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Dexter in the Dark Summary
Dexter in the Dark
by Jeff Lindsay 2006 307 pages
3.57
38.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Shadow Me Summary
Shadow Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 69 pages
3.97
138.7K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Camino Ghosts Summary
Camino Ghosts
by John Grisham 2024 292 pages
4.20
52.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Starter Villain Summary
Starter Villain
by John Scalzi 2023 264 pages
4.13
79.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
The Hypnotist Summary
The Hypnotist
by Lars Kepler 2009 503 pages
3.75
70.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
A Song of Ice and Fire Summary
A Song of Ice and Fire
by George R.R. Martin 2000 5216 pages
4.60
63.7K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Adventure
Don Juan Summary
Don Juan
by Molière 1665 146 pages
3.55
16.8K ratings
Classics
Plays
France
The Great Indian Novel Summary
The Great Indian Novel
by Shashi Tharoor 1989 423 pages
3.89
6.7K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
Dinosaurs Before Dark Summary
Dinosaurs Before Dark
by Mary Pope Osborne 1992 68 pages
3.99
46.0K ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Chapter Books
Woodsong Paperback Book by Gary Paulsen Summary
Woodsong Paperback Book by Gary Paulsen
by Gary Paulsen 1990 144 pages
3.93
3.9K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Animals
Hang the Moon Summary
Hang the Moon
by Jeannette Walls 2023 368 pages
3.82
79.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Watership Down Summary
Watership Down
by Richard Adams 1972 478 pages
4.09
496.3K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Young Adult
A Farewell to Arms Summary
A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway 1929 293 pages
3.82
340.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
War
The Sheltering Sky Summary
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles 1949 342 pages
3.89
29.8K ratings
Classics
Africa
Travel
Champion Summary
Champion
by Marie Lu 2013 369 pages
4.31
228.3K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Romance
In a Dark, Dark Wood Summary
In a Dark, Dark Wood
by Ruth Ware 2015 352 pages
3.72
384.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Swordheart Summary
Swordheart
by T. Kingfisher 2018 426 pages
4.12
26.8K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Fantasy Romance
Camera Shy Summary
Camera Shy
by Kay Cove 2023 446 pages
4.02
37.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Friends To Lovers
Five Little Indians Summary
Five Little Indians
by Michelle Good 2020 304 pages
4.47
43.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Book Club
The Night Swim Summary
The Night Swim
by Megan Goldin 2020 341 pages
4.03
116.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Accomplice Summary
The Accomplice
by Steve Cavanagh 2022 352 pages
4.45
12.7K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky Summary
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877 320 pages
4.23
4.1K ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Russia
Abaddon’s Gate Summary
Abaddon’s Gate
by James S.A. Corey 2013 539 pages
4.28
145.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Summary
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
by Anne Brontë 1848 576 pages
4.02
124.7K ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
The Sun Also Rises Summary
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway 1926 189 pages
3.79
474.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Doctor Zhivago Summary
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak 1957 592 pages
4.01
100.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Russia
Russian Literature
The Time Machine Summary
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells 1895 118 pages
3.89
548.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Time Travel
Fracture Me Summary
Fracture Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2013 72 pages
3.34
207.1K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Young Adult
Camino Island Summary
Camino Island
by John Grisham 2017 290 pages
3.82
154.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Fingersmith Summary
Fingersmith
by Sarah Waters 2002 592 pages
4.02
115.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Historical
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Elif Batuman 2017 423 pages
3.65
98.5K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Summary
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
by Yukio Mishima 1963 181 pages
3.84
48.1K ratings
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
A Winter's Promise Summary
A Winter's Promise
by Christelle Dabos 2013 446 pages
4.02
115.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Sense and Sensibility Summary
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen 1811 409 pages
4.09
1.3M ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
If We Were Villains Summary
If We Were Villains
by M.L. Rio 2017 354 pages
4.12
363.5K ratings
Dark Academia
Mystery
Thriller
Life, the Universe and Everything Summary
Life, the Universe and Everything
by Douglas Adams 1982 224 pages
4.17
244.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
The Unwedding Summary
The Unwedding
by Ally Condie 2024 339 pages
3.22
48.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Summary
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
by Rick Riordan 2014 417 pages
4.43
94.3K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Wuthering Heights Summary
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë 1847 464 pages
3.90
1.9M ratings
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Literature
Code Name Verity Summary
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein 2012 452 pages
4.00
124.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Quidditch Through the Ages Summary
Quidditch Through the Ages
by Kennilworthy Whisp 2001 105 pages
3.80
185.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
Three Mothers Summary
Three Mothers
by Hannah Beckerman 2025 325 pages
4.15
8.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
The Flatshare Summary
The Flatshare
by Beth O'Leary 2019 394 pages
3.99
435.5K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
First Wife's Shadow Summary
First Wife's Shadow
by Adele Parks 2024 368 pages
3.99
7.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Merchant of Venice Summary
The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare 1596 249 pages
3.78
197.7K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
Children of Time Summary
Children of Time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 608 pages
4.30
154.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
Peter Pan Summary
Peter Pan
by J.M. Barrie 1911 155 pages
4.03
366.7K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
Violeta Summary
Violeta
by Isabel Allende 2022 322 pages
4.03
98.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
River God Summary
River God
by Wilbur Smith 1993 664 pages
4.22
42.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Egypt
The Stolen Heir Summary
The Stolen Heir
by Holly Black 2023 356 pages
3.94
150.6K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Fae
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