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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Never Have I Ever.
Characterization labels used: young women, girls, women, queer protagonists, gay protagonist, sapphic protagonists, trans characters, ace representation, witch, manananggal, kappa, superheroes, grieving spouse, young police officer, reform retreat resident, all-girls-school students
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
Seventeen Latinx YA stories span space, magic, and myth, blending queer love, folklore, and speculative worlds.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · young women · queer characters · nonbinary characters · trans character · polyamorous characters · immortal beings · death personified · rebellious characters · survivor protagonists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1670
A lyrical short story and poetry collection centered on women, queer love, myth, and strange fairy-tale transformations.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: women · queer women · sapphic characters · witches · princesses · immigrants · outsiders · girls · female friendship · women in love · women in conflict · resilient heroines · alienated characters · characters with agency
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1787
In a near-future totalitarian state, multiple queer and feminist voices struggle to survive, resist, and imagine freedom.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: women protagonists · lesbian characters · queer characters · trans characters · marginalized characters · resisters · survivors · collective protagonist · maternal characters · revolutionary characters · attachable characters · deep character voices
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1866
In a near-future world of body-changing tech, two young women begin a sweet, queer romance while navigating difference and trust.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young women · queer leads · disabled protagonist · chronically ill protagonist · fashion-forward · anxious · overachiever · flawed characters · emotionally complex · growth arc · supportive side characters · supportive adults · relatable characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1973
A debut collection of strange, allegorical stories where speculative twists expose immigration, class, grief, and otherness.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young women · teen protagonists · collective communities · outsiders · immigrant characters · Latina protagonists · marginalized women · strong-willed characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1999
In a female-run future after a moth-borne plague targets men, an older caretaker faces buried truths about the world she helped build.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: older protagonist · elderly protagonist · carer · caretaker · compassionate heroine · morally conflicted protagonist · younger women · infantilized men · male survivors · queer side character · lesbian character · trans character · female authority figures · institutional staff
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2005
In a paperless near-future Chicago, a grieving teen uncovers a hidden truth that could topple her government.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female protagonist · artist protagonist · grieving daughter · rebellious teen · self-determined heroine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2006
A closeted trans teen inherits a superhero mantle, gaining her ideal body while facing transphobia, villains, and responsibility.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: trans teen · trans girl · lesbian protagonist · closeted protagonist · angry heroine · underdog · survivor · emotionally abused teen · young superhero · compelling lead · strong female characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2006
In a climate-ravaged future California, a spiritual community must defend its free society against a brutal authoritarian south.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: elder protagonist · queer protagonist · activist characters · witch characters · healer characters · community leaders · wise elders · complex characters · vital heroine · strong women · collective protagonists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2009
A diverse anthology imagines near-future Americas shaped by resistance, oppression, and hard-won hope.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: marginalized protagonists · resistant characters · queer protagonists · trans characters · women protagonists · people of color protagonists · indigenous protagonists · idealistic characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2011
A YA anthology of South Asian myth retellings, blending magic, folklore, queer romance, and modern twists across 14 stories.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · goddesses · warriors · peasants · queer characters · female leads · male leads · strong women · fierce women · cursed characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2014
Two young women flee a barricaded safe zone, surviving zombies, grief, and a troubling transformation.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teenage girls · young women · survivors · grieving protagonist · guilt-ridden protagonist · mentally ill protagonist · hallucinating protagonist · infected character · transformation arc · resourceful survivor · snarky character · emotion-driven characters · female protagonists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2017
