TBR – To Be Read
ARC – Advanced Reader Copy
MMC/FMC – Male Main Character/Female Main Character
MC – Main Character
POV – Point of View
Multiple POV – Multiple Points of View
Morally Grey – Not good but not evil, essentially a hot person (usually) who will do something “bad” for the right reasons.
Spice – Romantic/Sexual Content
Open Door Spice – Explicit, on page graphic sex scenes.
Closed Door Romance – No on-page sex scenes, more suggestive.
PNR – Paranormal Romance
Shadow Daddy – A Dark, sexy, broody MMC who has the power to wield shadow magic
Cinnamon Roll – A cute, sweet character
Red Flag Character – Someone you should stay away from, they are bad news but you will want them anyway.
Green Flag Character – The good guy, who is sweet and perfect and you will want them!
Enemies to Lovers – Love interests start out hating each other and end up jumping each other in a better way.
Harem – 1 MMC with 2+ FMC love interests
Reverse Harem – 1 FMC with 2+ MMC love interests
Why Choose – 1 MC + Multiple love interests
Love Triangle – 1 MC with 2 love interests and the MC picks only one.
Trope – This is essentially themes within the book, such as enemies-to-lovers.
HEA – Happily Ever After
Mood Reader – Someone who picks a book to read based on the vibe they are feeling that day.
Reading Slump – When you struggle to be interested in a book.
Book Hangover – When the book was that good you can’t stop thinking about it and you can’t read anything else because your stuck with this book.
DNF – Did not finish
CR – Current Read
YA – Young Adult
NA – New Adult
DR – Dark Romance
Romantasy – Romance Fantasy
TW/CW – Trigger Warning/Content Warning
KU – Kindle Unlimited
GR – GoodReads
RTC – Review To Come
OOP – Out Of Print
Indie Author – An Author who self publishes.
Trad Pub – A book that is published by a traditional book agency.
Smut – A smutty book is one with lots of graphic sex scenes.
