Book description
The plane crashes. Saltwater. Shark teeth in the dark.
Anna's voice on the audiobook-so close-whispers it's not a vacation anymore.
Just survival.
The Maldives sun. The brutal quiet after the crash.
T.J.'s cough. A seventeen-year-old with cancer.
His voice cracks on the audiobook. Not a boy anymore. Not quite a man.
Anna's teaching voice fades. She's just... there.
Water. Fire. Shelter. Basic needs.
Then the storm hits. Rain like needles.
The narrator's voice lowers. You hear the wind tearing at the island.
T.J. asks about his birthday. Again.
Anna doesn't answer. Just the sound of her breathing.
The silence stretches. Heavy.
You feel it. The fear. The way time bends on an island with no sunrises to count.
T.J.'s voice gets stronger. He's building a shelter.
His voice on the audiobook-calmer now-asks if she ever thought about him.
Not as a student.
Not as a boy with cancer.
Just... him.
The narrator doesn't rush it. Lets the words hang.
You hear the ocean. You hear the crackle of a fire they built.
The audiobook makes you lean in.
It's not about the island.
It's about the space between Anna and T.J.
The way he looks at her when he thinks she's not watching.
The way she holds his hand when he's scared.
Cancer's a shadow. Always.
But the island strips everything down.
Just voices. Just breath. Just the sound of a boy growing up while the world ends.
The narrator's voice stays steady. No melodrama.
Just truth.
You hear the fear in T.J.'s voice when he says, "I'm scared."
You hear Anna's voice-soft, firm-say, "Me too."
The audiobook doesn't tell you how to feel.
It lets you sit in the silence after.
After the storm.
After the storm.
After the birthday.
After.
The Maldives isn't a postcard anymore.
It's a heartbeat.
A slow, dangerous, beautiful heartbeat.
You don't want to leave it.
You don't want to hear the next chapter.
The ocean's sound fades.
The silence is the loudest thing.
You realize you've been holding your breath.
For the whole damn island.
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Show Off
AirDrop and sharing make it easy to spread the audiobook love with friends. The statistics tracking feature is very useful. ListenBook helps me keep track of my listening time. An acceptable audiobook that met basic expectations. No complaints about quality but nothing remarkable either. Would listen to this narrator again but wouldn't seek them out.
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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