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Characterization labels used: main female lead, found family ensemble, character-driven, grieving protagonist, maturing heroine, survivor group, supportive community, emotionally vulnerable

Relationships labels used: found family, romance, friendship, community bonds, parent-child, loss of partner, caretaking

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The First City

Joe Hart · 2017 · The Dominion Trilogy

In a ravaged future where women are scarce, Zoey races to uncover the truth before a fight for humanity destroys her.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · headstrong protagonist · guilt-ridden · resilient · determined · emotionally burdened · flat characters (mixed) · ensemble cast · villains · supportive friends · found family · survivor

Relationships labels: found family · romance · love interest · parent-child · motherhood · friend group · team loyalty · betrayal · captor-captive · community bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1439

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All the Stars in the Sky

Sarah Lyons Fleming · 2015 · Until the End of the World

On a deadly trek to Alaska, Cassie and her survivors face zombies, grief, and hard choices as the world falls apart.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong female lead · wisecracking protagonist · resourceful survivors · adult characters · loyal companions · character growth · badass women · flawed characters · survivor resilience · comic relief

Relationships labels: found family · friends to more · second chance romance · best friends · couple reunion · romantic tension · platonic bond · family bonds · chosen family · group loyalty

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1522

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Cover of Instauration by Sarah Lyons Fleming

Instauration

Sarah Lyons Fleming · 2018 · The City

Survivors in a ruined New York safe zone face starvation, betrayal, and revenge as they fight to reclaim home.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: ensemble cast · character-driven · flawed protagonists · survivor group · female lead · male lead · antihero villain · found family · morally mixed

Relationships labels: found family · romance · friendship bonds · community ties · trust issues · betrayal · acquired family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1551

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Cover of Prepared by Courtney Konstantin

Prepared

Courtney Konstantin · 2017 · Sundown

A prepper-trained mother races through a zombie outbreak to get her children from Las Vegas to a Montana compound.

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Characterization labels: strong female lead · mother protagonist · prepper trained · resourceful heroine · protective parent · survivalist · mama bear · competent survivor · vulnerable heroine · found family

Relationships labels: mother child · siblings · family compound · found family · marriage · husband wife · guardian role · parental protection · community bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1590

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Cover of The Last Beekeeper by Julie Carrick Dalton

The Last Beekeeper

Julie Carrick Dalton · 2023

In a bee-less future, a beekeeper’s daughter returns home for answers and finds a fragile new family, a secret, and hope.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female protagonist · courageous protagonist · grieving daughter · isolated outsider · scientist father · imprisoned parent · squatters · found family · wary survivor · determined seeker · complicated father-daughter bond · secret-keeper

Relationships labels: found family · father-daughter · romance · friendship · community · betrayal · trust · belonging · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1608

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Wake Me After the Apocalypse

Jordan Rivet · 2018 · Bunker

An 18-year-old wakes alone in a damaged cryosleep bunker after a comet apocalypse and must survive a changed world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · resourceful heroine · strong female lead · optimistic protagonist · resilient survivor · young adult cast · team-based cast

Relationships labels: romance · love interest · new family · team bonds · friendship · betrayal · missing family · community conflict

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1673

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Cover of This Impossible Brightness by Jessica Bryant Klagmann

This Impossible Brightness

Jessica Bryant Klagmann · 2024

A grieving woman on a storm-battered island confronts strange messages, ghostly echoes, and a vanishing world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: grieving protagonist · introvert · empath · isolated character · sensitive protagonist · quiet protagonist · traumatized lead · searching character · lonely protagonist · stoic community

Relationships labels: missing loved one · romantic loss · family support · found family · community bonds · friendship · intergenerational connection · bereavement · caregiver relationship · human-animal bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1721

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Cover of Gutter Child by Jael Richardson

Gutter Child

Jael Richardson · 2021

In a divided dystopian society, a girl from the oppressed Gutter must navigate debt, identity, and freedom.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong female lead · resilient protagonist · coming of age heroine · observant protagonist · passive protagonist (mixed) · teen characters · supporting ensemble · likeable protagonist (mixed) · morally oppressed underclass

Relationships labels: found family · friendship · mother-daughter · adoptive mother · peer bonds · community bonds · power imbalance · oppressor-oppressed

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1776

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Cover of Alice in Borderland, vol. 7 by Haro Aso

Alice in Borderland, vol. 7

Haro Aso · 2022 · Alice in Borderland 2-in-1 Omnibus

Side-story-heavy volume of death games in Borderland, shifting focus to new survivors as the endgame nears.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: survivors · competent fighters · badass heroine · found family · reluctant survivor · character development · emotionally damaged characters · morally ambiguous characters

Relationships labels: found family · friendship · teamwork · bonding · trust · betrayal · rivalry · protective bond · surrogate family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1804

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Cover of Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer

Isaac and the Egg

Bobby Palmer · 2022

A grieving man finds an extraordinary companion in the woods, and their strange bond helps him face loss.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: grieving protagonist · bereaved widower · sympathetic lead · man in crisis · isolated character · nonhuman companion · secondary characters · therapist

Relationships labels: husband-wife · friendship · companionship · caregiving · family support · sibling relationship · dependency · mutual healing · unusual bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1812

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Kahayatle

Elle Casey · 2012 · Apocalypsis

A teen girl in a virus-ravaged Florida world must flee cannibal gangs and find a safer home with unlikely allies.

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Characterization labels: strong female lead · teen heroine · survivalist · martial artist · resourceful protagonist · crude humor · loner · voice of reason · gay supporting character · German supporting character · love interest · adopted family · badass heroine

Relationships labels: found family · friendship · romantic tension · protective bond · travel companions · mutual dependence · sibling loss · mentor-child bond · team survival

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1812

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Cover of E by Kate Wrath

E

Kate Wrath · 2014 · E

An amnesiac girl must survive a brutal outpost, evade robotic law enforcers, and uncover who she was.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong female lead · female survivor · memory-erased protagonist · determined heroine · smart protagonist · resourceful protagonist · confused protagonist · loyal protagonist · morally complex characters · well-developed characters · secondary characters matter · supporting cast · survivor cast · protective male characters · villainous overlord · young boy character

Relationships labels: found family · protective bond · love triangle · romantic tension · trust issues · betrayal · group loyalty · family unit · caretaking · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1813

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