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Contemporary Book Summaries

Reckless Summary

by Elsie Silver 2023 466 pages

Small Town Romance

Love and Other Words Summary

Love and Other Words

by Christina Lauren 2018 432 pages

Friends To Lovers

The Pumpkin Spice Café Summary

The Pumpkin Spice Café

by Laurie Gilmore 2023 373 pages

New Boy Summary

by Tracy Chevalier 2017 188 pages

Historical Fiction

Funny Story Summary

by Emily Henry 2024 400 pages

The First to Die at the End Summary

The First to Die at the End

by Adam Silvera 2022 550 pages

The Secret History Summary

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt 1992 559 pages

Black Brother, Black Brother Summary

Black Brother, Black Brother

by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2020 240 pages

Realistic Fiction

Ugly Love Summary

by Colleen Hoover 2014 330 pages

The Lies We Steal Summary

The Lies We Steal

by Monty Jay 2021 398 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Meet Me at the Lake Summary

Meet Me at the Lake

by Carley Fortune 2023 336 pages

Margo's Got Money Troubles Summary

Margo's Got Money Troubles

by Rufi Thorpe 2024 304 pages

Literary Fiction

A Thousand Broken Pieces Summary

A Thousand Broken Pieces

by Tillie Cole 2024 317 pages

They Both Die at the End Summary

They Both Die at the End

by Adam Silvera 2017 389 pages

Diary of an Oxygen Thief Summary

Diary of an Oxygen Thief

by Anonymous 2006 140 pages

Half Girlfriend Summary

Half Girlfriend

by Chetan Bhagat 2014 260 pages

Indian Literature

First-Time Caller Summary

First-Time Caller

by B.K. Borison 2025 448 pages

Contemporary Romance

Things We Never Got Over Summary

Things We Never Got Over

by Lucy Score 2022 572 pages

Contemporary Romance

Enemies To Lovers

Tears of Tess Summary

by Pepper Winters 2013 376 pages

That Sik Luv Summary

by Jescie Hall 2023 496 pages

Firekeeper’s Daughter Summary

Firekeeper’s Daughter

by Angeline Boulley 2021 496 pages

Men Without Women Summary

Men Without Women

by Haruki Murakami 2014 242 pages

Japanese Literature

Fragile Sanctuary Summary

Fragile Sanctuary

by Catherine Cowles 2024 366 pages

Romantic Suspense

Small Town Romance

Ghost Boys Summary

by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2018 214 pages

Realistic Fiction

The Graham Effect Summary

The Graham Effect

by Elle Kennedy 2023 498 pages

Happy Place Summary

by Emily Henry 2023 400 pages

Contemporary Romance

Brutal Prince Summary

by Sophie Lark 2020 376 pages

Enemies To Lovers

2 States Summary

The Story of My Marriage

by Chetan Bhagat 2009 269 pages

Indian Literature

If Love Had a Price Summary

If Love Had a Price

by Ana Huang 2020 370 pages

Contemporary Romance

Love on the Brain Summary

Love on the Brain

by Ali Hazelwood 2022 368 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Clap When You Land Summary

Clap When You Land

by Elizabeth Acevedo 2020 432 pages

by Mona Awad 2019 307 pages

The Convenience Store by the Sea Summary

The Convenience Store by the Sea

by Sonoko Machida 2020 304 pages

Japanese Literature

People We Meet on Vacation Summary

People We Meet on Vacation

by Emily Henry 2021 400 pages

Friends To Lovers

The Wrong Bride Summary

The Wrong Bride

by Catharina Maura 2022 382 pages

Friends To Lovers

Contemporary Romance

The Schopenhauer Cure Summary

The Schopenhauer Cure

by Irvin D. Yalom 2005 358 pages

The Shadow Sister Summary

The Shadow Sister

by Lucinda Riley 2016 491 pages

Historical Fiction

The Stopover Summary

by T.L. Swan 2019 525 pages

Contemporary Romance

The Final Gambit Summary

The Final Gambit

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2022 400 pages

After the Shot Drops Summary

After the Shot Drops

by Randy Ribay 2018 336 pages

Realistic Fiction

Bourbon & Lies Summary

by Victoria Wilder 2024 448 pages

Romantic Suspense

Small Town Romance

Sophie’s World Summary

Sophie’s World

by Jostein Gaarder 1991 403 pages

Little Fires Everywhere Summary

Little Fires Everywhere

by Celeste Ng 2017 338 pages

Literary Fiction

Fall with Me Summary

by Becka Mack 2024 510 pages

Chasing the Wild Summary

Chasing the Wild

by Elliott Rose 2024 444 pages

Forced Proximity

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl Summary

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl

by Joyce Carol Oates 2002 288 pages

November 9 Summary

by Colleen Hoover 2015 310 pages

Contemporary Romance

By Any Other Name Summary

By Any Other Name

by Jodi Picoult 2024 528 pages

Historical Fiction

The Vegetarian Summary

by Han Kang 2007 188 pages

Literary Fiction

Pucking Around Summary

by Emily Rath 2023 756 pages

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