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The Compound
by Aisling Rawle
Ten women wake in a desert prison where survival depends on who shares their bed.
3.53
156k+
The Compound Summary
The Compound 93%
Ten women wake in a desert prison where survival depends on who shares their bed.
by Aisling Rawle 2025
3.53
156k+ ratings
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan • 2022
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
3.53
128k+
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers 93%
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
by Jessamine Chan 2022
3.53
128k+ ratings
Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas • 2018
Four women in coastal Oregon defy laws that ban abortion, IVF, and soon single-parent adoption.
3.66
25k+
Red Clocks Summary
Red Clocks 92%
Four women in coastal Oregon defy laws that ban abortion, IVF, and soon single-parent adoption.
by Leni Zumas 2018
3.66
25k+ ratings
The Gender Game
by Bella Forrest • 2016
A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.
3.87
43k+
The Gender Game Summary
The Gender Game 90%
A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.
by Bella Forrest 2016
3.87
43k+ ratings
Good Girls Don’t Die
by Christina Henry • 2023
Her family is fake, her town is a set, and unseen cameras watch her every move.
3.46
10k+
Good Girls Don’t Die Summary
Good Girls Don’t Die 90%
Her family is fake, her town is a set, and unseen cameras watch her every move.
by Christina Henry 2023
3.46
10k+ ratings
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood • 1985
The Republic of Gilead took her name, her family, and her freedom. Now it demands her womb.
4.15
2.5M+
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale 92%
The Republic of Gilead took her name, her family, and her freedom. Now it demands her womb.
by Margaret Atwood 1985
4.15
2.5M+ ratings
The Thinning
by Inga Simpson • 2024
An off-grid teen rescues an altered child, forcing her and her mother to flee near-future Australia.
3.56
942
The Thinning Summary
The Thinning 91%
An off-grid teen rescues an altered child, forcing her and her mother to flee near-future Australia.
by Inga Simpson 2024
3.56
942 ratings
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
4.08
524k+
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men 93%
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
by Jacqueline Harpman 1995
4.08
524k+ ratings
After We Were Stolen
by Brooke Beyfuss • 2022
Her doomsday cult in ashes, a young woman faces the world she was raised to fear.
3.92
9k+
After We Were Stolen Summary
After We Were Stolen 89%
Her doomsday cult in ashes, a young woman faces the world she was raised to fear.
by Brooke Beyfuss 2022
3.92
9k+ ratings
Mom Brain
by Nicole Hackett • 2026
A mother enters a Hawaii retreat for burned-out parents. The women who don't improve disappear.
3.28
453
Mom Brain Summary
Mom Brain 89%
A mother enters a Hawaii retreat for burned-out parents. The women who don't improve disappear.
by Nicole Hackett 2026
3.28
453 ratings
The Grace Year
by Kim Liggett
Thirty-three girls are sent to the woods to purge their magic. The well is poison.
4.13
250k+
The Grace Year Summary
The Grace Year 92%
Thirty-three girls are sent to the woods to purge their magic. The well is poison.
by Kim Liggett 2019
4.13
250k+ ratings
The Power
by Naomi Alderman • 2016
Teenage girls wake up electric. The old hierarchies crumble, and power still corrupts.
3.75
254k+
The Power Summary
The Power 91%
Teenage girls wake up electric. The old hierarchies crumble, and power still corrupts.
by Naomi Alderman 2016
3.75
254k+ ratings
Julia
by Sandra Newman • 2023
A propaganda mechanic's secret affair is her only defiance in a state that owns every secret.
3.71
16k+
Julia Summary
Julia 91%
A propaganda mechanic's secret affair is her only defiance in a state that owns every secret.
by Sandra Newman 2023
3.71
16k+ ratings
BEYOND EXTINCTION
by John Keeble • 2018
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
3.83
138
BEYOND EXTINCTION Summary
BEYOND EXTINCTION 89%
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
by John Keeble 2018
3.83
138 ratings
The Once and Future Me
by Melissa Pace • 2025
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
3.55
3k+
The Once and Future Me Summary
The Once and Future Me 89%
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
by Melissa Pace 2025
3.55
3k+ ratings
The Farm
by Joanne Ramos • 2019
At a luxury surrogacy retreat, a Filipina mother trades her body for her daughter's future.
3.49
41k+
The Farm Summary
The Farm 91%
At a luxury surrogacy retreat, a Filipina mother trades her body for her daughter's future.
by Joanne Ramos 2019
3.49
41k+ ratings
Vox
by Christina Dalcher • 2018
A linguist on a hundred-word daily limit must destroy the drug designed to make silence permanent.
3.55
92k+
Vox Summary
Vox 91%
A linguist on a hundred-word daily limit must destroy the drug designed to make silence permanent.
by Christina Dalcher 2018
3.55
92k+ ratings
The Unworthy
by Agustina Bazterrica
A servant in a torture convent falls for a stranger fire will not touch.
