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Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

David Wong, Jason Pargin

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Characterization labels used: snarky heroine, female antihero, everywoman, underdog, heiress, trailer park resident, young woman, bounty target, bodyguard, bodyguard team, cartoon villain, supervillain, superpowered villain, billionaire patriarch, damaged protagonist, resilient heroine

Relationships labels used: estranged father, mother-daughter, bodyguard loyalty, found family, trust issues, betrayal, romance subplot, power struggle, mentor dynamic, class divide

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Artemis

Andy Weir · 2017

A moon-city smuggler takes a lucrative sabotage job and gets pulled into a dangerous conspiracy.

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Characterization labels: female antihero · criminal protagonist · smuggler · porter · resourceful · smart aleck · sarcastic · flawed heroine · rebellious · lazy · street smart · technically gifted · improviser · rule breaker · questionable morals · young adult protagonist · adult protagonist · estranged daughter · working class

Relationships labels: father daughter · strained family · estrangement · business rivalries · criminal alliances · friendship · mentor-like support · community ties · power imbalance · romance tease

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1591

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Alone

Robert J. Crane · 2012 · The Girl in the Box

An isolated teen escapes captivity and enters a hidden world of meta-humans while pursued by powerful forces.

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Characterization labels: female heroine · snarky heroine · strong heroine · angsty protagonist · defiant protagonist · traumatized protagonist · violent antagonist · psychopathic villain · secretive authority figures

Relationships labels: mother-daughter abuse · pursuer prey · romantic tension · possible love triangle · power imbalance · community rejection · protective allies · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1612

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The Last Girl

Joe Hart · 2016 · The Dominion Trilogy

A captive young woman in a dystopia of vanishing girls discovers the truth behind her prison and fights to escape.

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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

Relationships labels: guard and captive · friendship · sisterhood · found family · rivalry · parent separation · betrayal · romantic tension · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1694

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Playing with Fire

Gena Showalter · 2006 · Tales of an Extraordinary Girl

A snarky barista gains elemental powers from a spiked latte and is pursued by secret agencies and a deadly-hot agent.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: snarky heroine · flaky heroine · immature heroine · kickass heroine · alpha hero · protective hero · secretive hero · sidekick · mad scientist · insta-lust lead pair

Relationships labels: enemies to lovers · bodyguard romance · insta-love · sexual tension · protective partnership · romantic rivalry · father daughter · ex-wife tension · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1712

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Insurgent

Veronica Roth · 2012 · Divergent

After a devastating upheaval, Tris must navigate faction war, betrayal, and shifting loyalties while uncovering hidden truths.

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Characterization labels: angsty heroine · strong female lead · traumatized protagonist · self-sacrificing · brave heroine · reckless protagonist · guilt-ridden · morally conflicted · protective love interest · antihero rival · manipulative villain · traitorous brother · loyal side characters · volatile couple

Relationships labels: romantic tension · trust issues · power struggle · betrayal · family conflict · sibling betrayal · protective romance · team loyalty · friendship bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1752

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The 49th Mystic

Ted Dekker · 2018 · Beyond the Circle

A blind Utah teen is pulled between two worlds and must recover ancient seals to save both realities.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: blind protagonist · teen heroine · prophesied heroine · reluctant chosen one · mentor figure · mystic guide · evil antagonist · fearful heroine · strong female lead · young adult protagonist · likable protagonist · flawed characters

Relationships labels: father-daughter · mentor-protege · family legacy · romance subplot · community bonds · betrayal · trust issues · rivalry · enemy pursuit

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1770

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The Storm

Virginia Bergin · 2015 · The Rain

A teenage survivor of killer rain hunts for her family and stumbles into an army secret that could change everything.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · sarcastic narrator · self-centered teen · vain heroine · immature protagonist · character growth · brave heroine · resourceful survivor · love interest · supporting misfits · mute child · fugitive heroine

Relationships labels: father-daughter · romance · found family · friends to companions · protective bond · rivalry · trust issues · dependency · community

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1783

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Skyward, Vol. 1: My Low-G Life

Joe Henderson · 2018 · Skyward (collected editions)

After gravity vanishes, a delivery girl gets pulled into her father’s dangerous plan to change the world again.

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Characterization labels: young protagonist · female lead · strong heroine · spirited protagonist · curious protagonist · likable protagonist · shut-in parent · grieving parent · agoraphobic father · villainous businessman · one-dimensional villain · supporting cast · diverse cast · disabled characters · fat character · young adult lead

Relationships labels: father-daughter · parent-child · family trauma · missing mother · father’s secret · romance subplot · crush · former colleagues · rivalry · mentor conflict · class divide

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1795

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Company Town

Madeline Ashby · 2016

A tough, unaugmented bodyguard on a future oil-rig city is pulled into a corporate mystery as murders and threats mount.

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Characterization labels: strong female lead · kick-ass heroine · disabled protagonist · organic human · bodyguard · martial artist · outsider · working-class · fierce · insecure · damaged · resourceful · pragmatic · feminist · teen heir · mysterious fixer

Relationships labels: bodyguard-charge bond · found family · romantic subplot · mentor-student · mother-daughter conflict · friendship · loyalty conflict · power imbalance · employer-employee

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1806

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Reactive

Becky Moynihan · 2018 · The Elite Trials

In a walled dystopian city, a scarred teen fights deadly trials for freedom when a boy from her past returns with secrets.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · snarky heroine · headstrong heroine · vulnerable heroine · trained warrior · protective love interest · mysterious love interest · secretive character · tyrannical ruler · abusive guardian · outsider · supporting cast · relatable protagonist · badass heroine · flawed heroine · traumatized protagonist

Relationships labels: enemies to lovers · forbidden attraction · slow burn romance · protective romance · family separation · mother-daughter bond · adoptive family · power imbalance · betrayal · rivalry · sibling reveal · trust issues · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1807

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The Countdown

Kimberly Derting · 2016 · The Taking

Abducted teen Kyra confronts alien origins, a strange countdown, and a world-ending threat in a final race for answers.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · feisty heroine · teen girl · alien hybrid · superpowered protagonist · love interest · brooding love interest · snarky rival · supporting cast · immature protagonist · badass heroine · kidnapped protagonist

Relationships labels: love triangle · romantic rivalry · boyfriend girlfriend · father daughter · friend group · found family · betrayal · protective relationship · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1811

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Clean Room, Vol. 2: Exile

Gail Simone · 2017 · Clean Room

A journalist and a cult leader collide amid body horror, hidden conspiracies, and a secret world of demons or aliens.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: unlikable protagonist · antihero · sympathetic villain · stoic · complicated characters · badass woman · strong female cast · moral ambiguity · charismatic leader · loyal followers

Relationships labels: romance subplot · frenemy dynamic · family betrayal · mentor follower · power struggle · company takeover · cult hierarchy · loyalty conflict · investigator subject

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1812

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