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Premise labels used: rebellion, resistance, government conspiracy, deadly ultimatum, escape mission, weapon quest, forbidden romance, love triangle

Setting labels used: dystopian future, war-torn country, futuristic state, oppressive government, concentration camp, rebellion setting, city escape, post-apocalyptic society, political thriller setting

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Unravel Me

Tahereh Mafi · 2013 · Shatter Me

A powered teen in a rebel stronghold trains to fight a regime while a dangerous immunity mystery and love triangle intensify.

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Premise labels: powered rebel · lethal touch · immunity mystery · resistance training · rebel uprising · weaponized girl · forbidden romance · love triangle · identity crisis · power control

Setting labels: dystopian future · rebel base · underground facility · totalitarian regime · war-torn world · post-collapse society · confined setting

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Distance: 0.1238

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Crossed

Ally Condie · 2013 · Matched

Separated by a controlling Society, Cassia and Ky cross a harsh frontier searching for each other and a rebellion.

Why this is here

Premise labels: forbidden love · love triangle · rebellion · state control · search mission · escape quest · resistance movement

Setting labels: dystopian future · controlled society · outer provinces · wild frontier · canyons · farmlands · post-collapse world

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Distance: 0.1305

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Shatter Me Series 3-Book Box Set

Tahereh Mafi · 2016

A captive girl with a lethal touch is pulled into a violent regime, a resistance, and a dangerous love triangle.

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Premise labels: deadly touch · weaponized protagonist · government captivity · escape from captivity · power awakening · forbidden love · love triangle · resistance against regime

Setting labels: dystopian future · military regime · isolated cell · asylum · rebellion base · oppressive society · post-collapse world

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Distance: 0.1319

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Reached

Ally Condie · 2012 · Matched

Three separated teens navigate rebellion, a deadly plague, and tangled loyalties as their world begins to change.

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Premise labels: love triangle · rebellion · plague outbreak · cure quest · totalitarian control · search for missing person · resistance movement

Setting labels: future society · dystopian society · controlled city · outside the borders · airships · hospital setting · rebellion setting

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Distance: 0.1329

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Broken Dove

Dani Francis · 2026 · Silver Elite

A rebellious dystopian sequel where war intensifies, loyalties fracture, and Wren’s heart is pulled in two directions.

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Premise labels: sequel · rebellion · love triangle · war · double agent · oppressive regime · loyalties tested · hidden secrets · heart vs duty

Setting labels: dystopian world · military setting · war zone · rebellion base · capital city · continent-wide conflict · contested society · telepathic world

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The Queen of All that Lives

Laura Thalassa · 2021 · The Fallen World

An awakened queen and her undying king face revenge, war, and a dangerous love in a war-torn future.

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Premise labels: awakened queen · revenge quest · war ending · captor romance · enemy lovers · power struggle · peace mission · fated lovers

Setting labels: dystopian world · post-apocalyptic world · war-torn world · future setting · time jump · global setting · political factions

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Distance: 0.1563

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The Gender Plan

Bella Forrest · 2017 · The Gender Game

A rebel couple faces escalating war, betrayals, and a water-supply crisis as the series drives toward its finale.

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Premise labels: rebel war · gender divide · resistance movement · revolutionary conflict · mission-driven plot · overthrow regime · truth exposure · water supply sabotage · finale setup · cliffhanger installment

Setting labels: dystopian future · war-torn country · divided societies · post-apocalyptic world · rebel stronghold · city under siege · water plant · outlands · medical tech disparity · basic infrastructure · propaganda state

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Unraveled

Gennifer Albin · 2014 · Crewel World

A rebellious young woman returns to a controlled world and must face power, war, and a choice with devastating stakes.

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Premise labels: rebel return · control and resistance · power struggle · unlikely alliance · world in crisis · love triangle · save the world · undercover resistance

Setting labels: dystopian future · two worlds · parallel worlds · controlled society · political unrest · war-torn world · futuristic city · enclosed institution

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Distance: 0.1613

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Raven

Lauren Oliver · 2013 · Delirium

A short companion novella follows Raven’s past and present as love, rebellion, and hidden truths collide in the Wilds.

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Premise labels: outcast leader · resistance fighter · forbidden love · survival story · backstory reveal · secret relationship · protective caretaker · past-and-present

Setting labels: dystopian future · post-collapse Wilds · rebellion camp · guarded cities · border crossing · road mission

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Distance: 0.1663

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A Time to Rise

Nadine Brandes · 2016 · Out of Time

A resurrected rebel must uncover hidden clues, outwit a tyrannical Council, and bring freedom and shalom to her world.

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Premise labels: resurrection · rebellion · tyrannical government · oppressive control · clandestine clues · wall conspiracy · escape and resistance · faith journey · mission quest

Setting labels: dystopian world · futuristic world · global travel · Russia · Paris · contained society · alternate reality

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The Princess Crown

Cordelia K. Castel · 2020 · The Princess Trials

A spy-turned-royal must rescue her prince, survive betrayal, and decide whether love can outlast a revolution.

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Premise labels: spy mission · rescue mission · revolution · royal romance · fight for throne · secret identity · enemy territory

Setting labels: dystopian society · royal court · revolutionary conflict · futuristic world · divided society · nation-state · capital city

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Distance: 0.1666

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Awaken

K.A. Riley · 2021 · The Cure Chronicles

A teen on the run enters a secretive refuge, uncovers betrayal, and must choose between rescue and rebellion.

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Premise labels: rebellion · hidden resistance · survival quest · enemy infiltration · trust issues · escape mission · rescue mission

Setting labels: dystopian future · post-collapse world · wilderness · hidden settlement · secret compound · former ski town · woods · caves · small towns · arena

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Distance: 0.1694

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