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Vicious
by V.E. Schwab • 2013
A pain-wielding fugitive hunts the former best friend who sent him to prison.
4.18
329k+
Vicious Summary
Vicious 90%
A pain-wielding fugitive hunts the former best friend who sent him to prison.
by V.E. Schwab 2013
4.18
329k+ ratings
Path of Destruction
by Drew Karpyshyn • 2006
Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.
4.35
38k+
Path of Destruction Summary
Path of Destruction 89%
Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.
by Drew Karpyshyn 2006
4.35
38k+ ratings
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots • 2020
After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.
4.00
27k+
Hench Summary
Hench 89%
After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.
by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020
4.00
27k+ ratings
Mistress of All Evil
by Serena Valentino • 2017
The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.
3.97
20k+
Mistress of All Evil Summary
Mistress of All Evil 88%
The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.
by Serena Valentino 2017
3.97
20k+ ratings
An Academy for Liars
by Alexis Henderson • 2024
A broken woman follows a mysterious call into a hidden college where altering reality costs blood.
3.43
28k+
An Academy for Liars Summary
An Academy for Liars 88%
A broken woman follows a mysterious call into a hidden college where altering reality costs blood.
by Alexis Henderson 2024
3.43
28k+ ratings
For Your Own Good
by Samantha Downing • 2021
At an elite prep school, the Teacher of the Year is poisoning the morning coffee.
3.78
42k+
For Your Own Good Summary
For Your Own Good 88%
At an elite prep school, the Teacher of the Year is poisoning the morning coffee.
by Samantha Downing 2021
3.78
42k+ ratings
Wicked
by Gregory Maguire • 1995
A green woman fights Oz's corrupt Wizard and becomes the realm's most despised villain.
3.50
690k+
Wicked Summary
Wicked 88%
A green woman fights Oz's corrupt Wizard and becomes the realm's most despised villain.
by Gregory Maguire 1995
3.50
690k+ ratings
Assistant to the Villain
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer • 2023
Desperate for coin, a woman takes a job as the realm's most feared villain's assistant.
3.93
355k+
Assistant to the Villain Summary
Assistant to the Villain 88%
Desperate for coin, a woman takes a job as the realm's most feared villain's assistant.
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023
3.93
355k+ ratings
Mastering Your PhD
by Patricia A. Gosling • 2006
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
3.62
101
Mastering Your PhD Summary
Mastering Your PhD 88%
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
by Patricia A. Gosling 2006
3.62
101 ratings
Notes on Infinity
by Austin Taylor • 2025
Two Harvard chemists build a startup to cure aging. Their obsession will destroy them.
3.58
9k+
Notes on Infinity Summary
Notes on Infinity 88%
Two Harvard chemists build a startup to cure aging. Their obsession will destroy them.
by Austin Taylor 2025
3.58
9k+ ratings
Royals of Villain Academy
by Eva Chase • 2020
A stolen heir claims her dark birthright at a magical academy where power is fueled by fear.
4.18
3k+
Royals of Villain Academy Summary
Royals of Villain Academy 88%
A stolen heir claims her dark birthright at a magical academy where power is fueled by fear.
by Eva Chase 2020
4.18
3k+ ratings
The Novice
by Trudi Canavan • 2002
The Guild's first slum-born novice fights class cruelty and unearths the High Lord's deadly secret.
4.08
65k+
The Novice Summary
The Novice 88%
The Guild's first slum-born novice fights class cruelty and unearths the High Lord's deadly secret.
by Trudi Canavan 2002
4.08
65k+ ratings
Nevermore
by Keith R.A. DeCandido • 2007
Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.
3.84
8k+
Nevermore Summary
Nevermore 88%
Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.
by Keith R.A. DeCandido 2007
3.84
8k+ ratings
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015
Raised by scientists, Harry enters Hogwarts to find magic has laws that a hidden enemy exploits.
4.38
19k+
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality Summary
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality 88%
Raised by scientists, Harry enters Hogwarts to find magic has laws that a hidden enemy exploits.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015
4.38
19k+ ratings
The Lean PhD
by Julian Kirchherr • 2018
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
3.90
61
The Lean PhD Summary
The Lean PhD 88%
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
by Julian Kirchherr 2018
3.90
61 ratings
Shadowland
by Peter Straub • 1980
Two schoolboys learn real magic at a remote estate, unaware the final trick requires their lives.
3.88
13k+
Shadowland Summary
Shadowland 87%
Two schoolboys learn real magic at a remote estate, unaware the final trick requires their lives.
by Peter Straub 1980
3.88
13k+ ratings
Bulfinch's Mythology
by Thomas Bulfinch • 1855
The professor is a decoy. The psychopath she married planned it all before he died.
