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The Oath We Give Summary

The Oath We Give

by Monty Jay 2023 429 pages

How to Read a Book Summary

How to Read a Book

by Monica Wood 2024 288 pages

Books About Books

If You Come Softly Summary

If You Come Softly

by Jacqueline Woodson 1998 181 pages

Auggie & Me Summary

Three Wonder Stories

by R.J. Palacio 2015 303 pages

Realistic Fiction

Too Late Summary

by Colleen Hoover 2016 370 pages

Tempted by the Devil Summary

Tempted by the Devil

by Michelle Heard 2023 377 pages

The Finisher Summary

by RuNyx 2021 314 pages

Before I Let Go Summary

Before I Let Go

by Kennedy Ryan 2022 391 pages

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares 2001 294 pages

Our Missing Hearts Summary

Our Missing Hearts

by Celeste Ng 2022 335 pages

Paint It All Red Summary

Paint It All Red

by S.T. Abby 2016 177 pages

This Could Be Us Summary

This Could Be Us

by Kennedy Ryan 2024 416 pages

Contemporary Romance

Today Tonight Tomorrow Summary

Today Tonight Tomorrow

by Rachel Lynn Solomon 2020 364 pages

Whispers of Fire Summary

Whispers of Fire

by Cassie Kellergan 2024 309 pages

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun Summary

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun

by Elle Cosimano 2023 304 pages

Mystery Thriller

Paper Towns Summary

by John Green 2008 305 pages

The Housekeeper and the Professor Summary

The Housekeeper and the Professor

by Yōko Ogawa 2003 180 pages

Japanese Literature

Like a House on Fire Summary

Like a House on Fire

by Cate Kennedy 2012 288 pages

by Axie Oh 2021 352 pages

by Neal Shusterman 2018 390 pages

Science Fiction

Crossroads Summary

by Devney Perry 2024 300 pages

Heartstopper Summary

by Alice Oseman 2018 288 pages

This Song Is (Not) For You Summary

This Song Is (Not) For You

by Laura Nowlin 2016 256 pages

Blended Summary

by Sharon M. Draper 2018 308 pages

Realistic Fiction

Where She Went Summary

by Gayle Forman 2011 264 pages

Deep Cuts Summary

by Holly Brickley 2025 277 pages

Historical Fiction

WIND BREAKER, Vol. 2 Summary

WIND BREAKER, Vol. 2

by Satoru Nii 2021 192 pages

by Vikas Swarup 2005 318 pages

Veronika Decides to Die Summary

Veronika Decides to Die

by Paulo Coelho 1998 285 pages

Empire of Sin Summary

by Rina Kent 2022 406 pages

Enemies To Lovers

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Summary

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

by Rachel Joyce 2012 320 pages

British Literature

Sweet Heartbreak Summary

Sweet Heartbreak

by Alexandra Moody 2022 380 pages

The Love Haters Summary

The Love Haters

by Katherine Center 2025 320 pages

Contemporary Romance

House Rules Summary

by Jodi Picoult 2010 532 pages

The House on Mango Street Summary

The House on Mango Street

by Sandra Cisneros 1984 110 pages

Black Cake Summary

by Charmaine Wilkerson 2022 385 pages

Historical Fiction

P.S. I Still Love You Summary

P.S. I Still Love You

by Jenny Han 2015 337 pages

Cleopatra and Frankenstein Summary

Cleopatra and Frankenstein

by Coco Mellors 2022 368 pages

Literary Fiction

Below Zero Summary

by Ali Hazelwood 2022 112 pages

Releasing 10 Summary

by Chloe Walsh 2025 765 pages

Friends To Lovers

Without Merit Summary

by Colleen Hoover 2017 386 pages

The Soulmate Equation Summary

The Soulmate Equation

by Christina Lauren 2021 360 pages

Contemporary Romance

Never Never Summary

by Colleen Hoover 2015 158 pages

Punching the Air Summary

Punching the Air

by Ibi Zoboi 2020 400 pages

The Zahir Summary

by Paulo Coelho 2005 336 pages

The Long Game Summary

by Elena Armas 2023 373 pages

Aftermath Summary

On Marriage and Separation

by Rachel Cusk 2012 153 pages

The Girl with the Louding Voice Summary

The Girl with the Louding Voice

by Abi Daré 2020 371 pages

Hello Stranger Summary

by Katherine Center 2023 323 pages

The Friend Zone Summary

The Friend Zone

by Abby Jimenez 2019 372 pages

Contemporary Romance

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