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Fiction Book Summaries

Writers & Lovers Summary
Writers & Lovers
by Lily King 2020 320 pages
4.00
157.7K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Kitchen Front Summary
The Kitchen Front
by Jennifer Ryan 2021 408 pages
3.98
32.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
Invisible Planets Summary
Invisible Planets
Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation
by Ken Liu 2016 383 pages
4.04
5.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
China
The Last Colony Summary
The Last Colony
by John Scalzi 2007 320 pages
4.10
69.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Military Fiction
Counterfeit Summary
Counterfeit
by Kirstin Chen 2022 288 pages
3.48
100.5K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Mystery
The Golden Couple Summary
The Golden Couple
by Greer Hendricks 2022 329 pages
3.97
228.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Desert Spear Summary
The Desert Spear
by Peter V. Brett 2010 579 pages
4.21
89.9K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Marked Summary
Marked
by P.C. Cast 2007 306 pages
3.82
515.3K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Vampires
Godblight Summary
Godblight
by Guy Haley 2021 369 pages
4.24
1.7K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art Summary
7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011 177 pages
3.72
506 ratings
Mythology
Religion
Hinduism
The Return of the Native Summary
The Return of the Native
by Thomas Hardy 1878 426 pages
3.88
39.7K ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
The Lost Colony Summary
The Lost Colony
by Eoin Colfer 2006 385 pages
4.01
158.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Bro Code Summary
The Bro Code
by Elizabeth A. Seibert 2012 320 pages
3.40
2.1K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
The Promise of Tomorrow Summary
The Promise of Tomorrow
by Mary Ellen Taylor 2024 339 pages
4.28
14.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Hector and the Secrets of Love Summary
Hector and the Secrets of Love
by François Lelord 2005 267 pages
3.46
2.7K ratings
Psychology
Romance
Philosophy
Dead Beat Summary
Dead Beat
by Jim Butcher 2005 528 pages
4.41
131.3K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Elizabeth Is Missing Summary
Elizabeth Is Missing
by Emma Healey 2014 320 pages
3.72
70.8K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Contemporary
The Wind in the Willows Summary
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame 1908 197 pages
4.02
232.8K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Fantasy
One-Star Romance Summary
One-Star Romance
by Laura Hankin 2024 400 pages
3.66
19.3K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Gospel Singer Summary
The Gospel Singer
by Harry Crews 1968 300 pages
4.22
1.8K ratings
Southern Gothic
Southern
Classics
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 Summary
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
by Lauren Tarshis 2010 112 pages
4.10
18.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Childrens
رباعيات خيام Summary
رباعيات خيام
by Omar Khayyám 1120 184 pages
4.17
22.5K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
We Are All Made of Molecules Summary
We Are All Made of Molecules
by Susin Nielsen 2015 256 pages
3.82
16.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Realistic Fiction
The Jasmine Throne Summary
The Jasmine Throne
by Tasha Suri 2021 533 pages
4.12
33.9K ratings
Fantasy
Lesbian
LGBT
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 5 Summary
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 5
by Fuse 2015 334 pages
4.58
2.2K ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
Protect and Defend Summary
Protect and Defend
by Vince Flynn 2007 401 pages
4.36
43.5K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Holding Up the Universe Summary
Holding Up the Universe
by Jennifer Niven 2016 391 pages
3.67
141.4K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
River God Summary
River God
by Wilbur Smith 1993 664 pages
4.22
42.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Egypt
A Darkness More Than Night Summary
A Darkness More Than Night
by Michael Connelly 2000 470 pages
4.16
64.8K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Rainbow Six Summary
Rainbow Six
by Tom Clancy 1998 912 pages
4.13
56.8K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Action
Song of Susannah Summary
Song of Susannah
by Stephen King 2004 544 pages
4.00
169.4K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Nora Goes Off Script Summary
Nora Goes Off Script
by Annabel Monaghan 2022 272 pages
4.07
181.1K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Hornet Flight Summary
Hornet Flight
by Ken Follett 2002 518 pages
3.99
27.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
War
Landline Summary
Landline
by Rainbow Rowell 2014 320 pages
3.54
170.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Adult
Bel Canto Summary
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett 2001 318 pages
3.94
307.7K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Scorpions Summary
Scorpions
by Walter Dean Myers 1988 216 pages
3.80
2.6K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
African American
Path of Destruction Summary
Path of Destruction
by Drew Karpyshyn 2006 324 pages
4.34
35.1K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
How Not to Die Alone Summary
How Not to Die Alone
by Richard Roper 2019 321 pages
3.68
22.1K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
By a Thread Summary
By a Thread
by Lucy Score 2020 584 pages
4.08
166.6K ratings
Romance
Enemies To Lovers
Contemporary Romance
The Secret Supper Summary
The Secret Supper
by Javier Sierra 2004 329 pages
3.45
6.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Dead Take the A Train Summary
The Dead Take the A Train
by Cassandra Khaw 2023 391 pages
3.62
6.3K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
The Oligarch's Daughter Summary
The Oligarch's Daughter
by Joseph Finder 2025 447 pages
4.13
6.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Patron Saint of Liars Summary
The Patron Saint of Liars
by Ann Patchett 1992 352 pages
3.90
63.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Arctic Incident Summary
The Arctic Incident
by Eoin Colfer 2002 398 pages
3.96
158.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Gemini Contenders Summary
The Gemini Contenders
by Robert Ludlum 1976 411 pages
3.91
13.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Transit of Venus Summary
The Transit of Venus
by Shirley Hazzard 1980 337 pages
4.00
4.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Australia
The God of Carnage Summary
The God of Carnage
by Yasmina Reza 2007 80 pages
3.71
8.6K ratings
Plays
Theatre
Drama
Meant to Be Summary
Meant to Be
by Emily Giffin 2022 368 pages
3.92
90.4K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Historical Fiction
Brooklyn Summary
Brooklyn
by Colm Tóibín 2009 262 pages
3.74
148.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Ireland
Night Lords Summary
Night Lords
The Omnibus
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2014 944 pages
4.65
1.8K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
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