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Along Came a Spider Summary
Along Came a Spider
by James Patterson 1993 449 pages
4.13
477.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Picture of Dorian Gray Summary
Immersive
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde 1890 272 pages
4.13
1.7M ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Slaughterhouse-Five Summary
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1969 275 pages
4.10
1.4M ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Death Cure Summary
The Death Cure
by James Dashner 2011 325 pages
3.78
482.3K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Summary
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
Volume 1
by Ao Jyumonji 2013 260 pages
4.17
1.5K ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
The Things They Carried Summary
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien 1990 246 pages
4.14
334.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
War
The Secret Life of Bees Summary
Immersive
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd 2001 302 pages
4.10
1.3M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Classics
The Selection Summary
The Selection
by Kiera Cass 2012 336 pages
4.07
1.7M ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Girl with the Louding Voice Summary
The Girl with the Louding Voice
by Abi Daré 2020 371 pages
4.42
165.2K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Africa
Interview with the Vampire Summary
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice 1976 346 pages
4.02
628.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
Stormbreaker Summary
Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz 2000 256 pages
3.98
106.4K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
The Recruit Summary
The Recruit
by Robert Muchamore 2004 342 pages
4.23
38.6K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Action
World Without End Summary
World Without End
by Ken Follett 2007 1237 pages
4.32
266.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
The Maid Summary
The Maid
by Nita Prose 2022 304 pages
3.76
658.0K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
The Love of My Afterlife Summary
The Love of My Afterlife
by Kirsty Greenwood 2024 369 pages
4.06
60.3K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Contemporary
The Covenant of Water Summary
The Covenant of Water
by Abraham Verghese 2023 715 pages
4.42
265.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
India
The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond Summary
The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond
by Max Brallier 2018 272 pages
4.44
3.7K ratings
Middle Grade
Fantasy
Childrens
The Battle of the Labyrinth Summary
The Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan 2008 361 pages
4.42
1.2M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Darkly Dreaming Dexter Summary
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
by Jeff Lindsay 2004 288 pages
3.90
212.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Tower of Dawn Summary
Tower of Dawn
by Sarah J. Maas 2017 663 pages
4.27
878.1K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk Summary
The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk
by Carissa Broadbent 2025 557 pages
4.25
5.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
The Girl You Left Behind Summary
The Girl You Left Behind
by Jojo Moyes 2012 480 pages
4.03
175.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Greek Lessons Summary
Greek Lessons
by Han Kang 2011 192 pages
3.61
29.4K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
Nightwatching Summary
Nightwatching
by Tracy Sierra 2024 368 pages
3.82
36.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Summary
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J.K. Rowling 2000 734 pages
4.57
4.0M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Bailey's Story Summary
Bailey's Story
by W. Bruce Cameron 2013 208 pages
4.31
4.8K ratings
Dogs
Animals
Middle Grade
Life’s Too Short Summary
Life’s Too Short
by Abby Jimenez 2021 384 pages
4.16
220.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Shards Summary
The Shards
by Bret Easton Ellis 2023 595 pages
4.00
36.1K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Grey Wolf Summary
The Grey Wolf
by Louise Penny 2024 421 pages
4.14
53.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Punching the Air Summary
Punching the Air
by Ibi Zoboi 2020 400 pages
4.40
23.2K ratings
Young Adult
Poetry
Contemporary
How to Stop Time Summary
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig 2018 339 pages
3.83
204.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
The Bodyguard Summary
The Bodyguard
by Katherine Center 2022 302 pages
3.95
337.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Truly, Devious Summary
Truly, Devious
by Maureen Johnson 2018 416 pages
3.90
170.6K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Mystery Thriller
Little Women Summary
Immersive
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott 1868 449 pages
4.16
2.4M ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Home Is Where the Bodies Are Summary
Home Is Where the Bodies Are
by Jeneva Rose 2024 256 pages
3.81
216.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Prince of Thorns Summary
Prince of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2011 373 pages
3.83
120.4K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
The Lamb Summary
The Lamb
by Lucy Rose 2025 336 pages
3.89
8.8K ratings
Horror
LGBT
Queer
The Kiss Quotient Summary
The Kiss Quotient
by Helen Hoang 2018 323 pages
3.88
479.9K ratings
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Adult
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club Summary
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club
by Martha Hall Kelly 2025 336 pages
4.13
2.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Books About Books
Historical
A World of Curiosities Summary
A World of Curiosities
by Louise Penny 2022 390 pages
4.45
74.6K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Canada
The Overstory Summary
The Overstory
by Richard Powers 2018 502 pages
4.12
181.6K ratings
Nature
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Howl’s Moving Castle Summary
Howl’s Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones 1986 329 pages
4.29
417.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Oryx and Crake Summary
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood 2003 389 pages
4.01
279.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Fever Beach Summary
Fever Beach
by Carl Hiaasen 2025 368 pages
4.25
1.0K ratings
Humor
Mystery
Thriller
How to Make Friends with the Dark Summary
How to Make Friends with the Dark
by Kathleen Glasgow 2019 421 pages
4.07
37.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
The Journey to the West, Volume 1 Summary
The Journey to the West, Volume 1
by Wu Cheng'en 1592 544 pages
4.25
2.0K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
China
Blood Song Summary
Blood Song
by Anthony Ryan 2011 591 pages
4.41
89.9K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The House of Hades Summary
The House of Hades
by Rick Riordan 2013 597 pages
4.57
461.5K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
She's Not Sorry Summary
She's Not Sorry
by Mary Kubica 2024 330 pages
3.79
136.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Home Front Summary
Home Front
by Kristin Hannah 2012 390 pages
4.25
191.3K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Book Club
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