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Themes labels used: identity, memory, trauma, healing, love as constant, power and control, tyranny, resilience, truth and secrets, family abuse, selfhood, betrayal, hope, survival, fate versus choice
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In a dark fantasy graphic-novel volume, a war-ravaged cast is pulled into court schemes, memory, and mind-battles.
Why this is here
Themes labels: trauma · memory · identity · self-acceptance · forgiveness · survival · sacrifice · loyalty · betrayal · inheritance · loss · hope · agency · family damage · power and control
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0903
A memory-scrambled Psy woman lands on a guarded leader’s doorstep, and both must decide whether she’s a threat or salvation.
Why this is here
Themes labels: trust · free will · identity · memory · trauma recovery · control · survival · sanity · love as healing · protection · torture aftermath · consent · emotion versus suppression · belonging · family legacy
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0924
Maika and her allies enter a prison world of old gods to uncover buried truths and fight for her survival.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · selfhood · healing · trauma · guilt · shame · love · hope · compassion · memory · history · power · control · betrayal · sacrifice · war · loss · political intrigue · history manipulation · reincarnation · circular time · origin stories · choice · survival
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0931
A traumatized young queen and her stoic guardian risk forbidden love inside a brutal dystopian regime.
Why this is here
Themes labels: trauma · healing · freedom · control · agency · rebellion · identity · duty · loyalty · power dynamics · survival · self-discovery · love as rebellion · political oppression · mental health · recovery · sanity · betrayal · resilience · hope
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0975
A fated young couple races across warring planets to stop a tyrant and decide whether destiny can be changed.
Why this is here
Themes labels: fate · free will · identity · family · war · peace · power · hope · resilience · trauma · grief · betrayal · choice · predestination · morality · xenophobia · preconceptions · survival · trust · love
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0980
In a walled dystopian city, a scarred teen fights deadly trials for freedom when a boy from her past returns with secrets.
Why this is here
Themes labels: freedom · survival · choice · trust · betrayal · identity · resilience · abuse · trauma · hope · love · power · control · self-discovery · second chances · loyalty
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0990
An alien-war romance reunites a traumatized woman, her child, and the feral overlord who refuses to let them go.
Why this is here
Themes labels: consent · abuse · trauma recovery · survival · healing · freedom · choice · parenthood · trust · love after violence · power and control · identity · loyalty · betrayal · family · fate
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0996
A kidnapped omega and a vengeance-driven alien warrior are bound together amid war, secrets, and dangerous attraction.
Why this is here
Themes labels: trauma · healing · revenge · survival · belonging · acceptance · trust · resilience · consent · love versus vengeance · identity · free will
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1008
A shattered necromancer claws back from Hell to settle a deadly score in a future world of demons, magic, and betrayal.
Why this is here
Themes labels: betrayal · trust · trauma · revenge · power · control · agency · survival · identity · truth and lies · loyalty · abuse · forgiveness · communication failure · love versus manipulation · healing · free will · fate · oppression · ethics
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1021
Three companion novellas expand a dystopian YA world through new POVs, heartbreak, and post-series closure.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · hope · closure · trauma · abuse · kindness · loyalty · family · identity · freedom · choice · resilience · loss · healing · power and control · dehumanization · post-traumatic stress · moral change
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1045
A grief-worn medic is pulled into a secret surface mission with an elite squad, where survival and romance collide.
Why this is here
Themes labels: grief · trauma · survival · hope · healing · trust · loss · self-worth · resilience · community · sacrifice · secrets · power and control · betrayal · mental health
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1059
A sex slave with no memory is claimed by a stranger who knows he’s a lost king, forcing a rescue and reunion.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · memory loss · freedom · slavery · redemption · loyalty · love and duty · submission · power · political betrayal · restoration · hope · self-discovery · survival · trauma and recovery
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1062
