Want to know whether you’re getting into something you’ll be embarrassed to read in public? Looking for something really spicy or very mild? Check out our reviews organized by spice level–hopefully you’ll be able to find the perfect book for your own mood.
5 Peppers
A novel gets 5 peppers if it includes explicitly described intimacy that exceeds hot vanilla sex. Kink, power play, role-play, BDSM, etc. included here.
4 Peppers
A novel gets 4 peppers if it includes explicitly described intimacy that more-or-less trends to hot vanilla sex.
3 Peppers
A novel gets 3 peppers if it includes fade-to-black or suggested intimacy that is on the kinkier side of the scale.
2 Peppers
A novel gets 2 peppers if it includes fade-to-black or suggested intimacy that is more vanilla in suggestion, with no details conveyed.
1 Pepper
A novel gets 1 pepper if it includes touches such as kissing, hand holding or other kinds of physical affection but no suggestion of anything else.
0 Peppers
A novel gets 0 peppers if it does not include any romantic or intimate physical involvement at all.
