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The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou Summary
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou
by Eleni Kyriacou 2023 409 pages
4.13
2.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Crime
Black AF History Summary
Black AF History
The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
by Michael Harriot 2023 432 pages
4.6
7.2K ratings
History
Race
Politics
The Kingdom of Back Summary
The Kingdom of Back
by Marie Lu 2020 313 pages
3.70
23.4K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Hattie Big Sky Summary
Hattie Big Sky
by Kirby Larson 2006 289 pages
4.02
19.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
There Are Rivers in the Sky Summary
There Are Rivers in the Sky
by Elif Shafak 2024 446 pages
4.37
53.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Blackthorn Queen Summary
The Blackthorn Queen
by Melanie Karsak 2023 338 pages
4.48
1.0K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romantasy
The Hunger Summary
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu 2018 376 pages
3.60
34.0K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Historical
Atalanta Summary
Atalanta
by Jennifer Saint 2023 291 pages
3.74
33.3K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
The Downstairs Girl Summary
The Downstairs Girl
by Stacey Lee 2019 374 pages
3.96
40.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Outrun the Moon Summary
Outrun the Moon
by Stacey Lee 2016 391 pages
3.96
5.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Talking to the Dead Summary
Talking to the Dead
Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism
by Barbara Weisberg 2004 324 pages
3.60
664 ratings
History
Biography
Paranormal
Friends Like These Summary
Friends Like These
by Meg Rosoff 2022 320 pages
3.30
2.5K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
The Imposter Bride Summary
The Imposter Bride
by Nancy Richler 2012 352 pages
3.34
7.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Canada
The Summer Before the War Summary
The Summer Before the War
by Helen Simonson 2016 481 pages
3.79
43.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Ten Thousand Doors of January Summary
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
by Alix E. Harrow 2019 374 pages
4.01
163.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Ring of Earth Summary
The Ring of Earth
by Chris Bradford 2010 314 pages
4.42
4.0K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Chains Summary
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2008 316 pages
4.1
58.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Beekeeping for Beginners Summary
Beekeeping for Beginners
by Laurie R. King 2011 77 pages
4.13
4.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
The Street Summary
The Street
by Ann Petry 1998 435 pages
4.27
13.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
The Parthian Summary
The Parthian
by Peter Darman 2011 722 pages
4.26
1.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Roman
Historical
The Princess Knight Summary
The Princess Knight
by Cait Jacobs 2025 512 pages
3.67
1.7K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Under a Dancing Star Summary
Under a Dancing Star
by Laura Wood 2019 356 pages
4.15
3.5K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Death of an Earl Summary
Death of an Earl
by G.G. Vandagriff 2021 257 pages
4.28
1.1K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Invisible Woman Summary
The Invisible Woman
by Claire Tomalin 1990 384 pages
3.74
1.8K ratings
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
Regrettably, I am About to Cause Trouble Summary
Regrettably, I am About to Cause Trouble
by Amie McNee 2022 370 pages
3.91
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
The Girl in the Green Dress Summary
The Girl in the Green Dress
by Mariah Fredericks 2025 336 pages
3.8
351 ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Lapvona Summary
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 313 pages
3.54
94.6K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
In the Shadow of Truth Summary
In the Shadow of Truth
by J.E. Leak 2023 649 pages
4.46
310 ratings
Lesbian
Historical Fiction
Romance
Forrest Gump Summary
Forrest Gump
by Winston Groom 2002 248 pages
4.01
72.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Humor
Classics
The Once and Future Witches Summary
The Once and Future Witches
by Alix E. Harrow 2020 517 pages
4.03
101.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
The Midwife of Auschwitz Summary
The Midwife of Auschwitz
by Anna Stuart 2022 348 pages
4.51
48.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Crooked Hallelujah Summary
Crooked Hallelujah
by Kelli Jo Ford 2020 304 pages
3.47
3.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Literary Fiction
The Little Stranger Summary
The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters 2010 512 pages
3.57
58.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Horror
Gothic
Tears of the Wolf Summary
Tears of the Wolf
by Elisabeth Wheatley 2025 316 pages
4.35
2.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Beyond That, the Sea Summary
Beyond That, the Sea
by Laura Spence-Ash 2023 351 pages
4.22
49.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
The Last Kingdom Summary
The Last Kingdom
by Bernard Cornwell 2004 333 pages
4.27
110.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
A House Between Sea and Sky Summary
A House Between Sea and Sky
by Beth Cato 2025 301 pages
4.23
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Lioness of Morocco Summary
The Lioness of Morocco
by Julia Drosten 2017 450 pages
4.12
17.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Romance
Myself, My Enemy Summary
Myself, My Enemy
by Jean Plaidy 1983 352 pages
3.75
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
Under a Painted Sky Summary
Under a Painted Sky
by Stacey Lee 2015 374 pages
3.98
11.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Enemy at Home Summary
The Enemy at Home
by Kevin O'Brien 2023 416 pages
4.09
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Enemigos de Esparta Summary
Enemigos de Esparta
by Sebastián Roa 2018 592 pages
4.27
178 ratings
History
Historical
La hora azul Summary
La hora azul
by Alonso Cueto 2005 304 pages
3.75
1.3K ratings
Romance
Latin American
Literature
Cordeluna Summary
Cordeluna
by Elia Barceló 2007 352 pages
3.5
1.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Sea of Ruin Summary
Sea of Ruin
by Pam Godwin 2020 467 pages
3.9
17.6K ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Dark Romance
Mr Beethoven Summary
Mr Beethoven
by Paul Griffiths 2020 302 pages
3.65
186 ratings
Historical Fiction
Music
Alternate History
The War I Finally Won Summary
The War I Finally Won
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 2017 387 pages
4.48
46.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Turnglass Summary
The Turnglass
by Gareth Rubin 2023 512 pages
3.47
5.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Everything and Nothing at Once Summary
Everything and Nothing at Once
A Black Man's Reimagined Soundtrack for the Future
by Joel Leon 2024 304 pages
4.31
121 ratings
Memoir
Essays
Biography Memoir
The Wycherleys Summary
The Wycherleys
by Annaliese Avery 2025 432 pages
4.04
892 ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
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