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Paranormal Book Summaries

Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King • 1985
A father and son trapped in a mist-shrouded supermarket face monsters outside and a fanatic within.
3.97
100k+
Skeleton Crew Summary
Skeleton Crew
A father and son trapped in a mist-shrouded supermarket face monsters outside and a fanatic within.
by Stephen King 1985 672 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Bitten
by Kelley Armstrong • 2001
A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.
4.02
100k+
Bitten Summary
Bitten
A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.
by Kelley Armstrong 2001 436 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
The Book of Cold Cases
by Simone St. James • 2022
A true crime blogger interviews an heiress acquitted of murder. Her mansion has never been empty.
3.78
100k+
The Book of Cold Cases Summary
The Book of Cold Cases
A true crime blogger interviews an heiress acquitted of murder. Her mansion has never been empty.
by Simone St. James 2022 344 pages
3.78
100k+ ratings
The Awakening
by Nora Roberts • 2020
A teacher follows hidden riches to Ireland and discovers a magical realm awaiting its lost heir.
4.17
74k+
The Awakening Summary
The Awakening
A teacher follows hidden riches to Ireland and discovers a magical realm awaiting its lost heir.
by Nora Roberts 2020 435 pages
4.17
74k+ ratings
The Mind Parasites
by Colin Wilson • 1967
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
3.72
1k+
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
by Colin Wilson 1967 240 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Monster Hunter International
by Larry Correia • 2009
An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.
4.07
30k+
Monster Hunter International Summary
Monster Hunter International
An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.
by Larry Correia 2009 557 pages
4.07
30k+ ratings
City of Lost Souls
by Cassandra Clare • 2012
Her boyfriend is spellbound to a demonic enemy. She must become their ally to save him.
4.21
500k+
City of Lost Souls Summary
City of Lost Souls
Her boyfriend is spellbound to a demonic enemy. She must become their ally to save him.
by Cassandra Clare 2012 535 pages
4.21
500k+ ratings
A Reaper at the Gates
by Sabaa Tahir • 2018
A jinn army rises to burn the Empire. Three defenders give everything to hold the line.
4.13
100k+
A Reaper at the Gates Summary
A Reaper at the Gates
A jinn army rises to burn the Empire. Three defenders give everything to hold the line.
by Sabaa Tahir 2018 480 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Torment
by Lauren Kate • 2010
At a school for Nephilim, Luce chases forbidden shadows into the lifetimes her angel love has ended.
3.84
200k+
Torment Summary
Torment
At a school for Nephilim, Luce chases forbidden shadows into the lifetimes her angel love has ended.
by Lauren Kate 2010 452 pages
3.84
200k+ ratings
Kraken
by China Miéville • 2010
His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.
3.62
28k+
Kraken Summary
Kraken
His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.
by China Miéville 2010 509 pages
3.62
28k+ ratings
Bone Island
by Nicole Fiorina • 2023
Pledged to another, a seamstress falls for the outcast whose face kills, waking deadly shadows.
4.28
4k+
Bone Island Summary
Bone Island
Pledged to another, a seamstress falls for the outcast whose face kills, waking deadly shadows.
by Nicole Fiorina 2023 680 pages
4.28
4k+ ratings
The Source Field Investigations
by David Wilcock • 2011
Space is not empty. A conscious field stores the past, directs evolution, and responds to thought.
4.19
1k+
The Source Field Investigations Summary
The Source Field Investigations
Space is not empty. A conscious field stores the past, directs evolution, and responds to thought.
by David Wilcock 2011 560 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
My Evil Mother
by Margaret Atwood • 2022
Her mother is either a witch or a liar. Growing up means figuring out which.
3.86
91k+
My Evil Mother Summary
My Evil Mother
Her mother is either a witch or a liar. Growing up means figuring out which.
by Margaret Atwood 2022 32 pages
3.86
91k+ ratings
Blood Bound
by Patricia Briggs • 2007
A shapeshifting mechanic repays a vampire debt and walks into a demonic sorcerer's rampage.
