Best Humor Books | Summaries & Audio

Humor Book Summaries

When Grumpy Met Sunshine

by Charlotte Stein • 2024

Tabloids force a curvy ghostwriter to fake a romance with her surly footballer client.

3.36

11k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

When Grumpy Met Sunshine

Tabloids force a curvy ghostwriter to fake a romance with her surly footballer client.

by Charlotte Stein 2024 336 pages

3.36

11k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

Cul-de-sac Carnage

by James A. Hunter • 2025

A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.

4.44

2k+

🎮 Litrpg 🚪 Backrooms 🖤 Dark Comedy 🧟 Body Horror 🏘️ Suburban Satire

Cul-de-sac Carnage

A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.

by James A. Hunter 2025 616 pages

4.44

2k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🚪 Backrooms 🖤 Dark Comedy 🧟 Body Horror 🏘️ Suburban Satire

The Celebrants

by Steven Rowley • 2023

After a friend dies young, five college friends vow to celebrate whoever is in freefall.

3.62

56k+

🫂 Found Family 🎓 College Friendships 🕰️ Midlife Reckoning 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Friendship 🩺 Terminal Illness

The Celebrants

After a friend dies young, five college friends vow to celebrate whoever is in freefall.

by Steven Rowley 2023 320 pages

3.62

56k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🎓 College Friendships 🕰️ Midlife Reckoning 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Friendship 🩺 Terminal Illness

The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson, Simon & Schuster

by Jon Ronson • 2004

From psychic spies and goat-staring to Barney torture and Abu Ghraib: the same program, just darker.

3.64

20k+

🎯 Unconventional Warfare 🕵️ Military Intelligence 🎤 Gonzo Journalism 🧘 New Age Movement 🧠 Mind Control Programs

The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson, Simon & Schuster

From psychic spies and goat-staring to Barney torture and Abu Ghraib: the same program, just darker.

by Jon Ronson 2004

3.64

20k+ ratings

🎯 Unconventional Warfare 🕵️ Military Intelligence 🎤 Gonzo Journalism 🧘 New Age Movement 🧠 Mind Control Programs

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop

by Fannie Flagg • 2020

A one-armed boy. A whistle-stop cafe. Two women whose love needed no name.

4.11

20k+

🫂 Found Family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 👯 Women's Friendship 🌿 American South 😊 Gentle Humor

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop

A one-armed boy. A whistle-stop cafe. Two women whose love needed no name.

by Fannie Flagg 2020 283 pages

4.11

20k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 👯 Women's Friendship 🌿 American South 😊 Gentle Humor

Broke-Ass Women's Club

by Sharon Sala • 2021

One husband, four wives, zero money. Their only asset is a house and each other.

4.26

500+

🏠 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 🌱 Starting Over 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🌼 Midlife Transitions

Broke-Ass Women's Club

One husband, four wives, zero money. Their only asset is a house and each other.

by Sharon Sala 2021 373 pages

4.26

500+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 🌱 Starting Over 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🌼 Midlife Transitions

Lingus

by Mariana Zapata • 2012

A shy teacher meets a charming stranger at a porn convention, not knowing he's the main attraction.

3.77

31k+

🐢 Slow Burn Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎬 Porn Star Hero 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

Lingus

A shy teacher meets a charming stranger at a porn convention, not knowing he's the main attraction.

by Mariana Zapata 2012 377 pages

3.77

31k+ ratings

🐢 Slow Burn Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎬 Porn Star Hero 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

What the Hell Did I Just Read

by David Wong • 2017

Three screw-ups hunt a missing girl in a town where memory itself has been corrupted.

4.18

18k+

🪐 Cosmic Horror 🤣 Horror Comedy 🌀 Unreliable Reality 👥 Doppelgangers 🧠 False Memories

What the Hell Did I Just Read

Three screw-ups hunt a missing girl in a town where memory itself has been corrupted.

by David Wong 2017 375 pages

4.18

18k+ ratings

🪐 Cosmic Horror 🤣 Horror Comedy 🌀 Unreliable Reality 👥 Doppelgangers 🧠 False Memories

Kevade

by Oskar Luts • 1912

At a rural parish school, a quiet boy collides with a tireless prankster and first love.

