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Fiction Book Summaries

The Lost Bookshop Summary
The Lost Bookshop
by Evie Woods 2023 432 pages
4.04
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Cabin Fever Summary
Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney 2011 224 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Humor
Middle Grade
Childrens
The Family Upstairs Summary
The Family Upstairs
by Lisa Jewell 2019 340 pages
3.96
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Before I Go to Sleep Summary
Before I Go to Sleep
by S.J. Watson 2011 359 pages
3.90
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Doctor Sleep Summary
Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King 2013 531 pages
4.13
200k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Summary
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini 2020 880 pages
3.80
65k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
If We Were Villains Summary
If We Were Villains
by M.L. Rio 2017 354 pages
4.13
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Happiness Falls Summary
Happiness Falls
by Angie Kim 2023 387 pages
3.74
76k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
The Inheritance Games Summary
The Inheritance Games
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2020 386 pages
4.14
900k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Romance
Enchanted Summary
Enchanted
Erotic Bedtime Stories For Women
by Nancy Madore 2004 256 pages
3.31
2k+ ratings
Erotica
Romance
Fantasy
Malice Summary
Malice
by John Gwynne 2012 672 pages
4.17
49k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Summary
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie 2007 230 pages
4.06
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Paris Apartment Summary
The Paris Apartment
by Lucy Foley 2022 360 pages
3.65
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Martyr! Summary
Martyr!
by Kaveh Akbar 2024 331 pages
4.23
53k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Poetry
Contemporary
When We Believed in Mermaids Summary
When We Believed in Mermaids
by Barbara O'Neal 2019 348 pages
4.17
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Mystery
Oil! Summary
Oil!
by Upton Sinclair 1926 528 pages
3.74
6k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Everything Sad Is Untrue Summary
Everything Sad Is Untrue
by Daniel Nayeri 2020 368 pages
4.31
38k+ ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Contemporary
Beautiful Disaster Summary
Beautiful Disaster
by Jamie McGuire 2011 432 pages
4.00
600k+ ratings
New Adult
Contemporary
Young Adult
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison 1967 134 pages
3.90
43k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Short Stories
The Third Option Summary
The Third Option
by Vince Flynn 2000 402 pages
4.27
48k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
Moon of the Crusted Snow Summary
Moon of the Crusted Snow
by Waubgeshig Rice 2018 213 pages
3.84
35k+ ratings
Horror
Indigenous
Dystopia
Killing Floor Summary
Killing Floor
by Lee Child 1997 474 pages
4.08
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Perfume Summary
Perfume
The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind 1985 263 pages
4.04
500k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Horror
Case Study Summary
Case Study
by Graeme Macrae Burnet 2021 278 pages
3.58
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery
One for the Money Summary
One for the Money
by Janet Evanovich 1994 320 pages
4.05
500k+ ratings
Mystery
Humor
Chick Lit
Baptism of Fire Summary
Baptism of Fire
by Andrzej Sapkowski 1996 349 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Polish Literature
A Gathering of Shadows Summary
A Gathering of Shadows
by Victoria E. Schwab 2016 512 pages
4.20
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
El Filibusterismo Summary
El Filibusterismo
by José Rizal 1891 360 pages
4.26
6k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
The House Across the Lake Summary
The House Across the Lake
by Riley Sager 2022 369 pages
3.59
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Native Son Summary
Native Son
by Richard Wright 1940 504 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Race
The Libyan Diversion Summary
The Libyan Diversion
by Joel C. Rosenberg 2023 480 pages
4.63
3k+ ratings
Thriller
Christian Fiction
Christian
The Paris Novel Summary
The Paris Novel
by Ruth Reichl 2024 288 pages
3.83
34k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Food
France
Cinder Summary
Cinder
by Marissa Meyer 2012 400 pages
4.13
900k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 Summary
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1
by Syougo Kinugasa 2015 387 pages
4.12
4k+ ratings
Light Novel
Manga
Young Adult
Hard Luck Summary
Hard Luck
by Jeff Kinney 2013 217 pages
4.27
93k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
The Museum of Innocence Summary
The Museum of Innocence
by Orhan Pamuk 2008 536 pages
3.78
35k+ ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Romance
Fight Club Summary
Fight Club
by Chuck Palahniuk 1996 218 pages
4.18
600k+ ratings
Classics
Thriller
Novels
Lullaby Summary
Lullaby
by Chuck Palahniuk 2002 260 pages
3.74
100k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Fantasy
Truly Madly Guilty Summary
Truly Madly Guilty
by Liane Moriarty 2016 432 pages
3.60
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Chick Lit
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel 2009 653 pages
3.91
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
British Literature
Women in Love Summary
Women in Love
by D.H. Lawrence 1920 416 pages
3.66
32k+ ratings
Literature
Classics
Romance
The Poet X Summary
The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo 2018 368 pages
4.38
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Young Adult
Contemporary
Anna and the French Kiss Summary
Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins 2010 372 pages
3.96
400k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Summary
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
by Liz Pichon 2014 256 pages
4.20
14k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Humor
Jar of Hearts Summary
Jar of Hearts
by Jennifer Hillier 2018 311 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
We Used to Live Here Summary
We Used to Live Here
by Marcus Kliewer 2024 312 pages
3.72
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Joy Luck Club Summary
The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan 1989 288 pages
3.97
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
China
Caps for Sale Summary
Caps for Sale
A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
by Esphyr Slobodkina 1940 48 pages
4.17
94k+ ratings
Picture Books
Childrens
Classics
The Black Book Summary
The Black Book
by Orhan Pamuk 1990 466 pages
3.92
12k+ ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Mystery
Better Than the Movies Summary
Better Than the Movies
by Lynn Painter 2021 356 pages
4.28
500k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
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