GEORGE'S OFFICIAL RATING SCALES

THE MAIN KEY:

EMOTICON USED	MEANING IN RELATION TO REVIEWS:
🏳️‍🌈	Includes LGBTQIA+ themes.
🏳️‍⚧️	Specifically includes Transgender & Non-Binary themes.
✊🏾	Further ratings on race/skin colour inclusivity included in review.
♿	Folk with disabilities are represented in this book.
💊	Mental health is a theme in this book.
♾️	People on the spectrum/ADHD are represented here.
🕸️	This book is creepy.
🎩	Classic literature.
🧜‍♂️	This novel has mermaids/mermen or sirens.
🌌	Science Fiction themes.
🌒	Religion, spirituality, and new age.
🌶️	Erotica and adult scenes.
🦯	Has blind characters represented.
🦻	One or more deaf characters.
🌹	This book has romance themes.
🧛🏽‍♂️	There be vampires about!
🐺	Either there are werewolves, shifters or wolves.
🪦	Death happens. It also happens in this book.
🤖	Robots and technology, love a good A.I.
🌋	Prehistory themes or inspired by.
🧙‍♂️	Magic exists in this world.
🛸	We don't talk about it, but maybe there's aliens.
🪗	Involves music of any kind. Musicians and listeners alike.
☠️	Dark fascinations. Anything weird and dark.
🔪	Slasher horror, gore and murder.
👻	Ghosts and the Paranormal are themes in this book.
🦄	Other mythical/fantasy creatures (sometimes even original).
🐉	Dragons and/or dragon myths/themes.
💧	This is sad and there was possible crying.
🔑	Key to the handcuffs. BDSM/Kink themes.
🛁	Clean. Safe for work and/or around children.
🕮	A Non-Fiction book.
📱	This was an E-Book/Kindle.
🔊	Easy listening. The Book is an audiobook.

SCALES BY GENRE, SUBJECT & TRIGGERS:

LGBTQIA+ THEMES:

SCALE	DESCRIPTION
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈	Detailed LGBTQIA+ themes/scenes. A very thorough and realistic representation.
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈	Great LGBTQIA+ themes/scenes. Well represented.
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈	LGBTQIA+ scenes & themes are represented in an okay way.
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈	Includes LGBTQIA+ themes, but badly represented.
🏳️‍🌈	Badly includes LGBTQIA+ themes, but is offensive and lacks research.

TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX & NON-BINARY THEMES/CHARACTERS:

SCALE	DESCRIPTION
🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️	Transgender/intersex/nonbinary characters/issues are represented beautifully.
🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️	Representation of transgender/nonbinary/intersex characters/issues is done well.
🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️	Representation of themes/characters is okay, enough to still be enjoyable.
🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️	Has nonbinary/intersex/transgender themes/characters, needs more research.
🏳️‍⚧️	Poorly written transgender characters/issues. Needs research.

PEOPLE OF COLOUR & THEIR REPRESENTATION SCALE:

SCALE	DESCRIPTION
✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊✊🏾✊🏿	So much representation here. All/plenty of people of colour realistically written.
✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊✊🏾	Really good amount of people of colour represented in a wholesome way.
✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊	Could have more people of colour, but they're realistically represented.
✊🏻✊🏼✊	Very few people of colour, mildly represented well.
✊🏻✊🏼	Isn't really clear on races or differences of body.
✊🏻	People of colour are grossly misrepresented. More research is needed.
✊🏻✊🏻	Absolutely no people of colour included.
✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻	The views in this book are bigotted and confused.
✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻	A triggering amount of bigotism and racism.
✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻	Absolutely horrified. Racist/bigoted. Violence/negativity toward people of colour.

SCIENCE-FICTION BOOKS & NOVELS:

SCALE	DESCRIPTION
🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌	Anyone can read this! Science is well explained throughout the book.
🌌🌌🌌🌌	Science is explained throughout and is not too complicated to understand.
🌌🌌🌌	Some knowledge of science is needed because not all is explained.
🌌🌌	A difficult read as the science isn't explained in laymans terms.
🌌	The science is too complicated/not explained.

DISABILITIES AND HOW THEY'RE REPRESENTED:

SCALE	DESCRIPTION
♿♿♿♿♿	Disabilities are well represented in this book. There is more than two characters.
♿♿♿♿	At least two charactera with a realistic disability. Good representation.
♿♿♿	A character with disabilties is represented in a reasonable manner.
♿♿	Any character with disabilties is poorly represented Needs research.
♿	No representation with a disregard for people with disabilities.

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