3.87

2k+

🏫 Village School 📚 Coming-Of-Age Classic 🧑 Sensitive Protagonist 😜 Mischievous Best Friend 💕 First Love

Kevade

At a rural parish school, a quiet boy collides with a tireless prankster and first love.

by Oskar Luts 1912 328 pages

3.87

2k+ ratings

🏫 Village School 📚 Coming-Of-Age Classic 🧑 Sensitive Protagonist 😜 Mischievous Best Friend 💕 First Love

Evvie Drake Starts Over

by Linda Holmes • 2019

A widow who planned to leave takes in a broken pitcher. Their pact: never ask why.

3.82

100k+

🖤 Grief And Healing 🫂 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌲 Small-Town Maine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💛 Friends To Lovers

Evvie Drake Starts Over

A widow who planned to leave takes in a broken pitcher. Their pact: never ask why.

by Linda Holmes 2019 289 pages

3.82

100k+ ratings

🖤 Grief And Healing 🫂 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌲 Small-Town Maine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💛 Friends To Lovers

Did I Say That Out Loud?

by Kristin van Ogtrop • 2021

Midlife hits like a plastic fork to the stomach: unexpected, undignified, and clarifying.

3.78

1k+

👩‍🦳 Midlife Memoir 👴 Aging Parents 🦷 Body Humor 🪦 Dark Humor 💼 Career Change

Did I Say That Out Loud?

Midlife hits like a plastic fork to the stomach: unexpected, undignified, and clarifying.

by Kristin van Ogtrop 2021 336 pages

3.78

1k+ ratings

👩‍🦳 Midlife Memoir 👴 Aging Parents 🦷 Body Humor 🪦 Dark Humor 💼 Career Change

Strong Female Character

by Fern Brady • 2023

She grew up blunt, broke, and baffled by people. An autism diagnosis in her thirties explained why.

4.40

42k+

🔍 Late Autism Diagnosis 🎭 Masking And Unmasking 😂 Darkly Funny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Working Class 🧠 Neurodivergent Woman

Strong Female Character

She grew up blunt, broke, and baffled by people. An autism diagnosis in her thirties explained why.

by Fern Brady 2023 288 pages

4.40

42k+ ratings

🔍 Late Autism Diagnosis 🎭 Masking And Unmasking 😂 Darkly Funny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Working Class 🧠 Neurodivergent Woman

Stupeur et tremblements

by Amélie Nothomb • 1999

A Belgian joins a Tokyo firm fluent in Japanese; her first assignment is silence.

3.75

46k+

🖋️ Autofiction 🏢 Workplace Satire 🇯🇵 Expat In Japan 📋 Kafkaesque Bureaucracy 👩‍💼 Female Rivalry

Stupeur et tremblements

A Belgian joins a Tokyo firm fluent in Japanese; her first assignment is silence.

by Amélie Nothomb 1999 187 pages

3.75

46k+ ratings

🖋️ Autofiction 🏢 Workplace Satire 🇯🇵 Expat In Japan 📋 Kafkaesque Bureaucracy 👩‍💼 Female Rivalry

The Full English

by Stuart Maconie • 2023

England, 90 years on: the mills gone, class divides intact, a startling diversity.

4.04

1k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English Identity 📖 Literary Travel 🏭 Deindustrialization 🎩 Class Divisions 🌏 Multicultural England

The Full English

England, 90 years on: the mills gone, class divides intact, a startling diversity.

by Stuart Maconie 2023 352 pages

4.04

1k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English Identity 📖 Literary Travel 🏭 Deindustrialization 🎩 Class Divisions 🌏 Multicultural England

Magic

by Isaac Asimov • 1995

A tiny demon's wishes always backfire in this final collection of comic fantasy tales and essays.

3.65

500+

📖 Comic Fantasy 🧞 Wishes Gone Wrong 😈 Trickster Demon 🔄 Frame Narrative 🎭 Gentle Satire

Magic

A tiny demon's wishes always backfire in this final collection of comic fantasy tales and essays.

by Isaac Asimov 1995 305 pages

3.65

500+ ratings

📖 Comic Fantasy 🧞 Wishes Gone Wrong 😈 Trickster Demon 🔄 Frame Narrative 🎭 Gentle Satire

Seven Year Itch

by Amy Daws • 2025

Sworn enemies share a wedding suite, and a no-strings week burns through seven years of hate.

