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NOTE: I no longer use content ratings on my reviews as of January 2016.  This archive won’t update with book reviews published after that.


None (classics and non-fiction that don’t need a rating)

  • A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • A Preface to Paradise Lost by C.S. Lewis
  • A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes #1) by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
  • Age of Turbulence, The by Alan Greenspan
  • Cheaper by the Dozen by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
  • Curly Girl Handbook by Lorraine Massey, The by Lorraine Massey
  • Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
  • Giving by Bill Clinton
  • Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
  • Great Gatsby, The by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold #1) by Crockett Johnson
  • Hunger Games Tribute Guide,The
  • Invisible Man, The by H. G. Wells
  • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
  • John Milton’s Paradise Lost in Plain English by John Milton
  • Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth (Extraordinary Voyages #3) by Jules Verne
  • Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
  • Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
  • Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen
  • Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained by John Milton
  • Persuasion by Jane Austen
  • Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
  • Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy
  • Scarlet Pimpernel, The (The Scarlet Pimpernel #1) by Emmuska Orczy
  • Star Wars Trilogy (Star Wars: Novelizations #4-6) by George Lucas
  • Story of My Life, The by Helen Keller
  • Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide, The (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
  • War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
  • Wheat Belly by William Davis
  • Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh #1) by A.A. Milne
  • World of Downton Abbey, The by Jessica Fellowes
  • Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte


Everyone (similar to G)

  • A Mutiny in Time (Infinity Ring #1) by James Dashner
  • Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse (Bran Hambric #1) by Kaleb Nation
  • Divide and Conquer (Infinity Ring #2) by Carrie Ryan
  • Fables of the Flag (Fables of the Flag #1) by Ethan Coffee
  • Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
  • Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
  • Gathering Blue (The Giver Quartet #2) by Lois Lowry
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J. K. Rowling
  • Heaven Is Here: An Incredible Story of Hope, Triumph, and Everyday Joy by Stephanie Nielson
  • It’s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff by Peter Walsh
  • Limit, The by Kristen Landon
  • Little Knife (The Grisha #2.6) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Messenger (The Giver Quartet #3) by Lois Lowry
  • Palace of Stone (Princess Academy #2) by Shannon Hale
  • Princess Academy (Princess Academy #1) by Shannon Hale
  • Princess of the Midnight Ball (Princess #1) by Jessica Day George
  • Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander
  • Reached (Matched #3) by Ally Condie
  • Return to Exile (The Hunter Chronicles #1) by E.J. Patten
  • Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff
  • Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
  • Shayla Witherwood by Tamra Torero
  • Slippers of Pearl (Tales of a Cobbler Mage #1) by Danyelle Leafty


Mild (similar to PG)

  • A Breath of Eyre (Unbound #1) by Eve Marie Mont
  • A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm #1) by Adam Gidwitz
  • Above World (Above World #1) by Jenn Reese
  • Actor and the Housewife, The by Shannon Hale
  • After Hello by Lisa Mangum
  • Aspen Everlasting by Kathryn Cooper
  • Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
  • Cate of the Lost Colony by Lisa M. Klein
  • Coraline by Neil Gaiman
  • Count of Monte Cristo, The by Alexandre Dumas
  • Crossed (Matched #2) by Ally Condie
  • Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
  • Endlessly (Paranormalcy #3) by Kiersten White
  • Entwined by Heather Dixon
  • False Prince, The (The Ascendance Trilogy #1) by Jennifer A. Nielsen
  • For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars #1) by Diana Peterfreund
  • Forgotten Locket, The (The Hourglass Door #3) by Lisa Mangum
  • Giver, The (The Giver Quartet #1) by Lois Lowry
  • Golden Spiral, The (Hourglass Door #2) by Lisa Mangum
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) by J. K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3) by J. K. Rowling
  • Hourglass Door, The (Hourglass Door #1) by Lisa Mangum
  • House of Ivy & Sorrow by Natalie Whipple
  • Last Jedi, The by Michael Reaves
  • Life in the Pit by Kristen Landon
  • Lightning Thief, The (Percy Jackson and The Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan
  • Lost Hero, The (Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan
  • Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie
  • My Life in France by Julia Child
  • Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
  • One and Only Ivan, The by Katherine Applegate
  • Out of the Past (Once Upon A Time #3) by Kalinda Vazquez
  • Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy #1) by Kiersten White
  • Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
  • Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
  • Remembrance (Transcend Time #1) by Michelle Madow
  • Runaway King, The (The Ascendance Trilogy #2) by Jennifer A. Nielsen
  • Seraphina (Seraphina #1) by Rachel Hartman
  • Shadow Throne, The (The Ascendance Trilogy #3) by Jennifer A. Nielsen
  • Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany Hamilton
  • Supernaturally (Paranormalcy #2) by Kiersten White
  • Think Like A Freak (Freakonomics #3) by Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt
  • Timeless (Transcend Time #3) by Michelle Madow
  • Wings (Wings #1) by Aprilynne Pike
  • Woman I Was Born To Be, The by Susan Boyle
  • Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, The by A.J. Jacobs


