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These books are ranked using the tone + premise labels extracted for The Here and Now. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.
Tone labels used: romantic, haunting, heartbreaking, thriller-like, melancholic, somber, sweet
Premise labels used: time travel, forbidden love, future apocalypse, plague escape, save the future, secret community, rules and restrictions, change history, pandemic survival, teen mission
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone + premise embeddings are close.
Stranded in space with 90 minutes of air left, two lovers relive a forbidden relationship in a tightly controlled future.
Why this is here
Tone labels: haunting · heartbreaking · emotional · melodramatic · tense · poignant · beautiful · trippy · sad · thrilling · reflective
Premise labels: forbidden love · stranded in space · race against time · survival story · love under restriction · first love · utopian society
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1771
A teen in a fenced village must confront zombies, secrets, and a choice between duty, love, and escape.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · depressing · melancholic · haunting · creepy · suspenseful · heartbreaking · grim · tension-filled · emotional · disturbing
Premise labels: zombie survival · isolated village · forbidden outside world · search for freedom · love triangle · coming of age · escape narrative · restricted society
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1791
A grieving history lover slips between 2013 and 1913 inside a magical manor, trying to save its family and its future.
Why this is here
Tone labels: emotional · heartbreaking · bittersweet · romantic · atmospheric · magical · gentle · hopeful · melancholic · sentimental · suspenseful
Premise labels: time travel · house mystery · ruined house · save the family · save the house · past-and-present entanglement · destiny · second chance
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1811
In a dying biodome, two survivors send one man into the past to try to save humanity and their love.
Why this is here
Tone labels: tense · emotional · heartwarming · hopeful · grim · desperate · suspenseful · humorous · witty · melancholic · high-stakes · thought-provoking
Premise labels: save humanity · rewrite the past · second chance · time travel mission · last survivors · apocalyptic survival · future to past · love against time · change history · parallel timelines
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1813
A girl’s ordinary summer visit becomes a race through time when she lands one year ahead and finds her best friend’s life changed.
Why this is here
Tone labels: sad · melancholic · suspenseful · emotional · bittersweet · anxiety-inducing · heartwarming
Premise labels: time slip · best friends · future consequences · change the past · tragedy aftermath · family vacation
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1824
Trapped in the future, a time-traveling teen must stop a deadly experiment and decide what he’s willing to lose.
Why this is here
Tone labels: emotional · intense · bittersweet · tragic · surprising · thrilling · suspenseful · romantic · angsty
Premise labels: time travel · alternate timelines · future trapped · escape plan · final battle · family stakes · romantic conflict · survival
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1838
A time-traveling teen races to mend a broken timeline, save her family, and survive a mind-game battle for her heart.
Why this is here
Tone labels: romantic · suspenseful · melodramatic · dramatic · dark · hopeful · satisfying · exciting · clean
Premise labels: time travel · save the future · alter the past · battle for mind and life · world in danger
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1882
In a frozen-lake sanctuary, a trusting teen and the boy he loves must survive zombies and uncover buried secrets.
Why this is here
Tone labels: atmospheric · creepy · tense · chilly · scary · soft · sweet · romantic · thought-provoking
Premise labels: post-apocalyptic survival · zombie threat · isolated community · forbidden crossing · winter danger · secret past · queer romance · coming-of-age survival
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1896
A teacher uses a hidden portal to revisit 1950s America and try to alter one of history’s most infamous tragedies.
Why this is here
Tone labels: nostalgic · heartfelt · emotional · suspenseful · thought-provoking · tender · epic · immersive · melancholic · intense · romantic
Premise labels: time travel mission · prevent assassination · change history · butterfly effect · past resistance · alternate history · secret portal · second chance · historical intervention · love across time
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1900
Max must confess her true origin and face alternate realities while fighting to get back to the Chloe she lost.
Why this is here
Tone labels: emotional · heartbreaking · heartwarming · melancholic · hopeful · mysterious · tender · reflective · dramatic · bittersweet
Premise labels: time travel · alternate realities · multiverse · identity reveal · homecoming quest · truth confession · romantic reunion · search for missing love
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1902
A teen time traveler returns to Gilded Age New York to stop a dangerous device from rewriting the future.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · somber · tense · suspenseful · intense · atmospheric · romantic · adventurous · dramatic · heartbreaking
Premise labels: time travelers · secret society · race against time · timeline threat · dangerous device · historical mission · past intervention · future stakes
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1941
A time-traveling teen races through shifting timelines to stop a deadly global plan before the future locks in forever.
Why this is here
Tone labels: tense · urgent · confusing · intense · suspenseful · emotional · bittersweet · frustrating · thrilling · clever · funny
Premise labels: time travel · timeline shifts · prevent apocalypse · save the world · race against time · hidden faction · betrayal risk · love triangle
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1946