4.30
100k+
Blood Bound Summary
Blood Bound
A shapeshifting mechanic repays a vampire debt and walks into a demonic sorcerer's rampage.
by Patricia Briggs 2007 292 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Fated
by Benedict Jacka • 2012
A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.
3.90
31k+
Fated Summary
Fated
A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.
by Benedict Jacka 2012 295 pages
3.90
31k+ ratings
Dead Beat
by Jim Butcher • 2005
Blackmailed by a vampire, Dresden must stop necromancers from devouring Chicago's dead on Halloween.
4.41
100k+
Dead Beat Summary
Dead Beat
Blackmailed by a vampire, Dresden must stop necromancers from devouring Chicago's dead on Halloween.
by Jim Butcher 2005 528 pages
4.41
100k+ ratings
Halfway to the Grave
by Jeaniene Frost • 2007
A half-vampire out for vengeance meets a vampire bounty hunter who captures her and proposes a deal.
4.13
100k+
Halfway to the Grave Summary
Halfway to the Grave
A half-vampire out for vengeance meets a vampire bounty hunter who captures her and proposes a deal.
by Jeaniene Frost 2007 374 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
The Conscious Universe
by Dean Radin • 1997
The scientific evidence for psi is strong enough to overturn the mainstream view of consciousness.
3.98
500+
The Conscious Universe Summary
The Conscious Universe
The scientific evidence for psi is strong enough to overturn the mainstream view of consciousness.
by Dean Radin 1997 384 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
Dead Until Dark
by Charlaine Harris • 2001
A telepathic waitress finds silence in a vampire's mind, and love, and a killer closing in.
3.97
500k+
Dead Until Dark Summary
Dead Until Dark
A telepathic waitress finds silence in a vampire's mind, and love, and a killer closing in.
by Charlaine Harris 2001 292 pages
3.97
500k+ ratings
Dead Witch Walking
by Kim Harrison • 2004
A witch quits the force, gets marked for death, and must take down a crime lord.
4.04
100k+
Dead Witch Walking Summary
Dead Witch Walking
A witch quits the force, gets marked for death, and must take down a crime lord.
by Kim Harrison 2004 416 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
A Touch of Jen
by Beth Morgan • 2021
A couple's obsession with a former coworker's perfect life curdles into supernatural reckoning.
3.24
14k+
A Touch of Jen Summary
A Touch of Jen
A couple's obsession with a former coworker's perfect life curdles into supernatural reckoning.
by Beth Morgan 2021 320 pages
3.24
14k+ ratings
Vampire Kisses
by Ellen Schreiber • 2003
A goth outsider and a vampire-rumored boy find dark love in a small town.
3.75
54k+
Vampire Kisses Summary
Vampire Kisses
A goth outsider and a vampire-rumored boy find dark love in a small town.
by Ellen Schreiber 2003 253 pages
3.75
54k+ ratings
Angelfall
by Susan Ee • 2011
Angels razed the world. To save her kidnapped sister, a girl must trust a fallen angel.
4.10
100k+
Angelfall Summary
Angelfall
Angels razed the world. To save her kidnapped sister, a girl must trust a fallen angel.
by Susan Ee 2011 288 pages
4.10
100k+ ratings
Daughter of Smoke & Bone
by Laini Taylor • 2011
Prague art student collects teeth for monsters. The angel hunting her finds his lost love reborn.
3.99
300k+
Daughter of Smoke & Bone Summary
Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Prague art student collects teeth for monsters. The angel hunting her finds his lost love reborn.
by Laini Taylor 2011 418 pages
3.99
300k+ ratings
Supernatural
by Graham Hancock • 2005
Ice Age cave art, fairy faith, and alien abduction are one phenomenon. The visitors are identical.
4.22
3k+
Supernatural Summary
Supernatural
Ice Age cave art, fairy faith, and alien abduction are one phenomenon. The visitors are identical.
by Graham Hancock 2005 480 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Burned
by P.C. Cast • 2010
A fallen immortal shatters her soul. Her Warrior braves the Otherworld to bring her back.
3.97
100k+
Burned Summary
Burned
A fallen immortal shatters her soul. Her Warrior braves the Otherworld to bring her back.
by P.C. Cast 2010 323 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Shadow of Night
by Deborah Harkness • 2012
A witch and her vampire husband flee to 1590 England, where their marriage is a death sentence.
