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Blood Rites Summary
Blood Rites
by Jim Butcher 2004 372 pages
4.29
135.8K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Siege and Storm Summary
Siege and Storm
by Leigh Bardugo 2013 435 pages
3.81
660.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Hard Luck Summary
Hard Luck
by Jeff Kinney 2013 217 pages
4.26
94.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Bartleby the Scrivener Summary
Bartleby the Scrivener
by Herman Melville 1853 64 pages
3.93
71.0K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Literature
The Immortalists Summary
The Immortalists
by Chloe Benjamin 2018 346 pages
3.71
215.0K ratings
Book Club
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Lightning Thief Summary
The Lightning Thief
The Graphic Novel
by Robert Venditti 2010 135 pages
4.41
126.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Fantasy
Mythology
Emperor of Thorns Summary
Emperor of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2013 434 pages
4.22
56.2K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
I Funny Summary
I Funny
A Middle School Story
by James Patterson 2012 320 pages
4.15
13.0K ratings
Humor
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
The Primal Hunter 2 Summary
The Primal Hunter 2
by Zogarth 2022 740 pages
4.49
11.8K ratings
Fantasy
Magic
Adventure
The Mask Falling Summary
The Mask Falling
by Samantha Shannon 2021 528 pages
4.46
15.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Last Days Summary
Last Days
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2012 531 pages
3.73
13.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Cults
Imaginary Friend Summary
Imaginary Friend
by Stephen Chbosky 2019 705 pages
3.55
58.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Acts of Desperation Summary
Acts of Desperation
by Megan Nolan 2021 288 pages
3.72
36.0K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
Ruin and Rising Summary
Ruin and Rising
by Leigh Bardugo 2014 350 pages
3.98
570.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Mirror Girls Summary
Mirror Girls
by Kelly McWilliams 2022 320 pages
3.95
3.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Letter to a Child Never Born Summary
Letter to a Child Never Born
by Oriana Fallaci 1975 128 pages
4.01
22.8K ratings
Novels
Feminism
Italian Literature
Bad Blood Summary
Bad Blood
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2016 509 pages
4.36
133.2K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Dark Places Summary
Dark Places
by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages
3.95
805.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Executive Power Summary
Executive Power
by Vince Flynn 2003 512 pages
4.32
48.2K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
The Girl Before Summary
The Girl Before
by J.P. Delaney 2017 341 pages
3.70
163.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
And the Mountains Echoed Summary
And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini 2012 404 pages
4.08
392.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Gift Summary
The Gift
by Danielle Steel 1986 275 pages
3.99
20.2K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Adult
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams Summary
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts
by Sylvia Plath 1977 336 pages
3.92
6.5K ratings
Short Stories
Poetry
Classics
Death of a Salesman Summary
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller 1949 144 pages
3.58
250.3K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
A Reaper at the Gates Summary
A Reaper at the Gates
by Sabaa Tahir 2018 458 pages
4.14
110.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
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
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Summary
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
by John Le Carré 1974 381 pages
4.06
103.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Espionage
The Custom of the Country Summary
The Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton 1913 370 pages
4.06
15.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
American
The Last Thing He Told Me Summary
The Last Thing He Told Me
by Laura Dave 2021 307 pages
3.83
1.1M ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
The Bonehunters Summary
The Bonehunters
by Steven Erikson 2006 1203 pages
4.49
43.2K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Sputnik Sweetheart Summary
Sputnik Sweetheart
by Haruki Murakami 1999 229 pages
3.83
172.9K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Magical Realism
Loveless Summary
Loveless
by Alice Oseman 2020 433 pages
4.18
115.2K ratings
Young Adult
LGBT
Contemporary
Find Me Summary
Find Me
by André Aciman 2019 260 pages
3.26
81.8K ratings
Romance
LGBT
Queer
The Interestings Summary
The Interestings
by Meg Wolitzer 2013 468 pages
3.60
121.6K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Obscene Bird of Night Summary
The Obscene Bird of Night
by José Donoso 1970 438 pages
4.20
4.0K ratings
Horror
Magical Realism
Spanish Literature
The Black Tulip Summary
The Black Tulip
by Alexandre Dumas 1850 246 pages
3.85
22.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
France
Rules of Civility Summary
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles 2011 335 pages
4.09
258.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
House of Many Ways Summary
House of Many Ways
by Diana Wynne Jones 2008 404 pages
4.06
47.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Torn Skirt Summary
The Torn Skirt
by Rebecca Godfrey 2001 208 pages
3.47
2.2K ratings
Young Adult
Coming Of Age
Contemporary
Happy Wife Summary
Happy Wife
by Meredith Lavender 2025 320 pages
3.78
12.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
City of Lost Souls Summary
City of Lost Souls
by Cassandra Clare 2012 535 pages
4.21
555.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Faithful Place Summary
Faithful Place
by Tana French 2010 400 pages
4.00
128.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Mystery Thriller
Late Bloomer Summary
Late Bloomer
by Mazey Eddings 2024 400 pages
3.69
13.1K ratings
Romance
LGBT
Lesbian
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Summary
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
by Tomihiko Morimi 2006 265 pages
3.99
1.5K ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Fantasy
The Warm Hands of Ghosts Summary
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
by Katherine Arden 2024 325 pages
3.98
25.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Witching Hour Summary
The Witching Hour
by Anne Rice 1990 1216 pages
4.10
122.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Paranormal
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride Summary
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
by Matt Dinniman 2023 694 pages
4.66
52.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Humor
The Plot Against America Summary
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth 2004 391 pages
3.81
66.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Literature
The Bourne Supremacy Summary
The Bourne Supremacy
by Robert Ludlum 1986 688 pages
4.11
181.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Dark Secret Summary
The Dark Secret
by Tui T. Sutherland 2013 336 pages
4.38
36.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Middle Grade
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