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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for Dragonfly Girl: A Spellbinding YA Science Thriller About a Cure for Death and Deadly International Rivalry.
Relationships labels used: mother-daughter, best friendship, mentor-protégé, workplace bonds, rivalry, love triangle, age-gap romance, romantic tension, trust issues, betrayal, loyalty, found family, friendship support
Focused on “protector dynamic” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
A misfit girl learns she was engineered to live underwater and must cross a dangerous ocean to reach safety.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mother-daughter · father-daughter · friendship · found family · love triangle · romantic tension · team conflict · rivalry · betrayal · loyalty · mentor-like parent · human-animal bond · parental sacrifice · group solidarity
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1002
Two Watchmen prequels trace a masked team’s rise and fall and a young heroine’s break from family control.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mother-daughter · romantic tension · team dynamics · friendship · betrayal · lover secrecy · mentor-protege · found family · generational conflict · rivalry
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1124
A teen heads to a secret Pacific island to find her mother and discovers lab-grown humans, lies, and danger.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mother-daughter · father-daughter · childhood friends · romantic tension · insta-love · love triangle · love square · sibling bond · twin relationship · betrayal · dependency · protective relationship · parental estrangement · trust and betrayal
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1199
A teen sphere dealer and a gifted hunter chase a rare orb that could change their lives—and the world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: partnership · friendship · romance · tentative flirtation · best friends · teamwork · loyalty · family support · mother-son bond · power imbalance · betrayal · rivalry · group dynamics · found family
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1216
A fierce teen survivor must adapt to a rigid topside town while a smarter monster threat closes in.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: love triangle · foster family · adoptive parents · romantic tension · friendship · female friendship · partnership · mentorship · rivalry · jealousy · found family · truce
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1277
A spacefaring family hides in plain sight as shifting alliances and new bonds threaten to reshape their war-torn world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: parent-child · mother-daughter · family bond · friendship · romance · possible romance · chosen family · betrayal · rival factions · shifting alliances · grief bond · mentor-like care
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1282
A mixed-race outcast in post-apocalyptic Africa awakens magic and sets out to stop genocide and confront her origins.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: Female friendships · Mother daughter · Romantic tension · Abusive romance · Mentor pupil · Found family · Friendship under strain · Community distrust · Rivalry · Family rejection · Parental protection · Love and loyalty
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1288
A teen with the power to preview choices must pick between two futures after her parents' divorce—while danger closes in.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: divorce · father-daughter · mother-daughter · best friendship · love triangle · friendship first · romantic tension · parental influence · betrayal · friend group dynamics · family split
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1292
A gifted teen artist in a post-singularity world fights for ascension and his mother’s survival through a dangerous art competition.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mother-son bond · best friendship · patronage · romantic attraction · mentor-protector · family devotion · loyalty · dependency · betrayal · trust issues
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1295
A powerful telepathic young woman grows up amid family tensions, alien threats, and a controversial romance in space.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: age-gap romance · grooming allegation · surrogate parent bond · mentor mentee · family tension · sibling rivalry · mother daughter · parent child · romantic bonding · power imbalance · colleague romance · extended family · chosen family · protective friendship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1304
A sixteen-year-old’s Greece-bound journey forces her to confront betrayal, desire, family bonds, and forgiveness.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mother-daughter · mentor-protegee · friendship · romantic relationship · age-gap relationship · same-sex partnership · family friendship · forgiveness relationship · peer-to-adult power imbalance · married flirtation
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1304
A bullied teen with secret electric powers uncovers other gifted kids and a conspiracy that targets them all.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: best friends · mother-son relationship · crush · romantic tension · found family · group bond · mentor-antagonist power struggle · friendship loyalty
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1324