How spicy is Something to Talk About?
by Meryl Wilsner
Sources for these ratings
- dearauthor.com: Describes a f/f romance between a showrunner and her assistant, notes a single on-page sex scene near the end, and lists boss/secretary and May-December tropes. Covers spice level, pairing and tropes.
- thedisabilityarchive.com: Lists a F/F romance with a lesbian lead and bisexual love interest, notes employer/employee and age-gap tropes, and flags sexual harassment, homophobia and racism. Covers pairing, tropes and content warnings.
- merylwilsner.com: Lists content warnings covering homophobia, a parent's past death from cancer, misogyny, racism, sexual harassment, and an on-page sex scene. Covers spice level and content warnings.
- strangestoryteller.com: Notes the book has a single sex scene that is shown only in part, and lists content warnings for sexual harassment, emotional abuse by a parent, and implied homophobia. Covers spice level and content warnings.
- lesbrary.com: Lists homophobia, biphobia, and racism as content warnings, and notes the story opens with a character facing racist comments from entertainment reporters about her screenwriting. Covers content warnings.
- smartbitchestrashybooks.com: Lists age difference, friends to lovers, and workplace as themes, and notes a boss/employee dynamic in which the characters openly address the power imbalance. Covers tropes.
Tropes
- Boss / employee
- Age gap
- Friends to lovers
- Workplace romance
Content warnings (3)
- Homophobia (moderate)
- Racism (moderate)
- Death of parent (minor, estimate)
Facts
- Point of view:
- Not enough data
- Ending:
- Not enough data
- Standalone or series:
- Not enough data
- Series completed:
- Not enough data
- Darkness:
- Not enough data
- Pairing:
- F/F (estimate)
Spice: about 1–2/5 (Closed door to Mild, estimate)
Kindle Unlimited: Not checked yet
Content warnings: Homophobia, Racism, Death of parent (estimate)
Based on 6 sources. How we rate
Like this but spicier
- Heartless: Also age gap; spice 4/5 vs about 1–2/5 here
- Promises and Pomegranates: Also age gap; spice about 4–5/5 vs about 1–2/5 here
- You Had Me at Hola: Also friends to lovers; spice 3/5 vs about 1–2/5 here
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Ratings last checked Oct 19, 2026. The Kindle Unlimited line carries its own source or check date, when there is one.
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