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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Shadows.
Setting labels used: academy, boarding school, cliff-top mansion, oceanfront setting, isolated setting, Pacific coast, 1990s, early internet era, 90s technology, old mansion, school setting, remote campus
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
At a girls-only boarding school, one student uncovers a terrifying program behind beauty, obedience, and control.
Why this is here
Setting labels: boarding school · near future · dystopian setting · elite academy · isolated institution · controlling environment · school enclosure
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2090
A troubled teen is sent to a secret island academy where time travel, stolen artifacts, and hidden agendas collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: remote island · off-the-grid school · boarding school · secret society · luxury setting · modern setting · historical past · time travel world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2159
An older Mysterious Benedict Society reunites for a new danger, puzzles, and a bittersweet reckoning with growing up.
Why this is here
Setting labels: school setting · island setting · home base setting · dystopian atmosphere · steampunk aesthetic · anonymous city · high-security prison · academy setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2394
At an elite boarding school, a grieving teen confronts a clone of her dead best friend and a web of secrets.
Why this is here
Setting labels: boarding school · elite school · prestigious academy · near future · futuristic Earth · very near future · private school · secret island · lab setting · advanced technology
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2454
After a blood test sends him to an isolated house for “Defectives,” Toby faces illness, fear, and first love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: remote island · isolated house · boarding school setting · hospice setting · near future · post-apocalyptic hints · out-of-time world · country manor · quarantine setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2463
A shy high school girl gets a trial robot boyfriend and discovers love comes with a price, secrets, and rivals.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · school setting · online marketplace · domestic setting · apartment living · near-future technology
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2473
A coerced teen enters a terrifying secret school where studying remakes reality, identity, and the self.
Why this is here
Setting labels: remote village · provincial town · boarding school · university · beach vacation · small town · institutional setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2522
A planned-out teen falls for a boy who claims to remember their future together, even as his memories turn ominous.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · 1990s · mid-1990s · contemporary setting · school setting · teen life · military path
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2550
Four gifted children are recruited for a secret mission at a ruleless school where puzzles, codes, and danger await.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary reality · school setting · boarding school · secret underground tunnels · island setting · hidden lairs · classroom world · slightly fantastical reality · slightly futuristic reality · fictional institute
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2555
A secluded teen’s world collapses when she learns her mother was lying about everything, and the sea may hold the answers.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · real world · sea setting · oceanic setting · swim camp · summer school · mobile lifestyle · isolated life
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2574
A relentlessly nice young man is handed a supernatural protector and dragged into a bizarre, comic fight against those who want him ruined.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · boarding school · childhood backstory · present day · fantastical reality · supernatural reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2578
Jake finds a Yeerk conspiracy website, but chasing it pulls the Animorphs into a trap and brutal moral choices.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 1990s internet · dial-up era · chat rooms · airport · mansion · Earth · alien invasion world · late 90s
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2586
