List of Abbreviations

Greetings, readers! 

This post may to some seem unnecessary, but in this day and age of new and ever-evolving genres, points of view, plots, etc., there are plenty of oldie but goodie + new and emerging abbreviations for all of the different types of books out there; I'm still learning them all, myself. I will be using some of these abbreviations, because let's face it, typing out "point of view" every time I talk about a point of view will get exhausting, both for me as a writer and you as a reader. That's why I'll use POV; and if we're being honest, most people know that one. But there are getting to be plenty that new readers of a genre might not recognize; RH, for example, which stands for reverse harem. There might even be some original abbreviations I make up myself **gasp**.

So here's a list (that I will update as necessary) of abbreviations you may see in my posts, what they stand for, and what those terms mean.

POV: This one is fairly obvious, but in case you don't know (no shame if you don't), it stands for "point of view" and refers to who's telling the story you're reading. For a more detailed summary of different types of POV and tenses, please check this article out. 

RH: This stands for "reverse harem," which I only discovered myself a few short weeks ago after reading the Curse of the Gods series by Jaymin Eve and Jane Washington. It refers to a plot device where several male characters (usually 3+) are all attracted to or in love with a single main female character. If you're interested in checking this genre out, check out the reverse harem page on Goodreads. 

YA: young adult. A genre of fiction generally marketed toward 12-18 year olds, though many adults read them.

NA: new adult. An emerging sub-genre that is marketed toward 18-30 year olds. It is meant to catch this "cross-over" age group between that of YA fiction and adult fiction. Books marketed at new adult will tend to have more adult themes than YA, often including more explicit sexual encounters, drug/alcohol use, mental health and/or psychological issues, sexual violence, graphic violence, etc.

FPPT: First person, past tense

TPPT: Third person, past tense

FPPRT: First person, present tense

TPPRT: Third person, present tense

MFC: Main female character

MMC: Main male character

S&S: This is a newbie I'm using for my own reviews; it stands for "steam and smut" and will refer to the level of sexual encounters a reader can expect to find within a certain book or series. 

DNF: Did not finish. I most likely won't review any books on here I didn't finish. I just don't see the point. However, there may be times I reference another book in comparison that I didn't finish, and if so, I might pull out this abbreviation and dust it off. 

KU: Kindle Unlimited

TBR: To be read 

Keep turning pages. Until next time ...

MR