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Nocticadia Summary

by Keri Lake 2023 682 pages

The Will of the Many Summary

The Will of the Many

by James Islington 2023 639 pages

Society of Lies Summary

Society of Lies

by Lauren Ling Brown 2024 384 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Secret History Summary

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt 1992 559 pages

Nightshade Summary

by Autumn Woods 2025 416 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Dead Poets Society Summary

Dead Poets Society

by N.H. Kleinbaum 1988 166 pages

by Mona Awad 2019 307 pages

Arcana Academy Summary

by Elise Kova 2025 576 pages

Katabasis Summary

by R.F. Kuang 2025 400 pages

Immortal Dark Summary

by Tigest Girma 2024 432 pages

by RuNyx 2025 463 pages

Don't Let the Forest In Summary

Don't Let the Forest In

by C.G. Drews 2024 336 pages

I Am Not Jessica Chen Summary

I Am Not Jessica Chen

by Ann Liang 2025 320 pages

by R.F. Kuang 2022 544 pages

Historical Fiction

The Picture of Dorian Gray Summary

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde 1890 272 pages

A Study in Drowning Summary

A Study in Drowning

by Ava Reid 2023 378 pages

Truly, Devious Summary

by Maureen Johnson 2018 416 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Queen's Gambit Summary

The Queen's Gambit

by Walter Tevis 1983 258 pages

Historical Fiction

Vicious Summary

by Victoria E. Schwab 2013 402 pages

Science Fiction

The Atlas Complex Summary

The Atlas Complex

by Olivie Blake 2024 496 pages

The Goldfinch Summary

by Donna Tartt 2013 771 pages

Literary Fiction

Piranesi Summary

by Susanna Clarke 2020 272 pages

Magical Realism

If We Were Villains Summary

If We Were Villains

by M.L. Rio 2017 354 pages

Alchemy of Secrets Summary

Alchemy of Secrets

by Stephanie Garber 2025 336 pages

My Dark Vanessa Summary

My Dark Vanessa

by Kate Elizabeth Russell 2020 373 pages

Literary Fiction

The Maidens Summary

by Alex Michaelides 2021 337 pages

The Golden Enclaves Summary

The Golden Enclaves

by Naomi Novik 2022 407 pages

Ace of Spades Summary

by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2021 470 pages

We Love You, Bunny Summary

We Love You, Bunny

by Mona Awad 2025 496 pages

Hell Bent Summary

by Leigh Bardugo 2023 481 pages

Ninth House Summary

by Leigh Bardugo 2019 461 pages

A Lesson in Vengeance Summary

A Lesson in Vengeance

by Victoria Lee 2021 369 pages

Where Sleeping Girls Lie Summary

Where Sleeping Girls Lie

by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2024 416 pages

Blood & Betrayals Summary

Blood & Betrayals

by Jeanette Rose 2025 1026 pages

Blood Over Bright Haven Summary

Blood Over Bright Haven

by M.L. Wang 2023 430 pages

A Dark and Drowning Tide Summary

A Dark and Drowning Tide

by Allison Saft 2024 370 pages

A Theory of Dreaming Summary

A Theory of Dreaming

by Ava Reid 2025 416 pages

The Starless Sea Summary

The Starless Sea

by Erin Morgenstern 2019 498 pages

Magical Realism

The Exorcism of Faeries Summary

The Exorcism of Faeries

by J.L. Vampa 2025 418 pages

The Strength of the Few Summary

The Strength of the Few

by James Islington 2025 720 pages

Science Fiction

The Atlas Six Summary

by Olivie Blake 2020 376 pages

One for Sorrow Summary

by Zoe Sugg 2020 329 pages

House of Hearts Summary

House of Hearts

by Skyla Arndt 2025 288 pages

Hazelthorn Summary

by C.G. Drews 2025 368 pages

Immortal Consequences Summary

Immortal Consequences

by I.V. Marie 2025 512 pages

An Academy for Liars Summary

An Academy for Liars

by Alexis Henderson 2024 464 pages

by Joyce Carol Oates 2025 672 pages

Literary Fiction

Satanic Shadows Summary

Satanic Shadows

by Leigh Rivers 2024 280 pages

The Library at Hellebore Summary

The Library at Hellebore

by Cassandra Khaw 2025 278 pages

Doll Parts Summary

by Penny Zang 2025 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

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