Fiction Book Summaries

Guards! Guards! Summary
Guards! Guards!
by Terry Pratchett 1989 376 pages
4.34
225.8K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
Act of Treason Summary
Act of Treason
by Vince Flynn 2006 415 pages
4.32
53.1K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
Moonflower Murders Summary
Moonflower Murders
by Anthony Horowitz 2020 608 pages
4.06
58.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Breathe and Count Back from Ten Summary
Breathe and Count Back from Ten
by Natalia Sylvester 2022 352 pages
3.84
3.5K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Cemetery Boys Summary
Cemetery Boys
by Aiden Thomas 2020 344 pages
4.25
103.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
LGBT
Five Little Indians Summary
Five Little Indians
by Michelle Good 2020 304 pages
4.47
43.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Book Club
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers 2000 530 pages
3.69
182.3K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literature
The Husband's Secret Summary
The Husband's Secret
by Liane Moriarty 2013 396 pages
3.95
707.7K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Chick Lit
Notes on an Execution Summary
Notes on an Execution
by Danya Kukafka 2022 306 pages
4.06
122.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Nostalgia Summary
Nostalgia
by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989 361 pages
4.22
4.6K ratings
Romania
Short Stories
Romanian Literature
The Lions of Lucerne Summary
The Lions of Lucerne
by Brad Thor 2002 544 pages
4.09
45.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Action
Heart Bones Summary
Heart Bones
by Colleen Hoover 2020 338 pages
4.21
635.7K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
New Adult
Inheritance Summary
Inheritance
by Christopher Paolini 2011 849 pages
4.16
299.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
A Stranger in the House Summary
A Stranger in the House
by Shari Lapena 2017 305 pages
3.68
163.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Cows Summary
Cows
by Matthew Stokoe 1998 192 pages
2.73
12.3K ratings
Horror
Splatterpunk
Dark
The Complete Stories and Poems Summary
The Complete Stories and Poems
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 821 pages
4.40
289.4K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
Camino Island Summary
Camino Island
by John Grisham 2017 290 pages
3.82
154.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Dark Places Summary
Dark Places
by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages
3.95
805.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Collector Summary
The Collector
by John Fowles 1963 283 pages
3.97
87.8K ratings
Classics
Horror
Thriller
Emperor of Thorns Summary
Emperor of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2013 434 pages
4.22
56.2K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
What If It's Us Summary
What If It's Us
by Becky Albertalli 2018 437 pages
3.81
163.6K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
LGBT
Stay Awake Summary
Stay Awake
by Megan Goldin 2022 340 pages
3.81
37.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Night Ends with Fire Summary
The Night Ends with Fire
by K.X. Song 2024 432 pages
3.79
11.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Retellings
Zero Days Summary
Zero Days
by Ruth Ware 2023 356 pages
3.64
116.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Money Hungry Summary
Money Hungry
by Sharon G. Flake 2001 188 pages
4.10
4.4K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
African American
The Counterfeiters Summary
The Counterfeiters
by André Gide 1925 451 pages
3.83
10.0K ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
Berserk, Vol. 2 Summary
Berserk, Vol. 2
by Kentaro Miura 1991 240 pages
4.43
21.9K ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Horror
A Darker Shade of Magic Summary
A Darker Shade of Magic
by Victoria E. Schwab 2015 400 pages
4.04
406.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Summary
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
by Liz Pichon 2014 256 pages
4.19
14.9K ratings
Middle Grade
Childrens
Humor
David Copperfield Summary
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens 1850 882 pages
4.04
251.2K ratings
Literature
Historical Fiction
19th Century
I Capture the Castle Summary
I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith 1948 408 pages
3.99
111.0K ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
The Duke and I Summary
The Duke and I
by Julia Quinn 2000 384 pages
3.79
647.7K ratings
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
Playground Summary
Playground
by Richard Powers 2024 381 pages
4.21
26.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Breakaway Summary
The Breakaway
by Jennifer Weiner 2023 400 pages
3.76
56.6K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Expanse and Philosophy Summary
The Expanse and Philosophy
So Far Out Into the Darkness
by Jeffery L. Nicholas 2021 237 pages
4.02
55 ratings
Philosophy
Science Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Summary
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume 1970 149 pages
3.94
250.4K ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Classics
Worst Wingman Ever Summary
Worst Wingman Ever
by Abby Jimenez 2024 61 pages
3.99
128.2K ratings
Romance
Novella
Short Stories
Suite Française Summary
Suite Française
by Irène Némirovsky 2004 431 pages
3.86
76.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Book Club
Echo Burning Summary
Echo Burning
by Lee Child 2001 432 pages
4.05
102.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Long Island Compromise Summary
Long Island Compromise
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 2024 464 pages
3.75
33.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Wait Until Spring, Bandini Summary
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
by John Fante 1938 266 pages
4.09
14.2K ratings
Classics
Novels
American
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club Summary
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club
by Martha Hall Kelly 2025 336 pages
4.13
2.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Books About Books
Historical
Room Summary
Room
by Emma Donoghue 2010 321 pages
4.08
823.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Thriller
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Summary
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See 2005 269 pages
4.09
381.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
China
Forge Summary
Forge
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2010 297 pages
4.16
17.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Lethal Prey Summary
Lethal Prey
by John Sandford 2025 391 pages
4.28
10.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Sins of the Fathers Summary
The Sins of the Fathers
by Lawrence Block 1976 182 pages
3.87
11.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Lock and Key Summary
Lock and Key
by Sarah Dessen 2008 432 pages
3.99
151.7K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Fool's Errand Summary
Fool's Errand
by Robin Hobb 2001 661 pages
4.38
100.3K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Fool Moon Summary
Fool Moon
by Jim Butcher 2001 424 pages
3.98
205.1K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
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