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Isla and the Happily Ever After Summary
Isla and the Happily Ever After
by Stephanie Perkins 2014 339 pages
3.99
118.5K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Defend the Dawn Summary
Defend the Dawn
by Brigid Kemmerer 2022 496 pages
4.16
35.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Bedtime Stories for Kids Summary
Bedtime Stories for Kids
by Uncle Amon 2015 28 pages
3.81
22.1K ratings
Childrens
Amazon
Picture Books
Skywave Summary
Skywave
by K. Patrick Donoghue 2018 504 pages
4.34
1.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Aliens
Thriller
The Wonder Summary
The Wonder
by Emma Donoghue 2016 291 pages
3.65
90.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Machiavelli Covenant Summary
The Machiavelli Covenant
by Allan Folsom 2006 554 pages
3.61
1.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Downstairs Girl Summary
The Downstairs Girl
by Stacey Lee 2019 374 pages
3.96
40.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Paris Vendetta Summary
The Paris Vendetta
by Steve Berry 2009 14 pages
3.94
19.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Builders Summary
The Builders
by Daniel Polansky 2015 226 pages
3.76
4.0K ratings
Fantasy
Novella
Animals
What She Saw Summary
What She Saw
by Mary Burton 2025 347 pages
4.17
14.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Swarm Summary
The Swarm
by Orson Scott Card 2016 464 pages
4.14
7.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Beekeeping for Beginners Summary
Beekeeping for Beginners
by Laurie R. King 2011 77 pages
4.13
4.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
The Sex Education of M.E. Summary
The Sex Education of M.E.
by L.B. Dunbar 2016 237 pages
4.25
1.5K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
The Antidote Summary
The Antidote
by Karen Russell 2025 432 pages
3.91
9.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Perfect Chemistry Summary
Perfect Chemistry
by Simone Elkeles 2008 368 pages
4.04
263.1K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Calamity Summary
Calamity
by Brandon Sanderson 2016 424 pages
4.18
87.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Outrun the Moon Summary
Outrun the Moon
by Stacey Lee 2016 391 pages
3.96
5.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Wrong Text, Right Love Summary
Wrong Text, Right Love
by Claudia Y. Burgoa 2020 276 pages
3.77
6.6K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
A Merry Little Lie Summary
A Merry Little Lie
by Sarah Morgan 2025 368 pages
4.06
270 ratings
Christmas
Holiday
Romance
The Summer Before the War Summary
The Summer Before the War
by Helen Simonson 2016 481 pages
3.79
43.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Gender Secret Summary
The Gender Secret
by Bella Forrest 2016 426 pages
4.07
23.2K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Empire of Gold Summary
The Empire of Gold
by S.A. Chakraborty 2020 766 pages
4.49
71.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
The Kingdom of Copper Summary
The Kingdom of Copper
by S.A. Chakraborty 2019 625 pages
4.39
87.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
A Local Habitation Summary
A Local Habitation
by Seanan McGuire 2010 377 pages
3.90
20.6K ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Fae
Choke Summary
Choke
by Chuck Palahniuk 2001 293 pages
3.71
219.4K ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Novels
The Ring of Earth Summary
The Ring of Earth
by Chris Bradford 2010 314 pages
4.42
4.0K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
A Cosmology of Monsters Summary
A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill 2019 336 pages
3.74
10.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Adult
The Sisters Summary
The Sisters
by Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2025 656 pages
4.13
6.0K ratings
Literary Fiction
Swedish Literature
Sweden
Jade City Summary
Jade City
by Fonda Lee 2017 540 pages
4.07
92.6K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Adult
Thief of Souls Summary
Thief of Souls
by Brian Klingborg 2021 304 pages
3.78
1.4K ratings
Mystery
China
Mystery Thriller
Atalanta Summary
Atalanta
by Jennifer Saint 2023 291 pages
3.74
33.3K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
The Invited Summary
The Invited
by Jennifer McMahon 2019 353 pages
3.81
38.2K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
A Spool of Blue Thread Summary
A Spool of Blue Thread
by Anne Tyler 2015 358 pages
3.44
100.2K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Rich and Pretty Summary
Rich and Pretty
by Rumaan Alam 2016 304 pages
2.77
11.0K ratings
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Literary Fiction
Angel Down Summary
Angel Down
by Daniel Kraus 2025 304 pages
4
1.2K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Whiskey Rebellion Summary
Whiskey Rebellion
by Liliana Hart 2011 267 pages
3.94
11.9K ratings
Mystery
Romance
Humor
Little Thieves Summary
Little Thieves
by Margaret Owen 2021 512 pages
4.23
24.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Retellings
Unsouled Summary
Unsouled
by Will Wight 2016 294 pages
4.15
54.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
High Fantasy
The Queen Summary
The Queen
by Nick Cutter 2024 374 pages
3.56
5.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Finnegans Wake Summary
Finnegans Wake
by James Joyce 2002 628 pages
3.68
13.6K ratings
Classics
Literature
Ireland
Under a Dancing Star Summary
Under a Dancing Star
by Laura Wood 2019 356 pages
4.15
3.5K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Parthian Summary
The Parthian
by Peter Darman 2011 722 pages
4.26
1.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Roman
Historical
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba Summary
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
by Gabriel García Márquez 2006 104 pages
3.8
65.0K ratings
Classics
Spanish Literature
Literature
The Seventh Function of Language Summary
The Seventh Function of Language
by Laurent Binet 2015 359 pages
3.76
6.7K ratings
France
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
Winter Be My Shield Summary
Winter Be My Shield
by Jo Spurrier 2012 464 pages
3.86
1.1K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Magic
Land Rites Summary
Land Rites
by Andy Maslen 2021 347 pages
4.40
4.8K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
Lady of the Drowned Empire Summary
Lady of the Drowned Empire
by Frankie Diane Mallis 2023
4.15
3.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Fantasy Romance
The Hunger Summary
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu 2018 376 pages
3.60
34.0K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Historical
Elizabeth Finch Summary
Elizabeth Finch
by Julian Barnes 2022 192 pages
3.17
6.9K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Philosophy
The Beauty of Darkness Summary
The Beauty of Darkness
by Mary E. Pearson 2016 684 pages
4.15
70.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
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