4.14
12k+
Bulfinch's Mythology Summary
Bulfinch's Mythology 87%
The professor is a decoy. The psychopath she married planned it all before he died.
by Thomas Bulfinch 1855
4.14
12k+ ratings
Return to the Isle of the Lost
by Melissa de la Cruz • 2016
Four villain kids race scheming parents to cursed talismans hidden beneath a prison island.
3.90
11k+
Return to the Isle of the Lost Summary
Return to the Isle of the Lost 87%
Four villain kids race scheming parents to cursed talismans hidden beneath a prison island.
by Melissa de la Cruz 2016
3.90
11k+ ratings
Spy Schools
by Daniel Golden • 2017
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
3.57
315
Spy Schools Summary
Spy Schools 87%
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
by Daniel Golden 2017
3.57
315 ratings
Catwoman
by Sarah J. Maas • 2018
Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.
4.06
27k+
Catwoman Summary
Catwoman 87%
Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.
by Sarah J. Maas 2018
4.06
27k+ ratings
Dead Med
by Freida McFadden • 2024
At a medical school plagued by fatal overdoses, a first-year suspects the deaths are no accident.
3.81
104k+
Dead Med Summary
Dead Med 87%
At a medical school plagued by fatal overdoses, a first-year suspects the deaths are no accident.
by Freida McFadden 2024
3.81
104k+ ratings
The College Scam
by Charlie Kirk • 2022
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
4.18
605
The College Scam Summary
The College Scam 87%
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
by Charlie Kirk 2022
4.18
605 ratings
The Maidens
by Alex Michaelides • 2021
At Cambridge, a grieving therapist suspects a professor's secret circle after a student is murdered.
3.61
450k+
The Maidens Summary
The Maidens 87%
At Cambridge, a grieving therapist suspects a professor's secret circle after a student is murdered.
by Alex Michaelides 2021
3.61
450k+ ratings
Murder by the Book
by Amie Schaumberg • 2025
A professor deciphers a killer's staged literary deaths before she becomes his final masterpiece.
3.41
816
Murder by the Book Summary
Murder by the Book 87%
A professor deciphers a killer's staged literary deaths before she becomes his final masterpiece.
by Amie Schaumberg 2025
3.41
816 ratings
Murder Your Employer
by Rupert Holmes • 2023
At a hidden academy, murder is a craft. Three students must kill their bosses to graduate.
3.8
59k+
Murder Your Employer Summary
Murder Your Employer 87%
At a hidden academy, murder is a craft. Three students must kill their bosses to graduate.
by Rupert Holmes 2023
3.8
59k+ ratings
The Coven
by Harper L. Woods • 2023
A witch bent on revenge bargains with the devil's vessel who runs her haunted academy.
3.71
96k+
The Coven Summary
The Coven 87%
A witch bent on revenge bargains with the devil's vessel who runs her haunted academy.
by Harper L. Woods 2023
3.71
96k+ ratings
I'll Follow You
by Charlene Wang • 2025
A poor girl's best friend invades her elite campus, dragging their fake Instagram life with her.
3.66
5k+
I'll Follow You Summary
I'll Follow You 87%
A poor girl's best friend invades her elite campus, dragging their fake Instagram life with her.
by Charlene Wang 2025
3.66
5k+ ratings
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1
by Syougo Kinugasa • 2015
His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.
4.11
5k+
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 Summary
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 87%
His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.
by Syougo Kinugasa 2015
4.11
5k+ ratings
The Library at Mount Char
by Scott Hawkins • 2015
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
4.06
82k+
The Library at Mount Char Summary
The Library at Mount Char 87%
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
by Scott Hawkins 2015
4.06
82k+ ratings
Never, Never
by Serena Valentino • 2022
The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.
4.00
8k+
Never, Never Summary
Never, Never 87%
The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.
by Serena Valentino 2022
4.00
8k+ ratings
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson • 2013
After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.
4.14
197k+
Steelheart Summary
Steelheart 87%
After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.
by Brandon Sanderson 2013
4.14
197k+ ratings
Critical Role
by Madeleine Roux • 2022
A gutter tiefling steals a journal leading to a sentient city hungry for a new vessel.
4.01
3k+
Critical Role Summary
Critical Role 87%
A gutter tiefling steals a journal leading to a sentient city hungry for a new vessel.
by Madeleine Roux 2022
4.01
3k+ ratings
The Idea Factory
by Pepper White • 1991
MIT: where a valedictorian learns to celebrate a B and survive the pressure without losing himself.
