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Difficulty Grading Explanation

Language - Grammar structure and sentence style. Length of sentences and paragraphs. The writing prose (e.g. modern, historical, poetic, flowery).

Vocabulary - The range of unique, uncommon and complex vocabulary. Frequency of Chinese idioms (成语 - chengyu) used.

Content Complexity - Storytelling, lore, character and world-building complexity.

Subject Knowledge - Amount of knowledge required in a particular subject matter

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Spice Level Explanation

🌶️ - Just kissing, intimate scenes not described or mentioned

🌶️🌶️ - Close door, intimate scenes mentioned, reader not present in the room

🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Open door, intimate scenes described using indirect language, reader present in the room

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ - A few intimate scenes, use of direct and explicit language

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Several adventurous, explicitly described sexual acts, dotted throughout the novel

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Spice is the only content; there’s no plot

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