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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for The Two Lies of Faven Sythe.
Relationships labels used: sapphic romance, lesbian romance, reluctant allies, found family, crew bond, protector dynamic, mentor-protege, mother-daughter, trust building, banter, flirting, class divide, power imbalance
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
A queer teen enters a prestigious school that hides a conversion regime, then must outwit its control years later.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: sapphic romance · forbidden attraction · friendship · found family · classmate bonds · community bonds · romantic loss · adoptive mother · mother-daughter · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0869
In a drowned future, a pirate navigator and her crew face escalating threats, secrets, and a volatile love.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: sapphic couple · lesbian relationship · slow burn · angst · tension and push-pull · power imbalance · romantic conflict · chosen family · crew bonds · friendship · loyalty · trust issues · mutiny · rivalry
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0886
An alternate-1912 Cairo detective must stop a magical impostor and unravel a murder tied to the city’s future.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: sapphic romance · established couple · work partnership · mentor and rookie · female friendship · professional trust · power imbalance · female solidarity · queer relationship · found family
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0920
A sentient passenger ship battles Dracula and other monsters in space while trying to protect her humans.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · AI companionship · rivals to allies · queer romance · sapphic romance · sapphic relationship · banter-driven bond · crew loyalty · caretaking · protective instincts · workplace hierarchy · parental care · teamwork · rivalry
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0991
A queer, first-person steampunk western about a brothel worker helping protect her found family from murder and power schemes.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · sapphic romance · lesbian romance · friendship · sisterhood · protective bonds · mentor-employee relationship · rivalry · community solidarity
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0999
After escaping captivity, two young women take on bodyguard work and a rescue mission while fighting for GMO rights.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: sapphic romance · partnership · loyalty · found family · protective bond · friendship · family reunion
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1100
A tech mogul is flung into a far-future galaxy and must ally with misfits to challenge a godlike empress.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · friendship · female friendship · enemies to allies · reluctant partners · romance · sapphic romance · wlw relationship · crew bonds · mentor-like companionship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1103
Sixteen YA speculative stories center Black girls and Black women across fantasy, sci-fi, myth, and magic.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: sisters · lovers · queer romance · F/F romance · sapphic relationship · friendship · family · mother-daughter · romance · betrayal · love and sacrifice · power imbalance · abusive relationship · mentor-student
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1107
A refugee chef and a tech prodigy collide on a future planet, turning a cooking show into a fight over food, power, and identity.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: sapphic romance · slow burn · reluctant allies · rivals to partners · work partnership · friendship · found family · family conflict · parental pressure · class tension · cultural tension
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1154
A queer Caribbean officer is framed, imprisoned, and driven to challenge an interstellar empire that subjugates her people.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · sapphic romance · established sapphic relationship · betrayal · family loyalty · community solidarity · rivalry · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1169
A cult-raised teen accepts a corporate cure, only to wake in a robot body and uncover a conspiracy about identity and control.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: sapphic romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn romance · friendship · found family · platonic friendship · family conflict · parent-child conflict · mentor-handler dynamic · rival company conflict · loyalty conflict · queer relationship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1170
A cynical young woman in New York falls for a mysterious subway girl who turns out to be stranded in time.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: f/f romance · sapphic romance · found family · roommate bonds · friendship group · mother-daughter tension · queer community bonds · past-present connection
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1190
