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Fiction Book Summaries

Blood Fever Summary
Blood Fever
by Charlie Higson 2006 368 pages
4.02
7.4K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
The Real Thing Summary
The Real Thing
by Tom Stoppard 1982 81 pages
3.90
4.8K ratings
Plays
Drama
Theatre
Stories of Your Life and Others Summary
Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang 2002 281 pages
4.25
119.0K ratings
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Haunted Summary
Haunted
by Kelley Armstrong 2005 510 pages
4.08
27.5K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Paranormal
The Island of Dr. Moreau Summary
The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H.G. Wells 1896 160 pages
3.73
130.4K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Horror
Northanger Abbey Summary
Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen 1817 260 pages
3.85
433.5K ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] Summary
A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Sarah J. Maas 2022
4.72
15.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Mansfield Park Summary
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen 1814 488 pages
3.86
369.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Summer of My German Soldier Summary
Summer of My German Soldier
by Bette Greene 1973 203 pages
3.70
17.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
Death of an Earl Summary
Death of an Earl
by G.G. Vandagriff 2021 257 pages
4.28
1.1K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical
Girl Through Glass Summary
Girl Through Glass
by Sari Wilson 2016 289 pages
3.38
3.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
The Problem with Forever Summary
The Problem with Forever
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2016 474 pages
3.96
64.2K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales Summary
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
by Heather Fawcett 2025 368 pages
4.14
30.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Hazel Wood Summary
The Hazel Wood
by Melissa Albert 2018 359 pages
3.56
99.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
White Ivy Summary
White Ivy
by Susie Yang 2020 354 pages
3.55
33.5K ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Mystery
Alex, Approximately Summary
Alex, Approximately
by Jenn Bennett 2017 391 pages
3.94
54.0K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The First Patient Summary
The First Patient
by Michael Palmer 2008 371 pages
3.79
5.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Medical
All Aunt Hagar's Children Summary
All Aunt Hagar's Children
Stories
by Edward P. Jones 2006 399 pages
3.82
2.3K ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
African American
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain 1884 520 pages
4.10
42.7K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Literature
The Death of Us Summary
The Death of Us
by Abigail Dean 2025 336 pages
3.98
3.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 688 pages
4.36
69.8K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
Trapped Summary
Trapped
by Kevin Hearne 2012 290 pages
4.27
45.6K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Magic
Observer Summary
Observer
by Robert Lanza 2023 368 pages
4.05
3.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Fantasy
Missing Parts Summary
Missing Parts
by Lucinda Berry 2016 418 pages
3.76
17.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men Summary
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
by Shauna Lawless 2022 416 pages
4.11
4.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mythology
The Birdcage Murders Summary
The Birdcage Murders
by Karen Baugh Menuhin 2022 278 pages
4.56
2.9K ratings
Mystery
Historical Mystery
Historical
Sarah Summary
Sarah
by Orson Scott Card 1983 341 pages
3.88
12.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Religion
Biblical Fiction
One for My Enemy Summary
One for My Enemy
by Olivie Blake 2019 427 pages
3.71
31.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Retellings
Stone Soup Summary
Stone Soup
by Marcia Brown 1947 48 pages
4.25
46.4K ratings
Picture Books
Childrens
Classics
Not What She Seems Summary
Not What She Seems
by Yasmin Angoe 2024 390 pages
3.75
17.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Generation A Summary
Generation A
by Douglas Coupland 2009 320 pages
3.52
7.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Canada
Contemporary
The Night in Question Summary
The Night in Question
by Susan Fletcher 2024 384 pages
4.07
2.4K ratings
Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Contemporary
Ship of Magic Summary
Ship of Magic
by Robin Hobb 1998 880 pages
4.22
95.8K ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Happy Land Summary
Happy Land
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2025 368 pages
4.31
2.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
Rules of Negotiation Summary
Rules of Negotiation
by Inara Scott 2012 162 pages
3.59
3.3K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
An Author's Odyssey Summary
An Author's Odyssey
by Chris Colfer 2016 448 pages
4.42
45.4K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Rich and Pretty Summary
Rich and Pretty
by Rumaan Alam 2016 304 pages
2.77
11.0K ratings
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Literary Fiction
The Ring of Earth Summary
The Ring of Earth
by Chris Bradford 2010 314 pages
4.42
4.0K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Edge of Eternity Summary
Edge of Eternity
by Ken Follett 2014 36 pages
4.20
114.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
Powers of Darkness Summary
Powers of Darkness
The Lost Version of Dracula
by Valdimar Ásmundsson 1901 309 pages
3.63
1.5K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Classics
Body Language Summary
Body Language
by A.K. Turner 2020 384 pages
3.98
5.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Wandering Stars Summary
Wandering Stars
by Tommy Orange 2024 315 pages
3.84
31.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Literary Fiction
The Whispering Skull Summary
The Whispering Skull
by Jonathan Stroud 2014 435 pages
4.33
41.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mystery
Tempest Summary
Tempest
by Julie Cross 2011 413 pages
3.70
13.5K ratings
Young Adult
Time Travel
Fantasy
First Lord's Fury Summary
First Lord's Fury
by Jim Butcher 2009 465 pages
4.40
65.2K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Baker's Daughter Summary
The Baker's Daughter
by Sarah McCoy 2012 279 pages
3.97
24.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Book Club
I Wish You All the Best Summary
I Wish You All the Best
by Mason Deaver 2019 329 pages
4.15
53.3K ratings
LGBT
Young Adult
Romance
On the Beach Summary
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute 1957 296 pages
3.98
47.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Post Apocalyptic
Skywave Summary
Skywave
by K. Patrick Donoghue 2018 504 pages
4.34
1.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Aliens
Thriller
Out of Sight, Out of Time Summary
Out of Sight, Out of Time
by Ally Carter 2012 294 pages
4.33
58.0K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Romance
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