3.94

38k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🖤 Sex Club ⛓️ Power Exchange 💪 Body Image Healing

Seven Year Itch

Sworn enemies share a wedding suite, and a no-strings week burns through seven years of hate.

by Amy Daws 2025 372 pages

3.94

38k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🖤 Sex Club ⛓️ Power Exchange 💪 Body Image Healing

Just Watch Me

by Lior Torenberg • 2026

Broke and grieving, she streams her self-destruction for an audience that pays by the pepper.

3.51

6k+

🎥 Influencer Culture 😈 Unlikable Narrator ⚡ Self-Destruction 🥀 Sibling Grief 📱 Parasocial Relationships

Just Watch Me

Broke and grieving, she streams her self-destruction for an audience that pays by the pepper.

by Lior Torenberg 2026 288 pages

3.51

6k+ ratings

🎥 Influencer Culture 😈 Unlikable Narrator ⚡ Self-Destruction 🥀 Sibling Grief 📱 Parasocial Relationships

Anima Rising

by Christopher Moore • 2025

Frankenstein's bride washes up in Vienna with no memory and becomes Klimt's most dangerous muse.

4.05

5k+

🧟 Frankenstein Retelling 🕰️ Immortal Woman 🎨 Artist And Muse 💛 Found Family 😈 Darkly Comic

Anima Rising

Frankenstein's bride washes up in Vienna with no memory and becomes Klimt's most dangerous muse.

by Christopher Moore 2025 400 pages

4.05

5k+ ratings

🧟 Frankenstein Retelling 🕰️ Immortal Woman 🎨 Artist And Muse 💛 Found Family 😈 Darkly Comic

The Laughing Guide to a Better Life

by Isaac Prilleltensky • 2019

Change is a slog unless you can laugh at it. A behavioral scientist maps the route.

3.25

🧠 Positive Psychology 🤣 Therapeutic Humor 🔄 Behavior Change 🏠 Environmental Design 🔍 Cognitive Reframing

The Laughing Guide to a Better Life

Change is a slog unless you can laugh at it. A behavioral scientist maps the route.

by Isaac Prilleltensky 2019 177 pages

3.25

4 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🤣 Therapeutic Humor 🔄 Behavior Change 🏠 Environmental Design 🔍 Cognitive Reframing

Without a Clue

by Melissa Ferguson • 2026

Murder strikes a book cruise, forcing an assistant to suspect the seven authors she calls family.

3.66

6k+

🔍 Meta Mystery 🏠 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

Without a Clue

Murder strikes a book cruise, forcing an assistant to suspect the seven authors she calls family.

by Melissa Ferguson 2026 336 pages

3.66

6k+ ratings

🔍 Meta Mystery 🏠 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

Husband Material

by Alexis Hall • 2022

Luc loves Oliver deeply. But wedding season has him questioning everything he thought he wanted.

3.54

45k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romcom 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 😰 Anxious Protagonist 🎪 Wedding Farce 🇬🇧 British Wit

Husband Material

Luc loves Oliver deeply. But wedding season has him questioning everything he thought he wanted.

by Alexis Hall 2022 423 pages

3.54

45k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romcom 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 😰 Anxious Protagonist 🎪 Wedding Farce 🇬🇧 British Wit

In Spades

by Maggie C. Gates • 2021

A housekeeper raising four siblings falls for the charming guest who secretly owns the inn.

4.09

3k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Parentified Heroine 💼 Hidden Billionaire 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

In Spades

A housekeeper raising four siblings falls for the charming guest who secretly owns the inn.

by Maggie C. Gates 2021 438 pages

4.09

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Parentified Heroine 💼 Hidden Billionaire 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Love Life

by Rob Lowe • 2014

Fame, addiction, recovery. Rob Lowe learned that a good life is cast, not scripted.

3.68

11k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 🍃 Sobriety Journey 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship

Love Life

Fame, addiction, recovery. Rob Lowe learned that a good life is cast, not scripted.

by Rob Lowe 2014 259 pages

3.68

11k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 🍃 Sobriety Journey 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship

You Are Now Less Dumb

by David McRaney • 2013

You don't see reality. Your brain constructs a flawed model and calls it the truth.

