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Fiction Book Summaries

Not So Perfect Strangers Summary
Not So Perfect Strangers
by L.S. Stratton 2023 320 pages
3.60
9.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
The Last House on Needless Street Summary
The Last House on Needless Street
by Catriona Ward 2021 337 pages
3.82
137.4K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Smooth Talking Stranger Summary
Smooth Talking Stranger
by Lisa Kleypas 2009 340 pages
4.14
42.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
Troubling Love Summary
Troubling Love
by Elena Ferrante 1992 144 pages
3.25
24.1K ratings
Italy
Italian Literature
Contemporary
Taken Summary
Taken
by Robert Crais 2012 341 pages
4.22
20.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Pairing Summary
The Pairing
by Casey McQuiston 2024 432 pages
3.69
41.9K ratings
Romance
LGBT
Queer
The Space Between Worlds Summary
The Space Between Worlds
by Micaiah Johnson 2020 336 pages
3.93
44.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
LGBT
Tricked Summary
Tricked
by Kevin Hearne 2012 341 pages
4.25
50.1K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
Fool's Gold Summary
Fool's Gold
by P.J. Skinner 2019 302 pages
3.82
1.6K ratings
Adventure
Mystery
Action
The Long Ships Summary
The Long Ships
by Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 478 pages
4.27
12.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Classics
The Beauty of Darkness Summary
The Beauty of Darkness
by Mary E. Pearson 2016 684 pages
4.15
70.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Don't Read the Comments Summary
Don't Read the Comments
by Eric Smith 2020 368 pages
3.80
3.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Bee Sting Summary
The Bee Sting
by Paul Murray 2023 645 pages
3.89
124.7K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
The Altar Girl Summary
The Altar Girl
by Orest Stelmach 2015 256 pages
3.59
4.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Nature Girl Summary
Nature Girl
by Carl Hiaasen 2006 306 pages
3.67
26.5K ratings
Humor
Mystery
Comedy
Torn Summary
Torn
by Amanda Hocking 2010 324 pages
4.03
71.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Scattered Bones Summary
The Scattered Bones
by Nicole Scarano 2023 278 pages
4.08
6.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
La vie heureuse Summary
La vie heureuse
by David Foenkinos 2024 208 pages
3.65
5.2K ratings
France
French Literature
Novels
The Library of Ever Summary
The Library of Ever
by Zeno Alexander 2019 197 pages
3.77
2.0K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Books About Books
For the Love of Friends Summary
For the Love of Friends
by Sara Goodman Confino 2021 364 pages
4.20
21.2K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Murder Your Employer Summary
Murder Your Employer
by Rupert Holmes 2023 400 pages
3.81
52.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
A Very Large Expanse of Sea Summary
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
by Tahereh Mafi 2018 310 pages
4.07
66.4K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
Darkmans Summary
Darkmans
by Nicola Barker 2007 838 pages
3.65
2.4K ratings
Fantasy
Literature
Contemporary
Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus - Illustrated Summary
Frankenstein, or the modern Prometheus - Illustrated
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 310 pages
4.02
1.9K ratings
Classics
Horror
Science Fiction
The Road to Jerusalem Summary
The Road to Jerusalem
by Jan Guillou 1998 320 pages
4.01
8.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Swedish Literature
Vampires of El Norte Summary
Vampires of El Norte
by Isabel Cañas 2023 371 pages
3.88
37.1K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Stonehenge Summary
Stonehenge
by Bernard Cornwell 1999 497 pages
3.69
13.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Sky on Fire Summary
The Sky on Fire
by Jenn Lyons 2024 435 pages
3.63
2.9K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Adult
Lucas on the Line Summary
Lucas on the Line
by Suyi Davies 2022 310 pages
4.11
1.1K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Horror
A Merry Little Lie Summary
A Merry Little Lie
by Sarah Morgan 2025 368 pages
4.06
270 ratings
Christmas
Holiday
Romance
Defend the Dawn Summary
Defend the Dawn
by Brigid Kemmerer 2022 496 pages
4.16
35.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Magus Summary
The Magus
by John Fowles 1965 656 pages
4.05
63.2K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Mystery
Throne in the Dark Summary
Throne in the Dark
by A.K. Caggiano 2022 459 pages
4.08
18.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Eyes Turned Skyward Summary
Eyes Turned Skyward
by Rebecca Yarros 2014 342 pages
4.25
53.7K ratings
Romance
New Adult
Military Fiction
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty Summary
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty
by Vendela Vida 2015 224 pages
3.45
7.5K ratings
Mystery
Travel
Book Club
Our Last Vineyard Summer Summary
Our Last Vineyard Summer
by Brooke Lea Foster 2025 336 pages
3.74
852 ratings
Historical Fiction
Summer
Summer Reads
This Is All Summary
This Is All
The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn
by Aidan Chambers 2005 808 pages
4.31
2.4K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Twelve Apostles Summary
The Twelve Apostles
by William J. Coughlin 1984 400 pages
4.26
1.0K ratings
Mystery
A Land So Wide Summary
A Land So Wide
by Erin A. Craig 2025 368 pages
3.81
1.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Historical Fiction
The Skin I'm In Summary
The Skin I'm In
by Sharon G. Flake 2000 176 pages
4.16
17.1K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Choke Summary
Choke
by Chuck Palahniuk 2001 293 pages
3.71
219.4K ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Novels
Hatchet Island Summary
Hatchet Island
by Paul Doiron 2022 320 pages
4.06
5.0K ratings
Mystery
Suspense
Mystery Thriller
Rosemary and Rue Summary
Rosemary and Rue
by Seanan McGuire 2009 346 pages
3.78
39.5K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Paranormal
She's Up to No Good Summary
She's Up to No Good
by Sara Goodman Confino 2022 389 pages
4.29
40.8K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Romance Recipe Summary
The Romance Recipe
by Ruby Barrett 2022 304 pages
3.58
5.7K ratings
Romance
LGBT
Lesbian
The Importance of Being Earnest Summary
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde 1895 89 pages
4.17
399.2K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
What Will People Think? Summary
What Will People Think?
by Sara Hamdan 2025 336 pages
3.72
1.4K ratings
Contemporary
Coming Of Age
Romance
City of Ashes Summary
City of Ashes
by Cassandra Clare 2008 453 pages
4.11
984.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
House of the Beast Summary
House of the Beast
by Michelle Wong 2025 464 pages
3.96
2.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Gothic
A Killer Wedding Summary
A Killer Wedding
by Joan O'Leary 2025 336 pages
3.75
1.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
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