Medium (similar to PG 13)

  • A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
  • A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  • Across a Star-Swept Sea (For Darkness Shows the Stars #2) by Diana Peterfreund
  • Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth
  • Among the Nameless Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars #0.5) by Diana Peterfreund
  • Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) by Stephanie Perkins
  • Asunder (Newsoul #2) by Jodi Meadows
  • Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
  • Austenland (Austenland #1) by Shannon Hale
  • Beastly (Kendra Chronicles #1) by Alex Flinn
  • Bitter Kingdom, The (Fire and Thorns #3) by Rae Carson
  • Body Finder, The (The Body Finder #1) by Kimberly Derting
  • Book Thief, The by Markus Zusak
  • Bowels of Hell (Urban Hunters #7) by Gary Taaffe
  • Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga #4) by Stephenie Meyer
  • Budgie Smugglers (Urban Hunters #4) by Gary Taaffe
  • Bullies (Urban Hunters #5) by Gary Taaffe
  • Chaos of Stars, The by Kiersten White
  • Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer
  • Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare
  • Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices #2) by Cassandra Clare
  • Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare
  • Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
  • Crown of Embers, The (Fire and Thorns #2) by Rae Carson
  • Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
  • Dark Divine, The (The Dark Divine #1) by Bree Despain
  • Darth Plagueis by James Luceno
  • Death Cure, The (The Maze Runner Trilogy #3) by James Dashner
  • Destined (Wings #4) by Aprilynne Pike
  • Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth
  • East of Eden by John Steinbeck
  • Eclipse (The Twilight Saga #3) by Stephenie Meyer
  • Elusion (Elusion #1) by Cheryl Klam, Claudia Gabel
  • Ender’s Game (The Ender Quintet #1) by Orson Scott Card
  • Eternity Key, The (Into the Dark #2) by Bree Despain
  • Everbound (Everneath #2) by Brodi Ashton
  • Everneath (Everneath #1) by Brodi Ashton
  • Fateful by Claudia Gray
  • Forbidden by Syrie James
  • Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) by Maggie Stiefvater
  • Forsaken, The (The Forsaken #1) by Lisa M. Stasse
  • Girl of Fire and Thorns, The (Fire and Thorns #1) by Rae Carson
  • Gleaning, The (Spellspinners of Melas County #2) by Heidi R. Kling
  • Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by Robin LaFevers
  • Great Typo Hunt, The by Jeff Deck
  • Halflings (Halflings #1) by Heather Burch
  • Harken (Harken #1) by Kaleb Nation
  • Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer #1) by Lish McBride
  • Hunchback of Notre-Dame, The by Victor Hugo
  • Hunger Games Trilogy, The (Hunger Games 1-3) by Suzanne Collins
  • Illusions (Wings #3) by Aprilynne Pike
  • In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
  • Incarnate (Newsoul #1) by Jodi Meadows
  • Infinite (Newsoul #3) by Jodi Meadows
  • Insignia (Insignia #1) by S.J. Kincaid
  • Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
  • Juliet Immortal (Juliet Immortal #1) by Stacey Jay
  • Let the Sky Fall (Sky Fall #1) by Shannon Messenger
  • Let the Storm Break (Sky Fall #2) by Shannon Messenger
  • Life After Theft (Life After Theft #1) by Aprilynne Pike
  • Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined (Twilight #5) by Stephenie Meyer
  • Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  • Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2) by Maggie Stiefvater
  • Lost Saint, The (The Dark Divine #2) by Bree Despain
  • Luxe, The (Luxe #1) by Anna Godbersen
  • Magonia (Magonia #1) by Maria Dahvana Headley
