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.