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Fiction Book Summaries

The Lake of Tears Summary
The Lake of Tears
by Emily Rodda 2000 144 pages
3.97
11.8K ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Middle Grade
The Mercy Chair Summary
The Mercy Chair
by M.W. Craven 2024 485 pages
4.58
5.4K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Dead Eye Summary
Dead Eye
by Mark Greaney 2013 479 pages
4.42
20.8K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
The Fallen Star Summary
The Fallen Star
by Claudia Gray 2022 345 pages
4.08
9.9K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Diary of a Superfluous Man Summary
Diary of a Superfluous Man
by Ivan Turgenev 1850 80 pages
3.85
3.8K ratings
Russian Literature
Russia
Classics
Legacy of Blood Summary
Legacy of Blood
by Richard A. Knaak 2001 355 pages
3.75
3.1K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Video Games
Never Go Back Summary
Never Go Back
by Lee Child 2013 400 pages
4.09
82.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Last Policeman Summary
The Last Policeman
by Ben H. Winters 2012 316 pages
3.77
34.6K ratings
Mystery
Science Fiction
Crime
Splinter Cell Summary
Splinter Cell
by David Michaels 2004 355 pages
3.88
13.1K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
Overkill Summary
Overkill
by James Barrington 2004 772 pages
4.28
1.0K ratings
Thriller
Relic Summary
Relic
by Douglas Preston 1995 480 pages
4.05
113.1K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Park Avenue Summary
Park Avenue
by Renée Ahdieh 2025 320 pages
3.78
1.4K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Thriller
Lullaby Town Summary
Lullaby Town
by Robert Crais 1992 296 pages
4.16
14.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales Summary
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Jacob Grimm 1812 880 pages
4.23
218.1K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Short Stories
The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King Summary
The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
by Carissa Broadbent 2023 626 pages
4.10
381.4K ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
The Dragon Reborn Summary
The Dragon Reborn
by Robert Jordan 1991 624 pages
4.28
312.2K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing / How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories Summary
The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing / How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
by Holly Black 2021
4.60
2.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Enemies To Lovers
Beekeeping for Beginners Summary
Beekeeping for Beginners
by Laurie R. King 2011 77 pages
4.13
4.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
Friday I'm in Love Summary
Friday I'm in Love
by Camryn Garrett 2023 288 pages
3.82
2.3K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
LGBT
Before I Die Summary
Before I Die
by Jenny Downham 2007 336 pages
3.81
57.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
3 Days to Live Summary
3 Days to Live
by James Patterson 2023 400 pages
3.52
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Grief Lessons Summary
Grief Lessons
Four Plays by Euripides
by Anne Carson 312 pages
4.37
2.0K ratings
Plays
Classics
Poetry
Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories Summary
Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
by Cho Nam-Joo 2021 223 pages
3.74
6.2K ratings
Short Stories
Contemporary
Feminism
The Sun Down Motel Summary
The Sun Down Motel
by Simone St. James 2020 327 pages
4.00
177.5K ratings
Mystery
Horror
Thriller
No One Saw It Coming Summary
No One Saw It Coming
by Susan Lewis 2023 376 pages
4.12
3.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Sex Education of M.E. Summary
The Sex Education of M.E.
by L.B. Dunbar 2016 237 pages
4.25
1.5K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing Summary
The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing
by Holly Black 2019
4.47
17.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Enemies To Lovers
Nervous Summary
Nervous
by Zane 2003 282 pages
4.42
10.4K ratings
Erotica
Romance
African American
The Cay Summary
The Cay
by Theodore Taylor 1969 156 pages
3.79
37.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
Wish You Weren't Here Summary
Wish You Weren't Here
by Erin Baldwin 2024 304 pages
3.97
2.7K ratings
Romance
Lesbian
Young Adult
Code Red Summary
Code Red
by Kyle Mills 2023 384 pages
4.41
19.1K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
The Redemption of Michael Hollister Summary
The Redemption of Michael Hollister
by Shawn Inmon 2017 236 pages
4.38
2.1K ratings
Time Travel
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties Summary
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties
by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2024 278 pages
3.52
9.4K ratings
Mystery
Romance
Contemporary
The Mystery of the Yellow Room Summary
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
by Gaston Leroux 1907 192 pages
3.65
13.3K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
The Silverblood Promise Summary
The Silverblood Promise
by James Logan 2024 528 pages
3.97
4.3K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Third Eye Summary
The Third Eye
by Lois Duncan 1984 220 pages
3.86
4.2K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Fantasy
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There Summary
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
by Lewis Carroll 1871 228 pages
4.01
140.9K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
Prince of Fools Summary
Prince of Fools
by Mark Lawrence 2014 355 pages
4.05
34.5K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Lavender Garden Summary
The Lavender Garden
by Lucinda Riley 2012 403 pages
4.28
33.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Dark Secret Summary
The Dark Secret
by Tui T. Sutherland 2013 336 pages
4.38
36.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Middle Grade
Hollow City Summary
Hollow City
by Ransom Riggs 2014 412 pages
4.07
248.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
The Force Unleashed II
by Sean Williams 2010 295 pages
3.90
3.5K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Story Teller Summary
The Story Teller
by Margaret Coel 1999 241 pages
4.11
1.7K ratings
Mystery
Native American
Westerns
Suicide Forest Summary
Suicide Forest
by Jeremy Bates 2014 440 pages
3.69
8.6K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Warriors Summary
The Warriors
by Sol Yurick 1965 212 pages
3.38
2.4K ratings
Crime
Classics
Thriller
In the Country of Others Summary
In the Country of Others
by Leïla Slimani 2020 305 pages
3.77
16.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Africa
The One Man Summary
The One Man
by Andrew Gross 2016 416 pages
4.33
17.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
World War II
Honor Among Thieves Summary
Honor Among Thieves
by Jeffrey Archer 1993 480 pages
3.87
18.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Company Town Summary
Company Town
by Madeline Ashby 2016 285 pages
3.50
5.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Mystery
Canada
Looking for Jane Summary
Looking for Jane
by Heather Marshall 2022 400 pages
4.36
63.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
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