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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for Evil Genius.
Relationships labels used: adoptive parents, absent parents, father-son conflict, mentor-protege, romantic awakening, online relationship, friendship, found family, manipulative guardianship, trust issues
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
A logic-trained girl engineer is pulled into a secret dig that forces her to confront forbidden memories and a hunted identity.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: adoptive parent · mentor-mentee · father-daughter · found family · parental guardianship · caregiver bond · family secrets · suspected kinship · community hostility · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0953
An abused boy flees to a traveling carnival and uncovers a strange lifeform, hidden powers, and the meaning of being human.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: adoptive parent conflict · found family · caretaker bond · parent-child abuse · romantic pairing · protective friendship · outsider community · power imbalance · betrayal · acceptance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1002
A teenage hacker with a new family must stop the criminal mastermind who raised him before targeted attacks destroy everything he loves.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: adoptive parents · foster parents · mentor-mentee · father figure · family protection · friendship · romantic tension · love-hate relationship · stalker bond · community support · chosen family · guardian relationship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1158
A unicorn-like alien girl is raised by space miners and drawn into a fight against child slavery on a distant world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · guardian child · adoptive fathers · protective companionship · romance · implied romance · friendship · mentorship · community care · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1160
A Korean-Canadian teen with scent-triggered time slips goes to Korea to uncover her mother’s disappearance and her own past.
Why this is here
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 relationships
Distance: 0.1167
An angry foster teen is hurled through history, forced to inhabit other lives and confront violence, identity, and empathy.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: foster care · absent father · dead mother · adoptive family · peer manipulation · father-son estrangement · family rejection · unconventional family · friendship · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1187
A Hughie-centered omnibus of undercover superhero satire, relationship fallout, and a return to childhood home turf.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: romantic relationship · breakup · trust issues · family reunion · friendship strain · team conflict · power imbalance · manipulation · parent-child relationship · childhood friends · adoptive family
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1207
A gifted orphan is adopted into a corporation that trades children’s futures, forcing him to navigate power, trust, and greed.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: adoption · corporate guardianship · parent-child · found family · friendship · betrayal · power imbalance · community of orphans
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1214
An English boy’s invisible companion may be an alien intelligence, forcing his family to decide what’s real.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: parent-child · adoptive family · family dynamics · marriage · sibling relationship · caretaking · authority conflict · adult-child mismatch · friendship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1242
A series-prequel follows Brandon’s origins, revealing how the Game began and reshaping everything readers thought they knew.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: father-son relationship · found family · mentor-mentee · friend group · power hierarchy · parental mystery · adoptive relationship · companionship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1311
Runaway teen superheroes face a deadly attack on their home, resurfacing ghosts, and an abrupt ending.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · parental loss · team bonds · romantic tension · sibling-like group · trust issues · family reunion · mentor absence
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1337
A girl in witness protection races to save her missing parents and uncover the truth about her hidden past.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: parent-child · friendship · trust issues · found friendship · family secrecy · surrogate mentoring · caregiver conflict · dependency
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1344
A future-set teen sci-fi mystery deepens as Amy’s bond with the enigmatic Oliver is shaken by secrets and danger.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · possible romance · found family · adult mentorship · peer conflict · protective friendship · teen friendships · parent-child · adoption · long-distance separation
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1349
A reimagined Superman origin follows Clark from Krypton to Kansas, the Navy, Atlantis, and Metropolis.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: adoptive parents · love interests · serial romance · ghosted partners · mentor-child · rivalry · team-up · family bonds · romantic abandonment · trinity formation
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1353
A childless woman finds a mysterious boy in the woods, and caring for him pulls her into a dark time-travel mystery.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: marriage · infertility · parent-child bond · adoption · fostering · friendship · power imbalance · betrayal · marital strain · found family
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1357
In an alternate DC world, a group of teens discovers shared powers, hidden origins, and a conspiracy behind their families.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: team dynamics · parent-child conflict · adoptive parents · same-sex parents · romantic pairings · trust issues · betrayal · mentor gap
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1362
Two girls from opposite worlds navigate a skybound society, hidden magic, and a class system built to keep them apart.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: adoption · found family · family conflict · mentor relationship · class tension · siblingless loneliness · friendship longing · parent-child conflict · power imbalance · class prejudice
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1367
A haunted teen Fox Mulder hunts a child-killing mystery that may connect to his sister’s disappearance.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: father-son conflict · missing sibling bond · best friends · potential romance · friend group · mentor-like influence · parental absence · family fracture · romantic tension · investigative teamwork
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1393
An indentured detective on future Earth investigates a cult leader’s murder and uncovers a conspiracy tied to his past.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: parent abandonment · father-son conflict · surrogate father · cult affiliation · mentor relationship · romantic subplot · power imbalance · ownership relationship · community betrayal · familial loss
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1398
A sheltered teen genius in foster care joins a secret hacker squad, but the offer may be another trap.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: best friends · platonic bond · caregiver conflict · foster family · surrogate parent · adult-teen power imbalance · protective mentorship · rivalry with guardian · found family
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1402
Teen Supergirl balances school, a new life on Earth, and a dangerous family-shaped Kryptonian threat.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: adoptive family · foster parents · biological father · chosen family · parent-child conflict · family loyalty · found family · mentor relationship · workplace dynamic · government oversight
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1406
Two modern children are flung into 1763 England and must recover a stolen machine to get home.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: father-son relationship · friendship · found family · parent-child estrangement · mentor-like bond · romantic tension absent
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1412
Three teens race through the last week before an alien verdict on humanity forces each to face family, loss, and hope.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family estrangement · sibling conflict · parent-child tension · father-daughter search · mother-son tension · platonic friendship · female friendship · road trip companions · queer relationship · forgiveness · abandonment
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1417
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A framed outcast falls into a trash-filled abyss and awakens a power that could upend a brutal class order.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: adoptive father · childhood friend · mentor figure · team dynamics · found family · class conflict · betrayal
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1432
