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Fiction Book Summaries

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 Minotaur Summary
The Minotaur
by Barbara Vine 2005 341 pages
3.65
3.0K ratings
Mystery
Suspense
Crime
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power 2019 357 pages
3.45
96.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
A Cursed Son Summary
A Cursed Son
by Day Leitao 2024 420 pages
4.01
2.9K ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
When the Moon is Low Summary
When the Moon is Low
by Nadia Hashimi 2015 384 pages
4.12
16.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Robin Hood Summary
Robin Hood
The Prince of Thieves
by Alexandre Dumas 1862 224 pages
3.99
18.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
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
Enchanters' End Game Summary
Enchanters' End Game
by David Eddings 1984 384 pages
4.19
94.7K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Shadow of Night Summary
Shadow of Night
by Deborah Harkness 2012 584 pages
4.08
262.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Tourist Season Summary
Tourist Season
by Carl Hiaasen 1986 404 pages
3.91
23.8K ratings
Mystery
Humor
Crime
Enna Burning Summary
Enna Burning
by Shannon Hale 2004 317 pages
4.00
44.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires Summary
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
by Grady Hendrix 2020 410 pages
3.79
270.5K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye Summary
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
Five Fairy Stories
by A.S. Byatt 1994 274 pages
3.85
4.4K ratings
Short Stories
Fantasy
Fairy Tales
The Silence of the Girls Summary
The Silence of the Girls
by Pat Barker 2018 325 pages
3.90
104.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mythology
Greek Mythology
Origins Summary
Origins
by L.J. Smith 2010 237 pages
4.13
96.9K ratings
Vampires
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mount Analogue Summary
Mount Analogue
by René Daumal 1952 120 pages
4.10
2.9K ratings
Philosophy
France
Novels
The Knockout Queen Summary
The Knockout Queen
by Rufi Thorpe 2020 277 pages
3.73
14.1K ratings
Contemporary
LGBT
Young Adult
Heartstopper Summary
Heartstopper
Volume Three
by Alice Oseman 2020 384 pages
4.55
481.8K ratings
Graphic Novels
LGBT
Young Adult
Canada Summary
Canada
by Richard Ford 2012 420 pages
3.52
27.7K ratings
Book Club
Canada
Literary Fiction
Muse of Nightmares Summary
Muse of Nightmares
by Laini Taylor 2018 514 pages
4.42
67.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Gone Tonight Summary
Gone Tonight
by Sarah Pekkanen 2023 338 pages
3.82
33.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Bitterblue Summary
Bitterblue
by Kristin Cashore 2012 576 pages
4.00
122.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Hunter Summary
The Hunter
by Tana French 2024 467 pages
4.08
58.6K ratings
Mystery
Ireland
Mystery Thriller
If Cats Disappeared from the World Summary
If Cats Disappeared from the World
by Genki Kawamura 2012 202 pages
3.80
105.5K ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Japan
The Call of the Wild / White Fang Summary
The Call of the Wild / White Fang
by Jack London 1906 292 pages
4.12
78.4K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Animals
Judge & Jury Summary
Judge & Jury
by James Patterson 2006 419 pages
4.01
51.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Waiting Summary
The Waiting
by Michael Connelly 2024
4.38
57.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Dracul Summary
Dracul
by Dacre Stoker 2018 497 pages
4.15
17.5K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Vampires
The Price of Salt Summary
The Price of Salt
by Claire Morgan 1952 262 pages
4.02
79.3K ratings
Romance
Lesbian
Classics
Narcissus in Chains Summary
Narcissus in Chains
by Laurell K. Hamilton 2001 644 pages
3.93
60.9K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
Golden Curse Summary
Golden Curse
by M. Lynn 2018 242 pages
3.69
4.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Rogue Knight Summary
The Rogue Knight
by Brandon Mull 2014 480 pages
4.37
14.2K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Because of Mr. Terupt Summary
Because of Mr. Terupt
by Rob Buyea 2010 269 pages
4.35
45.2K ratings
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Home to Harmony Summary
Home to Harmony
by Philip Gulley 2000 256 pages
3.99
5.5K ratings
Christian Fiction
Christian
Humor
On Such a Full Sea Summary
On Such a Full Sea
by Chang-rae Lee 2014 407 pages
3.49
11.7K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Summary
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
by Stieg Larsson 2007 566 pages
4.24
762.9K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Last Days Summary
Last Days
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2012 531 pages
3.73
13.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Cults
Operator Down Summary
Operator Down
by Brad Taylor 2018 450 pages
4.31
5.0K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
Illumination Night Summary
Illumination Night
by Alice Hoffman 1987 200 pages
3.75
9.1K ratings
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Fantasy
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Dawn of the Jedi - Into the Void
by Tim Lebbon 2013 263 pages
3.66
14.3K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Fires of Winter Summary
Fires of Winter
by Johanna Lindsey 1980 362 pages
3.96
16.3K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
The Voyage Home Summary
The Voyage Home
by Pat Barker 2024 320 pages
3.98
4.1K ratings
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Greek Mythology
The Push Summary
The Push
by Ashley Audrain 2021 307 pages
4.04
410.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Monster Hunter International Summary
Monster Hunter International
by Larry Correia 2009 557 pages
4.07
29.7K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Horror
Humor Me Summary
Humor Me
by Cat Shook 2024 320 pages
3.64
1.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Humor
Stranger by the River Summary
Stranger by the River
by Paul Twitchell 1978 204 pages
4.46
151 ratings
Radicalized Summary
Radicalized
by Cory Doctorow 2019 304 pages
4.03
7.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Dystopia
The Whistling Season Summary
The Whistling Season
by Ivan Doig 2006 345 pages
4.07
20.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Westerns
Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Summary
Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1
by Kentaro Miura 2019 689 pages
4.61
15.4K ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Horror
Ask Again, Yes Summary
Ask Again, Yes
by Mary Beth Keane 2019 388 pages
3.93
200.4K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
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