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Starter Villain Summary

Starter Villain

by John Scalzi 2023 264 pages

Science Fiction

Camera Shy Summary

by Kay Cove 2023 446 pages

Contemporary Romance

Friends To Lovers

Dear Ava Summary

by Ilsa Madden-Mills 2020 376 pages

Enemies To Lovers

by Mia Sheridan 2021 320 pages

Friends To Lovers

Contemporary Romance

The Idiot Summary

by Elif Batuman 2017 423 pages

Literary Fiction

Historical Fiction

Three Mothers Summary

by Hannah Beckerman 2025 325 pages

Entwined with You Summary

Entwined with You

by Sylvia Day 2013 356 pages

If We Were Villains Summary

If We Were Villains

by M.L. Rio 2017 354 pages

by Luna Mason 2025 524 pages

The Perfect Nanny Summary

The Perfect Nanny

by Leïla Slimani 2016 228 pages

Reverse Summary

by Kate Stewart 2022 622 pages

Contemporary Romance

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards Summary

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards

by Jessica Waite 2024 320 pages

Biography Memoir

How to Age Disgracefully Summary

How to Age Disgracefully

by Clare Pooley 2024 337 pages

The Company of Women Summary

The Company of Women

by Khushwant Singh 1999 232 pages

Indian Literature

High Fidelity Summary

by Nick Hornby 1995 323 pages

Everything is Illuminated Summary

Everything is Illuminated

by Jonathan Safran Foer 2002 276 pages

Historical Fiction

Wish I Could Tell You Summary

Wish I Could Tell You

by Durjoy Datta 2019 288 pages

Thorns of Lust Summary

by Eva Winners 2023 395 pages

Twilight and Philosophy Summary

Twilight and Philosophy

Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality

by Rebecca Housel 2009 272 pages

The Sense of an Ending Summary

The Sense of an Ending

by Julian Barnes 2011 150 pages

Literary Fiction

That One Night Summary

by Emily Rath 2023 124 pages

We Love You, Bunny Summary

We Love You, Bunny

by Mona Awad 2025 496 pages

Kiss the Sky Summary

by Krista Ritchie 2014 443 pages

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It Summary

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

by Katy Brent 2023 384 pages

My Year of Rest and Relaxation Summary

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018 289 pages

Literary Fiction

Next to Heaven Summary

by James Frey 2025 336 pages

Mystery Thriller

Winter in Paradise Summary

Winter in Paradise

by Elin Hilderbrand 2018 310 pages

The Dinner Summary

by Herman Koch 2009 292 pages

by Mitch Albom 2025 320 pages

Magical Realism

by Marissa Stapley 2021 232 pages

Code of Silence Summary

Code of Silence

by Shantel Tessier 2020 201 pages

Hook, Line, and Sinker Summary

Hook, Line, and Sinker

by Tessa Bailey 2022 353 pages

Friends To Lovers

Nick and Charlie Summary

Nick and Charlie

by Alice Oseman 2015 120 pages

by Romesh Gunesekera 1994 190 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Kiss a Villain Summary

by Mia Darling 2024 300 pages

The Unhoneymooners Summary

The Unhoneymooners

by Christina Lauren 2019 432 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Contemporary Romance

City of Night Birds Summary

City of Night Birds

by Juhea Kim 2024 320 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Maine Characters Summary

Maine Characters

by Hannah Orenstein 2025 400 pages

Stuck with You Summary

by Ali Hazelwood 2022 127 pages

The Dead Romantics Summary

The Dead Romantics

by Ashley Poston 2022 368 pages

by S.J. Tilly 2023 432 pages

Bel Canto Summary

by Ann Patchett 2001 318 pages

Literary Fiction

Oil on Water Summary

by Helon Habila 2010 239 pages

African Literature

On Beauty Summary

by Zadie Smith 2005 445 pages

Literary Fiction

No One Can Know Summary

No One Can Know

by Kate Alice Marshall 2024 325 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Push Summary

by Ashley Audrain 2021 307 pages

Mystery Thriller

Hector and the Search for Happiness Summary

Hector and the Search for Happiness

by François Lelord 2002 134 pages

Radio Silence Summary

by Alice Oseman 2016 496 pages

Passenger Princess Summary

Passenger Princess

by Morgan Elizabeth 2024 324 pages

Forced Proximity

Contemporary Romance

Freedom Summary

by Jonathan Franzen 2010 562 pages

Literary Fiction

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