The full ranking · 37 books
Every BookTok book we review, ranked by spice
BookTok says "spicy" about everything from one fade-to-black to a book that needs a content-warning page of its own. This is the whole catalog on one scale, hottest first, so you can see where a book sits before you commit to it.
Heat is our editorial 1 to 5 rating. Inside the same level, books are alphabetical, not ranked against each other: two 5/5 books are both 5/5. If you want to filter by trope or rule out a hard no as well, the Spice Finder does that on the same data.
What qualifies Every book in the catalog, sorted by our heat rating, then by title.
Corrupt
Revenge looks good in a mask.
unhingedOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Devil's Night, reads standalone.dark romancemorally grey MMCforbiddenenemies to loversdub-con
God of Malice
Everyone fell for the charm. She saw the predator.
unhingedOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Legacy of Gods, reads standalone.Haunting Adeline
The book that broke BookTok in half.
unhingedOpen door, ends on a cliffhanger. Opens Cat and Mouse Duet; the story continues.Hunting Adeline
The hunt is over. The rescue is worse.
unhingedOpen door, HEA. Book 2 of Cat and Mouse Duet: read Haunting Adeline first.Ice Planet Barbarians
Yes, the blue alien series. Yes, it's that good.
unhingedOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Ice Planet Barbarians, reads standalone.Lights Out
She asked for a fantasy. He brought the mask.
unhingedOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Into Darkness, reads standalone.Priest
Forgive him, Father. He knows exactly what he is doing.
unhingedOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Priest, reads standalone.A Court of Mist and Fury
The sequel that made BookTok lose its mind.
spicyOpen door, happy for now. Book 2 of A Court of Thorns and Roses: read A Court of Thorns and Roses first.A Court of Wings and Ruin
The war arrives. The High Lady is ready.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 3 of A Court of Thorns and Roses: read A Court of Thorns and Roses first.A Touch of Darkness
She lost a bet to the God of the Dead.
spicyOpen door, happy for now. Opens Hades x Persephone Saga; the story continues.Bride
A vampire bride, a werewolf alpha, and a very bad idea.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Bride, reads standalone.arranged marriageenemies to loversvampireshifterforced proximity
Butcher & Blackbird
Two killers. One game. Annual body count.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Ruinous Love, reads standalone.Electric Idol
Sent to kill her. Married her instead.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 2 of Dark Olympus, reads standalone.Fourth Wing
The book that made dragons hot again.
spicyOpen door, ends on a cliffhanger. Opens The Empyrean; the story continues.From Blood and Ash
The Maiden cannot be touched. Her guard did not get the memo.
spicyOpen door, ends on a cliffhanger. Opens Blood and Ash; the story continues.Icebreaker
Why everyone on TikTok suddenly cares about hockey.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Maple Hills, reads standalone.Iron Flame
Year two. Bigger dragons. Bigger lies.
spicyOpen door, ends on a cliffhanger. Book 2 of The Empyrean: read Fourth Wing first.King of Wrath
Engaged by blackmail. Ruined by choice.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Kings of Sin, reads standalone.Neon Gods
A bargain in the dark, signed in neon.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Dark Olympus, reads standalone.Pestilence
She shot the apocalypse. It took her home.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of The Four Horsemen, reads standalone.Quicksilver
A thief, a fae warrior, and a portal she should not have opened.
spicyOpen door, ends on a cliffhanger. Opens Fae & Alchemy; the story continues.The Maddest Obsession
He kept rules for everything. Except her.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 2 of Made, reads standalone.The Pucking Wrong Number
He texted the wrong number. He kept it anyway.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of The Pucking Wrong Series, reads standalone.Twisted Games
He guards the princess. Nobody guards him from her.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 2 of Twisted, reads standalone.Twisted Hate
No strings. No jealousy. No chance.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 3 of Twisted, reads standalone.Twisted Lies
A gentleman in the suit. A monster underneath.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 4 of Twisted, reads standalone.Twisted Love
Cold heart. Bad idea. Excellent weekend.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Twisted, reads standalone.Wildfire
One night, one summer, one rule they keep breaking.
spicyOpen door, HEA. Book 2 of Maple Hills, reads standalone.A Court of Thorns and Roses
Where BookTok was born.
open-doorOpen door, happy for now. Opens A Court of Thorns and Roses; the story continues.Behind the Net
The goalie, the assistant, and the dog that started it.
open-doorOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Vancouver Storm, reads standalone.Bound by Honor
Promised at fifteen. Married to the Vice at eighteen.
open-doorOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, reads standalone.Onyx Storm
The map gets bigger. The war gets closer.
open-doorOpen door, ends on a cliffhanger. Book 3 of The Empyrean: read Fourth Wing first.The Serpent and the Wings of Night
The only human in a vampire death tournament.
open-doorOpen door, ends on a cliffhanger. Opens Crowns of Nyaxia; the story continues.Things We Never Got Over
The grump, the runaway bride, and the whole nosy town.
open-doorOpen door, HEA. Book 1 of Knockemout, reads standalone.Kingdom of the Wicked
She summoned a prince of Hell. He stayed for dinner.
kissing-onlyClosed door, ends on a cliffhanger. Opens Kingdom of the Wicked; the story continues.
Quick answers
- What is the spiciest BookTok book?
- On our scale, 9 books hit 5/5 (unhinged): Corrupt, Credence, Den of Vipers, God of Malice, Haunting Adeline, Hunting Adeline, Ice Planet Barbarians, Lights Out, and Priest.
- What is the least spicy BookTok book on this list?
- Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco, at 2/5. It is closed door: intimacy fades to black.
- How is spice rated here?
- It is our editorial rating from 1 (closed door) to 5 (unhinged). Nobody can pay to change a rating, and the glossary explains every level.
More lists
- Dark romance with a happy endingStalkers, mafia, villains. Every one of them still lands the HEA.
- Romantasy, ranked by spiceDragons, fae courts and vampire queens, sorted by how much happens behind the door.
- BookTok books that aren't too spicyMildest first. The yearning is the point; the scenes are a footnote.
- Spicy standalones with no cliffhangerHot, finished, and no next book required. 4/5 heat and up.
- Spicy books whose authors publish content warningsEvery book where the author publishes a content-warning list, linked to the source.
- Spicy contemporary romanceHockey, billionaires and small towns. No magic, no dark-romance tag.
How we build these: heat is our editorial 1 to 5 rating, tropes are our own tags, content warnings come only from the author's published list, and nothing on this page is paid placement. Want your own cut? Use the Spice Finder or read the glossary.