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Life's biggest challenges and transformations take center stage in these essential guides and personal journeys. Whether you're seeking wisdom on parenting, career growth, mental wellbeing, or personal development, these books offer practical strategies and honest insights for navigating the complexities of modern adult life.

Adult Book Summaries

All Systems Red Summary
All Systems Red
by Martha Wells 2017 144 pages
4.14
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Novella
Fantasy
Beartown Summary
Beartown
by Fredrik Backman 2016 432 pages
4.29
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Sports
Literary Fiction
Convenience Store Woman Summary
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata 2016 163 pages
3.68
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Japanese Literature
Morning Star Summary
Morning Star
by Pierce Brown 2016 525 pages
4.52
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Golden Son Summary
Golden Son
by Pierce Brown 2015 466 pages
4.48
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Maybe in Another Life Summary
Maybe in Another Life
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2015 342 pages
3.79
300k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
The Fifth Season Summary
The Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin 2015 468 pages
4.30
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Archer's Voice Summary
Archer's Voice
by Mia Sheridan 2014 377 pages
4.19
500k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Invention of Wings Summary
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2014 384 pages
4.25
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
You Summary
You
by Caroline Kepnes 2014 464 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman 2013 181 pages
4.02
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Horror
The Rosie Project Summary
The Rosie Project
by Graeme Simsion 2013 292 pages
4.01
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Humor
Chick Lit
Crazy Rich Asians Summary
Crazy Rich Asians
by Kevin Kwan 2013 403 pages
3.91
500k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Orphan Train Summary
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline 2013 278 pages
4.20
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Vicious Summary
Vicious
by Victoria E. Schwab 2013 402 pages
4.20
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Adult
And the Mountains Echoed Summary
And the Mountains Echoed
by Khaled Hosseini 2012 404 pages
4.08
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Historical
Reflected in You Summary
Reflected in You
by Sylvia Day 2012 338 pages
4.30
300k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
Room Summary
Room
by Emma Donoghue 2010 321 pages
4.08
800k+ ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Adult
Room Summary
Room
by Emma Donoghue 2010 321 pages
4.08
800k+ ratings
Contemporary
Thriller
Adult
What Alice Forgot Summary
What Alice Forgot
by Liane Moriarty 2010 487 pages
4.07
400k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Romance
Safe Haven Summary
Safe Haven
by Nicholas Sparks 2010 340 pages
4.22
300k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Kitchen House Summary
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom 2010 369 pages
4.23
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
One Day Summary
One Day
by David Nicholls 2009 435 pages
3.86
300k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Hero of Ages Summary
The Hero of Ages
by Brandon Sanderson 2008 572 pages
4.55
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Firefly Lane Summary
Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah 2008 479 pages
4.19
400k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
Nineteen Minutes Summary
Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult 2007 440 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Drama
Adult
The Lucky One Summary
The Lucky One
by Nicholas Sparks 2007 326 pages
4.13
300k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Lies of Locke Lamora Summary
The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch 2006 752 pages
4.31
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Adventure
High Fantasy
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Summary
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 326 pages
3.97
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Dark Lover Summary
Dark Lover
by J.R. Ward 2005 393 pages
4.16
300k+ ratings
Paranormal
Vampires
Paranormal Romance
Too Much Summary
Too Much
by I.A. Dice 2022 311 pages
3.79
16k+ ratings
Romance
Friends To Lovers
Contemporary Romance
The Devil Wears Prada Summary
The Devil Wears Prada
by Lauren Weisberger 2003 384 pages
3.81
900k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Romance
The Time Traveler's Wife Summary
The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger 2003 537 pages
4.00
1.8M+ ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Time Travel
The Other Boleyn Girl Summary
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory 2001 661 pages
4.08
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
Confessions of a Shopaholic Summary
Confessions of a Shopaholic
by Sophie Kinsella 2000 368 pages
3.71
700k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
The Duke and I Summary
The Duke and I
by Julia Quinn 2000 384 pages
3.79
600k+ ratings
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
Bunny Summary
Bunny
by Mona Awad 2019 307 pages
3.49
200k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Thriller
The Starless Sea Summary
The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern 2019 498 pages
3.85
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Romance
Ask Again, Yes Summary
Ask Again, Yes
by Mary Beth Keane 2019 388 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
The Maddest Obsession Summary
The Maddest Obsession
by Danielle Lori 2019 333 pages
4.25
100k+ ratings
Romance
Enemies To Lovers
Mafia Romance
The Stopover Summary
The Stopover
by T.L. Swan 2019 525 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
The Bride Test Summary
The Bride Test
by Helen Hoang 2019 320 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Fix Her Up Summary
Fix Her Up
by Tessa Bailey 2019 400 pages
3.60
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
A Woman Is No Man Summary
A Woman Is No Man
by Etaf Rum 2019 339 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Feminism
My Lovely Wife Summary
My Lovely Wife
by Samantha Downing 2019 390 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Last Time I Lied Summary
The Last Time I Lied
by Riley Sager 2018 402 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Evidence of the Affair Summary
Evidence of the Affair
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2018 88 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Romance
Short Stories
Contemporary
Artificial Condition Summary
Artificial Condition
by Martha Wells 2018 158 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Novella
Adult
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