Glossary

This is a glossary for all the bookish acronyms that you will find on this blog. I made this page to help new book friends to understand some of the book lingo on the blog.

TBR: To Be Read
DNF: Did Not Finish
ARC: Advanced Readers Copy
ALC: Advanced Listeners Copy
WIP: Work In Progress
MG: Middle Grade
YA: Young Adult
NA: New Adult
FMC: Main Character
MMC: Main Character
MC: Main Character
OTP: One True Pair
POC: People Of Color
POV: Point Of View
LGBTQ: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender And Queer Or Questioning
CR: Currently Reading
CW: Content Warning
FRTC: Full Review To Come
GR: Goodreads
HEA: Happily Ever After
HFN: Happy For Now
HC: Hardcover
HP: Harry Potter
Indie: Independent
Graphic Novel: A novel resembling a comic strip.
Romcom: A book that is both a romance and a comedy.
Haul: Showing items that you have purchased or been gifted.
Unhaul: Donating or selling items you no longer want.
TW or Trigger Warnings: Contains potentially taboo or disturbing material.
Audible: A monthly audiobook subscription through Amazon.
Scribd: A monthly audiobook and ebook subscription.
KU (Kindle Unlimited): A monthly subscription through Amazon that gives you access to millions of ebooks, magazines and comics.
Final Girl: The last girl(s) or woman alive (particularly in slasher films) to confront the killer, usually the one left to tell the story.
Readathon: A reading event with set promotes that can be anywhere from 24 hours to a month long.
Bookopoly: A bookish version of the board game Monopoly.
Bookstagram: A book focused Instagram account.
Booktok: A book focused TikTok account.
BookTube: A book focused YouTube account.