4.08
200k+
Shadow of Night Summary
Shadow of Night
A witch and her vampire husband flee to 1590 England, where their marriage is a death sentence.
by Deborah Harkness 2012 584 pages
4.08
200k+ ratings
The Eyes of Darkness
by Dean Koontz • 1981
Messages from her dead son insist he's alive, and a grieving mother begins to believe them.
3.88
38k+
The Eyes of Darkness Summary
The Eyes of Darkness
Messages from her dead son insist he's alive, and a grieving mother begins to believe them.
by Dean Koontz 1981 369 pages
3.88
38k+ ratings
Opal
by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012
To save a captive, a human-alien hybrid and her alien boyfriend must infiltrate a government lab.
4.23
100k+
Opal Summary
Opal
To save a captive, a human-alien hybrid and her alien boyfriend must infiltrate a government lab.
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012 394 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
The Sun Down Motel
by Simone St. James • 2020
A haunted motel swallowed her aunt. She takes the night shift, and the ghosts know why.
3.99
100k+
The Sun Down Motel Summary
The Sun Down Motel
A haunted motel swallowed her aunt. She takes the night shift, and the ghosts know why.
by Simone St. James 2020 327 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Ultimate Journey
by Robert A. Monroe • 1994
He left his body hundreds of times and mapped where consciousness goes after death.
4.44
1k+
Ultimate Journey Summary
Ultimate Journey
He left his body hundreds of times and mapped where consciousness goes after death.
by Robert A. Monroe 1994 320 pages
4.44
1k+ ratings
Murder Road
by Simone St. James • 2024
Newlyweds pick up a dying hitchhiker on a dark road with a history of murdered girls.
3.68
59k+
Murder Road Summary
Murder Road
Newlyweds pick up a dying hitchhiker on a dark road with a history of murdered girls.
by Simone St. James 2024 341 pages
3.68
59k+ ratings
Lover Revealed
by J.R. Ward • 2007
An ex-cop loves a vampire aristocrat. The darkness in his blood might destroy them both.
4.28
100k+
Lover Revealed Summary
Lover Revealed
An ex-cop loves a vampire aristocrat. The darkness in his blood might destroy them both.
by J.R. Ward 2007 482 pages
4.28
100k+ ratings
Prometheus and Atlas
by Jason Reza Jorjani • 2016
Paranormal abilities are real, and Western civilization depends on suppressing that.
4.09
127
Prometheus and Atlas Summary
Prometheus and Atlas
Paranormal abilities are real, and Western civilization depends on suppressing that.
by Jason Reza Jorjani 2016 466 pages
4.09
127 ratings
A Hunger Like No Other
by Kresley Cole • 2006
A Lykae king escapes torture to claim his mate, only to find she is half-vampire.
4.06
93k+
A Hunger Like No Other Summary
A Hunger Like No Other
A Lykae king escapes torture to claim his mate, only to find she is half-vampire.
by Kresley Cole 2006 360 pages
4.06
93k+ ratings
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux • 1910
At the Paris Opera, a phantom’s love turns deadly when his protégée falls for a vicomte.
3.96
200k+
The Phantom of the Opera Summary
The Phantom of the Opera
At the Paris Opera, a phantom’s love turns deadly when his protégée falls for a vicomte.
by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Proven Guilty
by Jim Butcher • 2006
Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.
4.39
100k+
Proven Guilty Summary
Proven Guilty
Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.
by Jim Butcher 2006 547 pages
4.39
100k+ ratings
Burn Down, Rise Up
by Vincent Tirado • 2022
Mother in a coma, friend missing: a Bronx teen enters a subway game where history kills.
3.72
2k+
Burn Down, Rise Up Summary
Burn Down, Rise Up
Mother in a coma, friend missing: a Bronx teen enters a subway game where history kills.
by Vincent Tirado 2022 352 pages
3.72
2k+ ratings
Lover Awakened
by J.R. Ward • 2006
A vampire warrior scarred by slavery rescues a captive whose gentle touch threatens to shatter him.
