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D.J. MacHale

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for SYLO.

Plot structure labels used: slow burn, cliffhanger ending, series setup, mystery unraveling, clue-driven, question-heavy, gradual escalation, action bursts, multiple reveals, withheld answers

Focused on “withheld information” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

Cover of Dark Blue Rising by Teri Terry

Dark Blue Rising

Teri Terry · 2020 · The Circle Trilogy

A secluded teen’s world collapses when she learns her mother was lying about everything, and the sea may hold the answers.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0445

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The Maze Runner

James Dashner · 2009 · The Maze Runner

A memory-wiped teen joins a boy-run refuge beside a deadly changing maze, where survival depends on solving its secret.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0790

Cover of Paper Girls, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan

Paper Girls, Volume 4

Brian K. Vaughan · 2018 · Paper Girls

A crew of tween paper girls lands in Y2K chaos, where giant robots, time-war factions, and future selves complicate everything.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0828

Cover of Carter & Lovecraft by Jonathan L. Howard

Carter & Lovecraft

Jonathan L. Howard · 2015 · Carter & Lovecraft

An ex-cop PI inherits a Providence bookstore and is pulled into a bizarre, reality-bending mystery tied to Lovecraftian mythos.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0545

Cover of Black River: Deluxe Edition by Ruby Jean Cottle

Black River: Deluxe Edition

Ruby Jean Cottle · 2026 · Black River

A bookish teen in a mountain town wakes changed, craving blood, and must uncover what’s happening before it consumes her.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0556