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Fiction Book Summaries

Red, White & Royal Blue Summary
Red, White & Royal Blue
by Casey McQuiston 2019 448 pages
4.06
1.2M ratings
Romance
LGBT
Contemporary
Cabin Fever Summary
Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney 2011 224 pages
4.24
129.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
The Mark of Athena Summary
The Mark of Athena
by Rick Riordan 2012 586 pages
4.47
651.1K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Stoner Summary
Stoner
by John Williams 1965 292 pages
4.35
210.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literature
The Thief Lord Summary
The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke 2000 350 pages
3.99
100.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Circle Summary
The Circle
by Dave Eggers 2013 493 pages
3.43
226.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
Too Late Summary
Too Late
by Colleen Hoover 2016 370 pages
4.03
487.6K ratings
Romance
New Adult
Thriller
Unplugged Summary
Unplugged
by Gordon Korman 2021 324 pages
3.99
6.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Mystery
The Dark Forest Summary
The Dark Forest
by Liu Cixin 2008 512 pages
4.41
198.0K ratings
Science Fiction
China
Fantasy
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Summary
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson 2005 480 pages
4.17
3.4M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief Summary
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
by Maurice Leblanc 1907 279 pages
3.80
33.2K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys 1966 176 pages
3.59
101.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
Lore Summary
Lore
by Alexandra Bracken 2021 480 pages
3.75
102.6K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Turtles All the Way Down Summary
Turtles All the Way Down
by John Green 2017 290 pages
3.88
618.6K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Pygmalion Summary
Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw 1913 82 pages
3.89
107.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
School
Flowers in the Attic Summary
Flowers in the Attic
by V.C. Andrews 1979 389 pages
3.85
229.6K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Classics
The Darkest Minds Summary
The Darkest Minds
by Alexandra Bracken 2012 488 pages
4.15
202.1K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Last Straw Summary
The Last Straw
by Jeff Kinney 2009 218 pages
4.15
165.6K ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
A Shadow in the Ember Summary
A Shadow in the Ember
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2021 647 pages
4.46
212.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The Turtle House Summary
The Turtle House
by Amanda Churchill 2024 304 pages
4.04
4.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Family
None of This Is True Summary
None of This Is True
by Lisa Jewell 2023 390 pages
4.09
905.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Book Club
The Butcher and the Wren Summary
The Butcher and the Wren
by Alaina Urquhart 2022 242 pages
3.75
96.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
A World of Curiosities Summary
A World of Curiosities
by Louise Penny 2022 390 pages
4.45
74.6K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Canada
World Without End Summary
World Without End
by Ken Follett 2007 1237 pages
4.32
266.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
Auggie & Me Summary
Auggie & Me
Three Wonder Stories
by R.J. Palacio 2015 303 pages
4.27
40.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Gideon the Ninth Summary
Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir 2019 448 pages
4.20
166.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
LGBT
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Summary
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs 2011 352 pages
3.92
1.3M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
Atonement Summary
Atonement
by Ian McEwan 2001 351 pages
3.95
546.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
Chess Story Summary
Chess Story
by Stefan Zweig 1942 104 pages
4.27
153.7K ratings
Classics
German Literature
Short Stories
Giovanni’s Room Summary
Giovanni’s Room
by James Baldwin 1956 178 pages
4.34
212.2K ratings
Classics
LGBT
Queer
The Raven King Summary
The Raven King
by Nora Sakavic 2013 423 pages
4.38
76.2K ratings
Contemporary
LGBT
Sports
The Outsider Summary
The Outsider
by Stephen King 2018 561 pages
4.01
352.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
by Christopher Sergel 1960 128 pages
4.51
22.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
The Maid Summary
The Maid
by Nita Prose 2022 304 pages
3.76
658.0K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
Long Time Gone Summary
Long Time Gone
by Charlie Donlea 2024 344 pages
4.18
21.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Prophet Summary
The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran 1923 127 pages
4.23
317.9K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
Jar of Hearts Summary
Jar of Hearts
by Jennifer Hillier 2018 311 pages
4.13
171.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Summary
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley 2009 374 pages
3.82
175.3K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Better Sister Summary
The Better Sister
by Alafair Burke 2019 311 pages
3.80
25.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The House Across the Lake Summary
The House Across the Lake
by Riley Sager 2022 369 pages
3.59
378.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Twelfth Night Summary
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare 1602 272 pages
3.96
190.7K ratings
Plays
Classics
School
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun Summary
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
by Elle Cosimano 2023 304 pages
3.82
73.2K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Romance
Charlotte’s Web Summary
Charlotte’s Web
by E.B. White 1952 184 pages
4.21
2.0M ratings
Classics
Childrens
Fantasy
It's Kind of a Funny Story Summary
It's Kind of a Funny Story
by Ned Vizzini 2006 444 pages
4.08
259.0K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
Crave Summary
Crave
by Tracy Wolff 2020 575 pages
3.77
240.0K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The War of the Worlds Summary
The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells 1898 192 pages
3.83
336.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Fantasy
The Last Temptation of Christ Summary
The Last Temptation of Christ
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1955 506 pages
4.18
15.2K ratings
Religion
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Kill Order Summary
The Kill Order
by James Dashner 2012 327 pages
3.71
250.5K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
540.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Nineteen Minutes Summary
Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult 2007 440 pages
4.17
402.0K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Drama
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