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message 1: by HEA (last edited Dec 15, 2017 06:45AM) (new)

HEA is Everything (heaiseverything) | 32 comments I just want someone to tell me straight if the following books are PG13, PG15 and if they have a happily ever after:

Bad Romeo
Callum & Harper
Caged Moon
I'm Not in the Band
Emerge
Reviving Bloom
Maybe Someday
Confess
Sincerely, Carter
The Hook Up
Punk 57
Forever My Girl
Beautiful Broken Rules
Full Measures
November 9
Nero
More Than Forever
Finders Keepers
Ruin
Boarded by Love
Just a Little Crush
That Baby
The Wright Brother
#Nerd
#Player
Levitate
Perfect Opposite
All Lined Up
Blue Notes
That Girl (That Girl, #1)
Come to Me Quietly
Fate Book
Toxic
Smart, Sexy and Secretive
Beautiful Broken Mess
DominicHopeless
Frigid
Tidal

I understand that many of these books are in series in which case please tell me if the end of the series ends with a happy ending
If it is a series of standalones then let me know if the other standalones have happy endings
(I know that alomst all of these have happy endings but I need to know if they're okay to read first)


message 2: by HEA (new)

HEA is Everything (heaiseverything) | 32 comments PG15 means more than PG13 but nothing(no sex) happens


message 3: by Marlene (new)

Marlene | 254 comments I can't help you on any of these, unfortunately. If you look at my profile and then at my bookshelves, just about every book I have listed is a happily ever romance that would be appropriate for a 15-year-old. Hopefully someone will be able to help you with this list, but if not, don't underestimate the value of reading reviews!


message 4: by Dave (new)

Dave (davecenker) I can't give you a definitive answer on "November 9" as it's been a while since I've read it. I do indeed remember it having a HEA, but I also remember it being not-so-clean. I don't recall the specifics, but I think that the intimacy in this book went beyond what I'd be comfortable with my 15-year-old reading. But, that's just me. You may want to get a second opinion from someone who has read it more recently. Best wishes!


message 5: by HEA (new)

HEA is Everything (heaiseverything) | 32 comments Dave wrote: "I can't give you a definitive answer on "November 9" as it's been a while since I've read it. I do indeed remember it having a HEA, but I also remember it being not-so-clean. I don't recall the spe..."

Thank you
Best wishes to you as well


message 6: by Julie (new)

Julie Carpenter | 140 comments Maybe Someday had a review by a friend that said it had a couple bedroom scenes she had to skip so I'm thinking that is one over the PG15 rating for me.

I don't know about any of those books but would suggest reading reviews like Marlene said. I look at high and low rating reviews and for reviewers who disclose content (usually at the end of the review for most reviews) and decide from there about the book. If you find reviewers who are clean reads readers and disclose content, you can follow them/friend them. That way their reviews will be at the top of reviews for books when you are trying to figure out what books you want to read.

Hopefully that helps and good luck!


message 7: by Kathy Jo (new)

Kathy Jo (kjincali78) | 186 comments Mod
I didn't go through all of these books but I did choose about 12 of them to look up for you. I have some Goodreads friends who only read erotica type books and the majority of the books I looked at showed that they had read them.

I would strongly suggest doing your own research on the books because we can't honestly tell you if you would be comfortable or uncomfortable reading these books. Everyone has their own opinions on what's clean and what's not clean.

I am not a mom but I do have 17 nieces and nephews. I can honestly say that out of the books I looked up, I would never suggest any of these books to them.

Good luck! Hopefully you can find some good books to read!


message 8: by Kathy (new)

Kathy * Bookworm Nation | 637 comments Mod
Check out this thread, Is It Clean...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

This website is pretty cool, just enter the book title or author and it will have the content listed

https://allaboutromance.com/power-sea...

Another good site

https://sites.google.com/site/parenta...

The fastest way I find, is to just read the 1 star reviews, usually people will note bad content, or unsatisfactory endings. Another is to check the "shelves" and see where they've put it. If they've added to a "spicy" type shelf then it's gonna have bad content. I'd be cautious of anything in the New Adult genre, a big majority of these are just smut.


message 9: by Marlene (new)

Marlene | 254 comments I really don't understand the point of NA if they include smut. ??????? I've not been impressed with NA book reviews I've read, so I'm estimating you are correct.

YA not guaranteeing a clean read is just ridiculous. My husband reads a ton of YA just to vet books for our kids!!!


message 10: by Marlene (new)

Marlene | 254 comments Aaaand to add to my soapbox, some of the stuff we reject is in the SCHOOL LIBRARY!!!!


message 11: by HEA (new)

HEA is Everything (heaiseverything) | 32 comments Hi guys, just wanted to ask if these authors can be considered clean HEA authors (if so I'll add them to the clean HEA author list that I made before)
Matefinder (Matefinder, #1) by Leia Stone
This series is HEA and I think clean
Winter Wolf (New Dawn, #1) by Rachel M. Raithby
I've read the first book, have confirmed the second is HEA but there are not many people saying the same for the rest after no more than 2 people stretching it.
Thank you all.


message 12: by Kathy Jo (new)

Kathy Jo (kjincali78) | 186 comments Mod
HEA wrote: "Hi guys, just wanted to ask if these authors can be considered clean HEA authors (if so I'll add them to the clean HEA author list that I made before)
Matefinder (Matefinder, #1) by Leia Stone
This series is..."


Hi HEA!

As stated in a previous comment, you're the only one who's going to know if the author is clean for YOU.

I personally do NOT consider them clean. The second book you posted I had downloaded via KU in 2018 and I promptly returned. The language in the book was enough for me to never read that author.

If you're unsure... look at reviews people have posted. Reach out to them and see if the books are clean. They'll probably know better than we would since they've read the book.

Hope that helps. Good luck!


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