it was the most recent app at the time i made the post
since the original post all issues have been fixed that i listed above but now i am having a new issue
when using the audio feature the app will not clear memory of previous chapter(s) and due to this after it has gone through about 2500-3000 words or about 30-45 minutes (even though phone memory is still below 70% usage) it will freeze up and stop playing the audio
to fix this i have to exit the app and clear recent apps (just this one not all ) then it will work again until it repeats the same issue