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Adult Book Summaries

Fifty Shades Darker Summary
Fifty Shades Darker
by E.L. James 2011 532 pages
3.83
900k+ ratings
Romance
Erotica
BDSM
What to Expect When You're Expecting Summary
What to Expect When You're Expecting
by Heidi Murkoff 1969 597 pages
3.81
59k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Health
Blood of Elves Summary
Blood of Elves
by Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 398 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Adventure
The Way of Kings Summary
The Way of Kings
by Brandon Sanderson 2010 1007 pages
4.67
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Words of Radiance Summary
Words of Radiance
by Brandon Sanderson 2014 1088 pages
4.76
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
How to Sell a Haunted House Summary
How to Sell a Haunted House
by Grady Hendrix 2023 419 pages
3.66
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
Homegoing Summary
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi 2016 305 pages
4.47
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Eleven Minutes Summary
Eleven Minutes
by Paulo Coelho 2003 273 pages
3.71
100k+ ratings
Romance
Novels
Contemporary
Project Hail Mary Summary
Project Hail Mary
by Andy Weir 2021 476 pages
4.50
700k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
Romantic Comedy Summary
Romantic Comedy
by Curtis Sittenfeld 2023 309 pages
3.63
200k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Leading Quietly Summary
Leading Quietly
by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. 2001 224 pages
3.60
100+ ratings
Leadership
Business
Adult
Normal People Summary
Normal People
by Sally Rooney 2018 273 pages
3.81
1.6M+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Ireland
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood 1985 311 pages
4.14
2.2M+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Haunting Adeline Summary
Haunting Adeline
by H.D. Carlton 2021 583 pages
3.96
600k+ ratings
Dark
Thriller
Fantasy
Where the Crawdads Sing Summary
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens 2018 384 pages
4.38
3.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Romance
Grey Summary
Grey
by E.L. James 2015 576 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Romance
Erotica
BDSM
The Martian Summary
The Martian
by Andy Weir 2011 384 pages
4.42
1.1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Adventure
Space
The Obelisk Gate Summary
The Obelisk Gate
by N.K. Jemisin 2016 410 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Diary of an Oxygen Thief Summary
Diary of an Oxygen Thief
by Anonymous 2006 140 pages
2.72
66k+ ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Adult
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Summary
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
by Fredrik Backman 2013 372 pages
4.07
200k+ ratings
Contemporary
Fantasy
Humor
Priest Summary
Priest
by Sierra Simone 2015 354 pages
3.57
200k+ ratings
Romance
Dark Romance
Contemporary
The Songbird & the Heart of Stone Summary
The Songbird & the Heart of Stone
by Carissa Broadbent 2024 498 pages
4.09
57k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
The Burning God Summary
The Burning God
by R.F. Kuang 2020 622 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
People We Meet on Vacation Summary
People We Meet on Vacation
by Emily Henry 2021 364 pages
3.86
1.3M+ ratings
Contemporary
Friends To Lovers
Contemporary Romance
My Killer Vacation Summary
My Killer Vacation
by Tessa Bailey 2022 295 pages
3.60
100k+ ratings
Romance
Mystery
Contemporary
Neon Gods Summary
Neon Gods
by Katee Robert 2021 380 pages
3.69
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Retellings
The Fine Print Summary
The Fine Print
by Lauren Asher 2021 448 pages
3.82
500k+ ratings
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Enemies To Lovers
Final Offer Summary
Final Offer
by Lauren Asher 2023 583 pages
4.21
200k+ ratings
Second Chance
Friends To Lovers
Contemporary Romance
Terms and Conditions Summary
Terms and Conditions
by Lauren Asher 2022 494 pages
4.10
400k+ ratings
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Workplace Romance
The Atlas Complex Summary
The Atlas Complex
by Olivie Blake 2024 496 pages
2.86
23k+ ratings
Fantasy
Adult
LGBT
A Spark of Light Summary
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult 2018 381 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Adult
Adult Fiction
The Notebook Summary
The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks 1996 214 pages
4.16
1.7M+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
The Last Song Summary
The Last Song
by Nicholas Sparks 2008 390 pages
4.16
500k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Dear John Summary
Dear John
by Nicholas Sparks 2006 276 pages
4.04
600k+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
A Walk to Remember Summary
A Walk to Remember
by Nicholas Sparks 1999 240 pages
4.20
800k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Young Adult
Six Scorched Roses Summary
Six Scorched Roses
by Carissa Broadbent 2023 187 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The Only Survivors Summary
The Only Survivors
by Megan Miranda 2023 339 pages
3.54
78k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Death of Mrs. Westaway Summary
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by Ruth Ware 2018 368 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
How I Grew My Penis And Other Porn Industry Secrets Summary
How I Grew My Penis And Other Porn Industry Secrets
by Stirling Cooper
4.13
500+ ratings
Sexuality
Adult
Health
Improving Your Storytelling Summary
Improving Your Storytelling
Beyond the Basics for All Who Tell Stories in Work and Play
by Doug Lipman 1999 224 pages
3.59
100+ ratings
Writing
Adult
Self Help
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by Victoria E. Schwab 2020 448 pages
4.18
1.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
A Little Life Summary
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara 2015 720 pages
4.30
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
LGBT
Wicked Summary
Wicked
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire 1995 406 pages
3.53
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Retellings
Adult
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey 2012 509 pages
4.20
300k+ ratings
Apocalyptic
Adult
Adult Fiction
Life on Delay Summary
Life on Delay
Making Peace with a Stutter
by John Hendrickson 2023 255 pages
4.48
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Disability
Biography
Yellowface Summary
Yellowface
by R.F. Kuang 2023 323 pages
3.75
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Thriller
Cleopatra and Frankenstein Summary
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
by Coco Mellors 2022 384 pages
3.72
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Anxious People Summary
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman 2019 336 pages
4.17
700k+ ratings
Contemporary
Mystery
Humor
Peacebunny Island Summary
Peacebunny Island
The Extraordinary Journey of a Boy and His Comfort Rabbits, and How They’re Teaching Us about Hope and Kindness
by Caleb Smith 2021 272 pages
4.18
100+ ratings
Animals
Adult
Memoir
Rock Paper Scissors Summary
Rock Paper Scissors
by Alice Feeney 2021 294 pages
3.90
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
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