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Characterization labels used: brilliant students, high achievers, flawed characters, competitive, ambitious, naive, driven, genius stereotype, female STEM protagonist, male science counterpart, founder characters, mentorship-seeking

Relationships labels used: friends to lovers, romantic tension, academic rivals, colleagues, founders, partnership under strain, betrayal, toxic pull, found family, family pressure, father-daughter tension, sibling comparison, power imbalance, love triangle

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Morbid Curiosities

S. Hati · 2026

A scholarship teen at an elite science institute uncovers secret experiments, mutations, and a threat to her own mind.

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Characterization labels: ambitious teen · overachiever · scholarship student · gifted student · isolated protagonist · untrusting · prickly protagonist · mysterious girl · cutthroat peers · rich students · scientist characters · complex characters

Relationships labels: rivals to lovers · academic rivalry · friendship trio · found family · class divide · peer sabotage · trust issues · mentor power imbalance · romantic subplot

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1286

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Rappaccini's Daughter

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 2004

A student in Padua falls for a mysterious woman raised in a deadly garden of poisonous plants.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young student · beautiful heroine · mad scientist · rival scholar · morally ambiguous characters · naive protagonist · monomaniacal father · toxic heroine · scientific obsessor

Relationships labels: love triangle · father-daughter relationship · mentor-protégé · rivalry · toxic relationship · forbidden romance · obsessive attraction · parental control · betrayal · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1492

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All the Birds in the Sky

Charlie Jane Anders · 2016 · All the Birds in the Sky

Two bullied misfits—one witch, one science prodigy—reunite as adults to face a collapsing world and each other.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: outcasts · geek · science prodigy · magic prodigy · witch · scientist · engineer · tech entrepreneur · visionary · healer · trickster · bully target · flawed protagonists · socially awkward · reluctant allies · misfit genius

Relationships labels: childhood friends · friendship · romance · friends to lovers · push-pull bond · rivalry · opposites attract · family conflict · peer pressure · mentor manipulation · community bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1523

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Starman

Sara Douglass · 2003 · The Wayfarer Redemption

A prophecy-bound hero faces war, magic, and a painful love triangle as his world hurtles toward its fate.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: destined hero · overpowered characters · flawed protagonists · strong female characters · martyr figure · selfish male protagonist · villainous antagonist · love-interest rivalry

Relationships labels: love triangle · betrayal · rivalry · marriage · parent-child · sibling conflict · romantic sacrifice · friendship tension · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1533

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A Conspiracy of Stars

Olivia A. Cole · 2018 · Faloiv

A teen aspiring scientist on a stranded alien colony uncovers buried truths about her world, her family, and peace on Faloiv.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: aspiring scientist · teen protagonist · curious heroine · determined heroine · logical characters · competitive students · black girl in STEM · hacker · best friend · scientist parents · extremist leader · character-driven

Relationships labels: friendship · found family · parent-child tension · family secrets · romantic subplot · slow-burn romance · rivalry · community conflict · intergenerational conflict · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1544

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Exposure

Kathy Reichs · 2014 · Virals

A teen pack with dangerous powers investigates a school kidnapping while their own secrets and bonds begin to unravel.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · gifted teens · outcast group · pack dynamic · impulsive leader · brilliant protagonist · comic relief · brooding boy · resourceful hacker · protective love interest · antagonistic socialite · ruthless villain · secretive investigator · female friend

Relationships labels: romantic tension · friends-to-more · pack bonds · fractured friendship · team loyalty · parent-child tension · sibling bond · rivalry · forgiveness arc · betrayal · secret keeping · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1563

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Your name. 01

Ranmaru Kotone, Makoto Shinkai · 2017 · 君の名は。[Kimi no Na wa]

Two teens from different places begin waking up in each other’s lives, turning ordinary days into a fate-bound mystery.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: high school students · female protagonist · male protagonist · determined · curious · sympathetic leads · teen protagonists

Relationships labels: romantic tension · fated lovers · body-swap bond · friendship · family tension · student relationships

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1566

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Simulated

Nova McBee · 2021 · Calculated

A teen math prodigy’s attempt to regain her gift spirals into a hacked mission, a Tunisia chase, and a dangerous love triangle.

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Characterization labels: teen prodigy · math genius · fearless heroine · determined heroine · overprotective father · mysterious hacker · genius team · gifted kids · bodyguard · heroic characters · impulsive heroine

Relationships labels: love triangle · father-daughter · romantic tension · trust issues · team dynamics · friendship · loyalty · sacrifice · romantic rivalry · dependency · bonded pair

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1567

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The Female Breeders

Melanie Bokstad Horev · 2025 · The Female Saga

In a female-run dystopia, a young scientist screens imprisoned men for breeding and uncovers a brutal conspiracy.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young scientist · brilliant scientist · female protagonist · strong female lead · male lead · traumatized male · sympathetic protagonist · questioning authority · disaffected insider · powerful councilwoman · relatable characters · underdeveloped side characters · multiple agendas · morally conflicted

Relationships labels: forbidden attraction · cross-faction bond · friends to allies · friendship · romantic tension · trust issues · power imbalance · sympathy across enemy lines · mentorship · love amid oppression · rivalry · female friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1578

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The Terminal Experiment

Robert J. Sawyer · 1995

A scientist who finds evidence of the soul makes digital copies of himself, and one copy escapes into murder.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: biomedical engineer · scientist protagonist · detective · best friend · AI specialist · marital conflict · flawed protagonist · morally ambiguous protagonist · sympathetic characters · flat characters · one-dimensional characters · male gaze · sexist characterization

Relationships labels: marriage crisis · infidelity · friendship · scientific partnership · romantic tension · betrayal · family drama · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1590

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Limited Wish

Mark Lawrence · 2019 · Impossible Times

A teen math prodigy at Cambridge must untangle converging timelines before a paradox destroys his future.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: reluctant prodigy · teen genius · awkward hero · introverted protagonist · relatable protagonist · morally serious · smart characters · supportive friends · new characters · villains · bullies · mathematician · time traveler

Relationships labels: friend group · romantic triangle · love triangle · friendship · family support · crises of loyalty · ex-girlfriend · new boyfriend · mentor relationship · parent-child bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1601

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All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault

James Alan Gardner · 2017 · Dark/Spark

Four college roommates gain superpowers in a weird alternate Canada and must stop a mad scheme while becoming heroes.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: college student protagonists · female-led ensemble · genderqueer protagonist · queer protagonist · science student protagonists · geology student · young adults · mad scientist · rich elite antagonists · newbie heroes · relatable narrator · nerdy protagonists · supportive friends · powered by accident · identity-seeking

Relationships labels: roommates · friend group · team dynamics · ex-boyfriend · romantic tension · rivalry · supportive friendship · mentor-student · power imbalance · elite vs ordinary · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1604

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