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Upgrade Summary
Upgrade
by Blake Crouch 2022 352 pages
3.81
111.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Royal Assassin Summary
Royal Assassin
by Robin Hobb 1996 675 pages
4.28
223.2K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
A Spy Alone Summary
A Spy Alone
by Charles Beaumont 2023 369 pages
4.11
4.8K ratings
Espionage
Thriller
Crime
A Dog's Purpose Summary
A Dog's Purpose
by W. Bruce Cameron 2010 319 pages
4.36
137.9K ratings
Animals
Dogs
Book Club
How to Sell a Haunted House Summary
How to Sell a Haunted House
by Grady Hendrix 2023 419 pages
3.65
142.6K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
Darling Girls Summary
Darling Girls
by Sally Hepworth 2024 359 pages
4.01
175.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler Summary
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
by Italo Calvino 1979 260 pages
4.02
106.7K ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Magical Realism
The Family Remains Summary
The Family Remains
by Lisa Jewell 2022 452 pages
3.87
172.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Gone with the Wind Summary
Immersive
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell 1936 1037 pages
4.31
1.3M ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
Sing, Unburied, Sing Summary
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward 2017 285 pages
4.00
143.5K ratings
Book Club
Magical Realism
Contemporary
The Sanatorium Summary
The Sanatorium
by Sarah Pearse 2020 390 pages
3.36
191.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Harbinger Summary
The Harbinger
The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America's Future
by Jonathan Cahn 2011 262 pages
3.99
26.8K ratings
Christian
Christian Fiction
Religion
Ship of Destiny Summary
Ship of Destiny
by Robin Hobb 2000 789 pages
4.31
82.0K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Dragons
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy
by Charlie Higson 2009 406 pages
4.10
25.4K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Young Adult
The Goose Girl Summary
The Goose Girl
by Shannon Hale 2003 383 pages
4.14
146.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Journey to the Center of the Earth Summary
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne 1864 240 pages
3.85
215.9K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Fingersmith Summary
Fingersmith
by Sarah Waters 2002 592 pages
4.02
115.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Historical
Walking Disaster Summary
Walking Disaster
by Jamie McGuire 2013 448 pages
4.14
202.9K ratings
Romance
New Adult
Contemporary
Victim 2117 Summary
Victim 2117
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2019 468 pages
3.99
13.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Graveyard Book Summary
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman 2008 312 pages
4.16
558.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Heavenbreaker Summary
Heavenbreaker
by Sara Wolf 2024 448 pages
3.71
12.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Romance
Dear Evan Hansen Summary
Dear Evan Hansen
by Val Emmich 2018 368 pages
3.87
70.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
The Third Eye Summary
The Third Eye
by T. Lobsang Rampa 1958 224 pages
3.96
4.2K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
Don Juan Summary
Don Juan
by Molière 1665 146 pages
3.55
16.8K ratings
Classics
Plays
France
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Summary
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson 2019 309 pages
4.22
248.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It Summary
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
by Elle Cosimano 2021 355 pages
4.00
210.5K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
The Answer Is No Summary
The Answer Is No
by Fredrik Backman 2024 68 pages
3.93
85.3K ratings
Short Stories
Humor
Contemporary
The Road to Tender Hearts Summary
The Road to Tender Hearts
by Annie Hartnett 2025 384 pages
4.40
8.8K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
Sita Summary
Sita
An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2013 328 pages
4.09
8.0K ratings
Mythology
India
Indian Literature
Done and Dusted Summary
Done and Dusted
by Lyla Sage 2023 356 pages
3.83
219.6K ratings
Romance
Westerns
Contemporary
The Drowning Woman Summary
The Drowning Woman
by Robyn Harding 2023 336 pages
4.04
134.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Cross Summary
Cross
by James Patterson 2006 393 pages
4.05
70.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Doctor Zhivago Summary
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak 1957 592 pages
4.01
100.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Russia
Russian Literature
If I Stay Summary
If I Stay
by Gayle Forman 2009 208 pages
3.91
950.0K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Summary
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
by Rick Riordan 2014 417 pages
4.43
94.3K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Summary
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
by Matt Dinniman 2021 534 pages
4.46
74.3K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Humor
The Martian Chronicles Summary
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury 1950 182 pages
4.16
277.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
Twelfth Night Summary
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare 1602 272 pages
3.96
190.7K ratings
Plays
Classics
School
The Scarlet Pimpernel Summary
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Emmuska Orczy 1905 182 pages
4.07
139.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
The Secret Keeper Summary
The Secret Keeper
by Kate Morton 2012 484 pages
4.16
169.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Devil's Advocate Summary
The Devil's Advocate
by Steve Cavanagh 2021 403 pages
4.37
14.5K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
Making Bombs for Hitler Summary
Making Bombs for Hitler
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch 2012 186 pages
4.34
12.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Original Daughter Summary
The Original Daughter
by Jemimah Wei 2025 368 pages
3.87
1.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Sharp Objects Summary
Sharp Objects
by Gillian Flynn 2006 254 pages
4.01
1.2M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
A Fatal Grace Summary
A Fatal Grace
by Louise Penny 2006 311 pages
4.10
137.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Dexter in the Dark Summary
Dexter in the Dark
by Jeff Lindsay 2006 307 pages
3.57
38.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Black Kids Summary
The Black Kids
by Christina Hammonds Reed 2020
4.03
10.9K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy
by Lee Child 2004 496 pages
4.17
142.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Our Wives Under the Sea Summary
Our Wives Under the Sea
by Julia Armfield 2022 240 pages
3.74
105.8K ratings
Horror
Queer
LGBT
Lawn Boy Summary
Lawn Boy
by Jonathan Evison 2018 320 pages
3.83
9.4K ratings
Banned Books
LGBT
Young Adult
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