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The Hating Game Summary

The Hating Game

by Sally Thorne 2016 387 pages

Enemies To Lovers

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Summary

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

by Jonas Jonasson 2009 396 pages

Historical Fiction

A Fraction of the Whole Summary

A Fraction of the Whole

by Steve Toltz 2008 530 pages

Fish in a Tree Summary

by Lynda Mullaly Hunt 2015 288 pages

Realistic Fiction

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Summary

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

by Gail Honeyman 2017 336 pages

Anxious People Summary

by Fredrik Backman 2019 336 pages

How to Kill Your Family Summary

How to Kill Your Family

by Bella Mackie 2021 355 pages

Too Late Summary

by Colleen Hoover 2016 370 pages

The Rule Book Summary

by Sarah Adams 2024 356 pages

White Teeth Summary

by Zadie Smith 2000 448 pages

Literary Fiction

The Spanish Love Deception Summary

The Spanish Love Deception

by Elena Armas 2021 487 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Broken Whispers Summary

Broken Whispers

by Neva Altaj 2022 232 pages

Creation Lake Summary

by Rachel Kushner 2024 416 pages

Literary Fiction

Never Let Me Go Summary

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro 2005 288 pages

Science Fiction

The Secret Life of Bees Summary

The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd 2001 302 pages

Historical Fiction

The Joy Luck Club Summary

The Joy Luck Club

by Amy Tan 1989 288 pages

Historical Fiction

The Goal Summary

by Elle Kennedy 2016 384 pages

Good Material Summary

by Dolly Alderton 2023 345 pages

A Man Called Ove Summary

A Man Called Ove

by Fredrik Backman 2012 337 pages

Magnolia Parks Summary

The Long Way Home

by Jessa Hastings 2022 645 pages

Contemporary Romance

Two Can Keep a Secret Summary

Two Can Keep a Secret

by Karen M. McManus 2019 329 pages

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Summary

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

by Becky Albertalli 2015 320 pages

One of Us Is Back Summary

One of Us Is Back

by Karen M. McManus 2023 368 pages

Losing Hope Summary

by Colleen Hoover 2013 321 pages

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages

Magical Realism

Eleanor & Park Summary

by Rainbow Rowell 2012 328 pages

by Haruki Murakami 2009 944 pages

Magical Realism

Paper Princess Summary

by Erin Watt 2016 370 pages

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Summary

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie 2007 230 pages

Realistic Fiction

The Fake Out Summary

by Stephanie Archer 2023 428 pages

Sovereign Summary

by Raya Morris Edwards 2024 353 pages

Steel Princess Summary

by Rina Kent 2019 346 pages

Enemies To Lovers

A Vow of Hate Summary

by Lylah James 2021 434 pages

Enemies To Lovers

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store Summary

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

by Laurie Gilmore 2024 384 pages

Contemporary Romance

Like a House on Fire Summary

Like a House on Fire

by Cate Kennedy 2012 288 pages

The Secret Fiancée Summary

The Secret Fiancée

by Catharina Maura 2024 364 pages

Billionaire Romance

Contemporary Romance

The Words Summary

by Ashley Jade 2022 676 pages

Enemies To Lovers

The Husbands Summary

by Holly Gramazio 2024 352 pages

Magical Realism

The Wish Summary

by Nicholas Sparks 2021 387 pages

Love & Gelato Summary

by Jenna Evans Welch 2016 386 pages

Heart of My Monster Summary

Heart of My Monster

by Rina Kent 2023 322 pages

The Crisis of Narration Summary

The Crisis of Narration

by Byung-Chul Han 2023 77 pages

Pretty Little Liars Summary

Pretty Little Liars

by Sara Shepard 2006 286 pages

The Nanny Summary

by Lana Ferguson 2023 421 pages

Contemporary Romance

Confessions of a Shopaholic Summary

Confessions of a Shopaholic

by Sophie Kinsella 2000 368 pages

The Winners Summary

by Fredrik Backman 2022 671 pages

Literary Fiction

Mine for a Moment Summary

Mine for a Moment

by Catharina Maura 2024 320 pages

Friends To Lovers

Contemporary Romance

Our Missing Hearts Summary

Our Missing Hearts

by Celeste Ng 2022 335 pages

Stolen Touches Summary

by Neva Altaj 2022 288 pages

The Bodyguard Summary

by Katherine Center 2022 302 pages

Contemporary Romance

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