How spicy is The Price of Salt?
by Patricia Highsmith
Spice: about 0–1/5 (None to Closed door, estimate)
Kindle Unlimited: Not checked yet
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Sources for these ratings
- en.wikipedia.org: Describes a romance between two women with a sexual relationship that develops during a road trip, noting the couple's hotel-room intimacy and a relatively happy ending. Covers spice level, pairing and tropes.
- headbutler.com: Notes the novel has almost no sexual content and centers on a romance between two women framed by longing, fear, and misunderstandings. Covers spice level, pairing and tropes.
- grabthelapels.com: Notes that the lead character leaves home on an impromptu drive with no set return date, a travel-driven setup the page lists among the book's tropes. Covers tropes.
- smartbitchestrashybooks.com: Describes two women who become romantically involved while travelling together on a road trip. Covers tropes.
- supposedlyfun.com: Describes the novel as framed both as a forbidden love story and as a story about obsession. Covers tropes.
Tropes
- Road trip
- Forbidden love
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- Ending:
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- Darkness:
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- Pairing:
- F/F (estimate)
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- Scarred: Also forbidden love; spice 4/5 vs about 0–1/5 here
- Give Me More: Also road trip; spice 4/5 vs about 0–1/5 here
- Don't Let Me Fall: Also forbidden love; spice about 2–3/5 vs about 0–1/5 here
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Ratings last checked Oct 16, 2026. The Kindle Unlimited line carries its own source or check date, when there is one.
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