Book description
I hear it now, the crackle of the narration, the voice soft yet fierce as the wind through the trees of Darkwood. Bethel, the town-tight as a drum, puritanical, law as God itself. I'm standing on its narrow lanes, eyes wide, heart hammering. Immanuelle Moore, she, the girl born of shame, the child of an outsider, the forbidden. She walks on the edge of rebellion, a candle flame flickering against the darkness of her own world.
Her voice, it says, "I am a woman of obedience." She does everything the Father wants. She follows Holy Protocol, submits, devotes herself, just like every other woman in Bethel. But the world around her? The world is thick with silence, a silence that hides something deeper, something older. The Prophet's word, the law- it's an armor, but also a cage. And the cage has a crack. A mishap- a mistake, a stray step- pulls her into Darkwood. It's a forbidden place, the ground still whispering of the four witches the Prophet once hunted. Those witches? Their ghosts still roam the woods, like old ghosts that never let go. And they? They give her a gift. A journal. A journal of her mother, the woman who is the ghost of a scandal. She is a woman who had sanctuary in the wood, a woman who once consorted with the witches. And Immanuelle-she discovers this. Her mother, a secret, a hidden life, a past that shakes her.
The voice rises. She's reading the diary. Secrets spill. She's trying to reconcile the love of a mother with a society that deems that love a sin. The book- or the audio- reveals that the Church, the people, the laws, have a dark history. Grimy truths unfold. The story is not about a single woman. It's about a community. A community that has built itself on the blood of witches and on the blood of its own daughters. The voice says, "Bethel is a house of shadows."
Then Immanuelle feels a shift. She feels a change in the air, a pressure that no one else can feel. She realizes the threat is not from outside. It's inside, it's inside the law, inside the people. The true danger is the darkness that the church feeds upon. The truth is that if Bethel wants to change, the change must start with her. The voice says, "She will stand up. She will rise. She will be the one to break the cycle."
The audio's narration is like a breath, a sigh that makes you feel the world shift. The narrator's voice captures the tension. The sound of pages turning, the rustle of the dark woods. It is a voice that tells you that the story is not just a story; it's an invitation. An invitation to question the words you believe, to question the laws that bind, to question the truth that is hidden in the corners of a small town.
And the ending- it's not a clean wrap, it's a seed. A seed of rebellion, of hope, of the dark and the light. The voice leaves a feeling of something that will bloom, something that will change. The narrator's voice, it lingers long after the final note. I feel the pulse of the book in my own chest. The audio is more than a book, it is a companion, a reminder that even in the most rigid, the most puritanical world, there is always a spark. And that spark, that fire, is in the words of Immanuelle.
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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