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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Barda.
Themes labels used: love vs cruelty, freedom, identity, compassion, abuse and trauma, hope, duty vs desire, self-acceptance, emotional awakening, rebellion, humanity, finding yourself, love in oppressive systems
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
Separated by a controlling Society, Cassia and Ky cross a harsh frontier searching for each other and a rebellion.
Why this is here
Themes labels: freedom vs control · love vs duty · rebellion · truth and deception · identity · self-realization · choice · trust · art and poetry · courage · survival · oppression · hope
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0863
A sheltered Lace Girl flees civil war with a baby and a silent rogue whose protection feels as dangerous as his desire.
Why this is here
Themes labels: duty vs desire · identity · purpose · freedom · control · conditioning · brainwashing · healing · self-discovery · survival · loyalty · sacrifice · hope · courage · trauma · humanity · dehumanization · love under pressure · power imbalance · morality
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0945
In a world where love is treated like a disease, a waiting-for-the-cure teen falls for the one boy she should avoid.
Why this is here
Themes labels: love vs safety · freedom vs control · conformity · rebellion · forbidden emotion · identity · coming of age · choice · indifference · truth vs propaganda · resistance · humanity · fear of pain
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1018
An isolated future-seer and a jaguar shifter are drawn together as dangerous visions and hidden powers threaten her mind.
Why this is here
Themes labels: emotion versus silence · freedom versus control · agency · consent · touch · sanity and madness · identity · trust · belonging · prejudice · power and exploitation · fear of feeling · healing · choice · societal control · surveillance · rebellion
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1032
In a future where science assigns soulmates, one couple defies the system to prove love cannot be calculated.
Why this is here
Themes labels: love vs duty · free will · choice · fate vs agency · resistance · oppression · identity · trust · communication · abandonment
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1050
A war-torn political marriage pushes two rivals toward reunion, betrayal, and a final choice between duty and desire.
Why this is here
Themes labels: love vs duty · betrayal · loyalty · trust · sacrifice · redemption · peace vs war · identity · personal growth · destiny · forgiveness · political power · choice · trauma · healing · cycles of abuse
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1095
A widowed crown prince and a rough outsider collide through a forbidden telepathic bond that upends duty, secrecy, and desire.
Why this is here
Themes labels: love vs duty · desire vs responsibility · identity · acceptance · guilt · grief · secrecy · loyalty · trust · political manipulation · freedom · fate · communication · devotion · sacrifice · power and class
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1105
A hunted prince and an outcast shaman girl must confront war, magic, and loyalty on a tidally locked world.
Why this is here
Themes labels: peace vs violence · redemption · forgiveness · identity · self-worth · trauma · abuse · loyalty · prejudice · war · moral choice · power and responsibility · mental health · misjudgment · community survival
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1107
In a sin-obsessed dystopian society, a newly chosen assassin must survive training, secrets, and forbidden desire.
Why this is here
Themes labels: freedom vs control · love as danger · sin and virtue · repression of emotion · rebellion · identity · self-discovery · human connection · survival · truth vs propaganda · morality · agency
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1133
An exiled alien mercenary must deliver a human captive to his employer, but she turns out to be his fated mate.
Why this is here
Themes labels: freedom versus duty · fate versus choice · trust · survival · trauma recovery · redemption · injustice · protectiveness · desire versus morality · agency · self-preservation · healing · loyalty
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1158
A traumatized pilot and a powerful clan leader try to build a life together while family pressure and hidden dangers close in.
Why this is here
Themes labels: duty vs love · freedom · healing from abuse · trust · identity · family control · personal agency · loyalty · sacrifice · balance · honor · belonging · trauma recovery · manipulation
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1160
A Psy scientist on the run and a latent leopard sentinel are forced into alliance, attraction, and a fight for freedom.
Why this is here
Themes labels: emotion versus control · love and trust · parental protection · identity · trauma · revenge · freedom · individuality · loyalty · scientific ethics · coercion · power and autonomy · healing
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1171