3.95

4k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📚 Popular Psychology 👥 Social Psychology 🎭 Self-Delusion 🐑 Group Behavior

You Are Now Less Dumb

You don't see reality. Your brain constructs a flawed model and calls it the truth.

by David McRaney 2013 320 pages

3.95

4k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 📚 Popular Psychology 👥 Social Psychology 🎭 Self-Delusion 🐑 Group Behavior

Hot and Badgered

by Shelly Laurenston • 2018

When killers target a honey badger, a grizzly bodyguard protects her and her two feral sisters.

4.14

15k+

🐾 Shifter Romance 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxious Heroine 🧸 Cinnamon Roll Hero 👩‍👩‍👧 Sisterly Bond

Hot and Badgered

When killers target a honey badger, a grizzly bodyguard protects her and her two feral sisters.

by Shelly Laurenston 2018 433 pages

4.14

15k+ ratings

🐾 Shifter Romance 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxious Heroine 🧸 Cinnamon Roll Hero 👩‍👩‍👧 Sisterly Bond

The Boat Who Wouldn't Float

by Farley Mowat • 1984

The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.

4.11

2k+

🚢 Maritime Adventure 🇨🇦 Newfoundland ⛵ Small Boat Sailing 🤦 Travel Mishaps 🏘️ Coastal Communities

The Boat Who Wouldn't Float

The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.

by Farley Mowat 1984 256 pages

4.11

2k+ ratings

🚢 Maritime Adventure 🇨🇦 Newfoundland ⛵ Small Boat Sailing 🤦 Travel Mishaps 🏘️ Coastal Communities

Best Served Cold

by Angela Casella • 2025

Betrayed by her fiancé, she fake-dates his estranged brother for revenge, and finds something real.

4.02

3k+

😂 Romantic Comedy 💍 Fake Dating 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🏘️ Small Town

Best Served Cold

Betrayed by her fiancé, she fake-dates his estranged brother for revenge, and finds something real.

by Angela Casella 2025 382 pages

4.02

3k+ ratings

😂 Romantic Comedy 💍 Fake Dating 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🏘️ Small Town

Well, That Was Unexpected

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2022

Catfished by their parents, a California artist and Jakarta heir must fake a romance through Bali.

3.70

6k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏝️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Meddling 👥 Dual Perspective 🌴 Southeast Asian Setting

Well, That Was Unexpected

Catfished by their parents, a California artist and Jakarta heir must fake a romance through Bali.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2022 352 pages

3.70

6k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏝️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Meddling 👥 Dual Perspective 🌴 Southeast Asian Setting

Mistakes Were Made

by Lucy Score • 2026

A chaotic literary agent, hit by a grumpy lawyer's truck, moves into his upstairs apartment.

4.23

53k+

🌾 Small Town Romance 😂 Romantic Comedy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Mistakes Were Made

A chaotic literary agent, hit by a grumpy lawyer's truck, moves into his upstairs apartment.

by Lucy Score 2026 540 pages

4.23

53k+ ratings

🌾 Small Town Romance 😂 Romantic Comedy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Axis Church vs. Eris Sect

by Natsume Akatsuki • 2016

When an adventurer learns his thief friend is a goddess, two cults declare a festival war.

4.16

500+

🌀 Isekai Comedy ⛪ Religious Satire 🏠 Found Family 🦸 Goddess In Disguise 🤪 Absurdist Humor

Axis Church vs. Eris Sect

When an adventurer learns his thief friend is a goddess, two cults declare a festival war.

by Natsume Akatsuki 2016 191 pages

4.16

500+ ratings

🌀 Isekai Comedy ⛪ Religious Satire 🏠 Found Family 🦸 Goddess In Disguise 🤪 Absurdist Humor

Dodger

by Terry Pratchett • 2012

A London tosher saves a battered girl and becomes the target of foreign agents and assassins.

3.95

28k+

🎩 Victorian London 🧹 Street Urchin Hero 👑 Hidden Royalty 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Disguise And Identity

Dodger

A London tosher saves a battered girl and becomes the target of foreign agents and assassins.

by Terry Pratchett 2012 360 pages

3.95

28k+ ratings

🎩 Victorian London 🧹 Street Urchin Hero 👑 Hidden Royalty 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Disguise And Identity

Baggage Claim

by Juliana Smith • 2022

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

3.67

13k+

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

Baggage Claim

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

by Juliana Smith 2022 271 pages

3.67

13k+ ratings

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

Just Our Luck

by Denise Williams • 2025

A winning ticket and a failing donut shop force a fake romance that stops being pretend.

