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Fiction Book Summaries

The Assyrian Summary
The Assyrian
by Nicholas Guild 1987 552 pages
4.26
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Ancient History
The Library of Borrowed Hearts Summary
The Library of Borrowed Hearts
by Lucy Gilmore 2024 368 pages
3.86
14.2K ratings
Romance
Books About Books
Contemporary
92 Pacific Boulevard Summary
92 Pacific Boulevard
by Debbie Macomber 2000 11 pages
4.15
10.5K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Accident Summary
The Accident
by Linwood Barclay 2011 386 pages
4.00
19.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Green Rider Summary
Green Rider
by Kristen Britain 1998 471 pages
4.09
39.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
High Fantasy
The Painted Bird Summary
The Painted Bird
by Jerzy Kosiński 1965 234 pages
3.91
27.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Horror
How Do You Live? Summary
How Do You Live?
by Genzaburo Yoshino 1937 288 pages
4.00
16.3K ratings
Classics
Japan
Japanese Literature
All the Wind in the World Summary
All the Wind in the World
by Samantha Mabry 2017 288 pages
3.35
1.2K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Magical Realism
Inkheart Summary
Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke 2003 563 pages
3.92
436.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Accidental Malay Summary
The Accidental Malay
by Karina Robles Bahrin 2022 232 pages
3.50
1.0K ratings
Contemporary
Religion
Family
A Keeper Summary
A Keeper
by Graham Norton 2018 326 pages
3.99
29.6K ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Book Club
The Girl I Was Summary
The Girl I Was
by Jeneva Rose 2021 304 pages
3.77
15.6K ratings
Romance
Time Travel
Contemporary
The Gathering Storm Summary
The Gathering Storm
by Robert Jordan 2009 824 pages
4.43
171.1K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Perfect Stranger Summary
The Perfect Stranger
by A.J. Carter 2024 350 pages
4.12
1.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth and Other Useful Guides Summary
5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth and Other Useful Guides
by Matthew Inman 2010 160 pages
4.04
12.5K ratings
Humor
Graphic Novels
Comedy
The Machiavelli Covenant Summary
The Machiavelli Covenant
by Allan Folsom 2006 554 pages
3.61
1.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Hidden Beach Summary
The Hidden Beach
by Karen Swan 2020 328 pages
4.01
5.6K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Bog Wife Summary
The Bog Wife
by Kay Chronister 2024 336 pages
3.59
8.6K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Fantasy
Something from the Nightside Summary
Something from the Nightside
by Simon R. Green 2003 230 pages
3.78
25.4K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Mystery
The Last Trip Summary
The Last Trip
by Kiersten Modglin 2025 208 pages
3.82
9.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Liar's Daughter Summary
The Liar's Daughter
by Megan Cooley Peterson 2019 284 pages
3.89
6.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mystery
On Rotation Summary
On Rotation
by Shirlene Obuobi 2022 352 pages
3.65
12.1K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Adult
El sueño del celta Summary
El sueño del celta
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2010 464 pages
3.84
9.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Africa
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang 2019 368 pages
4.27
106.0K ratings
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Tiny Pretty Things Summary
Tiny Pretty Things
by Sona Charaipotra 2015 448 pages
3.67
15.6K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mystery
Jane and Dan at the End of the World Summary
Jane and Dan at the End of the World
by Colleen Oakley 2025 368 pages
3.71
6.4K ratings
Romance
Mystery
Thriller
Jedi Summary
Jedi
Battle Scars
by Sam Maggs 2023 304 pages
3.11
4.4K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Tangleroot Palace Summary
The Tangleroot Palace
by Marjorie M. Liu 2021 239 pages
3.96
1.9K ratings
Fantasy
Short Stories
Horror
Wrong Text, Right Love Summary
Wrong Text, Right Love
by Claudia Y. Burgoa 2020 276 pages
3.77
6.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Canterbury Tales Summary
The Canterbury Tales
A Retelling
by Peter Ackroyd 2009 436 pages
3.56
2.5K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Historical Fiction
A Cosmology of Monsters Summary
A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill 2019 336 pages
3.74
10.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Adult
The Children Return Summary
The Children Return
by Martin Walker 2014 336 pages
4.22
7.0K ratings
Mystery
France
Crime
172 Hours on the Moon Summary
172 Hours on the Moon
by Johan Harstad 2008 368 pages
3.53
14.5K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Winter Be My Shield Summary
Winter Be My Shield
by Jo Spurrier 2012 464 pages
3.86
1.1K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Magic
The Gender Secret Summary
The Gender Secret
by Bella Forrest 2016 426 pages
4.07
23.2K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Fantasy
Sleeping Beauty Summary
Sleeping Beauty
by Phillip Margolin 2004 8 pages
3.93
3.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
On a Beautiful Day Summary
On a Beautiful Day
by Lucy Diamond 2018 496 pages
3.89
3.0K ratings
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Romance
Tales From the Hinterland Summary
Tales From the Hinterland
by Melissa Albert 2021 240 pages
4.01
7.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Short Stories
Games People Play Summary
Games People Play
by Owen Mullen 2017 334 pages
4.10
1.3K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Catwoman Summary
Catwoman
Soulstealer
by Sarah J. Maas 2018 384 pages
4.06
26.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Through the Ever Night Summary
Through the Ever Night
by Veronica Rossi 2013 341 pages
4.13
73.5K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Sound of Things Falling Summary
The Sound of Things Falling
by Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2011 302 pages
3.84
20.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Book Club
Under a Dancing Star Summary
Under a Dancing Star
by Laura Wood 2019 356 pages
4.15
3.5K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Better Than Expected Summary
Better Than Expected
by Haley Cass 2022 151 pages
4.19
7.0K ratings
Romance
Lesbian
LGBT
Moon Over Manifest Summary
Moon Over Manifest
by Clare Vanderpool 2010 368 pages
4.04
35.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Hard Landing Summary
Hard Landing
by Stephen Leather 2004 376 pages
4.05
6.1K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Action
Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus - Illustrated Summary
Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus - Illustrated
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 310 pages
4.02
1.9K ratings
Classics
Horror
Science Fiction
Everyone Is Lying to You Summary
Everyone Is Lying to You
by Jo Piazza 2025 336 pages
4.01
1.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells Summary
The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells
by Rachel Greenlaw 2024 311 pages
3.65
2.0K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Magical Realism
We Could Be So Good Summary
We Could Be So Good
by Cat Sebastian 2023 384 pages
4.27
16.3K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
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