Please keep in mind that not all books marked within a certain category contain every elements listed. It is possible for a book to be sorted into a different level based on one element alone (ex. rating a novel that does not contain violence, drinking/drug use, sexual content, or profanity as Level 2 solely due to including sensitive themes).
Content Ratings
Mature Content Level: 1
Recommended for all ages.
- Violence: Does not contain violence with blood.
- Drinking/Drug Use: None.
- Sexual Content: None.
- Profanity: Nothing beyond hell, damn.
- Sensitive Topics: Nothing that stands out as triggering.
Mature Content Level: 2
Recommended for ages 12+.
- Violence: May contain mild violence that includes blood.
- Drinking/Drug Use: May contain infrequent under-age drinking and/or drug use.
- Sexual Content: May contain kissing.
- Profanity: May contain hell, damn, infrequent use of the f-word.
- Sensitive Topics: May contain themes of self-harm, suicide, eating disorders.
Mature Content Level: 3
Recommended for ages 12+ comfortable with the following content.
- Violence: May contain graphic violence including blood, torture.
- Drinking/Drug Use: May contain frequent and recurring under-age drinking and/or drug use.
- Sexual Content: May contain kissing and/or references to sex.
- Profanity: May contain frequent use of hell, damn, ass, sh*t, f*ck.
- Sensitive Topics: May contain themes of self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, rape.