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Redeemed Summary

by Lauren Asher 2021 423 pages

The Exception to the Rule Summary

The Exception to the Rule

by Christina Lauren 2024 101 pages

Acts of Desperation Summary

Acts of Desperation

by Megan Nolan 2021 288 pages

Literary Fiction

Hector and the Secrets of Love Summary

Hector and the Secrets of Love

by François Lelord 2005 267 pages

After Annie Summary

by Anna Quindlen 2024 283 pages

Penitence Summary

by Kristin Koval 2025 320 pages

Mystery Thriller

Come and Get It Summary

Come and Get It

by Kiley Reid 2024 400 pages

Literary Fiction

The Truth About Lies Summary

The Truth About Lies

by Aly Martinez 2018 330 pages

Contemporary Romance

by Aubrey Dark 2014 218 pages

Bitter Heat Summary

by Mia Knight 2019 298 pages

Fates and Furies Summary

Fates and Furies

by Lauren Groff 2015 390 pages

Literary Fiction

A Woman Is No Man Summary

A Woman Is No Man

by Etaf Rum 2019 339 pages

Historical Fiction

Find Me Summary

by André Aciman 2019 260 pages

City of Night Birds Summary

City of Night Birds

by Juhea Kim 2024 320 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Till The Last Breath Summary

Till The Last Breath

by Durjoy Datta 2013 237 pages

Indian Literature

by Lauren Oliver 2014 408 pages

This Time Tomorrow Summary

This Time Tomorrow

by Emma Straub 2022 310 pages

Science Fiction

Wait for You Summary

by J. Lynn 2013 386 pages

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages

Magical Realism

Disgrace Summary

by J.M. Coetzee 1999 220 pages

With Any Luck Summary

by Ashley Poston 2024 43 pages

Rich Man, Poor Man Summary

Rich Man, Poor Man

by Irwin Shaw 1969 666 pages

Historical Fiction

by Skyler Mason 2022 232 pages

Friends To Lovers

From Lukov with Love Summary

From Lukov with Love

by Mariana Zapata 2018 493 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Playground Summary

by Richard Powers 2024 381 pages

Science Fiction

Literary Fiction

Truly Madly Guilty Summary

Truly Madly Guilty

by Liane Moriarty 2016 432 pages

Small Great Things Summary

Small Great Things

by Jodi Picoult 2016 510 pages

When We Believed in Mermaids Summary

When We Believed in Mermaids

by Barbara O'Neal 2019 348 pages

The Fall Risk Summary

by Abby Jimenez 2025 82 pages

by E.L. James 2015 576 pages

The Note Summary

by Alafair Burke 2025 287 pages

Mystery Thriller

Solitaire Summary

by Alice Oseman 2014 392 pages

Twenties Girl Summary

by Sophie Kinsella 2009 435 pages

Troubles in Paradise Summary

Troubles in Paradise

by Elin Hilderbrand 2020 352 pages

High Fidelity Summary

by Nick Hornby 1995 323 pages

The Female Persuasion Summary

The Female Persuasion

by Meg Wolitzer 2018 454 pages

The Takeover Summary

by T.L. Swan 2020 477 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Contemporary Romance

One-Star Romance Summary

One-Star Romance

by Laura Hankin 2024 400 pages

Contemporary Romance

Romantic Comedy Summary

Romantic Comedy

by Curtis Sittenfeld 2023 309 pages

The Wedding Date Summary

The Wedding Date

by Jasmine Guillory 2018 317 pages

Sing, Unburied, Sing Summary

Sing, Unburied, Sing

by Jesmyn Ward 2017 285 pages

Magical Realism

To Paradise Summary

by Hanya Yanagihara 2022 720 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

One Indian Girl Summary

One Indian Girl

by Chetan Bhagat 2016 272 pages

Indian Literature

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Summary

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

by Tomihiko Morimi 2006 265 pages

Japanese Literature

by Jessica George 2023 320 pages

Literary Fiction

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store Summary

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

by Keigo Higashino 2012 314 pages

Magical Realism

The Dutch House Summary

The Dutch House

by Ann Patchett 2019 337 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

We Are All Made of Molecules Summary

We Are All Made of Molecules

by Susin Nielsen 2015 256 pages

Realistic Fiction

The Cheat Sheet Summary

The Cheat Sheet

by Sarah Adams 2021 306 pages

Friends To Lovers

Loveless Summary

by Alice Oseman 2020 433 pages

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