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Spice Levels

Here you'll find out how spicy each book is. I've rated from zero to five, with a questionable spice rating for the ones that I'm not sure where they're going.

Elegant gold horizontal divider line with leaf accents and circular beads on a black background.
Elegant gold horizontal divider line with leaf accents and circular beads on a black background.
A gold-bordered game interface element showing Darkness Level 0 with a glowing starburst icon on a purple background.
A gold-bordered game interface element showing Darkness Level 0 with a glowing starburst icon on a purple background.

This story contains no darkness at all. The story is fluffy, happy, and has unicorns and rainbows. Meaning, around here, it doesn't exist.

A graphic showing Darkness Level 1 with a glowing white number inside a gold-bordered circle on a black background.
A graphic showing Darkness Level 1 with a glowing white number inside a gold-bordered circle on a black background.

Level 1 darkness is very mild. There may be some slightly disturbing things mostly in the past, but overall, it is very tame and chill.

A gold-bordered badge labeled Darkness Level 2 with a white starburst graphic on a dark purple background.
A gold-bordered badge labeled Darkness Level 2 with a white starburst graphic on a dark purple background.

Level 2 darkness means there are some darker elements to the story; however, it is only an element in the story, and not central to the entire plot.

A gold-bordered badge indicating darkness level 3 with a bright starburst effect around the number.
A gold-bordered badge indicating darkness level 3 with a bright starburst effect around the number.

Level 3 darkness is getting to the point where it is very central to the plot, and not quite easy to ignore. This level of darkness means that there are many things that can cause the charactres to fall into despair, or cause distinct distress.

A gold-bordered badge indicating Darkness Level 4 with a white starburst graphic on a dark purple background.
A gold-bordered badge indicating Darkness Level 4 with a white starburst graphic on a dark purple background.

Level 4 darkness is a level of darkness that is very central to the plot. There are many things causing distress, horror, or discomfort to the reader as well as the characters in the story. Things are grim or they are difficult to overcome.

A graphic indicating Darkness Level 5 with a gold-bordered button and a white burst effect on a dark background.
A graphic indicating Darkness Level 5 with a gold-bordered button and a white burst effect on a dark background.

Level 5 darkness is as close to the pitch black as I'll go. While I don't consider my level five quite pitch black (I will always resolve it and there will be happy endings), this is very close. The situation is dire, and there may be difficult roads forward.

Level ? darknessis one of two things. Either the book is still being worked on and the level of darkness has not been determined, or the book has been written and the level of darkness would be considered a spoiler, therefore it is not indicated. More often, this will simply be a placeholder until I have finished a book.

A purple and gold UI banner featuring a question mark icon and the text Darkness Level for game interface design.
A purple and gold UI banner featuring a question mark icon and the text Darkness Level for game interface design.
Elegant gold horizontal divider line with leaf accents and circular beads on a black background.
Elegant gold horizontal divider line with leaf accents and circular beads on a black background.

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