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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for World Running Down.
Relationships labels used: romance, M/M romance, found family, friendship, complicated friendship, power imbalance, class divide, caregiving, consent, bodily autonomy, community, polyamory (briefly mentioned)
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
An Indigenous queer anthology of nine speculative stories imagining post-apocalyptic futures shaped by love, land, and survival.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family · romance · m/m romance · same-sex relationships · AI romance · kinship · community · friendship · love
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0948
Four cadets from different planets must survive an elite space academy, hidden agendas, and growing tensions to defend their world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · teamwork · rivalry · romance · m/m romance · power imbalance · parent-child conflict · family loss · found family · betrayal · toxic relationships · class tension · interpersonal conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0955
In a ruined world, two teen lovers must survive a storm, old enemies, and conflicting dreams of home.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: m/m romance · couple conflict · found family · romantic tension · trust issues · love and safety · community bonds · parental surrogate · friendship network · power imbalance · separation and reunion
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0977
A drafted Terran soldier becomes an alien pet breeder and discovers love, family, and heartbreak in captivity.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: m/m romance · polyamory · menage · quad relationship · master pet · friendship bond · found family · shared partner · dependency · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0991
In a climate-ravaged near future, a society survives by sleeping most of the year, until its hidden order starts to crack.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family ties · marriage · romance · caregiving · friendship · father son · power imbalance · class divide · community control · romantic interest
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1054
A 1990s teen wakes in 2122 as part of a time-travel school program—and uncovers secrets, danger, and a crush.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: m/m romance · crush · slow-burn romance · friendship · found family · friend group · romantic friction · queer romance · hugs · rivalry · trust betrayal · student guide relationship · companionship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1076
A closeted president’s son is caught between a rogue AI attack and a new boy at school who may not be human.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: m/m romance · first love · secret relationship · closeted relationship · father-son conflict · best friends · romantic distrust · power imbalance · family secrecy
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1083
A Black queer time-travel space opera where two heroes across centuries race a prophecy to save a tyrannical galaxy.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · friendship · romance · queer romance · forbidden romance · interracial romance · class divide · parent-child estrangement · sibling bond · soulmate bond
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1116
In a fractured post-apocalyptic world, hunted youths, rival powers, and a new outsider POV push fragile peace toward collapse.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · romantic triangle · messy romance · multiple love interests · queer relationships · friendship bonds · family conflict · siblings · betrayal · loyalty · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1129
A scholarship student is drawn into an elite secret society, then thrust into a hidden magical world where survival becomes revenge.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: forbidden romance · student friendship · best friendship · found family · sisterhood · power imbalance · class divide · romantic manipulation · betrayal · belonging · dependency · rivalrous gender dynamic
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1142
A debt-driven bride enters a warrior mate hunt and finds a protective sniper whose bond with her may expose buried secrets.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: m/f romance · mates · wedded pairing · power imbalance · protective pairing · consensual BDSM · mentor-like intimacy · family betrayal · father-daughter conflict · friendship · brotherhood · rival power structures
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1148
A Cinderella retelling about a teen inventor who uses secret workshop magic and machines to escape servitude on her own terms.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: female friendship · chosen family · stepfamily conflict · mother-daughter bond · romantic triangle · instalove · friendship over romance · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1168