3.85
255
The Idea Factory Summary
The Idea Factory 87%
MIT: where a valedictorian learns to celebrate a B and survive the pressure without losing himself.
by Pepper White 1991
3.85
255 ratings
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology
by Chris Chambers • 2017
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
4.41
268
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology Summary
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology 87%
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
by Chris Chambers 2017
4.41
268 ratings
The Real World of College
by Wendy Fischman • 2022
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
3.86
50
The Real World of College Summary
The Real World of College 87%
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
by Wendy Fischman 2022
3.86
50 ratings
Bad Habits
by Amy Gentry • 2021
At a conference, two former friends must confront the grad-school death they spent years avoiding.
3.50
2k+
Bad Habits Summary
Bad Habits 87%
At a conference, two former friends must confront the grad-school death they spent years avoiding.
by Amy Gentry 2021
3.50
2k+ ratings
Evil Thing
by Serena Valentino • 2020
Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.
3.97
12k+
Evil Thing Summary
Evil Thing 87%
Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.
by Serena Valentino 2020
3.97
12k+ ratings
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Kate L. Turabian • 1955
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
3.99
3k+
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Summary
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 87%
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
by Kate L. Turabian 1955
3.99
3k+ ratings
Kill the Beast
by Serena Valentino • 2024
Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.
3.94
4k+
Kill the Beast Summary
Kill the Beast 87%
Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.
by Serena Valentino 2024
3.94
4k+ ratings
The Writing Retreat
by Julia Bartz • 2023
An exclusive writing retreat in a remote mansion becomes a paranoid, drug-fueled fight for survival.
3.41
76k+
The Writing Retreat Summary
The Writing Retreat 87%
An exclusive writing retreat in a remote mansion becomes a paranoid, drug-fueled fight for survival.
by Julia Bartz 2023
3.41
76k+ ratings
Ruthless Villains
by Marion Blackwood • 2022
As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.
3.50
5k+
Ruthless Villains Summary
Ruthless Villains 87%
As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.
by Marion Blackwood 2022
3.50
5k+ ratings
Catherine House
by Elisabeth Thomas • 2020
At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.
3.11
29k+
Catherine House Summary
Catherine House 87%
At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.
by Elisabeth Thomas 2020
3.11
29k+ ratings
The Young Elites
by Marie Lu • 2014
To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.
3.86
143k+
The Young Elites Summary
The Young Elites 87%
To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.
by Marie Lu 2014
3.86
143k+ ratings
Darth Plagueis
by James Luceno • 2012
A Sith Lord seeks immortality while shaping a politician into the galaxy's most dangerous weapon.
4.2
37k+
Darth Plagueis Summary
Darth Plagueis 87%
A Sith Lord seeks immortality while shaping a politician into the galaxy's most dangerous weapon.
by James Luceno 2012
4.2
37k+ ratings
The War on Science
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2025
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
3.22
121
The War on Science Summary
The War on Science 87%
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2025
3.22
121 ratings
A Theory of Dreaming
by Ava Reid • 2025
A college's first woman proves its national epic was ghostwritten. The backlash is merciless.
3.53
15k+
A Theory of Dreaming Summary
A Theory of Dreaming 87%
A college's first woman proves its national epic was ghostwritten. The backlash is merciless.
by Ava Reid 2025
3.53
15k+ ratings
Destroy Me
by Tahereh Mafi • 2012
Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.
3.94
364k+
Destroy Me Summary
Destroy Me 87%
Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.
by Tahereh Mafi 2012
3.94
364k+ ratings
Long Live Evil
by Sarah Rees Brennan • 2024
A dying woman wakes as a fantasy villainess, hunting a magical cure before the plot executes her.
3.84
22k+
Long Live Evil Summary
Long Live Evil 87%
A dying woman wakes as a fantasy villainess, hunting a magical cure before the plot executes her.
by Sarah Rees Brennan 2024
3.84
22k+ ratings
Fairest
by Marissa Meyer • 2015
Masking her scars with glamour, a Lunar princess schemes to possess the guard she obsesses over.
3.94
156k+
Fairest Summary
Fairest 87%
Masking her scars with glamour, a Lunar princess schemes to possess the guard she obsesses over.
by Marissa Meyer 2015
3.94
156k+ ratings
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins • 2020
Coriolanus Snow mentors a tribute in the 10th Hunger Games, betting his soul on her song.
3.99
1.2M+
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Summary
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 87%
Coriolanus Snow mentors a tribute in the 10th Hunger Games, betting his soul on her song.
by Suzanne Collins 2020
3.99
1.2M+ ratings
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