The honest spice rating tool for romance & romantasy
Know exactly what you're getting
before you turn the first page.
Spice ratings, tropes, trigger warnings, and more — for romance and romantasy books. Powered by AI.
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The Rating System
One scale. No ambiguity.
Steam, Closed Door
All the romance, none of the explicit scenes.
Mildly Spicy
1–2 brief open door scenes, or a single longer one.
Moderately Spicy
2–3 longer open door scenes
Spicy
3+ scenes. Still here for the story, but the spice is real.
Quite Spicy
Explicit scenes you can't ignore. Plot very much included
Very Spicy
Frequent, graphic, and unapologetic. Plot exists.
Smut
Plot? What plot? You know why you're here.