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Adult Book Summaries

Wicked Summary
Wicked
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire 1995 406 pages
3.52
660.8K ratings
Fantasy
Book Club
Adult
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter Summary
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
by Brandon Sanderson 2023 480 pages
4.45
89.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
Elantris Summary
Elantris
by Brandon Sanderson 2005 638 pages
4.17
320.7K ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
The Fifth Season Summary
The Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin 2015 468 pages
4.30
309.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Kiss Quotient Summary
The Kiss Quotient
by Helen Hoang 2018 323 pages
3.88
479.9K ratings
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Adult
The Circle Summary
The Circle
by Dave Eggers 2013 493 pages
3.43
226.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
Empire of Silence Summary
Empire of Silence
by Christopher Ruocchio 2018 753 pages
4.01
31.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
Oh Crap! Potty Training Summary
Oh Crap! Potty Training
Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right
by Jamie Glowacki 2015 294 pages
3.90
20.4K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Childrens
Fire & Blood Summary
Fire & Blood
by George R.R. Martin 2018 706 pages
4.05
134.6K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
High Fantasy
The Last Wish Summary
The Last Wish
by Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 400 pages
4.14
392.2K ratings
Fantasy
Short Stories
High Fantasy
Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire Summary
Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire
The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56
by Rafe Esquith 2007 256 pages
3.93
5.8K ratings
Education
Teaching
School
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth Summary
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
by Ina May Gaskin 2003 348 pages
4.36
31.5K ratings
Parenting
Health
Family
When in Rome Summary
When in Rome
by Sarah Adams 2022 320 pages
3.88
174.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Reading in the Wild Summary
Reading in the Wild
by Donalyn Miller 2013 273 pages
4.46
5.5K ratings
Education
Teaching
Adult
Hello Stranger Summary
Hello Stranger
by Katherine Center 2023 323 pages
3.93
144.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Below Zero Summary
Below Zero
by Ali Hazelwood 2022 112 pages
3.57
144.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Novella
The Way of Kings Summary
The Way of Kings
by Brandon Sanderson 2010 1007 pages
4.67
606.5K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
China Rich Girlfriend Summary
China Rich Girlfriend
by Kevin Kwan 2015 378 pages
3.84
221.3K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven Summary
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
by Mitch Albom 2018 218 pages
4.33
61.6K ratings
Inspirational
Contemporary
Fantasy
How to Sell a Haunted House Summary
How to Sell a Haunted House
by Grady Hendrix 2023 419 pages
3.65
142.6K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
The Blade Itself Summary
The Blade Itself
by Joe Abercrombie 2006 515 pages
4.22
283.3K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
House Rules Summary
House Rules
by Jodi Picoult 2010 532 pages
4.04
183.3K ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Book Club
The Kitchen House Summary
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom 2010 369 pages
4.23
292.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Reading People Summary
Reading People
How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything
by Anne Bogel 2017 211 pages
3.70
10.3K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Introvert's Way Summary
The Introvert's Way
Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World
by Sophia Dembling 2012 198 pages
3.67
5.1K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Heart of My Monster Summary
Heart of My Monster
by Rina Kent 2023 322 pages
4.24
51.5K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Mafia Romance
Things We Hide from the Light Summary
Things We Hide from the Light
by Lucy Score 2023 594 pages
4.04
477.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
An American Marriage Summary
An American Marriage
by Tayari Jones 2018 308 pages
3.94
376.9K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Rom-Commers Summary
The Rom-Commers
by Katherine Center 2024 336 pages
4.08
156.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Fifty Shades Freed Summary
Fifty Shades Freed
by E.L. James 2012 579 pages
3.83
896.6K ratings
Romance
Erotica
BDSM
The Hero of Ages Summary
The Hero of Ages
by Brandon Sanderson 2008 572 pages
4.55
526.4K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Lies of Locke Lamora Summary
The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch 2006 752 pages
4.31
322.3K ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
High Fantasy
The Shadow of What Was Lost Summary
The Shadow of What Was Lost
by James Islington 2014 602 pages
4.14
72.4K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Happy as a Dane Summary
Happy as a Dane
10 Secrets of the Happiest People in the World
by Malene Rydahl 2014 142 pages
3.46
694 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Adult
Before We Were Yours Summary
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate 2017 342 pages
4.40
683.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Final Girls Summary
Final Girls
by Riley Sager 2017 352 pages
3.82
233.9K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Juniper Hill Summary
Juniper Hill
by Devney Perry 2022 326 pages
4.14
112.1K ratings
Romance
Small Town Romance
Contemporary Romance
The Good News About Bad Behavior Summary
The Good News About Bad Behavior
Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever -- And What to Do About It
by Katherine Reynolds Lewis 2018
3.91
693 ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
Ready or Not Summary
Ready or Not
by Cara Bastone 2024 400 pages
3.97
66.0K ratings
Romance
Friends To Lovers
Contemporary
Reasons Not to Worry Summary
Reasons Not to Worry
How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times―A Practical Guide to Stoicism for Self-Improvement and Personal Growth
by Brigid Delaney 2022 304 pages
3.95
2.3K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Mr. Wrong Number Summary
Mr. Wrong Number
by Lynn Painter 2022 350 pages
3.68
145.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Still Alice Summary
Still Alice
by Lisa Genova 2007 292 pages
4.32
353.7K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Psychology
Why Smart People Hurt Summary
Why Smart People Hurt
A Guide for the Bright, the Sensitive, and the Creative
by Eric Maisel 2013 230 pages
3.26
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Like Mother, Like Daughter Summary
Like Mother, Like Daughter
by Kimberly McCreight 2024 320 pages
3.66
28.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows Summary
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
by Balli Kaur Jaswal 2017 304 pages
3.93
108.2K ratings
Book Club
Romance
Contemporary
One True Loves Summary
One True Loves
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016 352 pages
4.03
638.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
Thirty Million Words Summary
Thirty Million Words
Building a Child's Brain
by Dana Suskind 2015 320 pages
4.15
3.6K ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner
Graphic Novel
by Khaled Hosseini 2011 132 pages
4.45
23.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Historical Fiction
Comics
Free the Children Summary
Free the Children
A Young Man Fights Against Child Labor and Proves that Children Can Change the World
by Craig Kielburger 1998 321 pages
4.15
534 ratings
Biography Memoir
Childrens
Social Justice
The Cradle of Ice Summary
The Cradle of Ice
by James Rollins 2023 672 pages
4.07
4.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Adult
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