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Characterization labels used: STEM prodigy, introvert, loner, reclusive, analytical, logical, emotionally detached, survivalist, mysterious, resourceful, gray character, likable protagonist, complex characters

Relationships labels used: sisterhood, sibling bond, family separation, sibling search, romance subplot, protective relationship, bond under secrecy

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This Vicious Cure

Emily Suvada · 2020 · This Mortal Coil

A hacked-and-haunted hero races through a virus-ravaged future to stop a new power struggle over life, death, and control.

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Characterization labels: hacker protagonist · coder protagonist · morally gray characters · anti-hero · strong female lead · genius character · ruthless character · ambitious prodigy · lab-made humans · clone characters

Relationships labels: family bond · found family · siblings · sisterly bond · romance subplot · friendship · betrayal · manipulation · power struggle · team dynamics

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1454

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The Faint of Heart: A Graphic Novel

Kerilynn Wilson · 2023

In a heartless dystopia, a teen artist who kept her heart must protect her emotions and resist conformity.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young artist · outcast · steadfast heroine · sweet protagonist · morally resistant · classmate with secret · Scientist figure · family tension · creative protagonist

Relationships labels: sister relationship · family estrangement · friendship · new friendship · community pressure · romantic subplot · love subplot · sibling bond · art partnership · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1527

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It Came From the Sky

Chelsea Sedoti · 2020

A teen science nerd and his prankster brother fake an alien invasion, and their small-town lie spirals wildly out of control.

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Characterization labels: introverted protagonist · science nerd · awkward teen · gay teen · boy genius · prankster brother · supportive parents · neurodivergent-coded protagonist · anxious protagonist · self-focused protagonist · character growth · dry wit

Relationships labels: brother bond · sibling rivalry · first boyfriend · secret romance · family dynamics · friendship · parent-child tension · supportive relationship · romantic secrecy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1585

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Swamp Thing: Twin Branches

Maggie Stiefvater · 2020

Twin brothers spend one last summer in the swamp, where a botanical experiment and buried family tensions change everything.

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Characterization labels: introverted protagonist · extroverted sibling · outcast · botany nerd · science nerd · socially awkward · party twin · bullied teen · teen scientist · protective sibling · diabetic protagonist · awkward teenager

Relationships labels: twin brothers · sibling bond · sibling conflict · family tension · parental infidelity · cousins · romance subplot · friendship · belonging

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Distance: 0.1734

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No Mistakes

Vasily Mahanenko · 2020 · World of the Changed

A hyped mobile game turns Earth into a lethal RPG, and one student must survive long enough to save his sister.

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Characterization labels: student protagonist · young adult protagonist · older sibling caretaker · loner hero · emotionally flat protagonist · resourceful protagonist · lucky protagonist · passive protagonist · flat side characters · thin characterization

Relationships labels: sibling bond · protective sibling · family responsibility · limited team play · betrayal risk · predatory power dynamics · impossible trust

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1745

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Enhanced

Candace Kade · 2023 · The Hybrid

A hidden Natural enters elite university life in a gene-edited future, where exposure could ruin her family and her future.

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Characterization labels: relatable protagonist · determined heroine · vulnerable heroine · anxious protagonist · secret-keeping protagonist · artistic protagonist · protective sibling · supportive side characters · romantic lead · well-rounded cast · young adult protagonist · sympathetic heroine

Relationships labels: sisterhood · sibling bond · adoptive family · secret boyfriend · romance · protective family · friendship · family loyalty · dating

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1754

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Quantum

Patricia Cornwell · 2019 · Captain Chase

A NASA security expert races to stop sabotage during a top-secret space mission while her twin sister becomes a suspect.

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Characterization labels: brilliant heroine · workaholic · hyperintelligent protagonist · scientist protagonist · cyber expert · pilot protagonist · astronaut aspirant · identical twin · hostile characters · damaged characters · paranoid character · phobic character

Relationships labels: twin sisters · mentor relationship · boss-subordinate tension · family friendship · parent-child bond · romance subplot · work partnership

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1757

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Girl One

Sara Flannery Murphy · 2021

A young woman born from a radical experiment tracks her missing mother across the U.S., uncovering family secrets and hidden powers.

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Characterization labels: wary protagonist · inquisitive protagonist · medical student · female ensemble · strong female characters · estranged mother · compelling antagonist · father figure · journalist ally · fully developed protagonist

Relationships labels: mother-daughter bond · sisterhood · found family · romantic subplot · queer romance · family secrets · estranged family · female solidarity · parent-child conflict · loyalty

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1778

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Monsters Born and Made

Tanvi Berwah · 2022

A desperate teen cheats into an elite monster-chariot race to save her family in a brutal, caste-bound island world.

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Characterization labels: teen heroine · fierce protagonist · determined protagonist · angry protagonist · protective sibling · chronically ill sibling · abusive father · morally gray love interest · ex-boyfriend · elite rival · headstrong heroine

Relationships labels: siblings · family duty · exes to rivals · friends to allies · enemies to lovers · romantic subplot · parent child conflict · class divide · protective sisterhood · romantic tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1784

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A Conspiracy of Stars

Olivia A. Cole · 2018 · Faloiv

A teen aspiring scientist on a stranded alien colony uncovers buried truths about her world, her family, and peace on Faloiv.

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Characterization labels: aspiring scientist · teen protagonist · curious heroine · determined heroine · logical characters · competitive students · black girl in STEM · hacker · best friend · scientist parents · extremist leader · character-driven

Relationships labels: friendship · found family · parent-child tension · family secrets · romantic subplot · slow-burn romance · rivalry · community conflict · intergenerational conflict · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1794

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Swarm

Jennifer D. Lyle · 2023

When giant butterfly-like creatures swarm her town, an anxious teen must help her siblings and friends survive at home.

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Characterization labels: anxious protagonist · capable heroine · teen survivors · siblings · toddler caregiver · resourceful teens · capable under pressure · traumatized youth · ordinary teens

Relationships labels: sibling bond · found family · friend group · romance subplot · best friends · protective caregiving · family separation · loyalty under stress

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1798

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Adrift: The Truth Won't Always Set You Free

Lisa Brideau · 2023

A woman wakes with no memory on a sailboat and must choose between uncovering her past and staying alive in a climate-strained future.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · resourceful heroine · questionable heroine · sympathetic protagonist · likeable protagonist · rootable protagonist · questionable decisions · character-driven · supporting cast

Relationships labels: friendship · romance subplot · sister relationship · trust issues · surveillance relationship · community bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1803

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