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Caragh M. O'Brien

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Characterization labels used: curious heroine, determined protagonist, underdog, rule-breaker, impulsive protagonist, skeptical narrator, love interest, poor-background heroine, artist student

Relationships labels used: romance, love interest, friendship, family tension, stepfather conflict, school authority, student rivalry, protective friendship

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Shadow Witch

Isla Frost · 2019 · Firstborn Academy

A feared academy student gains dangerous powers linked to the enemy and must survive school, secrets, and war.

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Characterization labels: reluctant heroine · strong heroine · fierce heroine · teen protagonist · female lead · friend group · secondary character ensemble · enigmatic love interest · bully antagonist · authoritarian adults · protective friends · gifted outcast · powerful but feared

Relationships labels: friendship · found family · romantic tension · slow burn romance · student-teacher conflict · peer hostility · protective friendship · loyalty · trust issues · classmate rivalry · enemy attraction

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1254

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Curtsies & Conspiracies

Gail Carriger · 2013 · Finishing School

A spy-in-training at an airborne finishing school uncovers a conspiracy, a kidnapping plot, and complicated new feelings.

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Characterization labels: intelligent heroine · resourceful heroine · curious heroine · devious heroine · mischievous heroine · Mary Sue (contested) · self-assured heroine · proactive characters · good-hearted boy · evil genius students

Relationships labels: friendship · female friendship · best friends · love triangle · romantic tension · sibling relationship · class differences · teacher-student power · rival schools · boy meets girl

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Distance: 0.1300

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The Thief and the Sword

Mike Maihack · 2015 · Cleopatra in Space

A future-school thief, a stolen sword, and a prophecy push Cleopatra into a fast-paced space quest.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female protagonist · fierce heroine · celebrity student · stubborn protagonist · reckless heroine · mysterious thief · rival character · supportive friends · talking cat teacher · mysterious antagonist · character development · realistic characters

Relationships labels: friendship · roommate relationship · school peer dynamics · student-teacher conflict · possible romance · rivalry · group teamwork · family-like friends · jealousy

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Distance: 0.1361

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The Eighth Guardian

Meredith McCardle · 2014 · Annum Guard

A top student is recruited into a secret time-travel agency and must navigate conspiracies, rules, and a new identity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen operative · strong heroine · sassy heroine · rebellious protagonist · selfish protagonist · whiny protagonist · smart protagonist · resourceful protagonist · outsider · antagonistic side characters

Relationships labels: boyfriend · romantic tension · friendship arc · mentor relationship · rivalry · family conflict · father mystery · parent-child conflict · team dynamics · forced separation

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Distance: 0.1417

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Blühender Verrat

Marie Graßhoff · 2022 · Spring Storm

A lucky outsider enters a power academy where cosmic abilities, rivalries, and a looming war reshape her future.

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Characterization labels: socially awkward protagonist · introverted protagonist · underestimated protagonist · self-doubting protagonist · strong female leads · rival mentor figure · mysterious character · ambitious student · loyal side characters · animal companion

Relationships labels: enemies to lovers · rivalry · mentor-mentee · friend group · found family · queer romance · women loving women · classroom rivalry · protective bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1424

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Clockwork Heart

Dru Pagliassotti · 2008 · Clockwork Heart

A winged courier in a rigid city-state is pulled from a rescue into murder, sabotage, politics, and tangled romance.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · capable protagonist · resourceful heroine · curious protagonist · grumpy love interest · charming rival · brooding hero · outcast noble · working-class protagonist · multifaceted characters

Relationships labels: love triangle · slow burn · forbidden romance · brothers · romantic tension · family loyalty · class-crossing relationships · rival love interests · protective bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1434

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A Breath of Eyre

Eve Marie Mont · 2012 · Unbound

A lonely scholarship teen is pulled into Jane Eyre and must choose between a classic romance and her own life.

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Characterization labels: bookish heroine · outsider · scholarship student · lonely teen · shy protagonist · insecure heroine · sarcastic heroine · coming of age · brooding hero · popular girl · mean girl · misunderstood boy · teacher crush · stepparent conflict · grieving daughter · female agency · wounded hero · matured heroine

Relationships labels: friendship · love triangle · forbidden crush · teacher-student attraction · father-daughter conflict · stepmother conflict · romantic tension · rivalry · female friendship · class divide · family tension · romantic choice · longtime friends · mentor-figure tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1438

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The End of Mr. Y

Scarlett Thomas · 2006

A PhD student finds a cursed rare book and is pulled into a mind-travel mystery about reality, time, and thought.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female academic · PhD student · curious heroine · flawed protagonist · intellectual heroine · obsessive reader · messy protagonist · sexually active protagonist · poor student · strong-willed · mentally complex

Relationships labels: mentor relationship · academic hierarchy · unhealthy romance · sexual relationship · love interest · rival pursuit · obsessive attachment · community of readers

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Distance: 0.1447

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Assassin of Reality

Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko · 2023 · Vita Nostra (English)

A gifted student returns to an eerie magical institute where language shapes reality and failure could remake the world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: stubborn protagonist · older protagonist · intellectual curiosity · transcendent being · ambitious student · alienated protagonist · dark mentor · fascinating protagonist · humanity vs concept

Relationships labels: student-teacher rivalry · mentor-protégé · romance · pilot love interest · classmate distrust · peer support · familial leverage · protective friends · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1479

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Qualify

Vera Nazarian · 2014 · The Atlantis Grail

In 2047, a teen genius must survive brutal trials to win a seat on rescue ships before an asteroid ends Earth.

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Characterization labels: teen heroine · nerdy heroine · clumsy protagonist · brilliant student · athletic underdog · strong female lead · sibling group · family-centered protagonist · bullied outsider · relatable heroine · self-sacrificing heroine · unlikable protagonist (mixed) · love interest triangle · crush-driven teen

Relationships labels: sibling bond · family loyalty · friendship · camaraderie · romantic triangle · crush · love interest · mentor-student · rivalry · bullying · team dynamics · supportive family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1487

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Hazards of Time Travel

Joyce Carol Oates · 2018

A punished teen from a surveilled future is exiled to 1950s Wisconsin, where identity, love, and reality blur.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · naive heroine · curious student · meek protagonist · passive protagonist · outsider · rebellious student · intelligent girl · controlled subject · love interest · authority figure · psychology instructor · exiled student

Relationships labels: forbidden love · power imbalance · student-teacher relationship · romance under surveillance · familial separation · state coercion · parent-child separation · unrequited devotion · dependency

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Distance: 0.1503

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The Awakening

K.E. Ganshert, Katie Ganshert · 2015 · The Gifting

A teen with hidden powers goes on the run, joining an underground resistance while a dangerous truth about her role emerges.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · frustrated heroine · insecure heroine · impulsive heroine · stubborn heroine · self-doubting protagonist · protective love interest · chosen one figure · gifted group · secondary cast ensemble · questioning authority

Relationships labels: romantic subplot · protective relationship · teens in love · friendship group · found family · family ties · mentor loss · rivalry · jealousy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1504

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