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Two for the Dough

Janet Evanovich · 1996

Janet Evanovich's Two for the Dough retold: Stephanie Plum's second hunt, a missing gun dealer, Morelli and Ranger, and why Trenton still charms.

3,677-word summary · 16 min read

Two Twisted Crowns

Rachel Gillig · 2023

Elspeth and Ravyn hunt Providence Cards to free the kingdom while Elm courts danger and the Nightmare bargains.

2,052-word summary · 9 min read

Ubik

Philip K. Dick · 1969

A psychic agency crew dies in a blast and reality decays unless a spray called Ubik saves them.

2,674-word summary · 12 min read

Uglies

Scott Westerfeld · 2005

Tally can't wait to turn pretty at sixteen, until her friend Shay runs away to the Smoke.

1,915-word summary · 9 min read

Ugly Love

Colleen Hoover · 2014

Colleen Hoover's Ugly Love retold: Tate and Miles, the rules, the past with Rachel, and the lake letter.

2,339-word summary · 10 min read

Ulysses

James Joyce · 1922

Bloom, Stephen, and Molly cross Dublin on June 16 1904 in parallel to Odyssey, from breakfast to night bed yes.

2,222-word summary · 10 min read

Unaccustomed Earth

Jhumpa Lahiri · 2008

Lahiri’s second story collection follows Bengali families in America and abroad, tracing the quiet distances between parents and children, spouses, and the…

2,333-word summary · 10 min read

Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand · 2010

Louis Zamperini survives a Pacific crash, sharks and POW camps after running in the Berlin Olympics.

3,263-word summary · 15 min read

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe · 1852

Enslaved Tom, Eliza, and George face sale and escape under Southern law.

2,105-word summary · 9 min read

Under Locke

Mariana Zapata · 2014

Iris Taylor moves to Austin broke and wary, takes a front-desk job at a tattoo shop, and spends the book learning that Dex Locke’s blunt cruelty and unexpected…

2,591-word summary · 12 min read

Under One Roof

Ali Hazelwood · 2022

Mara inherits half a house and must share it with Liam, a grumpy lawyer co-owner. House rules, banter, and slow heat follow in this short STEM romance opener.

3,596-word summary · 16 min read

Under the Dome

Stephen King · 2009

Chester's Mill is sealed under an invisible dome as cook Barbie and editor Julia face Big Jim Rennie's rule.

2,731-word summary · 12 min read

Under the Never Sky

Veronica Rossi · 2012

Exiled from her Pod, Aria crosses a storm-scarred wilderness with Outsider Perry to find family and the fabled Still Blue.

2,572-word summary · 11 min read

Under the Tuscan Sun

Frances Mayes · 1996

Frances Mayes and her husband Ed restore an abandoned villa near Cortona, learning its stone walls, markets, and seasonal cooking one room and one meal at a…

2,619-word summary · 12 min read

Under the Whispering Door

T.J. Klune · 2021

Workaholic Wallace dies and must learn tea, apology, and love before crossing the upstairs door.

2,031-word summary · 9 min read

Understanding Comics

Scott McCloud · 1993

McCloud explains comics in comics form, from icons to closure between panels.

2,091-word summary · 9 min read

Unearthly

Cynthia Hand · 2011

Part-angel Clara moves to Wyoming to fulfill a vision of a boy and a forest fire.

2,241-word summary · 10 min read

Unravel Me

Tahereh Mafi · 2013

Juliette trains at Omega Point while Warner hunts her and Adam's touch starts to hurt them both.

2,262-word summary · 10 min read

Untamed

P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast · 2008

Zoey loses friends and faces Neferet's war as Kalona wakes under Tulsa.

2,155-word summary · 10 min read

Untamed

Glennon Doyle · 2020

Glennon Doyle leaves a strained marriage, falls for Abby Wambach, and rebuilds life around honesty and desire.

2,561-word summary · 11 min read

Unwind

Neal Shusterman · 2007

Three teens run from legal disassembly in a Bill of Life America.

2,235-word summary · 10 min read

Upgrade

Blake Crouch · 2022

A Gene Protection agent is infected with an upgrade virus that makes him stronger and faster than human, and only he can stop his sister from releasing it on…

2,166-word summary · 10 min read

Uprooted

Naomi Novik · 2015

The Dragon takes messy Agnieszka instead of perfect Kasia to his tower, and she must learn wild magic to face the corrupt Wood.

2,338-word summary · 10 min read