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Nathaniel Luscombe

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Characterization labels used: relatable protagonist, burnt-out protagonist, anxious protagonist, introverted protagonist, empath, mixed-race/mixed-culture protagonist, young adult/new adult protagonist, supportive mentor, tender love interest, side characters

Relationships labels used: friendship, found family, mentor-mentee, mother-daughter, parental abandonment, family dysfunction, soft romance, supportive partnership, community belonging

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The Space Between Here & Now

Sarah Suk · 2023

A Korean-Canadian teen with scent-triggered time slips goes to Korea to uncover her mother’s disappearance and her own past.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · reserved protagonist · brave protagonist · emotionally mature teen · emotionally unavailable father · single father · absent mother · supportive best friend · sweet love interest · supportive aunt · complex side characters

Relationships labels: father-daughter relationship · absent parent · estranged mother · best friendship · budding romance · family dynamics · found family · parent-child miscommunication · supportive friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1219

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The Midnight Library

Matt Haig · 2020 · The Midnight World

A woman in a library between life and death explores alternate versions of her life to confront regret and choose whether to live.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: depressed protagonist · suicidal ideation · self-loathing · regretful · overthinker · talented protagonist · mentored protagonist

Relationships labels: family approval · friendship · romantic regret · mentor-protege · brother-sister · parent-child grief · community connection

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1237

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The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly · 2024

In 1999, an anxious boy meets a teen time traveler and gets pulled into a race between future knowledge and present life.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: anxious protagonist · shy boy · parentified child · single mother · maintenance man · older babysitter · time traveler · carefree teen · supportive adults · flawed characters · likeable characters · lonely child · socially awkward

Relationships labels: mother son · crush · babysitter relationship · friendship · found family · mentor-like bond · neighborly care · peer friendship · community support

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1260

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This Impossible Brightness

Jessica Bryant Klagmann · 2024

A grieving woman on a storm-battered island confronts strange messages, ghostly echoes, and a vanishing world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: grieving protagonist · introvert · empath · isolated character · sensitive protagonist · quiet protagonist · traumatized lead · searching character · lonely protagonist · stoic community

Relationships labels: missing loved one · romantic loss · family support · found family · community bonds · friendship · intergenerational connection · bereavement · caregiver relationship · human-animal bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1282

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Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too

Jomny Sun, Jonny Sun · 2017

A lonely alien studies Earth and finds unexpected comfort, friendship, and life lessons among talking creatures.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: lonely protagonist · naive protagonist · empathetic narrator · introverted characters · insecure characters · philosophical characters · quirky secondary characters · vulnerable characters

Relationships labels: friendship · listening · acceptance · belonging · community · mentor-like presence · outsider connection · emotional support

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1285

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Everything You Ever Wanted

Luiza Sauma · 2019

A depressed London worker joins a one-way reality show to a new planet, hoping escape will solve everything.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: depressed protagonist · young woman · millennial · alienated worker · unlikable protagonist · morally questionable protagonist · passive protagonist · flawed protagonist · lonely protagonist · self-destructive · chronically unhappy

Relationships labels: family estrangement · mother-daughter tension · sibling bond · on-off relationship · colleague romance · friendship loss · leaving loved ones · community dependence · social isolation

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1286

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Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky

Joseph Evans · 2011 · Seckry Sequence

A relocated teen in a futuristic city stumbles into a corporate secret, a missing girl, and a mystery that upends his life.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · kind-hearted hero · shy protagonist · curious protagonist · brave protagonist · protective protagonist · flat characters · memorable side characters · mentor figure · villainous corporation

Relationships labels: friendship · first love · teen romance · mentor-student · family relocation · parent-child loss · found family · trust issues · group of friends · protector bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1304

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The Unexpected Gift of Joseph Bridgeman

Nick Jones · The Downstream Diaries

A reclusive, insomnia-plagued man discovers time travel after hypnotherapy and races to change a missing-sister past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: reclusive protagonist · insomniac · antihero · flawed protagonist · quirky protagonist · socially awkward · depressed · grief-stricken · guilt-driven · isolated · comic protagonist · relatable characters · supportive allies · lovable side characters · character growth · changed by trauma · likable hero (contested)

Relationships labels: sibling bond · missing sibling · friendship · found family · mentor-mentee · support network · romantic subplot · family trauma · caretaking · loyal companions

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1306

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A Closed and Common Orbit

Becky Chambers · 2016 · Wayfarers

An AI reborn in an illegal human body and a cloned mechanic's pasts intertwine in a hopeful search for identity and belonging.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: AI protagonist · clone protagonist · engineer · outcast · misfit · survivor · child slave · self-questioning · empathetic · independent

Relationships labels: found family · friendship · parent-child · caretaking · mentor-mentee · chosen family · community bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1313

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Ces jours qui disparaissent

Timothé Le Boucher · 2017

After losing every other day to a hidden double self, a young acrobat fights to keep his own life from disappearing.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young adult protagonist · acrobat · split self · contrasting selves · socially adept · community-oriented · vulnerable protagonist · sympathetic protagonist · psychological fragmentation · distinct dual personalities

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · family ties · community support · identity rivalry · shared body · partnership under strain · attachment · care network

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1327

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World Departed

Sarah Lyons Fleming · 2020 · The Cascadia Series

A zombie outbreak on the West Coast forces a mismatched group of ordinary survivors to protect family, love, and each other.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: flawed characters · relatable characters · ordinary people · middle-aged protagonist · adult children · self-doubt · character growth · redemption arc · anxious character · rule-bound character

Relationships labels: found family · family bonds · friendship · marriage strain · romantic tension · budding romance · parent-child relationship · sibling relationship · community bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1354

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Animales difíciles

Rosa Montero · 2025 · Bruna Husky

In 2111 Madrid, detective Bruna Husky investigates a tech-company attack while facing a new body, a new fear of death, and an AI crisis.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: detective protagonist · replicant protagonist · android protagonist · fragile protagonist · angry protagonist · morally complex protagonist · emotionally conflicted · self-destructive · existential protagonist · female lead

Relationships labels: found family · friendship · partnership · romantic tension · professional partnership · loyalty · betrayal · caregiving · chosen family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1367

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