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These books are ranked using the tone labels extracted for Lord of the Empty Isles.
Tone labels used: dark, emotional, heartbreaking, hopeful, tender, beautiful, sad, devastating, angsty, heartwarming, gripping, tense
Focused on “dramatic” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone embeddings are close.
Firestarter
Captured amid a war over time itself, a queer crew must choose between love, freedom, and catastrophic sacrifice.
Why this is here
Tone labels: intense · angsty · heartbreaking · bittersweet · emotional · dark · dramatic · tragic · tense · suspenseful · exciting · horrifying · heartwarming · hopeful
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0778
Checkmate
A mixed-race teen in a racially divided future is pulled into family secrets, shifting loyalties, and lethal danger.
Why this is here
Tone labels: intense · dark · heartbreaking · emotional · tense · gripping · dramatic · hopeful · bittersweet
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0812
Heart of Obsidian
A powerful, damaged Psy hunts for a lost woman whose return could transform his life and a world on the brink.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · intense · passionate · emotional · haunting · heartbreaking · hopeful · romantic · angsty · epic · dramatic · satisfying
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0842
Born of Defiance
An outcast soldier in a brutal alien caste system risks everything when a contract companion awakens love and rebellion.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · angsty · emotional · heartwrenching · tense · dramatic · sweet · romantic · violent · oppressive · hopeful · melodramatic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0870
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 11
A revelation about a failed resurrection sends the Elric brothers deeper into family secrets, alchemy, and danger.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · emotional · angsty · dramatic · tense · reflective · suspenseful · somber · thrilling · heartbreaking · hopeful · cathartic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0879
Born For Marble
A traumatized young queen and her stoic guardian risk forbidden love inside a brutal dystopian regime.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · heartbreaking · emotional · angsty · tender · bittersweet · hopeful · intense · haunting · devastating · swoonworthy · romantic · raw
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0594
Rescued by an Alien
An alien gladiator rescues his long-dreamed mate from brutal captivity and helps her face trauma, trust, and a hard future.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · somber · heartwarming · romantic · angsty · emotional · tender · funny · sweet · hopeful · heartbreaking
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0660
Sweet Tooth, Vol. 6: Wild Game
In a ruined world of human-animal hybrids and plague fallout, Gus reaches Alaska for answers as danger closes in.
Why this is here
Tone labels: emotional · heartbreaking · bittersweet · dark · bleak · sweet · sincere · hopeful · tender · violent · beautiful · moving
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0705
The Song Rising
An underqueen fights to hold a fractured clairvoyant underworld together as a deadly detection tech closes in.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · tense · emotional · angsty · brutal · hopeful · suspenseful · heartbreaking · frustrating · thrilling
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0715
Born of Silence
A masked rebel and a resistance leader are torn apart by betrayal, forcing love, vengeance, and survival to collide.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · emotional · heartbreaking · angsty · brutal · melodramatic · hopeful · intense · tragic · romantic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0736
Dustwalker
In a shattered future, a scavenging robot and a desperate human form a forbidden bond that could change everything.
Why this is here
Tone labels: heartbreaking · heartwarming · hopeful · bleak · melancholy · swoony · sexy · tense · emotional · bittersweet · beautiful
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0761