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Fiction Book Summaries

Firefly Lane Summary
Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah 2008 479 pages
4.19
400k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
Boy Parts Summary
Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark 2020 304 pages
3.75
68k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Anita de Monte Laughs Last Summary
Anita de Monte Laughs Last
by Xóchitl González 2024 342 pages
3.81
34k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Art
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Summary
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson 2019 309 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Books About Books
Call It What You Want Summary
Call It What You Want
by Alissa DeRogatis 2023 257 pages
3.37
27k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Love
Penpal Summary
Penpal
by Dathan Auerbach 2012 243 pages
3.86
51k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Hanging Girl Summary
The Hanging Girl
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2015 512 pages
3.90
18k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King 2003 960 pages
4.20
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
City of Girls Summary
City of Girls
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2019 470 pages
4.04
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
For One More Day Summary
For One More Day
by Mitch Albom 2006 208 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Inspirational
Contemporary
Adult
Crossing the Wire Summary
Crossing the Wire
by Will Hobbs 2006 216 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Realistic Fiction
The World According to Garp Summary
The World According to Garp
by John Irving 1978 610 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Contemporary
The Exorcist Summary
The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty 1971 385 pages
4.21
200k+ ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Thriller
Winter of the World Summary
Winter of the World
by Ken Follett 2012 940 pages
4.38
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
Last Argument of Kings Summary
Last Argument of Kings
by Joe Abercrombie 2008 536 pages
4.35
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Cross Summary
Cross
by James Patterson 2006 393 pages
4.05
69k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Under One Roof Summary
Under One Roof
by Ali Hazelwood 2022 112 pages
3.65
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Novella
Flaskepost fra P Summary
Flaskepost fra P
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2009 485 pages
4.04
37k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Color of Magic Summary
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett 1983 228 pages
4.00
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
The Keeper of Lost Things Summary
The Keeper of Lost Things
by Ruth Hogan 2017 288 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Fantasy
Romance
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Summary
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers 2014 518 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
LGBT
Queer
A Novel Love Story Summary
A Novel Love Story
by Ashley Poston 2024 368 pages
3.65
81k+ ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Contemporary
The Club Summary
The Club
by Ellery Lloyd 2022 320 pages
3.29
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Like Water for Chocolate Summary
Like Water for Chocolate
by Laura Esquivel 1989 222 pages
3.95
300k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Romance
Historical Fiction
Dogeaters Summary
Dogeaters
by Jessica Hagedorn 1990 272 pages
3.61
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
The Book of Life Summary
The Book of Life
by Deborah Harkness 2014 561 pages
4.21
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Paranormal
The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish Summary
The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish
Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 1
by Xue Shan Fei Hu 2024 436 pages
4.44
2k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
The Gilded Crown Summary
The Gilded Crown
by Marianne Gordon 2023 384 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Lesbian
Romance
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry 2009 421 pages
4.00
30k+ ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
Four Summary
Four
A Divergent Story Collection
by Veronica Roth 2014 285 pages
3.94
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
A Happy Death Summary
A Happy Death
by Albert Camus 1971 144 pages
3.81
22k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Summary
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J.K. Rowling 2003 412 pages
4.61
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Nettle & Bone Summary
Nettle & Bone
by T. Kingfisher 2022 243 pages
4.10
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Adult
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Always and Forever, Lara Jean Summary
Always and Forever, Lara Jean
by Jenny Han 2017 325 pages
4.00
200k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Scarlet Pimpernel Summary
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Emmuska Orczy 1905 182 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Cell Summary
Cell
by Stephen King 2006 449 pages
3.66
200k+ ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
Slammed Summary
Slammed
by Colleen Hoover 2012 354 pages
4.15
400k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
New Adult
After You Summary
After You
by Jojo Moyes 2015 352 pages
3.74
400k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Orphan Train Summary
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline 2013 278 pages
4.20
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Chalk Man Summary
The Chalk Man
by C.J. Tudor 2018 280 pages
3.70
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Horror
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Summary
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith 1943 496 pages
4.30
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Young Adult
The Raven King Summary
The Raven King
by Nora Sakavic 2013 423 pages
4.38
74k+ ratings
LGBT
Contemporary
Sports
Stay Awake Summary
Stay Awake
by Megan Goldin 2022 340 pages
3.82
37k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Die Trying Summary
Die Trying
by Lee Child 1998 567 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Lost Letters of Aisling Summary
The Lost Letters of Aisling
by Cynthia Ellingsen 2024 302 pages
4.33
21k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
A Reaper at the Gates Summary
A Reaper at the Gates
by Sabaa Tahir 2018 458 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Juniper Hill Summary
Juniper Hill
by Devney Perry 2022 326 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Romance
Small Town Romance
Contemporary Romance
1985 Summary
1985
by Anthony Burgess 1978 240 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
The Off Limits Rule Summary
The Off Limits Rule
by Sarah Adams 2020 282 pages
3.66
59k+ ratings
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Romance
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