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Contemporary Book Summaries

Lullaby Summary

by Chuck Palahniuk 2002 260 pages

Skin of a Sinner Summary

Skin of a Sinner

by Avina St. Graves 2023 391 pages

Angry God Summary

by L.J. Shen 2020 386 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Walking Disaster Summary

Walking Disaster

by Jamie McGuire 2013 448 pages

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven Summary

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven

by Mitch Albom 2018 218 pages

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Summary

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

by Mark Haddon 2003 226 pages

The God of Small Things Summary

The God of Small Things

by Arundhati Roy 1997 321 pages

Historical Fiction

Ready or Not Summary

by Cara Bastone 2024 400 pages

Friends To Lovers

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows Summary

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

by Balli Kaur Jaswal 2017 304 pages

Good Girl Complex Summary

Good Girl Complex

by Elle Kennedy 2022 368 pages

Still Alice Summary

by Lisa Genova 2007 292 pages

Before Your Memory Fades Summary

Before Your Memory Fades

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2018 220 pages

Magical Realism

Japanese Literature

The Cousins Summary

by Karen M. McManus 2020 337 pages

Mexican WhiteBoy Summary

Mexican WhiteBoy

by Matt de la Peña 2008 256 pages

Realistic Fiction

Grown Women Summary

by Sarai Johnson 2024 400 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Nine Month Contract Summary

Nine Month Contract

by Amy Daws 2024 358 pages

Contemporary Romance

Sweet Prison Summary

by Neva Altaj 2024 378 pages

Killing Sarai Summary

by J.A. Redmerski 2013 268 pages

The Goldfinch Summary

by Donna Tartt 2013 771 pages

Literary Fiction

Juniper Hill Summary

by Devney Perry 2022 326 pages

Small Town Romance

Contemporary Romance

Scarlet Angel Summary

by S.T. Abby 2016 139 pages

Before We Were Strangers Summary

Before We Were Strangers

by Renee Carlino 2015 310 pages

Thank You for Smoking Summary

Thank You for Smoking

by Christopher Buckley 1994 272 pages

Notes from the Midnight Driver Summary

Notes from the Midnight Driver

by Jordan Sonnenblick 2006 265 pages

Realistic Fiction

Twisted Heathens Summary

Twisted Heathens

by J. Rose 2021 444 pages

Daydreamer Summary

by Susie Tate 2024 314 pages

Contemporary Romance

It's Kind of a Funny Story Summary

It's Kind of a Funny Story

by Ned Vizzini 2006 444 pages

If We Were Villains Summary

If We Were Villains

by M.L. Rio 2017 354 pages

Beautiful Disaster Summary

Beautiful Disaster

by Jamie McGuire 2011 432 pages

Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance Summary

Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance

by Alison Espach 2022 352 pages

Forever, Interrupted Summary

Forever, Interrupted

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2013 352 pages

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Summary

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

by Rachel Joyce 2012 320 pages

British Literature

Beg, Borrow, or Steal Summary

Beg, Borrow, or Steal

by Sarah Adams 2025 384 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Britt-Marie Was Here Summary

Britt-Marie Was Here

by Fredrik Backman 2014 324 pages

After You Summary

by Jojo Moyes 2015 352 pages

Greek Lessons Summary

by Han Kang 2011 192 pages

Literary Fiction

Twilight and Philosophy Summary

Twilight and Philosophy

Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality

by Rebecca Housel 2009 272 pages

Hector and the Search for Happiness Summary

Hector and the Search for Happiness

by François Lelord 2002 134 pages

The Gift Summary

by Danielle Steel 1986 275 pages

The Husband's Secret Summary

The Husband's Secret

by Liane Moriarty 2013 396 pages

Finding Delaware Summary

Finding Delaware

by Bree Wiley 2024 545 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Right Man, Right Time Summary

Right Man, Right Time

by Meghan Quinn 2023 467 pages

Contemporary Romance

One True Loves Summary

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016 352 pages

It's a Love Story Summary

It's a Love Story

by Annabel Monaghan 2025 368 pages

by Mieko Kawakami 2009 192 pages

Japanese Literature

The Eyes Are the Best Part Summary

The Eyes Are the Best Part

by Monika Kim 2024 278 pages

What Happens in Paradise Summary

What Happens in Paradise

by Elin Hilderbrand 2019 432 pages

Americanah Summary

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013 477 pages

Mafia and Maid Summary

by Isa Oliver 2024 412 pages

Firefly Lane Summary

by Kristin Hannah 2008 479 pages

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