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Fiction Book Summaries

Reunion Summary
Reunion
by Jenny Carroll 2001 289 pages
4.09
40.5K ratings
Young Adult
Paranormal
Fantasy
Alex Cross's Trial Summary
Alex Cross's Trial
by James Patterson 2009 380 pages
4.00
30.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Junkyard Druid Summary
Junkyard Druid
by M.D. Massey 2016 324 pages
3.89
4.4K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Paranormal
In the Morning I'll be Gone Summary
In the Morning I'll be Gone
by Adrian McKinty 2014 326 pages
4.25
8.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Awakened Summary
Awakened
by P.C. Cast 2011 290 pages
4.01
143.1K ratings
Young Adult
Vampires
Fantasy
The Bear and the Nightingale Summary
The Bear and the Nightingale
by Katherine Arden 2017 319 pages
4.09
221.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites
The Supernatural Metaphysical Cult Thriller
by Colin Wilson 1967 240 pages
3.73
1.6K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Novels
The Hunter Summary
The Hunter
by Tana French 2024 467 pages
4.08
58.6K ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Mystery Thriller
Lament Summary
Lament
The Faerie Queen's Deception
by Maggie Stiefvater 2008 325 pages
3.66
33.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Nevermore Summary
Nevermore
by Keith R.A. DeCandido 2007 315 pages
3.84
7.5K ratings
Supernatural
Fantasy
Horror
Finding My Bodyguard Summary
Finding My Bodyguard
by A. Blossom 2024 190 pages
4.37
2.9K ratings
Romance
Urban
African American Romance
The Overlook Summary
The Overlook
by Michael Connelly 2007 225 pages
4.01
53.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Haunted Summary
Haunted
by Meg Cabot 2003 263 pages
4.14
40.0K ratings
Young Adult
Paranormal
Fantasy
The World's Best Boyfriend Summary
The World's Best Boyfriend
by Durjoy Datta 2015 295 pages
3.22
3.8K ratings
Romance
Indian Literature
Love Story
The Lieutenants Summary
The Lieutenants
by W.E.B. Griffin 1982 416 pages
4.34
8.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
War
Despair Summary
Despair
by Vladimir Nabokov 1934 212 pages
3.91
11.1K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Cross My Heart Summary
Cross My Heart
by Megan Collins 2025 309 pages
3.60
12.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The 120 Days of Sodom Summary
The 120 Days of Sodom
by Marquis de Sade 1785 376 pages
3.07
14.2K ratings
Classics
Horror
Erotica
Our Little Secret Summary
Our Little Secret
by Lisa Jackson 2024 380 pages
3.88
11.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
A Fistful of Charms Summary
A Fistful of Charms
by Kim Harrison 2006 510 pages
4.27
58.8K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Paranormal
Map of Bones Summary
Map of Bones
by James Rollins 2005 523 pages
4.08
62.4K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
The Altar Girl Summary
The Altar Girl
by Orest Stelmach 2015 256 pages
3.59
4.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
A Gate at the Stairs Summary
A Gate at the Stairs
by Lorrie Moore 2009 322 pages
3.17
18.6K ratings
Book Club
Novels
Literary Fiction
I Choose You Summary
I Choose You
by Tracey West 1999 87 pages
4.15
2.1K ratings
Fantasy
Manga
Childrens
Hotel Portofino Summary
Hotel Portofino
by J.P. O'Connell 2021 330 pages
3.32
4.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Romance
The Widow of the South Summary
The Widow of the South
by Robert Hicks 2005 436 pages
3.78
18.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Civil War
Historical
Catch Me Summary
Catch Me
by Lisa Gardner 2012 400 pages
4.21
42.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Rebel Angels Summary
Rebel Angels
by Libba Bray 2004 548 pages
3.95
111.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
House of Earth and Blood Summary
House of Earth and Blood
by Sarah J. Maas 2020 803 pages
4.46
969.9K ratings
Romance
Romantasy
Fae
When the Moon is Low Summary
When the Moon is Low
by Nadia Hashimi 2015 384 pages
4.12
16.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Ice Station Summary
Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly 1998 513 pages
4.12
34.2K ratings
Thriller
Action
Adventure
Hexed Summary
Hexed
by Kevin Hearne 2011 296 pages
4.22
64.5K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
My Mother's Secret Summary
My Mother's Secret
by J.L. Witterick 2013 208 pages
4.20
18.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
World War II
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Summary
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
by Erle Stanley Gardner 1936 250 pages
3.86
1.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
A Scanner Darkly Summary
A Scanner Darkly
by Philip K. Dick 1977 324 pages
4.03
107.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
The Family Chao Summary
The Family Chao
by Lan Samantha Chang 2022 303 pages
3.35
9.9K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Contemporary
Robin Hood Summary
Robin Hood
The Prince of Thieves
by Alexandre Dumas 1862 224 pages
3.99
18.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
The Bookshop on the Corner Summary
The Bookshop on the Corner
by Jenny Colgan 2016 348 pages
3.84
97.4K ratings
Romance
Books About Books
Chick Lit
Battle Mountain Summary
Battle Mountain
by C.J. Box 2025 358 pages
4.48
12.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Westerns
Hunted Summary
Hunted
by Meagan Spooner 2017 384 pages
3.88
32.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Retellings
The Devil Rides Out Summary
The Devil Rides Out
by Dennis Wheatley 1934 320 pages
3.77
2.3K ratings
Horror
Occult
Fantasy
Thanksgiving Summary
Thanksgiving
by Janet Evanovich 1988 228 pages
3.64
16.2K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Humor
A Long Petal of the Sea Summary
A Long Petal of the Sea
by Isabel Allende 2019 325 pages
4.06
108.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Voyage Home Summary
The Voyage Home
by Pat Barker 2024 320 pages
3.98
4.1K ratings
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Greek Mythology
The Kindly Ones Summary
The Kindly Ones
by Jonathan Littell 2006 984 pages
4.02
14.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
World War II
The Price of Salt Summary
The Price of Salt
by Claire Morgan 1952 262 pages
4.02
79.3K ratings
Romance
Lesbian
Classics
Batman Summary
Batman
The Killing Joke
by Alan Moore 1988 50 pages
4.37
234.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Batman
Dc Comics
Collected Ghost Stories Summary
Collected Ghost Stories
by M.R. James 1931 568 pages
4.13
7.6K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Classics
Unite Me Summary
Unite Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2014 197 pages
3.88
72.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Young Adult
Thanksgiving Past Summary
Thanksgiving Past
by Kathi Daley 2020 126 pages
4.47
2.1K ratings
Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Cozy
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