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Fiction Book Summaries

One Day in December Summary
One Day in December
by Josie Silver 2018 393 pages
3.83
343.7K ratings
Romance
Christmas
Contemporary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 224 pages
3.92
137.3K ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
The Note Summary
The Note
by Alafair Burke 2025 287 pages
3.47
10.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Cruelest Month Summary
The Cruelest Month
by Louise Penny 2007 310 pages
4.16
112.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Prometheus Unbound Summary
Prometheus Unbound
by Percy Bysshe Shelley 1820 112 pages
3.76
2.1K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Plays
Archenemies Summary
Archenemies
by Marissa Meyer 2018 560 pages
4.24
96.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Allah Is Not Obliged Summary
Allah Is Not Obliged
by Ahmadou Kourouma 2000 215 pages
3.68
2.3K ratings
Ivory Coast
African Literature
War
Practice Makes Perfect Summary
Practice Makes Perfect
by Sarah Adams 2023 335 pages
4.01
188.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Bluebird Summary
Bluebird
by Sharon Cameron 2021 438 pages
4.33
9.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
If Tomorrow Comes Summary
If Tomorrow Comes
by Sidney Sheldon 1985 501 pages
4.07
69.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
Money Hungry Summary
Money Hungry
by Sharon G. Flake 2001 188 pages
4.10
4.4K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
African American
Daisy Haites Summary
Daisy Haites
by Jessa Hastings 2021 436 pages
4.08
116.7K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Lost Letters of Aisling Summary
The Lost Letters of Aisling
by Cynthia Ellingsen 2024 302 pages
4.32
22.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
A Room with a View Summary
A Room with a View
by E.M. Forster 1908 119 pages
3.90
195.0K ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Canterbury Tales Summary
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer 1400 504 pages
3.52
233.3K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Literature
Stillhouse Lake Summary
Stillhouse Lake
by Rachel Caine 2017 301 pages
4.11
176.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Second Foundation Summary
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1953 256 pages
4.27
195.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space Opera
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami 1985 400 pages
4.12
146.6K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
She Didn't See It Coming Summary
She Didn't See It Coming
by Shari Lapena 2025 352 pages
4.16
931 ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
A Fatal Grace Summary
A Fatal Grace
by Louise Penny 2006 311 pages
4.10
137.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
The Comfort of Ghosts Summary
The Comfort of Ghosts
by Jacqueline Winspear 2024 342 pages
4.41
14.1K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical Mystery
The Judge's List Summary
The Judge's List
by John Grisham 2021 357 pages
4.14
113.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Ghost Orchid Summary
The Ghost Orchid
by Jonathan Kellerman 2024 304 pages
4.19
14.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Room Summary
Room
by Emma Donoghue 2010 321 pages
4.08
823.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Thriller
Hangman Summary
Hangman
by Daniel Cole 2018 386 pages
3.96
8.5K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
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
The Two Towers Summary
The Two Towers
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1954 322 pages
4.50
1.1M ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
High Fantasy
Blue Bloods Summary
Blue Bloods
by Melissa de la Cruz 2006 302 pages
3.70
143.3K ratings
Young Adult
Vampires
Fantasy
His Dark Materials Summary
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman 2000 1088 pages
4.29
166.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
For One More Day Summary
For One More Day
by Mitch Albom 2006 208 pages
4.13
156.0K ratings
Inspirational
Contemporary
Book Club
Wait Until Spring, Bandini Summary
Wait Until Spring, Bandini
by John Fante 1938 266 pages
4.09
14.2K ratings
Classics
Novels
American
The Girl in the White Van Summary
The Girl in the White Van
by April Henry 2020 224 pages
3.87
4.4K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Big Little Lies Summary
Big Little Lies
by Liane Moriarty 2014 458 pages
4.31
1.1M ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Contemporary
Disgrace Summary
Disgrace
by J.M. Coetzee 1999 220 pages
3.86
113.0K ratings
Africa
South Africa
Classics
Hell Bent Summary
Hell Bent
by Leigh Bardugo 2023 481 pages
4.11
163.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Academia
Horror
The Drawing of the Three Summary
The Drawing of the Three
by Stephen King 1987 463 pages
4.24
279.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Year of Wonders Summary
Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks 2001 304 pages
4.01
170.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Buddha Summary
Buddha
A Story of Enlightenment
by Deepak Chopra 2007 288 pages
3.93
12.1K ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Religion
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? Summary
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?
by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn 2022 384 pages
3.76
17.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
At the Mountains of Madness Summary
At the Mountains of Madness
by H.P. Lovecraft 1931 194 pages
3.79
60.1K ratings
Horror
Classics
Science Fiction
The Complete Stories and Poems Summary
The Complete Stories and Poems
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 821 pages
4.40
289.4K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
The ​Crown of Gilded Bones Summary
The ​Crown of Gilded Bones
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2021 645 pages
4.16
402.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain 1884 327 pages
3.83
1.3M ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Rise of Kyoshi Summary
The Rise of Kyoshi
by F.C. Yee 2019 442 pages
4.44
37.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
LGBT
Lamb Summary
Lamb
The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
by Christopher Moore 2002 444 pages
4.23
178.8K ratings
Humor
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Expanse and Philosophy Summary
The Expanse and Philosophy
So Far Out Into the Darkness
by Jeffery L. Nicholas 2021 237 pages
4.02
55 ratings
Philosophy
Science Fiction
The Maidens Summary
The Maidens
by Alex Michaelides 2021 337 pages
3.62
405.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Dark Academia
Dead Until Dark Summary
Dead Until Dark
by Charlaine Harris 2001 292 pages
3.97
554.0K ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
The Black Cat Summary
The Black Cat
by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 24 pages
4.03
53.4K ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
The Templar Legacy Summary
The Templar Legacy
by Steve Berry 2006 511 pages
3.84
55.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
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