Book description
We Hunt the Flame: A Desert Safari with Unlikely Tour Guides
Hafsah Faizal's debut audiobook delivers exactly what the marketing copy promises: a quest narrative so formulaic you could set your watch to it. Our intrepid heroine Zafira hunts demons in drag while our brooding prince Nasir broods more effectively than a teenager who discovered poetry. How refreshing.
The author seems to have raided the YA fantasy bargain bin: take one cursed forest, add mysterious artifacts, sprinkle liberally with ancient evils, and voilà-three hundred pages of predictable adventure. The narrator dutifully delivers death threats and romantic tension with the enthusiasm of someone reading a grocery list, which somehow feels appropriate given the material.
Zafira's cross-dressing routine would be more impressive if we hadn't seen it approximately seventeen thousand times before, and Nasir's internal struggle between filial duty and basic human decency lacks the nuance of a soap opera. Their inevitable romance blooms with all the subtlety of a billboard advertisement.
But here's the real magic trick: Faizal manages to make ancient evils seem boring. That's quite an achievement. The Arz forest creeps across the landscape with all the menace of a particularly slow-moving fog machine, and the supposedly world-ending artifact feels about as threatening as a slightly overcooked dinner.
The audiobook format does little to elevate proceedings, though at least the narrator's performance provides a consistent backdrop of mild disappointment that matches the material perfectly. If you enjoy your fantasy served lukewarm with a side of déjà vu, this desert safari might be your cup of tea. Or rather, your cup of sand.
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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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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