Misadventure Holiday Books | Summaries & Audio

The Getaway

by Jeff Kinney • 2017

Christmas at a tropical resort sounds like paradise until Greg Heffley's family checks in.

4.33

46k+

📖 Diary Format 🎨 Illustrated Fiction 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family Vacation Chaos

The Getaway 89%

Christmas at a tropical resort sounds like paradise until Greg Heffley's family checks in.

by Jeff Kinney 2017

4.33

46k+ ratings

📖 Diary Format 🎨 Illustrated Fiction 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family Vacation Chaos

Three Men in a Boat

by Jerome K. Jerome • 1889

Three overworked hypochondriacs row up the Thames seeking rest, and find only chaos and damp.

3.83

81k+

🔹 Comic Travelogue 🤪 Bumbling Friends 🫖 Dry Wit

Three Men in a Boat 88%

Three overworked hypochondriacs row up the Thames seeking rest, and find only chaos and damp.

by Jerome K. Jerome 1889

3.83

81k+ ratings

🔹 Comic Travelogue 🤪 Bumbling Friends 🫖 Dry Wit

Holiday Romance

by Catherine Walsh • 2022

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

3.96

92k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity

Holiday Romance 87%

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

by Catherine Walsh 2022

3.96

92k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity

The Mistletoe Mystery

by Nita Prose • 2024

A literal-minded hotel maid suspects her boyfriend's Christmas secrets mean another woman.

3.40

56k+

🎄 Cozy Christmas Mystery 🧠 Neurodivergent Lead ❤️ Found Family

The Mistletoe Mystery 87%

A literal-minded hotel maid suspects her boyfriend's Christmas secrets mean another woman.

by Nita Prose 2024

3.40

56k+ ratings

🎄 Cozy Christmas Mystery 🧠 Neurodivergent Lead ❤️ Found Family

Old School

by Jeff Kinney • 2015

Greg's mom unplugs the town; camp serves no Wi-Fi, a ghost legend, and Dad's old secret.

4.29

71k+

🖊️ Diary Format 🎨 Illustrated Fiction 🎭 Sarcastic Narrator

Old School 87%

Greg's mom unplugs the town; camp serves no Wi-Fi, a ghost legend, and Dad's old secret.

by Jeff Kinney 2015

4.29

71k+ ratings

🖊️ Diary Format 🎨 Illustrated Fiction 🎭 Sarcastic Narrator

Whiteout

by Ken Follett • 2004

A security chief's Christmas Eve: a missing virus, a blizzard, and a family held at gunpoint.

3.68

44k+

🧬 Biothriller 💰 Heist Gone Wrong ❄️ Blizzard Isolation

Whiteout 87%

A security chief's Christmas Eve: a missing virus, a blizzard, and a family held at gunpoint.

by Ken Follett 2004

3.68

44k+ ratings

🧬 Biothriller 💰 Heist Gone Wrong ❄️ Blizzard Isolation

Santa Cruise

by Mary Higgins Clark • 2006

Two fugitives in Santa suits board a charity cruise, unaware the guests include amateur sleuths.

3.44

8k+

🚢 Cruise Ship Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👥 Ensemble Cast

Santa Cruise 87%

Two fugitives in Santa suits board a charity cruise, unaware the guests include amateur sleuths.

by Mary Higgins Clark 2006

3.44

8k+ ratings

🚢 Cruise Ship Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👥 Ensemble Cast

Happier Than A Billionaire

by Nadine Hays Pisani • 2011

What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.

3.89

2k+

🧳 Expat Memoirs 🌎 Cultural Immersion ⏬ Downshifting

Happier Than A Billionaire 86%

What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.

by Nadine Hays Pisani 2011

3.89

2k+ ratings

🧳 Expat Memoirs 🌎 Cultural Immersion ⏬ Downshifting

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

by Geronimo Stilton • 2004

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

4.09

16k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye 86%

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

by Geronimo Stilton 2004

4.09

16k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2008

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

4.21

61k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey Summary

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey 86%

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2008

4.21

61k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults

Droga przez mękę

by Jeff Kinney • 2014

Greg's mom plans a family road trip; wrong turns, a rival family, and a piglet have other plans.

