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The Dutch House Summary

The Dutch House

by Ann Patchett 2019 337 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Addicted for Now Summary

Addicted for Now

by Krista Ritchie 2013 513 pages

The World According to Garp Summary

The World According to Garp

by John Irving 1978 610 pages

Kings of Lockdown Summary

Kings of Lockdown

by Caroline Peckham 2020 694 pages

Acts of Desperation Summary

Acts of Desperation

by Megan Nolan 2021 288 pages

Literary Fiction

Code of Silence Summary

Code of Silence

by Shantel Tessier 2020 201 pages

The Girls Summary

by Emma Cline 2016 355 pages

Historical Fiction

Icon and Inferno Summary

Icon and Inferno

by Marie Lu 2024 320 pages

Forget Me Not Summary

by Julie Soto 2023 341 pages

Kings of Anarchy Summary

Kings of Anarchy

by Caroline Peckham 2020 661 pages

by Devney Perry 2024 356 pages

King of Ruin Summary

by Sasha Leone 2023 392 pages

by E.L. James 2015 576 pages

Wish I Could Tell You Summary

Wish I Could Tell You

by Durjoy Datta 2019 288 pages

Every Day Is Mother's Day Summary

Every Day Is Mother's Day

by Hilary Mantel 1985 224 pages

British Literature

Literary Fiction

The Interestings Summary

The Interestings

by Meg Wolitzer 2013 468 pages

Literary Fiction

Sing, Unburied, Sing Summary

Sing, Unburied, Sing

by Jesmyn Ward 2017 285 pages

Magical Realism

Queen of Quarantine Summary

Queen of Quarantine

by Caroline Peckham 2021 692 pages

The Unhoneymooners Summary

The Unhoneymooners

by Christina Lauren 2019 432 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Contemporary Romance

The Lion's Den Summary

by Katherine St. John 2020 368 pages

Mystery Thriller

Delilah Green Doesn't Care Summary

Delilah Green Doesn't Care

by Ashley Herring Blake 2022 375 pages

Cruel Paradise Summary

by Nicole Fox 2023 560 pages

God Hates Us All Summary

God Hates Us All

by Hank Moody 2009 200 pages

Literary Fiction

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Summary

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

by Tomihiko Morimi 2006 265 pages

Japanese Literature

Hector and the Search for Lost Time Summary

Hector and the Search for Lost Time

by François Lelord 2006 240 pages

German Literature

by B.B. Reid 2020 556 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Carrie Soto Is Back Summary

Carrie Soto Is Back

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2022 384 pages

Historical Fiction

On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God Summary

On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God

by Louise Rennison 2000 243 pages

Beautiful Bastard Summary

Beautiful Bastard

by Christina Lauren 2013 271 pages

Contemporary Romance

Funny You Should Ask Summary

Funny You Should Ask

by Elissa Sussman 2022 352 pages

Contemporary Romance

by Emma Donoghue 2010 321 pages

Openly Straight Summary

Openly Straight

by Bill Konigsberg 2013 320 pages

Go Ask Alice Summary

by Anonymous 1997 185 pages

Set on You Summary

by Amy Lea 2022 384 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Three Days in June Summary

Three Days in June

by Anne Tyler 2025 165 pages

Literary Fiction

Jasper Vale Summary

by Devney Perry 2023 354 pages

Small Town Romance

There Is No Devil Summary

There Is No Devil

by Sophie Lark 2021 376 pages

Wanting Mr. Cane Summary

Wanting Mr. Cane

by Shanora Williams 2018 314 pages

Contemporary Romance

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages

Magical Realism

The Influence of Military Strategies to Business Summary

The Influence of Military Strategies to Business

Skills to Help With Problem Solving and Decision Making

by M.D. White 2017 144 pages

The Trade Summary

by Meghan Quinn 2020 437 pages

To Paradise Summary

by Hanya Yanagihara 2022 720 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 Summary

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

by Cho Nam-Joo 2016 163 pages

Literary Fiction

Mercury Summary

by Amy Jo Burns 2024 336 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Stag Dance Summary

by Torrey Peters 2025 288 pages

Twenties Girl Summary

by Sophie Kinsella 2009 435 pages

Unfortunately Yours Summary

Unfortunately Yours

by Tessa Bailey 2023 384 pages

Contemporary Romance

Enemies To Lovers

A Million Little Pieces Summary

A Million Little Pieces

by James Frey 2003 515 pages

The Hardest Fall Summary

The Hardest Fall

by Ella Maise 2018 429 pages

Hothouse Flower Summary

Hothouse Flower

by Krista Ritchie 2014 479 pages

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