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Characterization labels used: strong female lead, female protagonist, coming-of-age, life-span protagonist, idealistic, flawed heroine, selfish, rash, determined, rebellious, complex protagonist, adopted child, flyer caste, aristocratic caste, landed elite, working-class protagonist

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Cover of Wildwing by Emily Whitman

Wildwing

Emily Whitman · 2010

A bullied 1910s maid slips into medieval England, where mistaken identity, falconry, and forbidden love upend her plans.

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Characterization labels: selfish protagonist · headstrong heroine · immature heroine · coming-of-age · character growth · relatable protagonist · social outcast · poor girl · illegitimate child · maid · housemaid · eccentric inventor · grieving widower · love interest · falconer · noble lady · pampered ward · father figure · supporting characters · strong motivations

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1268

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Cover of Slow River by Nicola Griffith

Slow River

Nicola Griffith · 1999

A traumatized heiress rebuilds her life through identity theft, queer love, and a high-stakes wastewater job in the near future.

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Characterization labels: young woman protagonist · privileged heroine · heiress · resourceful woman · competent worker · hacker · thief · grifter · morally compromised · traumatized protagonist · self-reinvention · coming-of-age · strong heroine · flawed characters · female ensemble

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Distance: 0.1278

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Cover of Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

Red Sister

Mark Lawrence · 2017 · Book of the Ancestor

A girl rescued from execution enters a convent of warrior nuns, where hidden bloodline powers and old enemies collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young heroine · female cast · strong female lead · badass heroine · angry heroine · protective · loyal · impulsive · mature for age · damaged child · orphan · outcast · gifted child · moral core · violent instinct

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Distance: 0.1305

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Cover of The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu

The Wall of Storms

Ken Liu · 2016 · The Dandelion Dynasty

An emperor’s fragile peace is shattered by invasion, succession rivalries, and the rising power of his children.

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Characterization labels: strong female characters · female leads · morally gray · schemers · engineers · scholars · teachers · leaders · ruthless women · coming of age · next generation · difficult antagonist · military strategists · capable children · ambitious rulers · complex characters · rambunctious children

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1328

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Cover of Chosen by Shade Owens

Chosen

Shade Owens · 2022 · The Immortal Ones

A teen in a brutal future lottery is sent to the elite city, where immortality hides a darker truth.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · teen protagonist · rebellious heroine · strong moral compass · naive heroine · clueless protagonist · stubborn heroine · feisty protagonist · relatable heroine · strong female lead · brave protagonist · selfless heroine · annoying protagonist · character growth

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Distance: 0.1354

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Cover of Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey

Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern

Anne McCaffrey · 1997 · Pern

A dragonrider leader races to stop a deadly planetary plague while duty, politics, and time-pressure drive tragedy.

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Characterization labels: strong female lead · mature heroine · healer protagonist · weyrwoman · leader heroine · self-sacrificing · duty-bound · headstrong · flawed heroine · willful · adult protagonist · resourceful · overburdened leader · female competence

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1358

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Cover of Basara, Vol. 1 by Yumi Tamura

Basara, Vol. 1

Yumi Tamura · 2003 · Basara [バサラ]

A girl in post-apocalyptic Japan takes her dead twin brother’s place to lead a rebellion and seek revenge.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · female warrior · chosen heir · ruthless ruler · complex villain · multi-faceted characters · coming of age · naive protagonist · determined protagonist · morally gray characters · gender nonconforming character · supporting cast · character development

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1361

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Cover of Cut by Annelie Wendeberg

Cut

Annelie Wendeberg · 2018 · 1/2986

A suicidal teen in a ruined future is offered an apprenticeship that could help save humanity—or force her to kill to survive.

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Characterization labels: teenage heroine · female protagonist · damaged protagonist · suicidal protagonist · self-harming protagonist · outcast · misfit · strong female lead · complex character · resilient heroine · stoic mentor · enigmatic stranger · young adult protagonist · abused child · intelligent protagonist · snarky protagonist · flawed protagonist

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Distance: 0.1369

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Cover of Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey

Crystal Singer

Anne McCaffrey · 1982 · Crystal Singer

After her opera dream collapses, a fiercely ambitious singer risks everything to join an elite crystal-mining guild.

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Characterization labels: strong female lead · ambitious protagonist · arrogant heroine · self-centered · stubborn · driven · talented · competent · imperfect heroine · introvert · diva · career obsessed

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1397

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Cover of The Princess Purge by Cordelia K. Castel

The Princess Purge

Cordelia K. Castel · 2021 · The Princess Purge

A princess is forced into a deadly televised game after a political marriage goes wrong, and must survive betrayal.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: princess protagonist · strong female lead · young heroine · underestimated heroine · revenge arc · character growth · political novice · quick study · resilient · fierce · protective · kind-hearted · mistreated · sheltered innocence · badass heroine · scarred young man · underdog · manipulative mother · power-hungry ruler · debutante to warrior · sympathetic heroine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1411

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