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The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard Audiobook Review
Let's be honest-when you hear "romantasy," you either roll your eyes or reach for your wallet. Well, friends, Amalie Howard just made me do both.
The Starlight Heir opens with our heroine Suraya receiving what she assumes is a prank invitation to the capital city. As a bladesmith who can literally enchant metal with magic (take that, Etsy artisans), she's used to nobles wanting her services-but not her hand in marriage. Too bad the crown prince has other plans, none of which involve actual romance.
Enter Roshan, the bastard brother with bedroom eyes and a talent for complicating plot lines. He's supposed to be helping his royal sibling find a bride, except the whole thing turns out to be less "Bachelor" and more "hunted magical girl with a dark god problem."
The audiobook narrator deserves a medal for keeping up with Howard's breakneck pacing. Just when you think you've figured out the love triangle, someone transforms into something shiny and dangerous, or ancient prophecies start making uncomfortable amounts of sense. The romance crackles with enough sexual tension to power a small village, while the action sequences will have you white-knuckling your steering wheel during commute hours.
Howard's world-building strikes that perfect balance between familiar fantasy tropes and genuinely surprising twists. Magic systems actually make sense, characters bleed when stabbed, and the political intrigue feels less like homework and more like eavesdropping on royals behaving badly.
Sure, it's got all the ingredients: chosen one syndrome, enemies-to-lovers pacing, and enough palace intrigue to make Game of Thrones fans nostalgic. But somehow Howard makes it feel fresh, probably because she remembers what made us fall in love with fantasy romance in the first place-the promise that somewhere out there, someone is forging swords by moonlight and falling in love with princes who definitely aren't what they seem.
This isn't just an audiobook; it's an adventure that happens to come with excellent narration and a happily-ever-after.
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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
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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