Book description
Four Dead Queens gripped me from the opening moments and never let go. Astrid Scholte crafts something special here-a thriller that moves like lightning yet never sacrifices character depth for pace.
Keralie arrives on the scene already running, already stealing, already neck-deep in Quadara's dangerous underbelly. Seventeen and sharp as a blade. Varin walks in opposite-upright, rule-bound, believing in the system until it nearly kills him. Their collision feels inevitable. Electric.
The moment she lifts that package everything changes. Not just for them but for the entire nation. Four queens dead. A conspiracy spreading like poison through the palace walls. Two unlikely allies thrown together by circumstance and necessity.
What follows is pure momentum. Scholte understands something crucial about pacing-every chapter earns its breathless quality. The audiobook format amplifies this perfectly. You're not just reading about the chase. You're hearing it. Feeling it pulse through the narration.
The romance unfolds naturally between breaths of danger. No forced moments. Just two people discovering each other while trying not to die. Their secrets become as much a part of the mystery as the dead queens themselves.
Scholte's background in film shows. The world-building feels cinematic without losing intimacy. Quadara lives and breathes around every corner. Eonia's supposed enlightenment. The criminal networks humming beneath respectable surfaces.
This isn't just another YA thriller. It's a meditation on truth, loyalty, survival. About how quickly the world can shift beneath your feet. How trust becomes the rarest currency of all.
The audio performance captures every nuance-Keralie's street-smart edge, Varin's growing disillusionment, the weight of four murdered rulers hanging over everything. Voices that make you believe in the stakes.
Astrid Scholte announces herself as a force. This book arrives already moving at full speed and somehow finds ways to accelerate further. Perfect for listeners who want their mysteries served with heart, their heroines complicated, their worlds lived-in.
Four dead queens. Two desperate survivors. One impossible truth waiting to be uncovered.
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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