3.44

6k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 💫 Messy Heroine 💪 Caretaker Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Expectations

Just Our Luck

A winning ticket and a failing donut shop force a fake romance that stops being pretend.

by Denise Williams 2025 400 pages

3.44

6k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 💫 Messy Heroine 💪 Caretaker Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Expectations

Mean Girls

by Micol Ostow • 2017

A zoologist's daughter enters American high school and agrees to infiltrate the queen bee's clique.

3.87

1k+

🎭 High School Comedy 🪞 Social Satire 🏫 New Girl At School 👑 Queen Bee Rivalry 💅 Mean Girl Clique

Mean Girls

A zoologist's daughter enters American high school and agrees to infiltrate the queen bee's clique.

by Micol Ostow 2017 283 pages

3.87

1k+ ratings

🎭 High School Comedy 🪞 Social Satire 🏫 New Girl At School 👑 Queen Bee Rivalry 💅 Mean Girl Clique

Heart Breaker

by Elle Kennedy • 2012

His teammate's sister needs a safe house; the attraction between them is the real security breach.

3.76

12k+

🪖 Military Romance 👯 Brothers Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 High Heat 👄 Banter-Heavy

Heart Breaker

His teammate's sister needs a safe house; the attraction between them is the real security breach.

by Elle Kennedy 2012 326 pages

3.76

12k+ ratings

🪖 Military Romance 👯 Brothers Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 High Heat 👄 Banter-Heavy

Cobb's Anatomy

by Irvin S. Cobb • 1912

A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.

3.78

✍️ Humorous Essays 🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor 🫃 Body Humor 🎭 Social Satire 🇺🇸 American Humor

Cobb's Anatomy

A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.

by Irvin S. Cobb 1912 42 pages

3.78

60 ratings

✍️ Humorous Essays 🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor 🫃 Body Humor 🎭 Social Satire 🇺🇸 American Humor

Austenland

by Shannon Hale • 2007

A Darcy-obsessed New Yorker inherits a trip to an immersive Regency resort where love is scripted.

3.56

91k+

🎩 Austen-Inspired Romance 💞 Love Triangle 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Austenland

A Darcy-obsessed New Yorker inherits a trip to an immersive Regency resort where love is scripted.

by Shannon Hale 2007 197 pages

3.56

91k+ ratings

🎩 Austen-Inspired Romance 💞 Love Triangle 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💬 Witty Banter

The Legend of Uh

by Aaron N. Hall • 2025

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

4.04

1k+

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes 👑 Parent's Towering Legacy ❤️ Heartfelt Humor

The Legend of Uh

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

by Aaron N. Hall 2025 379 pages

4.04

1k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes 👑 Parent's Towering Legacy ❤️ Heartfelt Humor

Ice Ice Baby

by Carly Robyn • 2025

Boston hockey captain meets a bookish woman who doesn't recognize his face. He's hooked.

3.82

6k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🐌 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 💔 Grieving Hero

Ice Ice Baby

Boston hockey captain meets a bookish woman who doesn't recognize his face. He's hooked.

by Carly Robyn 2025 328 pages

3.82

6k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🐌 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 💔 Grieving Hero

The Big A.S.S. Party

by Caroline Peckham • 2020

A loyal friend plans a perfect party, but a rival Siren's pull makes duty and desire collide.

3.77

46k+

🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Arranged Marriage 🎶 Siren Hero

The Big A.S.S. Party

A loyal friend plans a perfect party, but a rival Siren's pull makes duty and desire collide.

by Caroline Peckham 2020 98 pages

3.77

46k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Fae Romance ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Arranged Marriage 🎶 Siren Hero

You Never Forget Your First

by Millie Perez • 2022

Snowed in with her brother's best friend, she can't outrun the feelings she buried years ago.

3.67

1k+

🫣 Brother's Best Friend 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family 💬 Banter Heavy

You Never Forget Your First

Snowed in with her brother's best friend, she can't outrun the feelings she buried years ago.

by Millie Perez 2022 311 pages

3.67

1k+ ratings

🫣 Brother's Best Friend 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family 💬 Banter Heavy

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

by David Wong • 2015

A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.

