love interest · mysterious boy · best friend · flat characters · shallow characterization · naive heroine · mature protagonist · tortured love interest

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1322

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Because It Is My Blood

Gabrielle Zevin · 2012 · Birthright

Released from detention, a teen heiress to an illegal chocolate empire is forced into exile and danger to protect her family.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · reluctant heir · mob daughter · teen protagonist · family loyalist · headstrong · sarcastic · crafty · calculating · protective sibling · matured protagonist · morally conflicted · bossy love interest · quirky love interest · supportive ally · one-sided love interest · smart protagonist · badass heroine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1350

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