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Mr Salary Summary

by Sally Rooney 2016 33 pages

Fire Night Summary

by Penelope Douglas 2020 118 pages

Ace of Spades Summary

by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2021 470 pages

Enter Ghost Summary

by Isabella Hammad 2023 336 pages

Literary Fiction

Historical Fiction

Notes on an Execution Summary

Notes on an Execution

by Danya Kukafka 2022 306 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Bad Guy Summary

by Celia Aaron 2017 415 pages

By a Thread Summary

by Lucy Score 2020 584 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Contemporary Romance

The Enemy Summary

by Sarah Adams 2020 256 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 Summary

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

by Cho Nam-Joo 2016 163 pages

Literary Fiction

Carrie Soto Is Back Summary

Carrie Soto Is Back

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2022 384 pages

Historical Fiction

Young Mungo Summary

by Douglas Stuart 2022 390 pages

Loving Romeo Summary

by Laura Pavlov 2024 346 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Pucking Wild Summary

by Emily Rath 2023 603 pages

Wild River Summary

by Laura Pavlov 2024 353 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Small Town Romance

by Lauren Oliver 2014 408 pages

Expiration Dates Summary

Expiration Dates

by Rebecca Serle 2024 272 pages

Magical Realism

The Infinity Between Us Summary

The Infinity Between Us

by N.S. Perkins 2021 311 pages

Go Ask Alice Summary

by Anonymous 1997 185 pages

An American Marriage Summary

An American Marriage

by Tayari Jones 2018 308 pages

Literary Fiction

Pineapple Street Summary

Pineapple Street

by Jenny Jackson 2023 304 pages

Literary Fiction

Bad Bishop Summary

by L.J. Shen 2025 448 pages

Sandwich Summary

by Catherine Newman 2024 240 pages

Pinkie Promise Summary

by Sapphire Hale 2024 391 pages

How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division Summary

How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division

by Elif Shafak 2020 96 pages

Our Thing Summary

by Nicci Harris 2021 390 pages

My Life as an Alphabet Summary

My Life as an Alphabet

by Barry Jonsberg 2013 256 pages

Realistic Fiction

Three Daughters of Eve Summary

Three Daughters of Eve

by Elif Shafak 2016 384 pages

Literary Fiction

The Tortilla Curtain Summary

The Tortilla Curtain

by T. Coraghessan Boyle 1995 355 pages

Evenings and Weekends Summary

Evenings and Weekends

by Oisín McKenna 2024 352 pages

Literary Fiction

Burnout Summary

by Rebecca Jenshak 2024 454 pages

The Japanese Lover Summary

The Japanese Lover

by Isabel Allende 2015 322 pages

Historical Fiction

by Emma Donoghue 2010 321 pages

The Note Summary

by Alafair Burke 2025 287 pages

Mystery Thriller

by Kwon Yeo-Sun 2019 176 pages

Three Simple Rules Summary

Three Simple Rules

by Nikki Sloane 2015 288 pages

Always and Forever, Lara Jean Summary

Always and Forever, Lara Jean

by Jenny Han 2017 325 pages

Nostalgia Summary

by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989 361 pages

Romanian Literature

The School for Good Mothers Summary

The School for Good Mothers

by Jessamine Chan 2022 336 pages

Science Fiction

Visitation Summary

by Jenny Erpenbeck 2008 160 pages

Historical Fiction

German Literature

Good Spirits Summary

by B.K. Borison 2025 384 pages

Fall I Want Summary

by Lyra Parish 2024 476 pages

Bridesmaid Undercover Summary

Bridesmaid Undercover

by Meghan Quinn 2024 496 pages

Friends To Lovers

Red Clocks Summary

by Leni Zumas 2018 368 pages

Science Fiction

Sputnik Sweetheart Summary

Sputnik Sweetheart

by Haruki Murakami 1999 229 pages

Japanese Literature

Magical Realism

The World According to Garp Summary

The World According to Garp

by John Irving 1978 610 pages

One Plus One Summary

by Jojo Moyes 2014 368 pages

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? Summary

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?

by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn 2022 384 pages

Conversations with Friends Summary

Conversations with Friends

by Sally Rooney 2017 304 pages

Literary Fiction

The Girls Summary

by Emma Cline 2016 355 pages

Historical Fiction

by Aubrey Dark 2014 218 pages

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