Book description
Her voice, when she speaks, is the sound of ink meeting water-precise, fluid, carrying the weight of every stroke she's ever made. This audiobook doesn't just tell Truyan Saigas's story; it lets you hear the ghosts in her paintbrush, the tremor in her mother's voice over a gambling debt, the cold whisper of the sea pressing against the dragon lord's coral-cold halls. Elizabeth Lim's prose, already luminous on the page, finds its perfect echo here: the narrator's cadence mirrors Tru's own artistry, painting the future not with words alone, but with the rhythm of a heartbeat in a palace built of silence.
You hear the grit in Tru's choices-the way her fingers, stained with pigment and desperation, trace the edges of a future she can't yet see. She's not a damsel; she's a thief of time, a forger who sees the threads of what might be, even as the present unravels. The dragon lord isn't a beast, but a shadow with scales like storm clouds, his voice a low thrum that vibrates in your chest. Their bargain isn't romance at first-it's a contract written in blood-debt and buried secrets, a dance where every word could be a knife.
And the magic? It's in the listening. You feel the ocean's pull as Tru steps into the undersea palace, the way the narrator lets the silence stretch like a held breath before a whisper. The betrayal isn't shouted-it's the softest crack in a voice you've come to trust. Lim's genius lies in how the audiobook makes you lean in, not for the plot's twists, but for the sound of a promise breaking. You hear the echo of Tru's father lost at sea in every sigh of the current, the way her sisters' laughter fades into the deeper, colder water of the palace.
This isn't just a fantasy-it's a spell woven through sound. The marriage contract, the treasonous painting, the gods above who never noticed the mortals beneath their feet? They all feel real because you hear them breathing. The narrator doesn't just read the words; they let you feel the weight of a brush dipped in starlight, the chill of a dragon's gaze, the terrifying, beautiful risk of loving someone who might be your undoing.
By the time the final note fades-a quiet promise, a future still being painted-you won't just remember the story. You'll carry the rhythm of it in your bones, the echo of a voice that turned a con artist's gamble into something sacred. This is fantasy at its most intimate, a love story where the greatest art is the one you make in the dark, and the most dangerous truth is the one you whisper to the one who listens. You'll want to hear it again, just to feel that brushstroke of sound one more time.
Lucifurious
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Intimidating Presence
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Mosquit-No
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AirportHobo XD
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Zero Charisma
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SprkR
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Kinged
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Capital F
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Find It Girl
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Domino Combat
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Juice Petite
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Pexxious
π Finding the perfect audiobook is a breeze with this app's robust search and recommendation features. My reading list has never been better! ππ« βοΈ A round of applause for an app that prioritizes functionality β I can seamlessly switch between audiobooks and other tasks. ππ§
Mr. Thanksgiving
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Bom Crossed
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Esquire
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MindfulMingle
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience