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Fiction Book Summaries

Repossessed Summary
Repossessed
by A.M. Jenkins 2007 224 pages
3.64
2.9K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Paranormal
The Infernal City Summary
The Infernal City
by Greg Keyes 2009 288 pages
3.49
4.8K ratings
Fantasy
Video Games
High Fantasy
Cold as Hell Summary
Cold as Hell
by Rhett C. Bruno 2022 454 pages
3.98
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Westerns
Urban Fantasy
Map of Bones Summary
Map of Bones
by James Rollins 2005 523 pages
4.08
62.4K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Sandstorm Summary
Sandstorm
by James Rollins 2004 574 pages
3.96
53.4K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
To Build a Fire Summary
To Build a Fire
by Jack London 1902 32 pages
3.98
25.6K ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Adventure
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Summary
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1852 438 pages
3.91
237.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
All the Weyrs of Pern Summary
All the Weyrs of Pern
by Anne McCaffrey 1991 404 pages
4.23
26.7K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dragons
Circe / The Song of Achilles Summary
Circe / The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller 2020
4.53
1.9K ratings
Greek Mythology
Fantasy
Mythology
Guns of the Dawn Summary
Guns of the Dawn
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 658 pages
4.18
4.8K ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
Historical Fiction
Ice Station Summary
Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly 1998 513 pages
4.12
34.2K ratings
Thriller
Action
Adventure
Black River Summary
Black River
by Nilanjana Roy 2022 368 pages
3.98
1.1K ratings
Mystery
India
Thriller
Angle of Repose Summary
Angle of Repose
by Wallace Stegner 1971 569 pages
4.24
61.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
The Wall Summary
The Wall
by Marlen Haushofer 1963 240 pages
4.03
27.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
All the Birds, Singing Summary
All the Birds, Singing
by Evie Wyld 2013 240 pages
3.61
14.4K ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Australia
The Listeners Summary
The Listeners
by Maggie Stiefvater 2025 400 pages
3.85
3.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Widow of the South Summary
The Widow of the South
by Robert Hicks 2005 436 pages
3.78
18.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Civil War
Historical
Fingersmith Summary
Fingersmith
by Sarah Waters 2002 592 pages
4.02
115.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Historical
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Summary
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
by Wendy Mass 2006 304 pages
4.02
20.0K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Shark Girl Summary
Shark Girl
by Kelly Bingham 2007 288 pages
3.85
3.8K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Poetry
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Summary
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages
4.18
1.6K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Historical Fiction
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 3 Summary
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 3
by Fuse 2014 342 pages
4.39
2.3K ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
Our Little Secret Summary
Our Little Secret
by Lisa Jackson 2024 380 pages
3.88
11.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Volume II
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1914 709 pages
4.48
81.1K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Short Stories
Revenge of the Witch Summary
Revenge of the Witch
by Joseph Delaney 2004 344 pages
4.02
52.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Bear and the Nightingale Summary
The Bear and the Nightingale
by Katherine Arden 2017 319 pages
4.09
221.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Park Avenue Summary
Park Avenue
by Renée Ahdieh 2025 320 pages
3.78
1.4K ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Thriller
Phantom Limb Summary
Phantom Limb
by Lucinda Berry 2016 260 pages
3.91
54.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel 2009 653 pages
3.91
224.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
A House of Tailors Summary
A House of Tailors
by Patricia Reilly Giff 2004 160 pages
3.95
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley Summary
The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley
by Courtney Walsh 2023 358 pages
4.18
18.3K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
The Ghosts of Belfast Summary
The Ghosts of Belfast
by Stuart Neville 2009 336 pages
3.92
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Truth in Advertising Summary
Truth in Advertising
by John Kenney 2013 320 pages
3.70
3.2K ratings
Humor
Book Club
Contemporary
Skeleton Key Summary
Skeleton Key
by Anthony Horowitz 2002 327 pages
4.07
57.9K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
Take My Hand Summary
Take My Hand
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2022 359 pages
4.36
100.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
A Scanner Darkly Summary
A Scanner Darkly
by Philip K. Dick 1977 324 pages
4.03
107.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan Summary
The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan
by Beth Merlin 2024 286 pages
3.85
14.3K ratings
Romance
Christmas
Holiday
The Viscount Who Loved Me Summary
The Viscount Who Loved Me
by Julia Quinn 2000 480 pages
3.99
458.3K ratings
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
A Spell for Chameleon Summary
A Spell for Chameleon
by Piers Anthony 1977 344 pages
3.92
47.2K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Lieutenants Summary
The Lieutenants
by W.E.B. Griffin 1982 416 pages
4.34
8.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
War
The Minotaur Summary
The Minotaur
by Barbara Vine 2005 341 pages
3.65
3.0K ratings
Mystery
Suspense
Crime
Nevermore Summary
Nevermore
by Keith R.A. DeCandido 2007 315 pages
3.84
7.5K ratings
Supernatural
Fantasy
Horror
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power 2019 357 pages
3.45
96.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
Invitation to a Beheading Summary
Invitation to a Beheading
by Vladimir Nabokov 1935 223 pages
3.92
19.2K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
One Long Weekend Summary
One Long Weekend
by Shari Low 2024 322 pages
4.44
13.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
A Cursed Son Summary
A Cursed Son
by Day Leitao 2024 420 pages
4.01
2.9K ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Tourist Season Summary
Tourist Season
by Carl Hiaasen 1986 404 pages
3.91
23.8K ratings
Mystery
Humor
Crime
Lady Midnight Summary
Lady Midnight
by Cassandra Clare 2016 688 pages
4.35
239.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Enchanters' End Game Summary
Enchanters' End Game
by David Eddings 1984 384 pages
4.19
94.7K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay Summary
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
by Elena Ferrante 2013 418 pages
4.36
178.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
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