4.31

86k+

🚗 Family Road Trip 📓 Diary Format ✏️ Illustrated Novel

Droga przez mękę 86%

Greg's mom plans a family road trip; wrong turns, a rival family, and a piglet have other plans.

by Jeff Kinney 2014

4.31

86k+ ratings

🚗 Family Road Trip 📓 Diary Format ✏️ Illustrated Novel

The Twenty-One Balloons

by William Pène du Bois • 1947

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

3.95

26k+

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions

The Twenty-One Balloons 86%

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

by William Pène du Bois 1947

3.95

26k+ ratings

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions

The Boat Who Wouldn't Float

by Farley Mowat • 1984

The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.

4.11

2k+

🚢 Maritime Adventure 🇨🇦 Newfoundland ⛵ Small Boat Sailing

The Boat Who Wouldn't Float 86%

The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.

by Farley Mowat 1984

4.11

2k+ ratings

🚢 Maritime Adventure 🇨🇦 Newfoundland ⛵ Small Boat Sailing

Baggage Claim

by Juliana Smith • 2022

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

3.67

13k+

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity

Baggage Claim 86%

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

by Juliana Smith 2022

3.67

13k+ ratings

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett • 1983

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

3.99

425k+

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist

The Color of Magic 86%

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

by Terry Pratchett 1983

3.99

425k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist

The Lost Continent

by Bill Bryson • 1989

He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.

3.81

65k+

🚗 American Road Trips 🏘️ Small-Town Life 🇺🇸 American Nostalgia

The Lost Continent 86%

He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.

by Bill Bryson 1989

3.81

65k+ ratings

🚗 American Road Trips 🏘️ Small-Town Life 🇺🇸 American Nostalgia

Castaway

by Lucy Irvine • 1983

A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.

3.76

871

🏝️ Castaway Narratives 🧠 Isolation Psychology 🆘 Survival Psychology

Castaway 86%

A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.

by Lucy Irvine 1983

3.76

871 ratings

🏝️ Castaway Narratives 🧠 Isolation Psychology 🆘 Survival Psychology

A Walk in the Woods

by Bill Bryson • 1998

A middle-aged writer and his out-of-shape friend set out to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail.

4.07

449k+

🥾 Travel Memoir 🍻 Buddy Comedy ⛰️ Appalachian Trail

A Walk in the Woods 86%

A middle-aged writer and his out-of-shape friend set out to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail.

by Bill Bryson 1998

4.07

449k+ ratings

🥾 Travel Memoir 🍻 Buddy Comedy ⛰️ Appalachian Trail

The Nepali Flat

by Gordon Alexander • 2016

Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.

4.17

549

🏔️ Himalayan Trekking 🇳🇵 Nepal Travel ⛺ Everest Base Camp

The Nepali Flat 86%

Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.

by Gordon Alexander 2016

4.17

549 ratings

🏔️ Himalayan Trekking 🇳🇵 Nepal Travel ⛺ Everest Base Camp

The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond

by Max Brallier • 2018

Evie Snark steals Jack's bat to summon a cosmic general. The ritual began, winter won't stop.

4.43

4k+

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 🖤 Found Family 😂 Comedic Horror

The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond Summary

The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond 86%

Evie Snark steals Jack's bat to summon a cosmic general. The ritual began, winter won't stop.

by Max Brallier 2018

4.43

4k+ ratings

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 🖤 Found Family 😂 Comedic Horror

The Hot Rock

by Donald E. Westlake • 1970

After stealing a priceless emerald, a crew of thieves chases the vanishing stone across New York.