  • Maze Runner, The (The Maze Runner Trilogy #1) by James Dashner
  • Midnight in Austenland (Austenland #2) by Shannon Hale
  • Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine #1) by Ransom Riggs
  • Monument 14 (Monument 14 #1) by Emmy Laybourne
  • Name of the Rose, The by Umberto Eco
  • New Moon (The Twilight Saga #2) by Stephenie Meyer
  • Night Circus, The by Erin Morgenstern
  • Oh No She Didn’t by Clinton Kelly
  • Orphanage, The (Urban Hunters #6) by Gary Taaffe
  • Pivot Point (Pivot Point #1) by Kasie West
  • Power of Habit, The by Charles Duhigg
  • Pyxis: The Discovery (Pyxis #1) by K.C. Neal
  • Queen of the Big Time, The by Adriana Trigiani
  • Romeo Redeemed (Juliet Immortal #2) by Stacey Jay
  • Ruin and Rising (The Grisha #3) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Rumors (Luxe #2) by Anna Godbersen
  • Savage Grace, The (The Dark Divine #3) by Bree Despain
  • Scorch Trials, The (The Maze Runner Trilogy #2) by James Dashner
  • Secret Diamond Sisters, The (The Secret Diamond Sisters #1) by Michelle Madow
  • Shadow Prince, The (Into the Dark #1) by Bree Despain
  • Shadow and Bone (The Grisha Trilogy #1) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Shiver (The Wolves Of Mercy Falls #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
  • Siege and Storm (The Grisha Trilogy #2) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Sky on Fire (Monument 14 #2) by Emmy Laybourne
  • Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes #1) by Sara Raasch
  • Spells (Wings #2) by Aprilynne Pike
  • Taken (Taken #1) by Erin Bowman
  • These Is My Words (Sarah Agnes Prine #1) by Nancy E. Turner
  • Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas
  • Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
  • Too-Clever Fox, The (The Grisha #2.5) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Transparent (Transparent #1) by Natalie Whipple
  • Twilight (The Twilight Saga #1) by Stephenie Meyer
  • Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
  • Vengeance (Transcend Time #2) by Michelle Madow
  • Walkabout (Urban Hunters #3) by Gary Taaffe
  • Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely #1) by Melissa Marr
  • Witch of Duva, The (The Grisha Trilogy #0.5) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Witch’s Brew (Spellspinners of Melas County #1) by Heidi R. Kling


High (similar to R)

  • Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
  • Casual Vacancy, The by J. K. Rowling
  • Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1) by Laini Taylor
  • Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #2) by Laini Taylor
  • Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #3) by Laini Taylor
  • Elizabeth Street by Laurie Fabiano
  • Four Small Stones (Urban Hunters #1) by Gary Taaffe
  • Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
  • Raven Boys, The (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
  • Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  • Spousonomics: Using Economics to Master Love, Marriage, and Dirty Dishes by Jenny Anderson, Paula Szuchman
  • SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance (Freakonomics #2) by Stephen J.
    Dubner, Steven D. Levitt
  • Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch
  • Tribal Scarring (Urban Hunters #2) by Gary Taaffe
  • Urban Hunters Collection Books 1-3 (Urban Hunters #1-3) by Gary Taaffe
  • Vicious Deep, The (The Vicious Deep #1) by Zoraida Cordova
  • We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
  • Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
  • Zombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly Black

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