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Imagination takes flight in these masterfully crafted worlds, where heroes rise, mysteries unfold, and human nature reveals its deepest truths. Whether following a quest through magical realms or witnessing life-changing moments in familiar settings, these stories capture the full spectrum of human experience through unforgettable characters and compelling narratives.

Fiction Book Summaries

The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
Oryx and Crake Summary
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood 2003 389 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Odd Thomas Summary
Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz 2003 446 pages
3.99
200k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
To Sir Phillip, With Love Summary
To Sir Phillip, With Love
by Julia Quinn 2003 372 pages
3.70
200k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Summary
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
by James Patterson 2007 405 pages
4.14
96k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Coraline Summary
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman 2002 176 pages
4.13
700k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Young Adult
Middlesex Summary
Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides 2002 529 pages
4.04
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
LGBT
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by Ann Brashares 2001 294 pages
3.85
700k+ ratings
Young Adult
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Artemis Fowl Summary
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer 2001 396 pages
3.86
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Dead Until Dark Summary
Dead Until Dark
by Charlaine Harris 2001 292 pages
3.97
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Vampires
Paranormal
The Other Boleyn Girl Summary
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory 2001 661 pages
4.08
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
An Offer From a Gentleman Summary
An Offer From a Gentleman
by Julia Quinn 2001 390 pages
3.94
300k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
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
A Torch Against the Night Summary
A Torch Against the Night
by Sabaa Tahir 2016 452 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Amber Spyglass Summary
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman 2000 465 pages
4.10
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Dream of the Red Chamber Summary
Dream of the Red Chamber
by Cao Xueqin 1761 329 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
Bunny Summary
Bunny
by Mona Awad 2019 307 pages
3.49
200k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Thriller
The Priory of the Orange Tree Summary
The Priory of the Orange Tree
by Samantha Shannon 2019 845 pages
4.18
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
LGBT
Queer
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
This Tender Land Summary
This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger 2019 450 pages
4.39
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Coming Of Age
Cilka's Journey Summary
Cilka's Journey
by Heather Morris 2019 352 pages
4.40
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
The Bride Test Summary
The Bride Test
by Helen Hoang 2019 320 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
An Anonymous Girl Summary
An Anonymous Girl
by Greer Hendricks 2019 375 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Fix Her Up Summary
Fix Her Up
by Tessa Bailey 2019 400 pages
3.60
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
A Curse So Dark and Lonely Summary
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
by Brigid Kemmerer 2019 484 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
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
The Perfect Child Summary
The Perfect Child
by Lucinda Berry 2019 371 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Two Can Keep a Secret Summary
Two Can Keep a Secret
by Karen M. McManus 2019 329 pages
3.92
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
My Lovely Wife Summary
My Lovely Wife
by Samantha Downing 2019 390 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Immortalists Summary
The Immortalists
by Chloe Benjamin 2018 346 pages
3.71
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Watching You Summary
Watching You
by Lisa Jewell 2018 320 pages
3.88
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
How to Stop Time Summary
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig 2018 339 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
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
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell Summary
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
by Robert Dugoni 2018 448 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Coming Of Age
Contemporary
Lethal White Summary
Lethal White
by Robert Galbraith 2018 650 pages
4.25
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
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
What If It's Us Summary
What If It's Us
by Becky Albertalli 2018 437 pages
3.81
100k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
LGBT
The Wedding Date Summary
The Wedding Date
by Jasmine Guillory 2018 317 pages
3.57
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Little Fires Everywhere Summary
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng 2017 338 pages
4.07
1.2M+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Adult
Final Girls Summary
Final Girls
by Riley Sager 2017 352 pages
3.83
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
This Is How It Always Is Summary
This Is How It Always Is
by Laurie Frankel 2017 338 pages
4.28
200k+ ratings
LGBT
Contemporary
Book Club
We Were the Lucky Ones Summary
We Were the Lucky Ones
by Georgia Hunter 2017 403 pages
4.42
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
I Am Watching You Summary
I Am Watching You
by Teresa Driscoll 2017 301 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Stillhouse Lake Summary
Stillhouse Lake
by Rachel Caine 2017 301 pages
4.11
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Lincoln in the Bardo Summary
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders 2017 368 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Literary Fiction
The Girl Before Summary
The Girl Before
by J.P. Delaney 2017 341 pages
3.70
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Keeper of Lost Things Summary
The Keeper of Lost Things
by Ruth Hogan 2017 288 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Fantasy
Romance
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