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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Heartsick.
Characterization labels used: high school seniors, exes, journalist, aspiring artist, comic artist, intern, ambitious teen, relatable teens, determined heroine, supportive hero, emotionally vulnerable, self-discovery arc, family-pressure character, career-uncertain character, young sleuths
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
Two teens trapped in a body-swap bond race to avert a comet disaster and find each other across time.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · high school students · reluctant hero · determined heroine · supportive friends · wise elder · stubborn parent · self-actualization
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1747
A teenage artist in a post-apocalyptic Brazilian city gets swept into art, rebellion, and doomed love around a sacrificial ruler.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen artist · fallible protagonist · ambitious heroine · bratty protagonist · rebellious youth · enigmatic love interest · charismatic leader · best friend · supportive rival · political elders
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1771
In a heartless dystopia, a teen artist who kept her heart must protect her emotions and resist conformity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young artist · outcast · steadfast heroine · sweet protagonist · morally resistant · classmate with secret · Scientist figure · family tension · creative protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1821
A teen artist surviving alien colonization turns to art and performative romance to keep his family afloat.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: artist protagonist · resourceful teen · beleaguered family · unemployed parent · optimistic mother · abandoned father · girlfriend as collaborator · embarrassing chronic illness · believable adolescent characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1857
Kamala Khan juggles Avenger fame, school, family, and a neighborhood crisis in a chaotic superhero trade.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: overworked teen · relatable heroine · coming-of-age hero · supportive family · smart sidekick · new love interest · busy Avenger · earnest protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1895
A teenage time traveler is swept into 18th-century missions, secrets, and a chaotic romance that keeps shifting under her feet.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen heroine · reluctant hero · love interest · sarcastic narrator · immature protagonist · arrogant suitor · comic sidekick · supportive best friend · secretive authority figures · antagonistic relatives · competent companion
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1914
A late-blooming kid gets sent to Jedi school instead of pilot training and navigates friendship, bullies, and Force lessons.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young protagonist · reluctant student · aspiring pilot · gifted potential · awkward kid · new kid · bullied student · artist · comic maker · supportive family · wise mentor · teacher figure · bully · love interest · best friend
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1919
In a near-future reality show where losing means death, a teen singer gambles everything to save her family.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · singer · determined heroine · resourceful · rising star · contestants · girls · boyband mentor · family provider · fierce main character · likable protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1939
A hunted immortal teen is captured for experiments and pulled deeper into the hidden world of demi-humans.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: high school student · good-hearted protagonist · reluctant hero · immortal captive · traumatized protagonist · morally divided characters · ruthless antagonist · cunning villain · sympathetic outsider · mysterious ally · researcher · bureaucrat
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1957
A 15-year-old girl who can disappear is pulled into a hidden world where her secret ties to larger clan conflicts.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · genius friend · supportive friend · comic relief · secretive heroine · impulsive heroine · overpowered characters · idealized teens
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1957
A gifted teen artist in a post-singularity world fights for ascension and his mother’s survival through a dangerous art competition.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · artist protagonist · gifted artist · naive hero · vulnerable hero · loyal best friend · terminally ill mother · ascended patron · sponsor figure · competitors with agendas · secondary cast vivid · self-discovery arc
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1970
A secretive teen time traveler falls for a normal boy, risking her family’s rules, safety, and the past itself.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: shy heroine · socially isolated · loner · kick-butt heroine · strong heroine · awkward teen · protective family · persistent hero · loyal hero · charming hero · secretive parents · close siblings · overcontrolled teen · fighting skills · coming of age
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1976