3.60
52k+
The Unworthy Summary
The Unworthy 91%
A servant in a torture convent falls for a stranger fire will not touch.
by Agustina Bazterrica 2023
3.60
52k+ ratings
Blonde Roots
by Bernardine Evaristo • 2008
When Africans enslave Europeans, one woman receives a secret note offering escape at any cost.
3.60
9k+
Blonde Roots Summary
Blonde Roots 89%
When Africans enslave Europeans, one woman receives a secret note offering escape at any cost.
by Bernardine Evaristo 2008
3.60
9k+ ratings
The Cows
by Dawn O'Porter • 2016
Train camera exposes a mother; viral shame entangles a childfree blogger and a grieving woman.
3.89
32k+
The Cows Summary
The Cows 89%
Train camera exposes a mother; viral shame entangles a childfree blogger and a grieving woman.
by Dawn O'Porter 2016
3.89
32k+ ratings
The Last Thing to Burn
by Will Dean
Seven years captive on a remote farm. Her pregnancy gives her the will to escape.
3.96
30k+
The Last Thing to Burn Summary
The Last Thing to Burn 89%
Seven years captive on a remote farm. Her pregnancy gives her the will to escape.
by Will Dean 2021
3.96
30k+ ratings
NEW-Handmaids Tale, The
by Atwood Margaret • 2000
A Handmaid forced to bear children risks death for a forbidden love and whisper of rebellion.
4.17
275
NEW-Handmaids Tale, The Summary
NEW-Handmaids Tale, The 91%
A Handmaid forced to bear children risks death for a forbidden love and whisper of rebellion.
by Atwood Margaret 2000
4.17
275 ratings
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
by Meg Elison • 2014
After a plague kills most women, a midwife hides as a man to walk the ruins of America.
4.14
28k+
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife Summary
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife 91%
After a plague kills most women, a midwife hides as a man to walk the ruins of America.
by Meg Elison 2014
4.14
28k+ ratings
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng • 2022
A cryptic drawing from his vanished mother sends a boy across an America silenced by fear.
3.79
214k+
Our Missing Hearts Summary
Our Missing Hearts 89%
A cryptic drawing from his vanished mother sends a boy across an America silenced by fear.
by Celeste Ng 2022
3.79
214k+ ratings
All the Birds, Singing
by Evie Wyld • 2013
A solitary sheep farmer on a remote island discovers the killer of her flock may be human.
3.60
15k+
All the Birds, Singing Summary
All the Birds, Singing 89%
A solitary sheep farmer on a remote island discovers the killer of her flock may be human.
by Evie Wyld 2013
3.60
15k+ ratings
Westward Women
by Alice Martin • 2026
A compulsion drives women west; after her friend vanishes, she follows a bus into the unknown.
3.51
1k+
Westward Women Summary
Westward Women 91%
A compulsion drives women west; after her friend vanishes, she follows a bus into the unknown.
by Alice Martin 2026
3.51
1k+ ratings
Women of a Promiscuous Nature
by Donna Everhart • 2026
1931 North Carolina: solitary cells, forced sterilization. Three women in a reform colony resist.
3.89
8k+
Women of a Promiscuous Nature Summary
Women of a Promiscuous Nature 91%
1931 North Carolina: solitary cells, forced sterilization. Three women in a reform colony resist.
by Donna Everhart 2026
3.89
8k+ ratings
Shy Girl
by Mia Ballard
She needs rent. He wants a dog. The collar locks. Seven years inside a cage.
3.82
3k+
Shy Girl Summary
Shy Girl 89%
She needs rent. He wants a dog. The collar locks. Seven years inside a cage.
by Mia Ballard 2025
3.82
3k+ ratings
The Husbands
by Chandler Baker • 2021
A burnt-out lawyer moves to a suburb of flawless husbands; a fatal fire exposes a dark scheme.
3.46
41k+
The Husbands Summary
The Husbands 89%
A burnt-out lawyer moves to a suburb of flawless husbands; a fatal fire exposes a dark scheme.
by Chandler Baker 2021
3.46
41k+ ratings
Unwind
by Neal Shusterman • 2007
Three teens flee a world that harvests adolescents for parts, chasing a hidden sanctuary.
4.17
251k+
Unwind Summary
Unwind 89%
Three teens flee a world that harvests adolescents for parts, chasing a hidden sanctuary.
by Neal Shusterman 2007
4.17
251k+ ratings
Tender Is the Flesh
by Agustina Bazterrica
He runs a human slaughterhouse. A live female arrives at his barn. He cannot kill her.
3.77
421k+
Tender Is the Flesh Summary
Tender Is the Flesh 89%
He runs a human slaughterhouse. A live female arrives at his barn. He cannot kill her.
by Agustina Bazterrica 2017
3.77
421k+ ratings
La hija de la española
by Karina Sainz Borgo • 2019
After burying her mother in lawless Caracas, a woman steals a dead neighbor's identity to escape.
