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Fiction Book Summaries

The Four Winds Summary
The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah 2021 464 pages
4.30
868.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Congo Summary
Congo
by Michael Crichton 1980 442 pages
3.63
175.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
Alanna Summary
Alanna
The First Adventure
by Tamora Pierce 1983 274 pages
4.27
134.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
The Phantom of the Opera Summary
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages
3.96
264.5K ratings
Horror
Romance
Gothic
The Dinner Summary
The Dinner
by Herman Koch 2009 292 pages
3.21
171.0K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Thriller
Acts of Desperation Summary
Acts of Desperation
by Megan Nolan 2021 288 pages
3.72
36.0K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
Everblaze Summary
Everblaze
by Shannon Messenger 2014 624 pages
4.47
56.8K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Black Cat Summary
The Black Cat
by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 24 pages
4.03
53.4K ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Gliff Summary
Gliff
by Ali Smith 2024 288 pages
3.97
4.0K ratings
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Science Fiction
Only If You're Lucky Summary
Only If You're Lucky
by Stacy Willingham 2024 371 pages
3.56
59.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Big Bad Wolf Summary
The Big Bad Wolf
by James Patterson 2003 400 pages
4.04
60.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Daisy Jones & The Six Summary
Daisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019 368 pages
4.20
1.7M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The Iliad / The Odyssey Summary
The Iliad / The Odyssey
by Homer 1556 pages
4.07
81.4K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
When We Believed in Mermaids Summary
When We Believed in Mermaids
by Barbara O'Neal 2019 348 pages
4.17
238.3K ratings
Book Club
Romance
Mystery
Room Summary
Room
by Emma Donoghue 2010 321 pages
4.08
823.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Thriller
Every Day Is Mother's Day Summary
Every Day Is Mother's Day
by Hilary Mantel 1985 224 pages
3.59
2.0K ratings
British Literature
Literary Fiction
Novels
The Camp of the Saints Summary
The Camp of the Saints
by Jean Raspail 1973 316 pages
3.82
1.7K ratings
Politics
Literature
Dystopia
Immortality Summary
Immortality
A Love Story
by Dana Schwartz 2023 389 pages
3.90
33.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House Summary
Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House
by Geronimo Stilton 2000 113 pages
4.19
9.5K ratings
Childrens
Fantasy
Middle Grade
The Call of the Wild Summary
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London 1903 172 pages
3.91
456.5K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Young Adult
Radio Silence Summary
Radio Silence
by Alice Oseman 2016 496 pages
4.18
123.8K ratings
Contemporary
Young Adult
LGBT
A Twisted Love Story Summary
A Twisted Love Story
by Samantha Downing 2023 390 pages
3.21
12.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
A Wanted Man Summary
A Wanted Man
by Lee Child 2012 15 pages
4.06
87.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Prometheus Unbound Summary
Prometheus Unbound
by Percy Bysshe Shelley 1820 112 pages
3.76
2.1K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Plays
The Infinite and the Divine Summary
The Infinite and the Divine
by Robert Rath 2020 361 pages
4.46
5.2K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Death Note Summary
Death Note
Another Note - The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
by NisiOisiN 2006 176 pages
4.26
14.1K ratings
Manga
Mystery
Light Novel
King of Scars Summary
King of Scars
by Leigh Bardugo 2019 511 pages
4.15
222.7K ratings
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
Fantasy
The Original Daughter Summary
The Original Daughter
by Jemimah Wei 2025 368 pages
3.87
1.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Prokleta avlija Summary
Prokleta avlija
by Ivo Andrić 1954 120 pages
4.25
10.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
Asylum Summary
Asylum
by Madeleine Roux 2013 317 pages
3.64
62.6K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
A Secret Kept Summary
A Secret Kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay 2009 303 pages
3.37
28.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Book Club
High Five Summary
High Five
by Janet Evanovich 1999 336 pages
4.18
134.0K ratings
Mystery
Humor
Chick Lit
The War of the End of the World Summary
The War of the End of the World
by Mario Vargas Llosa 1981 568 pages
4.25
12.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Novels
A Rule Against Murder Summary
A Rule Against Murder
by Louise Penny 2008 322 pages
4.21
104.0K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Canada
Sita Summary
Sita
An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2013 328 pages
4.09
8.0K ratings
Mythology
India
Indian Literature
City of Lost Souls Summary
City of Lost Souls
by Cassandra Clare 2012 535 pages
4.21
555.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Blowback Summary
Blowback
by Brad Thor 2005 608 pages
4.19
22.1K ratings
Thriller
Action
Mystery
I Have Some Questions for You Summary
I Have Some Questions for You
by Rebecca Makkai 2023 438 pages
3.59
131.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
To Paradise Summary
To Paradise
by Hanya Yanagihara 2022 720 pages
3.74
51.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
LGBT
Early Years Summary
Early Years
by TurtleMe 2016 247 pages
4.35
9.9K ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Manga
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners Summary
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners
20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Spanish & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way!
by Lingo Mastery 2018 212 pages
3.72
248 ratings
Spanish Literature
Short Stories
Language
The German House Summary
The German House
by Annette Hess 2018 336 pages
3.68
11.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Germany
A Gathering of Shadows Summary
A Gathering of Shadows
by Victoria E. Schwab 2016 512 pages
4.20
221.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
When You Reach Me Summary
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead 2009 199 pages
4.08
114.5K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
The Bourne Supremacy Summary
The Bourne Supremacy
by Robert Ludlum 1986 688 pages
4.11
181.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Red Seas Under Red Skies Summary
Red Seas Under Red Skies
by Scott Lynch 2007 578 pages
4.25
153.6K ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
Epic Fantasy
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Summary
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
by Tomihiko Morimi 2006 265 pages
3.99
1.5K ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Fantasy
Burned Summary
Burned
by P.C. Cast 2010 323 pages
3.97
162.9K ratings
Young Adult
Vampires
Fantasy
Day 21 Summary
Day 21
by Kass Morgan 2014 320 pages
3.72
43.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Dante Summary
Dante
by Guy Haley 2017 304 pages
4.33
1.6K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
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