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The Heartbeat Library Summary
The Heartbeat Library
by Laura Imai Messina 2022 400 pages
4.03
3.2K ratings
Japan
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Hidden Summary
Hidden
by P.C. Cast 2012 302 pages
4.00
63.0K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Vampires
Hector and the Search for Lost Time Summary
Hector and the Search for Lost Time
by François Lelord 2006 240 pages
3.65
1.4K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
German Literature
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy Summary
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
by Becky Chambers 2022 152 pages
4.39
73.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Novella
Revenge of the Witch Summary
Revenge of the Witch
by Joseph Delaney 2004 344 pages
4.02
52.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Dracul Summary
Dracul
by Dacre Stoker 2018 497 pages
4.15
17.5K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Vampires
Armored Summary
Armored
by Mark Greaney 2022 510 pages
4.36
9.3K ratings
Thriller
Action
Military Fiction
Pretend You're Mine Summary
Pretend You're Mine
by Lucy Score 2015 480 pages
4.23
101.7K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
The Bone Season Summary
The Bone Season
by Samantha Shannon 2013 466 pages
3.84
98.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Accidental Malay Summary
The Accidental Malay
by Karina Robles Bahrin 2022 232 pages
3.50
1.0K ratings
Contemporary
Religion
Family
A Thousand Times Before Summary
A Thousand Times Before
by Asha Thanki 2024 368 pages
3.63
2.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Queer
LGBT
Master & Commander Summary
Master & Commander
by Patrick O'Brian 1969 464 pages
4.07
61.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Adventure
The Breach Summary
The Breach
by Patrick Lee 2009 372 pages
4.01
10.0K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
Waste Tide Summary
Waste Tide
by Chen Qiufan 2013 352 pages
3.32
2.8K ratings
Science Fiction
China
Dystopia
Twilight Summary
Twilight
The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion
by Mark Cotta Vaz 2008 144 pages
4.20
443.1K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Vampires
The Iron Flower Summary
The Iron Flower
by Laurie Forest 2018 597 pages
4.31
27.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Far From the Madding Crowd Summary
Far From the Madding Crowd
by Thomas Hardy 1874 433 pages
3.97
161.5K ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
Death Masks Summary
Death Masks
by Jim Butcher 2003 432 pages
4.29
144.0K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Nobody Knows You're Here Summary
Nobody Knows You're Here
by Bryn Greenwood 2025 348 pages
4.37
347 ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Fangs of Freelance Summary
The Fangs of Freelance
by Drew Hayes 2017 281 pages
4.34
5.4K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Humor
Fires of Winter Summary
Fires of Winter
by Johanna Lindsey 1980 362 pages
3.96
16.3K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
Blue Lily, Lily Blue Summary
Blue Lily, Lily Blue
by Maggie Stiefvater 2014 391 pages
4.26
175.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
Ink and Bone Summary
Ink and Bone
by Rachel Caine 2015 362 pages
3.97
31.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Party Summary
The Party
by Natasha Preston 2024 352 pages
3.53
8.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Young Adult
Gone Tonight Summary
Gone Tonight
by Sarah Pekkanen 2023 338 pages
3.82
33.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Six Characters in Search of an Author Summary
Six Characters in Search of an Author
by Luigi Pirandello 1921 64 pages
3.83
21.7K ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
Living Dead in Dallas Summary
Living Dead in Dallas
by Charlaine Harris 2002 291 pages
3.96
259.8K ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
What Once Was Mine Summary
What Once Was Mine
by Liz Braswell 2021 496 pages
3.91
16.2K ratings
Fantasy
Retellings
Young Adult
Mexico Summary
Mexico
by James A. Michener 1992 672 pages
3.75
5.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Travel
Stone of Farewell Summary
Stone of Farewell
by Tad Williams 1990 608 pages
4.10
51.4K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Front Lines Summary
Front Lines
by Michael Grant 2016 548 pages
4.09
6.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Summer Knight Summary
Summer Knight
by Jim Butcher 2002 446 pages
4.26
157.5K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
The Princess Summary
The Princess
by Lori Wick 1999 300 pages
4.14
14.2K ratings
Christian Fiction
Romance
Christian
Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory Summary
Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory
by Tilly Bagshawe 2013 393 pages
3.90
6.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages
4.26
68.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Pirates
25 Alive Summary
25 Alive
by James Patterson 2025 330 pages
4.22
19.0K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Vampire Diaries, Volumes 1-4 Summary
The Vampire Diaries, Volumes 1-4
by L.J. Smith 1991 1127 pages
3.96
6.0K ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Young Adult
Wild Magic Summary
Wild Magic
by Tamora Pierce 1992 362 pages
4.31
82.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Strange the Dreamer Summary
Strange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor 2017 532 pages
4.28
130.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Iberia Summary
Iberia
by James A. Michener 1968 960 pages
3.71
3.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Travel
Spain
The Bear and the Dragon Summary
The Bear and the Dragon
by Tom Clancy 2000 1137 pages
3.91
31.2K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis
by Peter Kuper 2004 80 pages
3.79
4.7K ratings
Graphic Novels
Classics
Comics
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners Summary
Spanish Short Stories for Beginners
20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Spanish & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way!
by Lingo Mastery 2018 212 pages
3.72
248 ratings
Spanish Literature
Short Stories
Language
The Power of Six Summary
The Power of Six
by Pittacus Lore 2011 406 pages
4.14
140.6K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Mistress of All Evil Summary
Mistress of All Evil
by Serena Valentino 2017 320 pages
3.97
18.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Retellings
The 24th Hour Summary
The 24th Hour
by James Patterson 2024 346 pages
4.08
29.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Day of the Oprichnik Summary
Day of the Oprichnik
by Vladimir Sorokin 2006 191 pages
3.75
9.2K ratings
Russia
Dystopia
Russian Literature
The Gift Summary
The Gift
by Cecelia Ahern 2008 305 pages
3.70
29.2K ratings
Christmas
Chick Lit
Romance
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
Come and Get It Summary
Come and Get It
by Kiley Reid 2024 400 pages
3.34
39.5K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
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