Glossary & FAQ
What the tags on your shelf mean, and where to find everything.
StatusesEndingsSeries SpiceVibesTropes PairingsFAQ
Statuses and cover stickers
- MyTBR
- My To Be Read — books you mean to get to. Your MyTBR list is everything on your shelf that is not marked Read or DNF.
- Read
- Finished. The month (and, if you add it, the day) is kept for your Timeline and My Year.
- DNF
- Did Not Finish — you put it down for good.
The Stickers tab above your shelf hides or shows them.
Endings
- 💖 HEA
- Happily Ever After — the couple end up together for good.
- 🤍 HFN
- Happy For Now — together at the end, but the future is still open (common mid-series).
- 😱 Cliffhanger
- Ends on a cliffhanger — you will need the next book.
- No HEA
- No happy ending for the couple.
Series
- Standalone
- One book, complete on its own.
- Complete series
- Every book in the series is out — safe to binge.
- Incomplete series
- More books still to come. Add the year the next one is due and it shows on the tag.
Set the ending and series in a book’s Details; they show as tags when you open it, and you can filter by either under Filters.
Spice
- 🫑 Not Spicy
- Safe/clean (e.g., Jane Austen).
- 🌶️ Closed Door
- Sweet/fade-to-black.
- 🌶️🌶️ Mild
- Minimum 1 open-door scene, on-page or imagined (e.g., ACOTAR).
- 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Medium
- Explicit language, minimum 2 open-door scenes (e.g., Fourth Wing).
- 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ High
- Explicit language, multiple open-door scenes or experimental elements (e.g., Katee Robert).
- 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Extreme
- Explicit language, heavy open-door scenes with experimental elements.
Content & vibes
- ⚠️🔪
- Violence, torture, murder
- 💀
- Dark themes
- 💀🌶️
- Dark / disturbing scenes
- ⛓️🪢
- Kinky / BDSM
- 🧚♂️🦄
- Fantasy
- 🏀🏒
- Sports
- 🍭
- "Junk food" smut
- 😆
- LOL moments / Comedy
- 🧀
- Cheesy / predictable
Romance tropes
- Forced Proximity
- Stuck together — one bed, a snowed-in cabin, a shared quest.
- Enemies to Lovers
- They start out hating each other.
- Friends to Lovers
- Long-time friends realise it is more.
- Fake Relationship
- Pretending to date, until it stops being pretend.
- Grumpy / Sunshine
- One scowls, one beams.
- Love Triangle
- Two love interests, one choice.
- Best Friend’s Sibling
- Falling for someone who is off-limits by association.
- Second Chance
- Exes, or old flames, trying again.
- Workplace / School
- Romance at the office, the academy or the university.
- Forbidden Relationship
- Rivals, ranks, courts or rules keep them apart.
- Fish Out of Water
- Someone dropped into a world that is not their own.
These start on your MyBingo card. You can write in your own trope anywhere a trope is picked.
Pairings
M/F, M/M, F/F, M/F/M, F/M/F, M/F/M/F, Reverse Harem — who ends up with whom.
FAQ
How do I see just my MyTBR list?
Tap the MyTBR preview at the top left of your shelf (the gold coin and “Click here to see your MyTBR list”). Read and DNF books drop out. Tap it again to see everything.
How do I add a book?
“Add a book” under the logo: from a screenshot, a pasted caption, a barcode, by hand, or import a Goodreads, StoryGraph or Kindle list. You check each one before it lands on your shelf.
How do I mark a book Read or DNF?
Tap its cover, then tap the Read or DNF sticker in the panel that opens. The coin there puts it on (or takes it off) your MyTBR.
What is MyBingo?
A 5×5 card of tropes. Drag or tap covers onto the squares. The switch above your books shows all of them, or only the ones you’ve read.
What can I share?
“Share your shelf” at the bottom of your shelf makes a private link. Choose Full library or Only MyTBR, then tick the books you want on it. Your notes and who recommended each book are never shown. While sharing is on you also appear in Discover.
How do I post My Year to Instagram?
Menu → My Year → pick the year, a month or your MyTBR stack. You get a preview first, as a Post or a Story; then Share (on your phone) or Save image.
What are buddy reads?
Read a book alongside friends: invite them by username, and everyone’s progress and one short check-in show on the buddy read.
What is Discover?
Other readers’ bingo cards and MyTBR lists, recommendations from people who read what you read, coming-soon releases from your authors, and a book search.
I forgot my password.
Use the contact page and we’ll send you a temporary one.