ARC

Advanced Reader Copy. To help get reviews out before/on publish day, a lot of authors have advanced reader groups to read the book early. Fix typos, hype, all kinds of things that could be fixed before going to print.

FMC

Female Main Character

MMC

Male Main Character

NBMC

Non-binary Main Character

RH/Why Choose

Reverse harem/Why choose. A female and many males engage in activities in romance novels.

TBR

To Be Read (pile). Books you find interesting and want to read, even if you aren’t planning on reading it any time soon. Popular TBR apps are StoryGraph (my favorite), Goodreads, and Bookmory.