4.43
100k+
Lover Awakened Summary
Lover Awakened
A vampire warrior scarred by slavery rescues a captive whose gentle touch threatens to shatter him.
by J.R. Ward 2006 434 pages
4.43
100k+ ratings
The Black Phone
by Joe Hill • 2005
Ghosts, killers, and an inflatable boy: fifteen literary horror stories about what will not let go.
3.89
49k+
The Black Phone Summary
The Black Phone
Ghosts, killers, and an inflatable boy: fifteen literary horror stories about what will not let go.
by Joe Hill 2005 316 pages
3.89
49k+ ratings
Savage Bonds
by J. Bree • 2021
Bound to five possessive supernaturals, her ability to destroy souls terrifies even her protectors.
4.24
100k+
Savage Bonds Summary
Savage Bonds
Bound to five possessive supernaturals, her ability to destroy souls terrifies even her protectors.
by J. Bree 2021 500 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Clockwork Prince
by Cassandra Clare • 2011
Between a cursed Shadowhunter and a dying one, a Victorian shape-shifter's heart has no safe harbor.
4.42
500k+
Clockwork Prince Summary
Clockwork Prince
Between a cursed Shadowhunter and a dying one, a Victorian shape-shifter's heart has no safe harbor.
by Cassandra Clare 2011 498 pages
4.42
500k+ ratings
The Final Warning
by James Patterson • 2008
Winged fugitives take refuge with Antarctic scientists. The ice holds a threat they can't outfly.
3.85
74k+
The Final Warning Summary
The Final Warning
Winged fugitives take refuge with Antarctic scientists. The ice holds a threat they can't outfly.
by James Patterson 2008 256 pages
3.85
74k+ ratings
Nightshade
by Andrea Cremer • 2010
A young alpha she-wolf promised to a rival saves a human and discovers a forbidden bond.
4.01
84k+
Nightshade Summary
Nightshade
A young alpha she-wolf promised to a rival saves a human and discovers a forbidden bond.
by Andrea Cremer 2010 452 pages
4.01
84k+ ratings
There's More to Life Than This
by Theresa Caputo • 2013
A straight-talking medium's guide to what happens after death and why your people are fine.
4.18
5k+
There's More to Life Than This Summary
There's More to Life Than This
A straight-talking medium's guide to what happens after death and why your people are fine.
by Theresa Caputo 2013 240 pages
4.18
5k+ ratings
Under Loch and Key
by Lana Ferguson • 2024
Seeking family, she falls for a Scottish farmhand cursed to be the Loch Ness Monster.
3.57
40k+
Under Loch and Key Summary
Under Loch and Key
Seeking family, she falls for a Scottish farmhand cursed to be the Loch Ness Monster.
by Lana Ferguson 2024 392 pages
3.57
40k+ ratings
Queen of Air and Darkness
by Cassandra Clare • 2018
Forbidden love brought a curse; a mission into Faerie is their only hope to stop a war.
4.32
100k+
Queen of Air and Darkness Summary
Queen of Air and Darkness
Forbidden love brought a curse; a mission into Faerie is their only hope to stop a war.
by Cassandra Clare 2018 893 pages
4.32
100k+ ratings
Changes
by Jim Butcher • 2010
To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.
4.51
100k+
Changes Summary
Changes
To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.
by Jim Butcher 2010 438 pages
4.51
100k+ ratings
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
by Katherine Arden • 2024
Siblings separated by WWI find a fiddler whose hotel offers shelter at the cost of memory.
3.96
33k+
The Warm Hands of Ghosts Summary
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Siblings separated by WWI find a fiddler whose hotel offers shelter at the cost of memory.
by Katherine Arden 2024 325 pages
3.96
33k+ ratings
The Liar's Crown
by Abigail Owen • 2022
A decoy princess, stolen by a shadow wraith needing her magic to survive the immortal king.
3.84
14k+
The Liar's Crown Summary
The Liar's Crown
A decoy princess, stolen by a shadow wraith needing her magic to survive the immortal king.
by Abigail Owen 2022 448 pages
3.84
14k+ ratings
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