How We Choose
A good read. With a little context.
What our content notes mean, and how we help you choose your next book.
Every book on Good Clean Fiction is vetted carefully before it appears on our website. When a title needs a little extra context (about language, romance on the page, or how mature themes are handled) you'll see a short note on that book's card.
Language
Mild language
Occasional mild words; nothing graphic or gratuitous.
Romance
Closed-door romance
Romance and attraction are part of the story, but any physical intimacy scenes stop at the bedroom door. (Readers know it happens, but nothing is shown.)
Faith
Faith-elements
Faith, religion and references to God are part of the story, but the book doesn't preach to the reader.
Violence
Mild violence
Contains brief, non-graphic references to violence.
Sexual content
Mild sexual references
Sex is mentioned or alluded to in passing (a past affair, a joke, a passing remark, etc.), but no intimate scenes appear on the page.
Difficult subjects
Mature themes, handled with care
Difficult subjects such as grief, illness, or loss but treated with restraint and compassion and not shown graphically. See the book's content notes for specifics.
Our content guidelines
Reading with peace of mind.
Our guidelines exclude explicit intimate scenes, graphic violence, depictions of self-harm or suicide, sexual abuse, harm to children or animals, discriminatory content, and horror. Those notes are per book, not a one-size-fits-all promise for the whole shelf. Standards genuinely vary title to title, and our team at Good Clean Fiction sets them after we've actually read the book.