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unputdownable

adjective
 
 
/ˌʌn.pʊtˈdaʊ.nə.bl̩/ informal

Definition

describes a book that is so exciting that you do not want to stop reading it: "Was it a good read?" "Oh, totally unputdownable - I finished it in two days."Exciting and interesting
(Definition of unputdownable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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