The Spice Scale

Three little dials so you always know exactly what you’re walking into — no surprises, no 500-page hunt.

Book Spice · 0–5, the whole book

Emily’s editorial rating for the book overall.

  • 0 — No Spice

    Sweet through and through. Longing glances, hand-holding, maybe a kiss that makes your heart flutter — but nothing sexual happens on the page or off it.

  • 1 — Mild

    The door stays closed. Intimacy happens, but it's implied or fades to black before anything is shown. All tension, teasing, and imagination.

  • 2 — Medium

    The door cracks open. Intimate moments play out on the page, but in soft-focus — suggestive rather than graphic, with the details left tasteful.

  • 3 — Hot

    The door is open. Explicit scenes described clearly and confidently, though they're a feature of the story, not the whole story.

  • 4 — Extra Hot

    Explicit and generous. Detailed scenes woven throughout the book — you won't be waiting long between them.

  • 5 — Scorching

    The spice is the story. Very frequent, very explicit, holding nothing back — erotica territory. Hydrate.

Chapter Heat · 1–5, per scene

How hot an individual scene runs — the colour is the bookmark colour you’ll see in the app.

  • 1 — Simmer

    A slow burn — charged glances, almost-touches, tension with the lid still on.

  • 2 — Warm

    Hands start to wander and clothes begin to shift. Suggestive, soft-focus.

  • 3 — Sizzling

    The scene plays out on the page — explicit and clear.

  • 4 — Blazing

    Explicit and unhurried. Detailed, and it lingers.

  • 5 — Inferno

    No holding back. The hottest the page gets.

Spicy Talk · 0–5, per scene

How much is said out loud — a dial no other tracker gives you.

  • 0 — None

    No talking — actions do the work.

  • 1 — Romantic

    Soft and loving. Tenderness, sweet nothings.

  • 2 — Flirty

    Teasing and playful, a little suggestive.

  • 3 — Suggestive

    Bolder — telling each other exactly what they want.

  • 4 — Explicit

    Graphic and unfiltered.

  • 5 — Filthy

    The mouth is the main event.

Emily rates each book’s overall spice level. Scene-by-scene heat and spicy talk are mapped per chapter, and members rate scenes too.