Litdulterous - S2 episode 9 - wtf does this book term mean?

S2 episode 9 - wtf does this book term mean? 

What books did I read this week?

The baker of lost memories -  Shirley Russak Wachtel

Death by Astonishment - Andrew R Gallimore

What's out today 

All the men I’ve loved again by Christine Pride 

Every steps she takes by Kelley Armstrong  

How to survive a horror story by Mallory Arnold

Julie Tudor is not a psychopath by Jennifer holdrich 

Only between us by Ellie k Wilde 

Rose in chains by Julie Soto 

The woman in suite 11 by Ruth Ware 

Fable 

https://fable.co/club/read-like-rory-with-bookalorian-stacey-584032090601 - READ LIKE RORY

 https://fable.co/club/the-indie-files-with-bookalorian-stacey-550713855132?invite=3803333c-9701-4c0a-ace6-79449fd83509&referralID=wYgmDXCi2L THE INDIE FILES

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List of Terms.

ARC/eARC

Advanced Readers Copy. A book received prior to its’ publishing date for the purposes of reviewing. It may also be an uncorrected proof. 

Backlist The entire catalog of an Author; all of an author’s books.

BIPOC Black, Indigenous, Person of Color

Book haul Books that you purchase from a trip to the bookstore or books you check out from the library. Unhaul - Selling book

Canon When something is accepted as officially part of the story by its fan base and usually confirmed by the author. As opposed to “head canon”, which is when you have an unconfirmed theory of what you think happened or will happen in a story. 

CR Currently Reading

CW/TW Content Warning/Trigger Warning

DNF -Did not finish, meaning you decided the book wasn’t for you and stopped reading it.

DRC -Digital Review Copy

Fanfic - Fan Fiction

FTB Fade to Black. When sexy time is not on the page. 

GR Goodreads, a review and book discovery site.

HEA Happily Ever After

HFN Happy For Now

Indie A self-published author, or a book that was not traditionally published. An independent author.



JLA Referring to author, Jennifer L. Armentrout SMJ Sarah J Maas

LFL Little Free Library

KU Kindle Unlimited, an e-Book service from Amazon

MC  Main Character - FMC female main character and MMC Male main character 

MG - Middle Grade

Mood reader Meaning people who don’t stick to a specific list of books, genre, or order. They pick their next read based on how they’re feeling in the moment. 

NA New Adult

NRN Not right now. Similar to a DNF, but you intend to come back to this book at a later time. 

OOP Out of Print

OTP One true pairing. Essentially, another way to say your “ship” (see below), but is often used in the context of “mates”. 

Owned Voices  When the author is part of the same marginalized group as the main character in their book. 

POV Point of View. Refers to the perspective we get to see of characters in a given book. You might also hear, “Multi-POV” when someone describes a book, and it simply means the author has written from more than one character’s perspective. 

RTC Review to Come. Often used if you’ve just finished a book and plan to review it, but haven’t had a chance to put together all your thoughts. 

SFF  Sci-fi + Fantasy. Referring to the two genres together.

Ship (not the kind in the sea) Two characters in a story that fans would like to see be together romantically.

Spice/Spicy When sexy time is on page in a book. As in, “Does this book have spice?” Often denoted by chili peppers when people review…  This includes Smut, Dark romance, smutty…

TBR - To be read. One of the most common acronyms you’ll see and hear on Booktok and Bookstagram. It’s referring to a list of books you intend to read. Sometimes people will also refer to their “physical TBR”, which are the books they own and haven’t read yet. Some people also create monthly TBRs. 

Trope - A commonly occurring characteristic or plot device in a specific genre. Examples: enemies to lovers, mortal danger, arranged marriage, forced proximity, etc. 

WIP - Work in progress. A lot of writers use this a lot to refer to their unfinished books/manuscripts