The Wade Kelly Scale was designed to help readers to know what they are reading. This is not to be confused with a Wade Kelly Special. (Definition below)
The scale is available at my signings and new, updated versions, come out when I have a new book. If you don't have one, you can always stop here and check the level of your book. 

Thanks,

​Wade

What is the definition of a Wade Kelly Special?

Well, as I wrote in a blog somewhere, a "Wade Kelly Special" is any novel I write which contains:
1) pain,
2) angst,
3) tears,
4) character soul searching,
5) multiple POVs, and
6) flashbacks or time jumps with dates to keep the reader straight.


Basically, the Wade Kelly Special rakes a reader's heart over a roller coaster of turmoil and emotion before the end.  Concentration is needed. These are not "fluffy" reads. Not every novel I write can boast ALL 6 points of my criteria. My Roommate's a Jock? Well, Crap! is a fine example. 1) It is not painful. 2) It does not provoke an ocean of tears. *It's too funny for that. And the biggest discounting factor: the reader's heart is not ripped to shreds reading it. Sorry, JOCK, you don't qualify as a Wade Kelly Special. 


Names Can Never Hurt Me … eh, maybe.

Novels that fit that category:

When Love is Not Enough
The Cost of Loving
Misplaced Affection