3.72
9k+
La hija de la española Summary
La hija de la española 91%
After burying her mother in lawless Caracas, a woman steals a dead neighbor's identity to escape.
by Karina Sainz Borgo 2019
3.72
9k+ ratings
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood • 2003
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
4.00
290k+
Oryx and Crake Summary
Oryx and Crake 91%
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
by Margaret Atwood 2003
4.00
290k+ ratings
Blindness
by José Saramago • 1995
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
4.18
344k+
Blindness Summary
Blindness 89%
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
by José Saramago 1995
4.18
344k+ ratings
Inspection
by Josh Malerman • 2019
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
3.48
9k+
Inspection Summary
Inspection 89%
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
by Josh Malerman 2019
3.48
9k+ ratings
Prophet Song
by Paul Lynch • 2023
When secret police knock, a mother must protect her family from a collapsing Ireland.
4.03
87k+
Prophet Song Summary
Prophet Song 90%
When secret police knock, a mother must protect her family from a collapsing Ireland.
by Paul Lynch 2023
4.03
87k+ ratings
Gliff
by Ali Smith • 2024
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
3.89
10k+
Gliff Summary
Gliff 90%
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
by Ali Smith 2024
3.89
10k+ ratings
Isola
by Allegra Goodman
Her guardian stole her inheritance and left her on a granite island to die.
4.00
120k+
Isola Summary
Isola 89%
Her guardian stole her inheritance and left her on a granite island to die.
by Allegra Goodman 2025
4.00
120k+ ratings
Perfect Girl
by Tracy Banghart • 2024
Trapped by a storm, four friends discover the real horror isn't the ghost haunting the house.
3.41
1k+
Perfect Girl Summary
Perfect Girl 89%
Trapped by a storm, four friends discover the real horror isn't the ghost haunting the house.
by Tracy Banghart 2024
3.41
1k+ ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 89%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
Nobody Knows You're Here
by Bryn Greenwood
A drugged coffee lands her captive in the woods, caring for kidnapped children whose captors kill.
4.02
31k+
Nobody Knows You're Here Summary
Nobody Knows You're Here 89%
A drugged coffee lands her captive in the woods, caring for kidnapped children whose captors kill.
by Bryn Greenwood 2025
4.02
31k+ ratings
The Wall
by Marlen Haushofer • 1999
An invisible wall seals a woman inside a mountain valley, the world beyond it frozen dead.
3.99
42k+
The Wall Summary
The Wall 90%
An invisible wall seals a woman inside a mountain valley, the world beyond it frozen dead.
by Marlen Haushofer 1999
3.99
42k+ ratings
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler • 1993
An empathic teen invents a faith of change and leads a band through a scorched California.
4.19
274k+
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower 90%
An empathic teen invents a faith of change and leads a band through a scorched California.
by Octavia E. Butler 1993
4.19
274k+ ratings
The Merge
by Grace Walker • 2025
To save her mother, a skeptic fuses their minds. The clinic's healing is a slow vanishing.
3.69
7k+
The Merge Summary
The Merge 90%
To save her mother, a skeptic fuses their minds. The clinic's healing is a slow vanishing.
by Grace Walker 2025
3.69
7k+ ratings
Galatea
by Madeline Miller • 2013
A statue given life by a goddess discovers her sculptor-husband's devotion is just another cage.
3.93
126k+
Galatea Summary
Galatea 90%
A statue given life by a goddess discovers her sculptor-husband's devotion is just another cage.
by Madeline Miller 2013
3.93
126k+ ratings
A Guardian and a Thief
by Megha Majumdar
Stolen passports trap a mother in a climate-ravaged Kolkata with a thief who knows her secret.
3.75
37k+
A Guardian and a Thief Summary
A Guardian and a Thief 89%
Stolen passports trap a mother in a climate-ravaged Kolkata with a thief who knows her secret.
by Megha Majumdar 2025
3.75
37k+ ratings
Gray After Dark
by Noelle W. Ihli
Two men chain an Olympic biathlete in a remote cabin. Her training is her only weapon.
4.17
126k+
Gray After Dark Summary
Gray After Dark 89%
Two men chain an Olympic biathlete in a remote cabin. Her training is her only weapon.
by Noelle W. Ihli 2024
4.17
126k+ ratings
Ripe
by Sarah Rose Etter • 2023
Her only constant is a black hole. At a Silicon Valley startup, it begins to feed.
3.58
34k+
Ripe Summary
Ripe 90%
Her only constant is a black hole. At a Silicon Valley startup, it begins to feed.
by Sarah Rose Etter 2023
3.58
34k+ ratings
The Heart Goes Last
by Margaret Atwood • 2015
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
3.39
75k+
The Heart Goes Last Summary
The Heart Goes Last 90%
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
by Margaret Atwood 2015
3.39
75k+ ratings
The Warehouse
by Rob Hart • 2019
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
3.84
15k+
The Warehouse Summary
The Warehouse 89%
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
by Rob Hart 2019
3.84
15k+ ratings
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