3.95

7k+

💰 Heist Caper 💎 Cursed Treasure 🧠 Reluctant Mastermind

The Hot Rock 86%

After stealing a priceless emerald, a crew of thieves chases the vanishing stone across New York.

by Donald E. Westlake 1970

3.95

7k+ ratings

💰 Heist Caper 💎 Cursed Treasure 🧠 Reluctant Mastermind

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

by Alexandra Benedict • 2023

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

3.41

12k+

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders 86%

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

by Alexandra Benedict 2023

3.41

12k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family

One False Note

by Gordon Korman • 2008

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

3.90

55k+

🗺️ Global Treasure Hunt 👫 Orphaned Siblings 👁️ Secret Societies

One False Note 86%

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

by Gordon Korman 2008

3.90

55k+ ratings

🗺️ Global Treasure Hunt 👫 Orphaned Siblings 👁️ Secret Societies

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

by Daniel Nayeri • 2023

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

3.96

3k+

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams Summary

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams 86%

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

by Daniel Nayeri 2023

3.96

3k+ ratings

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist

Five Total Strangers

by Natalie D. Richards • 2020

Four strangers, one SUV, a blizzard. Mira's phone disappears, and someone inside is hunting her.

3.29

93k+

🌨️ Snowbound Thriller 🖤 Obsessive Stalker 🚗 Road Trip Gone Wrong

Five Total Strangers 86%

Four strangers, one SUV, a blizzard. Mira's phone disappears, and someone inside is hunting her.

by Natalie D. Richards 2020

3.29

93k+ ratings

🌨️ Snowbound Thriller 🖤 Obsessive Stalker 🚗 Road Trip Gone Wrong

Dark Star Safari

by Paul Theroux • 2002

He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.

3.98

16k+

🧳 Overland Journeys 🏛️ African Politics 💰 Foreign Aid Critique

Dark Star Safari 86%

He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.

by Paul Theroux 2002

3.98

16k+ ratings

🧳 Overland Journeys 🏛️ African Politics 💰 Foreign Aid Critique

Spectacular

by Stephanie Garber • 2024

In a snow-globe city, Tella's search for a gift becomes a romantic game of illusions.

3.63

97k+

🎄 Magical Holiday 💘 Game Of Love 💖 Self-Worth Journey

Spectacular 86%

In a snow-globe city, Tella's search for a gift becomes a romantic game of illusions.

by Stephanie Garber 2024

3.63

97k+ ratings

🎄 Magical Holiday 💘 Game Of Love 💖 Self-Worth Journey

Spartan Gold

by Clive Cussler • 2009

A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.

3.86

17k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Napoleonic Mystery 💑 Adventuring Couple

Spartan Gold 86%

A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.

by Clive Cussler 2009

3.86

17k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Napoleonic Mystery 💑 Adventuring Couple

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

by Jonas Jonasson • 2009

At a hundred, a man escapes his nursing home and accidentally steals a gangster's fortune.

3.82

306k+

🧳 Picaresque Adventure 😐 Deadpan Humor 🎲 Accidental Adventurer

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Summary

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared 86%

At a hundred, a man escapes his nursing home and accidentally steals a gangster's fortune.

by Jonas Jonasson 2009

3.82

306k+ ratings

🧳 Picaresque Adventure 😐 Deadpan Humor 🎲 Accidental Adventurer

Wavewalker

by Suzanne Heywood • 2023

A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.

4.23

9k+

🏕️ Survival Memoir 💔 Parental Neglect 🌊 Extreme Upbringing

Wavewalker 86%

A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.

by Suzanne Heywood 2023

4.23

9k+ ratings

🏕️ Survival Memoir 💔 Parental Neglect 🌊 Extreme Upbringing

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal

by Meghan Quinn • 2025

A Christmas farmer schemes to charm his new rival neighbor. The distraction becomes too real.

3.87

85k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Rival Small Businesses ❄️ Forced Proximity

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal Summary

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal 86%

A Christmas farmer schemes to charm his new rival neighbor. The distraction becomes too real.

by Meghan Quinn 2025

3.87

85k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Rival Small Businesses ❄️ Forced Proximity

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery

by Jenny Colgan • 2016

A baker's quiet holiday is upended by a friend's secret and a father she's never known.

3.68

22k+

🎄 Festive Romance 🍞 Bakery Love Story 🫂 Found Family

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery Summary

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery 86%

A baker's quiet holiday is upended by a friend's secret and a father she's never known.

by Jenny Colgan 2016

3.68

22k+ ratings

🎄 Festive Romance 🍞 Bakery Love Story 🫂 Found Family

The Christmas Tree Farm

by Laurie Gilmore • 2024

She hates Christmas, bought a tree farm, and can't shake the fixer next door.

