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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Orleans.
Characterization labels used: fierce heroine, resourceful protagonist, hardy survivor, brave girl, scrappy character, cynical character, hardened survivor, naive outsider, bland male lead, protective caregiver, scientist character, teen protagonist, determined protagonist, strong female lead, capable warrior
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A grieving teen survives the wilds, infiltrates the resistance, and faces a dangerous new mission and new love.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivor heroine · strong heroine · character growth · grieving protagonist · resilient · resourceful · rebellious · naive love interest · damaged characters · vulnerable characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1048
In a nuclear-ravaged world split between Dome-dwellers and mutated survivors, two teens risk everything to find truth.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivor · fierce heroine · brave heroine · resourceful teen · isolated boy · controlled upbringing · compassionate outsider · stubborn · pragmatic · morally gray
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1086
A captive young woman in a dystopia of vanishing girls discovers the truth behind her prison and fights to escape.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: defiant heroine · female protagonist · captive survivor · brainwashed youth · badass heroine · strong female lead · test subject · rebellious protagonist · violent survivor · flawed heroine · protective guard · rebel allies · female friendships · disabled character · male guard
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1103
A lone survivor must enter a brutal prison colony to rescue a child and uncover who can stop the outbreak.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen survivor · resourceful heroine · kickass heroine · single-minded protagonist · reckless protagonist · protective ally · male guardian · scientist villain · serial predator · corrupt authority · broken survivor · strong female lead
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1104
Two survivors race to unravel a deadly island’s secrets before its 365-day rule claims everyone left behind.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · female heroine · male leader · resourceful heroine · trained survivor · obsessive researcher · mysterious newcomer · protective leader · strong heroine · emotionally invested characters · character growth · fierce heroine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1110
A poor teen girl volunteers for a televised death match and must survive while navigating power, media, and love.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: strong heroine · female protagonist · survivalist · resourceful · cunning · independent · brave · prickly · guarded · flawed heroine · emotionally detached · complex protagonist · kindhearted boy · mentor · side characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1121
In a zombie-ravaged Dark City, scarred Annah must survive, reunite her lost twin, and face a dangerous new love.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scarred heroine · survivor · reluctant heroine · tough female protagonist · insecure protagonist · self-loathing · strong female lead · broken characters · immune character · independent heroine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1124
An unusually gifted orphan flees a controlled upbringing and finds herself pulled into a dangerous far-future crew.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen heroine · overpowered protagonist · gifted child · badass girl · naive heroine · loyal protagonist · shy protagonist · resourceful survivor · superhuman growth · young soldier · transhuman protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1182
Exiled from a rigid spacefaring society, an illiterate teen must survive Earth, find family, and redefine her future.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen heroine · naive protagonist · resourceful heroine · engineer heroine · illiterate protagonist · captain's daughter · outsider · budding independence · strong female character · complex protagonist · survivor · undereducated heroine · curious protagonist · plucky heroine · reluctant rebel · character growth
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1210
An airborne virus wipes out or warps nearly all men, forcing a young woman and a community of survivors to endure—and investigate what’s next.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: strong female lead · teen protagonist · survivor · scout · protector · hardened survivor · feral male antagonist · scientist · doctor · younger sister · love interest
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1215
A quiet teen fails a state test and is exiled to a brutal prison island where survival means choosing sides fast.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: orphan protagonist · obedient girl · quiet heroine · naive protagonist · reluctant rebel · strong heroine · male love interest · warrior girl · leader · cynical side character · brave survivor · teens in crisis
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1215
After world-shaking earthquakes, four teens race to survive as ordinary people become murderous, rage-filled hunters.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · survivors · guilt-ridden survivor · strong female lead · leader figure · cowardly character · enigmatic character · mysterious stranger · hunted survivors · morally conflicted characters · traumatized teens · resourceful characters · unaffected immune characters · violent antagonists · intelligent antagonists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1217
