Rating Guide

All ratings are subjective, as it is impossible to objectively rate content or enjoyability. However, here is a guide to help you understand the content ratings at Enchanted Quill.

Content Warning Guide

Overall age ratings are adjusted for the highest category

Adult: 18+ / R / TV-MA

• Spice: Severe — Explicit, detailed on-page sex scenes

  • Fourth Wing, Game of Thrones

• Violence: Severe — Graphic violence, includes abuse

  • Games of Thrones

• Profanity: Severe — Heavy profanity, including slurs (”f*ck,” “motherf*ker,” graphic/crude terms)

  • Fourth Wing

Teen+: 14+ / 14A / TV-14

Moderate content; may not be suitable for younger teens. May include complex or controversial texts, moral ambiguity, and nuance. Ages 15-16+, Gr. 10-12.

• Spice: Moderate — On-page sex, mildly described or non-explicit; no graphic details

  • The Handmaid’s Tale (Gr. 11-12)

• Violence: Moderate — On-page violence, death, or injury, mentions or moderate depictions of abuse, realistic violence

  • Lord of the Flies, Of Mice and Men (Gr. 10-12)

• Profanity: Moderate — Frequent mid-level swearing (”sh*t,” “bastard,” “damn,” “hell”)

  • Catcher in the Rye (Gr. 10-12)

Family Friendly/Clean: 10+ / PG / TV-PG

Light content suitable for most readers. Ages 10-14, Gr. 5-9.

• Spice: Mild — Kissing, implied intimacy, no innuendo

  • Anne of Green Gables (Gr. 5-8)

• Violence: Mild — Off-page or light action, mild peril or danger

  • Holes, The Outsiders (Gr. 6-9)

• Profanity: Mild — Occasional mild swears (”crap,” “heck,” “dang”)

  • The Outsiders (Gr. 6-9)