3.65

234k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Christmas Tree Farm 86%

She hates Christmas, bought a tree farm, and can't shake the fixer next door.

by Laurie Gilmore 2024

3.65

234k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Over the Edge

by Greg Child • 2002

Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.

3.78

643

🏔️ Mountain Survival 🔗 Hostage Captivity 🕌 Islamic Militancy

Over the Edge 85%

Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.

by Greg Child 2002

3.78

643 ratings

🏔️ Mountain Survival 🔗 Hostage Captivity 🕌 Islamic Militancy

Celebrations at the Chateau

by Jo Thomas • 2018

A French château inheritance comes with a catch: a lifetime tenant and a town's old grudge.

4.14

2k+

🇫🇷 Rural France 🎄 Holiday Romance 🍽️ Culinary Fiction

Celebrations at the Chateau 85%

A French château inheritance comes with a catch: a lifetime tenant and a town's old grudge.

by Jo Thomas 2018

4.14

2k+ ratings

🇫🇷 Rural France 🎄 Holiday Romance 🍽️ Culinary Fiction

In a Sunburned Country

by Bill Bryson • 2000

24 rabbits became 300 million. Bill Bryson crosses Australia, dodging lethal seashells.

4.07

123k+

🇦🇺 Australian Travel 😂 Humor Travel 🐍 Deadly Wildlife

In a Sunburned Country 85%

24 rabbits became 300 million. Bill Bryson crosses Australia, dodging lethal seashells.

by Bill Bryson 2000

4.07

123k+ ratings

🇦🇺 Australian Travel 😂 Humor Travel 🐍 Deadly Wildlife

The Rabbit Factor

by Antti Tuomainen • 2020

An actuary inherits his brother's failing adventure park and the criminals who own its debts.

3.78

6k+

❄️ Nordic Noir 🎪 Absurdist Crime 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

The Rabbit Factor 85%

An actuary inherits his brother's failing adventure park and the criminals who own its debts.

by Antti Tuomainen 2020

3.78

6k+ ratings

❄️ Nordic Noir 🎪 Absurdist Crime 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

The Sunset Route

by Carrot Quinn • 2021

A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.

4.16

2k+

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles

The Sunset Route 85%

A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.

by Carrot Quinn 2021

4.16

2k+ ratings

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles

Murder at Holly House

by Denzil Meyrick • 2023

A hapless detective banished to a snowbound village unearths a chimney corpse and a coup.

3.20

11k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🕵️ Bumbling Detective

Murder at Holly House 85%

A hapless detective banished to a snowbound village unearths a chimney corpse and a coup.

by Denzil Meyrick 2023

3.20

11k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🕵️ Bumbling Detective

Outer Banks

by Alyssa Sheinmel • 2021

Working-class Outer Banks teens and a rich girl shelter from a storm in a smuggler's hideout.

3.49

3k+

💰 Class Divide 🤝 Found Family 💕 Cross-Class Romance

Outer Banks 85%

Working-class Outer Banks teens and a rich girl shelter from a storm in a smuggler's hideout.

by Alyssa Sheinmel 2021

3.49

3k+ ratings

💰 Class Divide 🤝 Found Family 💕 Cross-Class Romance

Spy Ski School

by Stuart Gibbs • 2016

A teen spy must charm a crime lord's daughter at a ski resort. His best friend arrives.

4.53

12k+

🏫 Spy School 🕵️‍♂️ Young Spy Team 🎭 Undercover Friendship

Spy Ski School 85%

A teen spy must charm a crime lord's daughter at a ski resort. His best friend arrives.

by Stuart Gibbs 2016

4.53

12k+ ratings

🏫 Spy School 🕵️‍♂️ Young Spy Team 🎭 Undercover Friendship

A Walk in the Park

by Kevin Fedarko • 2024

A writer and a photographer attempt a rim-to-rim hike. The Grand Canyon has other ideas.

