Readers Spice Chart by Suns
☼Mild Hotness (one sun) – kissing, sexual tension or innuendos without full descriptive scenes (think Bella & Edward in Twilight or Judy Blume’s Forever/appropriate for teenagers or young adults)
☼☼Moderate Hotness (two suns) – vanilla M/F romance, sexual depictions go beyond kissing and innuendos, scenes may portray Dominant/submissive behavior but not heavily considered in realm of BDSM, most books in this category will have 2-4 scenes within a novel (or approximately 1 sexual depiction per 60 pages)
☼☼☼Hot Hot Hot (three suns) – Sexual Depictions, tension and innuendos threaded throughout story line. Scenes may contain graphic descriptions, various ménages, BDSM imagery.
☼☼☼☼Total Spice (four suns) – Writing is completely sexual in nature. The entire plot revolves around sex. Scenes contain graphic descriptions, various ménages, BDSM imagery and the like
Readers Storyline Chart by Hearts
♥ Poor Development (one heart)– Both Characters and Plot are lacking development.
♥♥Mild Development (two hearts)– Either characters or plot development but not both.
♥♥♥Moderate Development (three hearts)– Character and plot development is strong. The storyline was developed and held readers attention. However, it may have taken time to become drawn into the book because of slow hook, there may have been instances of dragging scenes, or failure to follow through completely.
♥♥♥♥Exceptional Development (four hearts)– Character and plot were developed in a manner that the reader was drawn immediately into the storyline. The storyline continued to hold interest and did not lag at any point.
This rating system is totally arbitrary and reflects only the opinions of this blogger. No outside solicitations were made in coming to the determination on the rating system and no intention is made to copy another writer or bloggers rating system. This blogger has not been paid for their rating system or how it may be applied to any books or writings receiving ratings on this site.
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