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Fiction Book Summaries

Winter Rose Summary
Winter Rose
by Patricia A. McKillip 1996 262 pages
3.86
7k+ ratings
Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Romance
Freedom™ Summary
Freedom™
by Daniel Suarez 2010 486 pages
4.26
29k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Cyberpunk
Across the Barricades Summary
Across the Barricades
by Joan Lingard 1972 174 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Sandman Summary
The Sandman
Book Two
by Neil Gaiman 1992 544 pages
4.49
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Comics
Graphic Novels
The Golden Raven Summary
The Golden Raven
by Nora Sakavic 2025 484 pages
4.68
6k+ ratings
LGBT
Contemporary
Sports
Dear Evan Hansen Summary
Dear Evan Hansen
by Val Emmich 2018 368 pages
3.87
69k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
The Body in the Library Summary
The Body in the Library
by Agatha Christie 2018 96 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Classics
The Dreamer Summary
The Dreamer
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2010 384 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Poetry
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
The Haven Summary
The Haven
by Carol Lynch Williams 2014 224 pages
3.31
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Red Winter Summary
Red Winter
by Marc Cameron 2022 430 pages
4.30
9k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Lost Year Summary
The Lost Year
by Katherine Marsh 2023 368 pages
4.47
4k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Historical
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise Summary
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
by Dan Gemeinhart 2019 352 pages
4.45
29k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Young Adult
On the Road Summary
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac 1957 307 pages
3.61
400k+ ratings
Travel
Literature
Classics
The Echo Wife Summary
The Echo Wife
by Sarah Gailey 2021 256 pages
3.61
35k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Père Goriot Summary
Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac 1835 384 pages
3.85
63k+ ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner 1987 335 pages
4.16
48k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Source Summary
The Source
by James A. Michener 1965 1080 pages
4.29
44k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
The Factory Summary
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010 116 pages
3.33
9k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Magical Realism
Smooth Talking Stranger Summary
Smooth Talking Stranger
by Lisa Kleypas 2009 340 pages
4.14
42k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
Kraken Summary
Kraken
by China Miéville 2010 509 pages
3.62
27k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Science Fiction
Mushoku Tensei Summary
Mushoku Tensei
Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 13
by Rifujin na Magonote 2016 278 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Japanese Literature
The Collector Summary
The Collector
by John Fowles 1963 283 pages
3.97
86k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Thriller
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages
3.65
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant Summary
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant
by Drew Hayes 2014 300 pages
3.86
15k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Broken Country Summary
Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall 2025 320 pages
4.50
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
A Rover's Story Summary
A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga 2022 320 pages
4.27
7k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
Childrens
The Rise of Kyoshi Summary
The Rise of Kyoshi
by F.C. Yee 2019 442 pages
4.44
36k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
LGBT
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Summary
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein 1966 288 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Defiance of the Fall 10 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 10
by TheFirstDefier 2023 564 pages
4.52
5k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Science Fiction
Defiance of the Fall 11 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 11
by TheFirstDefier 2023 662 pages
4.54
4k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Adventure
Defiance of the Fall 3 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 3
by TheFirstDefier 2021 868 pages
4.51
9k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Magic
Set on You Summary
Set on You
by Amy Lea 2022 384 pages
3.58
48k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Enemies To Lovers
Truth in Advertising Summary
Truth in Advertising
by John Kenney 2013 320 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Humor
Contemporary
New York
The Sheltering Sky Summary
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles 1949 342 pages
3.89
29k+ ratings
Classics
Africa
Travel
The Final Quest Summary
The Final Quest
by Rick Joyner 1996 158 pages
4.36
4k+ ratings
Christian
Christianity
Christian Fiction
Repossessed Summary
Repossessed
by A.M. Jenkins 2007 224 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Paranormal
Bailey's Story Summary
Bailey's Story
by W. Bruce Cameron 2013 208 pages
4.31
4k+ ratings
Dogs
Animals
Middle Grade
Red Storm Rising Summary
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy 1986
4.21
82k+ ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
War
The Case of the Missing Marquess Summary
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer 2006 216 pages
3.78
41k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Fall of Hyperion Summary
The Fall of Hyperion
by Dan Simmons 1990 517 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
The Sicilian Summary
The Sicilian
by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages
4.03
29k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Classics
The Cabin Summary
The Cabin
by Natasha Preston 2016 327 pages
3.63
39k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Young Adult
The Mystery of the Blue Train Summary
The Mystery of the Blue Train
by Agatha Christie 1928 317 pages
3.87
75k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Classics
The Mist Summary
The Mist
by Stephen King 1980 176 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Shadowshaper Summary
Shadowshaper
by Daniel José Older 2015 297 pages
3.75
10k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Urban Fantasy
The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle 2015 536 pages
4.34
3k+ ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
The Raven King Summary
The Raven King
by Nora Sakavic 2013 423 pages
4.38
74k+ ratings
LGBT
Contemporary
Sports
The Strain Summary
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro 2009 403 pages
3.80
88k+ ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
Collected Ghost Stories Summary
Collected Ghost Stories
by M.R. James 1931 568 pages
4.13
7k+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Classics
Cold as Hell Summary
Cold as Hell
by Rhett C. Bruno 2022 454 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Westerns
Urban Fantasy
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