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Characterization labels used: brilliant student, traumatized protagonist, mind reader, abusive professor, mercurial mentor, homunculus double, tortured graduate student, isolated student, complex morally damaged characters, anxious protagonist, detached protagonist, survivor

Relationships labels used: student-advisor relationship, abusive relationship, toxic relationship, mentor-student power imbalance, romantic abuse, emotional abuse, mirror selves, peer tension, self versus self

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Sharon Lee, Steve Miller · 2002 · Liaden Universe, Chronological

An abused mathematician wins a starship and a chance at freedom, then learns to pilot while hiding from her controlling family.

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Characterization labels: brilliant mathematician · abused heroine · survivor · quiet heroine · genius protagonist · competent hero · incognito noble · ex-Scout · pilot · teacher · mathematician

Relationships labels: abusive brother-sister relationship · friendship · romance · found family · community support · mentor-student relationship · family pressure · contract marriage · secret courtship · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1644

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Assassin of Reality

Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko · 2023 · Vita Nostra (English)

A gifted student returns to an eerie magical institute where language shapes reality and failure could remake the world.

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Characterization labels: stubborn protagonist · older protagonist · intellectual curiosity · transcendent being · ambitious student · alienated protagonist · dark mentor · fascinating protagonist · humanity vs concept

Relationships labels: student-teacher rivalry · mentor-protégé · romance · pilot love interest · classmate distrust · peer support · familial leverage · protective friends · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1649

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Vita Nostra

Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko · 2018 · Vita Nostra (English)

A coerced teen enters a terrifying secret school where studying remakes reality, identity, and the self.

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Characterization labels: teenage protagonist · gifted student · reluctant student · domineering mentor · scary teachers · morally grey characters · isolated protagonist · resilient heroine · authoritarian authority figures

Relationships labels: mother-daughter · mentor-student · teacher-student · peer relationships · coercive relationship · family endangerment · complicated family bond

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Distance: 0.1671

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Electric Forest

Tanith Lee · 1979

In a genetically perfect future, an ostracized woman accepts a new body from a mysterious benefactor with hidden motives.

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Characterization labels: ugly protagonist · disabled protagonist · social outsider · beautiful antagonist · mad scientist · manipulative mentor · wealthy elite · ambiguous heroine · psychologically isolated · morally compromised

Relationships labels: power imbalance · coercive relationship · abusive relationship · codependency · manipulation · mentor-mentee dynamic · sexual manipulation · love-hate relationship · objectification · dependency

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Distance: 0.1679

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The Sleep Experiment

Jeremy Bates · 2019 · World's Scariest Legends

A psychology professor recreates a notorious sleep-deprivation experiment, and the lab slowly turns into a nightmare.

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Characterization labels: psychology professor · mad scientist · narcissistic protagonist · student assistants · test subjects · young tourists · villain protagonist · oblivious victims · unlikeable characters

Relationships labels: student-teacher · mentor-mentee · professional hierarchy · romantic obsession · sexual obsession · power imbalance · research team · friendship

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Distance: 0.1701

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Scavengers

Brian J. Nordon · 2024 · Quest Academy

A gifted crafter at Quest Academy is forced into harsher training, demon fights, and a misfit team as the stakes rise.

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Characterization labels: overpowered protagonist · crafter protagonist · anxious protagonist · fearful protagonist · cowardly (reader-perceived) · flawed protagonist · underachiever · self-doubting · introspective · young adult cast · harsh mentors · competent side characters · villainous controller · morally gray characters · misfit ensemble · student heroes

Relationships labels: team dynamics · friendship · peer pressure · mentor-student · rivalry · manipulation · power imbalance · betrayal · coercive teamwork

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Distance: 0.1710

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Hazards of Time Travel

Joyce Carol Oates · 2018

A punished teen from a surveilled future is exiled to 1950s Wisconsin, where identity, love, and reality blur.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · naive heroine · curious student · meek protagonist · passive protagonist · outsider · rebellious student · intelligent girl · controlled subject · love interest · authority figure · psychology instructor · exiled student

Relationships labels: forbidden love · power imbalance · student-teacher relationship · romance under surveillance · familial separation · state coercion · parent-child separation · unrequited devotion · dependency

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Distance: 0.1753

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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

Eliezer Yudkowsky · 2015 · Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

A science-minded Harry Potter retools magic with logic and rationality in a sprawling alternate-universe first year.

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Characterization labels: child prodigy · hyperintelligent child · rationalist protagonist · manipulative protagonist · arrogant protagonist · know-it-all · science nerd · social manipulator · cynical mentor · smart rival · out of character cast · villain intelligence uplift · character growth · morally ambiguous

Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship · rivalry · romantic tension · parent-child · found family · power imbalance · manipulation

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Distance: 0.1768

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Trans Galactic Insurance

Andrew Moriarty · Adventures of a Jump Space Accountant

A scholarship student in a space academy is framed for murder and must use accounting smarts to clear his name.

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Characterization labels: naive protagonist · book smart · street smart · poor student · hardworking student · smart underdog · everyman protagonist · belter · young man · accountant · accounting student · claims adjuster · suspicious helper · crooked authority

Relationships labels: friend betrayal · fake friends · mentor mistrust · romantic tension · trust issues · dependency · class divide · student rivalry · workplace exploitation · power imbalance · community pressure · friendship

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Distance: 0.1769

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The End of Mr. Y

Scarlett Thomas · 2006

A PhD student finds a cursed rare book and is pulled into a mind-travel mystery about reality, time, and thought.

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Characterization labels: female academic · PhD student · curious heroine · flawed protagonist · intellectual heroine · obsessive reader · messy protagonist · sexually active protagonist · poor student · strong-willed · mentally complex

Relationships labels: mentor relationship · academic hierarchy · unhealthy romance · sexual relationship · love interest · rival pursuit · obsessive attachment · community of readers

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Distance: 0.1770

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This Is Not a Test: The Definitive Edition with Please Remain Calm

Courtney Summers · 2026 · This is Not a Test

Six teens barricaded in a high school face zombies outside and trauma, fear, and survival instincts inside.

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Characterization labels: suicidal teen · abused protagonist · traumatized teens · flawed characters · damaged characters · reluctant survivor · de facto leader · brooding characters · complicated teens · unreliable self-protection

Relationships labels: sibling bond · sibling abandonment · abusive parent · group conflict · forced proximity · alliances · romantic tension · classmate bonds · power struggles · betrayal

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Distance: 0.1776

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暗殺教室 3 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 3]

Yusei Matsui, 松井優征 · 2013 · 暗殺教室 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu]

A bizarre class trip and new transfer student deepen the absurd, heartfelt mission to assassinate their alien teacher.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: good teacher · mentor figure · sympathetic monster · lovable antagonist · chaotic student · outsider students · academically struggling students · transfer student · assassin · robot student · competent adult · underdog students · protective teacher

Relationships labels: teacher-student bond · student class cohesion · rival school hierarchy · mentor-protégé · friendship · class solidarity · power imbalance · adult-child conflict

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1787

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