3.98

23k+

🤖 Cyberpunk Satire 🌆 Near-Future Dystopia 👑 Reluctant Heir 🤝 Found Family 😈 Dark Humor

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.

by David Wong 2015 384 pages

3.98

23k+ ratings

🤖 Cyberpunk Satire 🌆 Near-Future Dystopia 👑 Reluctant Heir 🤝 Found Family 😈 Dark Humor

The Hot Rock

by Donald E. Westlake • 1970

After stealing a priceless emerald, a crew of thieves chases the vanishing stone across New York.

3.95

7k+

💰 Heist Caper 💎 Cursed Treasure 🧠 Reluctant Mastermind 👥 Found Family 🖤 Dark Comedy

The Hot Rock

After stealing a priceless emerald, a crew of thieves chases the vanishing stone across New York.

by Donald E. Westlake 1970 287 pages

3.95

7k+ ratings

💰 Heist Caper 💎 Cursed Treasure 🧠 Reluctant Mastermind 👥 Found Family 🖤 Dark Comedy

99 Ways to Die

by Ashely Alker • 2026

An ER doctor reveals what is most likely to kill you, and how to prevent it.

4.02

1k+

🚑 Emergency Medicine 🌍 Public Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 🚫 Medical Misinformation 🦠 Infectious Disease

99 Ways to Die

An ER doctor reveals what is most likely to kill you, and how to prevent it.

by Ashely Alker 2026 384 pages

4.02

1k+ ratings

🚑 Emergency Medicine 🌍 Public Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 🚫 Medical Misinformation 🦠 Infectious Disease

The Abstinence Teacher

by Tom Perrotta • 2007

A sex-ed teacher's candid remark pits her against evangelicals next door in a suburban culture war.

3.26

17k+

🔍 Suburban Satire ✝️ Evangelical Christianity 🎭 Religious Hypocrisy 🙏 Faith And Doubt 💔 Divorced Parents

The Abstinence Teacher

A sex-ed teacher's candid remark pits her against evangelicals next door in a suburban culture war.

by Tom Perrotta 2007 368 pages

3.26

17k+ ratings

🔍 Suburban Satire ✝️ Evangelical Christianity 🎭 Religious Hypocrisy 🙏 Faith And Doubt 💔 Divorced Parents

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

by Megan Bannen • 2022

A demigod marshal and an undertaker can't stand each other. Their secret letters say otherwise.

4.04

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The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

A demigod marshal and an undertaker can't stand each other. Their secret letters say otherwise.

by Megan Bannen 2022 449 pages

4.04

49k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ✉️ Epistolary Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💀 Macabre Humor

Bright Lights & Summer Nights

by Kat Singleton • 2024

An NFL quarterback claims a lost stranger as his girlfriend for his sister's Hamptons wedding.

4.20

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Bright Lights & Summer Nights

An NFL quarterback claims a lost stranger as his girlfriend for his sister's Hamptons wedding.

by Kat Singleton 2024 362 pages

4.20

37k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏈 Sports Romance ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Playful Banter

Overruled

by Lana Ferguson • 2025

Rival divorce lawyers can't quit their secret affair, even on opposite sides of the same case.

3.73

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Overruled

Rival divorce lawyers can't quit their secret affair, even on opposite sides of the same case.

by Lana Ferguson 2025 432 pages

3.73

28k+ ratings

🏛️ Rival Lawyers 🔥 Rivals With Benefits 🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 No Strings Attached ⚖️ Legal Drama Romance

How Do You Like Me Now?

by Holly Bourne • 2018

Tori Bailey is the voice of radical honesty for millions, and invisible in her own bedroom.

3.70

14k+

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How Do You Like Me Now?

Tori Bailey is the voice of radical honesty for millions, and invisible in her own bedroom.

by Holly Bourne 2018 368 pages

3.70

14k+ ratings

🎤 Self-Help Industry Satire 📱 Social Media Envy 🛏️ Dead Bedroom 🌿 Childfree Protagonist 💔 Emotionally Distant Man

Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music

by Stephen Fry • 2004

13,500 years of classical music made funny: from Pythagorean hammers to Stravinsky's riot.

3.70

500+

🎼 Classical Music 😜 Irreverent History 🇬🇧 British Humor 📚 Popular History 🆕 Classical Music Beginners

Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music

13,500 years of classical music made funny: from Pythagorean hammers to Stravinsky's riot.

by Stephen Fry 2004 304 pages

3.70

500+ ratings

🎼 Classical Music 😜 Irreverent History 🇬🇧 British Humor 📚 Popular History 🆕 Classical Music Beginners

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