4.23

19k+

🏜️ Grand Canyon 🛶 Whitewater Rafting 🥾 Wilderness Trekking

A Walk in the Park 85%

A writer and a photographer attempt a rim-to-rim hike. The Grand Canyon has other ideas.

by Kevin Fedarko 2024

4.23

19k+ ratings

🏜️ Grand Canyon 🛶 Whitewater Rafting 🥾 Wilderness Trekking

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon

by Matthew Norman • 2025

A widow and a widower, tricked together for the holidays, discover that love deserves a sequel.

4.26

29k+

👫 Widow Romance 🎬 Holiday Movie Marathon 🖤 Grief Bonding

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon Summary

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon 85%

A widow and a widower, tricked together for the holidays, discover that love deserves a sequel.

by Matthew Norman 2025

4.26

29k+ ratings

👫 Widow Romance 🎬 Holiday Movie Marathon 🖤 Grief Bonding

Tourist Season

by Carl Hiaasen • 1986

A disgraced reporter turned PI uncovers a terrorist plot to murder tourists until Miami empties.

3.91

25k+

🏝️ Florida Noir 🎭 Satirical Crime 🌿 Eco-Sabotage

Tourist Season 85%

A disgraced reporter turned PI uncovers a terrorist plot to murder tourists until Miami empties.

by Carl Hiaasen 1986

3.91

25k+ ratings

🏝️ Florida Noir 🎭 Satirical Crime 🌿 Eco-Sabotage

Five on a Treasure Island

by Enid Blyton • 1942

Four children follow a shipwreck map into island dungeons to find gold before scheming adults.

4.13

37k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 👧 Tomboy Protagonist 🐕 Loyal Animal Companion

Five on a Treasure Island 85%

Four children follow a shipwreck map into island dungeons to find gold before scheming adults.

by Enid Blyton 1942

4.13

37k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 👧 Tomboy Protagonist 🐕 Loyal Animal Companion

Thanksgiving

by Janet Evanovich • 1988

A rabbit and a baby turn instant dislike into a makeshift family as Thanksgiving dinner looms.

3.63

17k+

🕰️ 1980s Romance 🍂 Holiday Romance 🍼 Surprise Baby

Thanksgiving 85%

A rabbit and a baby turn instant dislike into a makeshift family as Thanksgiving dinner looms.

by Janet Evanovich 1988

3.63

17k+ ratings

🕰️ 1980s Romance 🍂 Holiday Romance 🍼 Surprise Baby

The Electric Woman

by Tessa Fontaine • 2018

Eating fire is easier than watching your mother die, so she joined the carnival.

3.90

2k+

🎪 Traveling Carnivals 🧗‍♀️ Women Adventurers 💔 Caregiving Guilt

The Electric Woman 85%

Eating fire is easier than watching your mother die, so she joined the carnival.

by Tessa Fontaine 2018

3.90

2k+ ratings

🎪 Traveling Carnivals 🧗‍♀️ Women Adventurers 💔 Caregiving Guilt

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost

by Rachel Friedman • 2011

A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.

3.80

4k+

🎒 Solo Female Travel 🗺️ Coming Of Age Travel 🏕️ Backpacking Memoirs

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost Summary

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost 85%

A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.

by Rachel Friedman 2011

3.80

4k+ ratings

🎒 Solo Female Travel 🗺️ Coming Of Age Travel 🏕️ Backpacking Memoirs

Fool's Gold

by P.J. Skinner • 2019

A shady jungle job pulls a female geologist onto a dangerous trail to lost Inca gold.

3.82

2k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🌴 Jungle Expedition 👩‍🔬 Woman In Stem

Fool's Gold 85%

A shady jungle job pulls a female geologist onto a dangerous trail to lost Inca gold.

by P.J. Skinner 2019

3.82

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🌴 Jungle Expedition 👩‍🔬 Woman In Stem

Around the World in Eighty Days

by Jules Verne • 1872

A London gentleman wagers everything on circling the globe in eighty days, tailed by a detective.

3.95

286k+

🎩 Victorian Adventure ⏱️ Race Against Clock 🤝 Unlikely Companions

Around the World in Eighty Days 85%

A London gentleman wagers everything on circling the globe in eighty days, tailed by a detective.

by Jules Verne 1872

3.95

286k+ ratings

🎩 Victorian Adventure ⏱️ Race Against Clock 🤝 Unlikely Companions

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