{"id":1196,"date":"2025-02-01T15:37:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T22:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/?p=1196"},"modified":"2026-04-06T11:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:43:13","slug":"spice-o-meter-rating-our-recent-romance-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/2025\/02\/01\/spice-o-meter-rating-our-recent-romance-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Spice O’ Meter Rating our Recent Romance Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How we have rated these books:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This rating system is from Fable. If you are not familiar with Fable<\/a> check it out. It is a great place to track your reading and find like minded readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc96 No Spice; PG Romance with no suggestive dialogue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf36Some Spice; Closed-door romance with suggestive dialogue but no intimate scenes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd25Spicy; open-door romance with some explicit descriptions of intimate scenes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd75Extra Spicy; open-door romance with strong emphasis on explicit intimate encounters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ENEMIES TO LOVERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Forget Me Not<\/em> by Julie Soto<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o The Hating Game<\/em> by Sally Thorne<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o The Unhoneymooners<\/em> by Christina Lauren<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Beg, Borrow, or Steal<\/em> by Sarah Adams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPORT ROMANCE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Pucking Wild<\/em> by Emily Rath<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o <\/em>Icebreaker<\/em> by Hannah Grace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o The Graham Effect<\/em> by Elle Kennedy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o The Cheat Sheet<\/em> by Sarah Adams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BEST FRIENDS SIBLING:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o The Off-limits Rule<\/em> by Sarah Adams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Done and Dusted<\/em> by Lyla Sage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRIENDS TO LOVERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o The Friend Zone<\/em> by Abby Jimenez<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o The Roommate Pact<\/em> by Allison Ashley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OPPOSITES ATTRACT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Funny Story<\/em> by Emily Henry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAKE DATING:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Love Hypothesis<\/em> by Ali Hazelwood<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o The Nightmare Before Kissmas<\/em> by Sara Raasch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Paradise Problem<\/em> by Christina Lauren<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GRUMPY SUNSHINE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Soulmate Equation<\/em> by Christina Lauren<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o The Wedding Witch<\/em> by Erin Sterling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Tourist Attraction <\/em>by Sarah Morgenthaler<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o First Time Caller<\/em> by B.K. Borison<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORCED PROXIMITY:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o All the Feels<\/em> by Olivia Dade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Off the Map<\/em> by Trish Doller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Phantasma<\/em> by Kaylie Smith<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Flatshare<\/em> by Beth O\u2019Leary<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SECOND CHANCE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Slow Dance<\/em> by Rainbow Rowell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Bromance Book Club<\/em> by Lyssa Kay Adams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MONSTER ROMANCE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Fake Mate<\/em> by Lana Ferguson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Bride <\/em>by Ali Hazelwood<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TERMINAL:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Float Plan<\/em> by Trish Doller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Me Before You<\/em> by Jojo Moyes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORBIDDEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Red White and Royal Blue<\/em> by Stacy McQuinston<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Gothikana<\/em> by RuNyx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Not in Love<\/em> by Ali Hazelwood<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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o Electric idol<\/em> by Katee Robert<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How we have rated these books: This rating system is from Fable. If you are not familiar with Fable check it out. It is a great place to track your reading and find like minded readers. \ud83d\udc96 No Spice; PG Romance with no suggestive dialogue \ud83c\udf36Some Spice; Closed-door romance with suggestive dialogue but no intimate scenes \ud83d\udd25Spicy; open-door romance with some explicit descriptions of intimate scenes \ud83e\udd75Extra Spicy; open-door romance with strong emphasis on explicit intimate encounters ENEMIES TO LOVERS: o Forget Me Not by Julie Soto o The Hating Game by Sally Thorne o The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren o Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams SPORT ROMANCE: o Pucking Wild by Emily Rath o Icebreaker by Hannah Grace o The Graham Effect by Elle Kennedy o The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams BEST FRIENDS SIBLING: o The Off-limits Rule by Sarah Adams o Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage FRIENDS TO LOVERS: o The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez o The Roommate Pact by Allison Ashley OPPOSITES ATTRACT: o Funny Story by Emily Henry FAKE DATING: o Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood o The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch o Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren GRUMPY SUNSHINE: o Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren o The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling o Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler o First Time Caller by B.K. 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