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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Esperance.

Plot structure labels used: dual POV, interwoven timelines, slow reveal, twist ending, final-act reveal, clue-driven, propulsive pacing, breakneck escalation, series of linked deaths, investigation converges, late explanation, chapterized

Focused on “open ending” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

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Cover of Star Splitter by Matthew J. Kirby

Star Splitter

Matthew J. Kirby · 2023

A teen arrives on a ruined alien world and must survive a crash, a duplicate self, and a mystery gone wrong.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0802

Cover of The Edge of Forever by Melissa E. Hurst

The Edge of Forever

Melissa E. Hurst · 2015 · The Edge of Forever

A teen time traveler from 2146 races into 2013 to stop a girl’s murder—and maybe save his father, too.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0879

Cover of The Portal by Kathryn Lasky

The Portal

Kathryn Lasky · 2019 · Tangled in Time

A grieving middle schooler discovers a greenhouse portal to Tudor England and a family mystery tied to Princess Elizabeth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0965

Cover of Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling

Camp Zero

Michelle Min Sterling · 2023

In a climate-ravaged near future, three secretive groups converge on a northern settlement with hidden agendas.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0979

Cover of The Door that Led to Where by Sally Gardner

The Door that Led to Where

Sally Gardner · 2015

A failing London teen finds a key to a door that opens onto 1830, pulling him into a family mystery across time.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0980

Cover of The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette de Bodard

The Citadel of Weeping Pearls

Aliette de Bodard · 2017 · Universe of Xuya

In a Vietnamese-inspired space empire, a missing citadel, time travel, and court intrigue collide as war looms.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0990

Cover of The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine  Locke

The Girl with the Red Balloon

Katherine Locke · 2017 · The Balloonmakers

A teen accidentally time-travels to 1988 East Berlin and joins a magical resistance while history and family secrets collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1010

Cover of The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee

The Last Contract of Isako

Fonda Lee · 2026

An aging corporate swordswoman takes one last job and uncovers a lethal conspiracy on a harsh colony world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0768

Cover of The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark  Lawrence

The Book That Wouldn't Burn

Mark Lawrence · 2023 · The Library Trilogy

A girl from the Dust and a boy trapped in a vast library uncover secrets that bend time, knowledge, and identity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0777

Cover of Where the Creek Bends by Linda Lael Miller

Where the Creek Bends

Linda Lael Miller · 2024

A runaway bride returns home to Montana, where a childhood mystery and strange time-slip energies upend her plans.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0837

Cover of The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso

The Book of Lost Hours

Hayley Gelfuso · 2025

A trapped girl in a memory library and a grieving teen spy race through time to stop history from being rewritten.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0837