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Fiction Book Summaries

Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 304 pages
4.20
9.4K ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Hieroglyphics Summary
Hieroglyphics
by Jill McCorkle 2020 312 pages
3.32
1.7K ratings
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Family
Living Beyond Borders Summary
Living Beyond Borders
Stories About Growing Up Mexican in America
by Margarita Longoria 2021 224 pages
4.08
1.1K ratings
Short Stories
Young Adult
Poetry
The Burnout Summary
The Burnout
by Sophie Kinsella 2023 416 pages
3.69
77.9K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection Summary
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection
by Jeff Kinney 2012
4.40
4.3K ratings
Diary
Comics
Childrens
The Female of the Species Summary
The Female of the Species
by Mindy McGinnis 2016 368 pages
4.15
38.2K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mystery
The Do-Over Summary
The Do-Over
by Sharon M. Peterson 2022 335 pages
4.06
5.9K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Bewitching Summary
The Bewitching
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 368 pages
4.28
708 ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Last Days Summary
Last Days
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2012 531 pages
3.73
13.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Cults
Rebound Summary
Rebound
by Kwame Alexander 2018 416 pages
4.30
13.8K ratings
Poetry
Sports
Middle Grade
The Whistling Season Summary
The Whistling Season
by Ivan Doig 2006 345 pages
4.07
20.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Westerns
Rosemary and Rue Summary
Rosemary and Rue
by Seanan McGuire 2009 346 pages
3.78
39.5K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Paranormal
Kushiel's Scion Summary
Kushiel's Scion
by Jacqueline Carey 2006 944 pages
4.22
22.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Epic Fantasy
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 3 Summary
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 3
by Fuse 2014 342 pages
4.39
2.3K ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
Stormdancer Summary
Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff 2012 451 pages
3.79
18.2K ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
Young Adult
A Deadly Influence Summary
A Deadly Influence
by Mike Omer 2021 443 pages
4.23
25.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Twenty-One Balloons Summary
The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pène du Bois 1947 180 pages
3.95
25.7K ratings
Childrens
Fantasy
Classics
Mastiff Summary
Mastiff
by Tamora Pierce 2011 596 pages
4.27
29.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Stargirl Summary
Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli 2000 186 pages
3.77
333.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Into the Wild Summary
Into the Wild
by Erin Hunter 2003 288 pages
4.32
115.1K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Animals
The Harry Potter Collection 1-4 Summary
The Harry Potter Collection 1-4
by J.K. Rowling 1999 1500 pages
4.69
68.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Monster Hunter International Summary
Monster Hunter International
by Larry Correia 2009 557 pages
4.07
29.7K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Horror
Silver in the Wood Summary
Silver in the Wood
by Emily Tesh 2019 112 pages
3.99
22.0K ratings
Fantasy
Novella
LGBT
Run With the Hunted Summary
Run With the Hunted
A Charles Bukowski Reader
by Charles Bukowski 1994 497 pages
4.26
4.5K ratings
Poetry
Short Stories
Literature
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Summary
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
by Stieg Larsson 2007 566 pages
4.24
762.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Take My Hand Summary
Take My Hand
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2022 359 pages
4.36
100.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Big Chicas Don't Cry Summary
Big Chicas Don't Cry
by Annette Chavez Macias 2022 367 pages
4.22
13.5K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
Tricked Summary
Tricked
by Kevin Hearne 2012 341 pages
4.25
50.1K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
The Weird of the White Wolf Summary
The Weird of the White Wolf
by Michael Moorcock 1977 159 pages
3.94
10.9K ratings
Fantasy
Sword and Sorcery
Dark Fantasy
The Hands of the Emperor Summary
The Hands of the Emperor
by Victoria Goddard 2019 969 pages
4.43
3.5K ratings
Fantasy
Queer
LGBT
Death of a Red Heroine Summary
Death of a Red Heroine
by Qiu Xiaolong 2000 482 pages
3.82
6.1K ratings
Mystery
China
Crime
The Heart of Winter Summary
The Heart of Winter
by Jonathan Evison 2025 368 pages
4.12
4.8K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Twelfth Knight Summary
Twelfth Knight
by Alexene Farol Follmuth 2024 320 pages
3.84
7.8K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Garou Summary
Garou
by Leonie Swann 2009 416 pages
3.77
2.5K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Humor
The Mysterious Mr. Quin Summary
The Mysterious Mr. Quin
by Agatha Christie 1930 396 pages
3.74
16.7K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Crime
When Among Crows Summary
When Among Crows
by Veronica Roth 2024 166 pages
3.72
20.5K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Novella
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls Summary
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
by Anissa Gray 2019 294 pages
3.63
21.0K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Lady Macbeth Summary
Lady Macbeth
by Ava Reid 2024 295 pages
3.47
20.1K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Retellings
The Long Haul Summary
The Long Haul
by Jeff Kinney 2014 217 pages
4.32
81.7K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Life and Fate Summary
Life and Fate
by Vasily Grossman 1960 864 pages
4.45
14.5K ratings
Classics
Russia
Historical Fiction
Between Heaven and Hell Summary
Between Heaven and Hell
A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death with John F. Kennedy, C. S. Lewis & Aldous Huxley
by Peter Kreeft 1982 115 pages
3.92
1.6K ratings
Philosophy
Theology
Religion
Are You My Mother? Summary
Are You My Mother?
by P.D. Eastman 1960 64 pages
4.22
249.7K ratings
Childrens
Picture Books
Animals
Little Blue Encyclopedia Summary
Little Blue Encyclopedia
by Hazel Jane Plante 2019 200 pages
4.26
1.4K ratings
Queer
LGBT
Transgender
Space Trilogy Summary
Space Trilogy
Out of the Silent Planet / Perelandra / That Hideous Strength
by C.S. Lewis 1938 764 pages
4.18
11.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
The Aeneid Summary
The Aeneid
by Virgil 442 pages
3.87
138.5K ratings
Poetry
Mythology
Classics
Paper Money Summary
Paper Money
by Ken Follett 1977 261 pages
3.38
11.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Pillars of Creation Summary
The Pillars of Creation
by Terry Goodkind 2001 725 pages
3.71
60.6K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
From the Earth to the Moon Summary
From the Earth to the Moon
by Jules Verne 1865 136 pages
3.76
38.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Adventure
Behind Her Eyes Summary
Behind Her Eyes
by Sarah Pinborough 2017 307 pages
3.79
195.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Radicalized Summary
Radicalized
by Cory Doctorow 2019 304 pages
4.03
7.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Dystopia
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