The honest spice rating guide for romance & romantasy
Know exactly what you're getting
before you turn the first page.
AI-powered spice ratings, tropes, trigger warnings, and ending types — for romance and romantasy books.
Try "Fourth Wing", "ACOTAR", or "slow burn enemies to lovers no cheating" — or use filters to find your next read.
The Rating System
One scale. No ambiguity.
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Steam, Closed Door
All the romance, none of the explicit scenes.
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Mildly Spicy
1–2 short open door scenes
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Moderately Spicy
2–3 longer open door scenes
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Spicy
3+ scenes. Still here for the story, but the spice is real.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Very Spicy
A real story with substantial, detailed spice.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Extremely Spicy
Frequent, graphic, and unapologetic. Plot exists.
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Smut
Plot? What plot? You know why you're here.