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Fiction Book Summaries

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales Summary
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
by Heather Fawcett 2025 368 pages
4.14
30.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Roman Blood Summary
Roman Blood
by Steven Saylor 1991 401 pages
3.95
9.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Story Teller Summary
The Story Teller
by Margaret Coel 1999 241 pages
4.11
1.7K ratings
Mystery
Native American
Westerns
The Problem with Forever Summary
The Problem with Forever
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2016 474 pages
3.96
64.2K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Summary
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
by Sarah MacLean 2010 397 pages
4.08
58.6K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
Sarah Summary
Sarah
by Orson Scott Card 1983 341 pages
3.88
12.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Religion
Biblical Fiction
The Old Capital Summary
The Old Capital
by Yasunari Kawabata 1962 160 pages
3.73
7.3K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Naturalist Summary
The Naturalist
by Andrew Mayne 2017 382 pages
4.08
53.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Romance Recipe Summary
The Romance Recipe
by Ruby Barrett 2022 304 pages
3.58
5.7K ratings
Romance
LGBT
Lesbian
The Whispering Skull Summary
The Whispering Skull
by Jonathan Stroud 2014 435 pages
4.33
41.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mystery
The New Girl Summary
The New Girl
by R.L. Stine 1989 168 pages
3.59
9.3K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
Observer Summary
Observer
by Robert Lanza 2023 368 pages
4.05
3.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Fantasy
The Dark Hours Summary
The Dark Hours
by David J. Gatward 2023 306 pages
4.49
5.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
No Mercy Summary
No Mercy
by Blake Pierce 2022 233 pages
4.03
3.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Island of Dr. Moreau Summary
The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H.G. Wells 1896 160 pages
3.73
130.4K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Horror
The Loop Summary
The Loop
by Ben Oliver 2020 368 pages
3.90
8.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Metamorphosis Summary
The Metamorphosis
by Peter Kuper 2004 80 pages
3.79
4.7K ratings
Graphic Novels
Classics
Comics
Mansfield Park Summary
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen 1814 488 pages
3.86
369.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Hatchet Island Summary
Hatchet Island
by Paul Doiron 2022 320 pages
4.06
5.0K ratings
Mystery
Suspense
Mystery Thriller
Strange the Dreamer Summary
Strange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor 2017 532 pages
4.28
130.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Trapped Summary
Trapped
by Kevin Hearne 2012 290 pages
4.27
45.6K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Magic
Smooth Talking Stranger Summary
Smooth Talking Stranger
by Lisa Kleypas 2009 340 pages
4.14
42.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
The Idea of You Summary
The Idea of You
by Robinne Lee 2017 372 pages
3.74
168.0K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Blood Fever Summary
Blood Fever
by Charlie Higson 2006 368 pages
4.02
7.4K ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
Dear Wendy Summary
Dear Wendy
by Ann Zhao 2024 368 pages
3.97
2.7K ratings
Contemporary
Young Adult
Queer
The Birdcage Murders Summary
The Birdcage Murders
by Karen Baugh Menuhin 2022 278 pages
4.56
2.9K ratings
Mystery
Historical Mystery
Historical
All Aunt Hagar's Children Summary
All Aunt Hagar's Children
Stories
by Edward P. Jones 2006 399 pages
3.82
2.3K ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
African American
Powers of Darkness Summary
Powers of Darkness
The Lost Version of Dracula
by Valdimar Ásmundsson 1901 309 pages
3.63
1.5K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Classics
Stung Summary
Stung
by Joss Stirling 2015 288 pages
3.99
1.8K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Slathbog's Gold Summary
Slathbog's Gold
by M.L. Forman 2009 406 pages
4.19
12.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
My Best Friend's Exorcism Summary
My Best Friend's Exorcism
by Grady Hendrix 2016 337 pages
3.93
139.3K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Paranormal
The Last Trip Summary
The Last Trip
by Kiersten Modglin 2025 208 pages
3.82
9.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 688 pages
4.36
69.8K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
Out of Sight, Out of Time Summary
Out of Sight, Out of Time
by Ally Carter 2012 294 pages
4.33
58.0K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Romance
Somewhere in the Sunset Summary
Somewhere in the Sunset
by Estelle Maskame 2024 288 pages
3.44
1.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Friends To Lovers
Stardust Summary
Stardust
by Neil Gaiman 1999 248 pages
4.10
476.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
We Are All Guilty Here Summary
We Are All Guilty Here
by Karin Slaughter 2025 448 pages
4.40
4.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Apocalypse Codex Summary
The Apocalypse Codex
by Charles Stross 2012 336 pages
4.18
11.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
A Touch of Jen Summary
A Touch of Jen
by Beth Morgan 2021 320 pages
3.26
12.7K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Love Letters to the Dead Summary
Love Letters to the Dead
by Ava Dellaira 2014 336 pages
3.79
90.9K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Romance
The Primal Hunter 2 Summary
The Primal Hunter 2
by Zogarth 2022 740 pages
4.49
11.8K ratings
Fantasy
Magic
Adventure
Verona Comics Summary
Verona Comics
by Jennifer Dugan 2020 352 pages
3.59
4.0K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Young Adult
Wake Summary
Wake
by Amanda Hocking 2012 309 pages
3.70
25.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mermaids
The Wicked Day Summary
The Wicked Day
by Mary Stewart 1983 417 pages
4.10
11.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Arthurian
The Haunted Mesa Summary
The Haunted Mesa
by Louis L'Amour 1987 426 pages
3.82
7.2K ratings
Westerns
Mystery
Fantasy
Apples Never Fall Summary
Apples Never Fall
by Liane Moriarty 2021 467 pages
3.76
423.8K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Thriller
Wandfasted Summary
Wandfasted
by Laurie Forest 2017 235 pages
4.21
6.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The King of Attolia Summary
The King of Attolia
by Megan Whalen Turner 2006 387 pages
4.38
42.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
The Travelers Summary
The Travelers
by Regina Porter 2019 297 pages
3.60
3.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Come Closer Summary
Come Closer
by Sara Gran 2003 194 pages
3.66
44.8K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
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