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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for The Experiment.
Themes labels used: identity, belonging, truth, change, coming of age, self-discovery, othering, assimilation, agency, trust, deception, empathy, love, community, humanity, puberty allegory, control, freedom, moral choice
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
A teen mind reader is drawn into a hidden community of her kind, where trust and freedom may cost everything.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · acceptance · belonging · secrecy · free will · right and wrong · morality · trust · coming of age · power and responsibility · control · isolation
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0787
A misfit Australian teen wakes on an alien world, uncovering dangerous powers, hidden origins, and rival claims on her fate.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · belonging · trust · self-discovery · agency · power · otherness · coming of age · survival · cultural conflict · political manipulation · freedom versus control
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0823
A sheltered teen discovers hidden powers and a secret metahuman world while hunted by dangerous factions.
Why this is here
Themes labels: abuse · trauma · identity · freedom · trust · self-discovery · control · power · morality · belonging · isolation · agency · coming of age · truth and secrets
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0829
A war hero returns to her alien birthright, where a proving trial, buried betrayals, and a slow-burn bond reshape her future.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · belonging · truth vs deception · trust · betrayal · freedom · autonomy · power · trauma · healing · duty · self-discovery · secrets · loyalty · coming of age
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0904
A teenage genius races to stop a hidden demon colony from returning as a rival prodigy and time distortions complicate everything.
Why this is here
Themes labels: puberty · identity · self-control · growing up · genius and morality · trust · loyalty · secrecy · hidden societies · self-belief · power and responsibility · change · coming of age · cooperation · sacrifice
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0904
A photographer with panic attacks discovers hidden beings around her and is pulled into a secret, dangerous world.
Why this is here
Themes labels: self-discovery · identity · humanity · trust · secrecy · power · agency · fear · anxiety · coming into power · morality ambiguity · otherness · control · belonging · change
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0927
A tomboy hockey player wakes in an alternate life as a cheerleader and must untangle what changed—and why.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · belonging · choice · family relationships · trust · self-discovery · free will · regret · love versus duty · memory · reality · consequences · change · coming of age
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0927
A bookish teen in a mountain town wakes changed, craving blood, and must uncover what’s happening before it consumes her.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · transformation · self-discovery · loss of control · grief · trauma · coming of age · hunger · desire · morality · survival · forgiveness · family bonds · friendship · change · humanity · loss of innocence · responsibility · secrecy · belonging
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0943
A short Tobias Eaton prequel follows his aptitude test, faction choice, and first steps toward becoming Four.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · choice · freedom · courage · trauma · abuse · self-reinvention · belonging · fear · coming of age · social classes · loyalty
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0944
A hidden alien-human hybrid must survive high school, a bully, and a dangerous crush without exposing her secret.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · belonging · secrecy · trust · freedom · self-protection · bullying · coming of age · morality · humanity · survival · social pressure · betrayal · family loyalty · scientific ethics
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0953
A gifted orphan and his acid-spitting mini-dragon race to rescue his kidnapped guardian on a strange alien world.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · otherness · belonging · coming of age · family · loyalty · control vs freedom · bioethics · genetic manipulation · free will · government intervention · self-discovery · gift as burden · trust
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0962
A post-initiation Dauntless novice weighs leadership, uncovers a conspiracy, and confronts a life-changing family secret.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · free will · control · belonging · agency · loyalty · betrayal · coming of age · self-determination · fear · bravery · power politics · secrecy · truth
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0965
