Empty Heaven, Freddie Kolsch
Empty Heaven, Freddie Kolsch
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Empty Heaven

Author: Freddie Kölsch

Narrator: Krystal Hammond

Unabridged: 14 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/05/2025


Synopsis

You are safe, my child. You are loved, my child. You are one with the good earth.

Darian Sabine Arden is haunted by a monster who claims to love her.

Her only respite is the New England village where she spends summers with her three best friends. Kesuquosh is serene and idyllic, and the townsfolk’s odd worship of a godlike scarecrow only adds to the charming local color. But when Darian pays a surprise Halloween visit to her summer crush—a beautiful, unreadable girl named KJ—just in time to see her swept up in a bizarre harvest ritual, she’s forced to admit that Good Arcturus is more than a quaint superstition. He’s terrifyingly real. 

Something ancient and sinister lurks behind the dying sunflower fields and glowing windows of Kesuquosh… and in the hearts of the people who live there. Something that doesn’t take kindly to its paradise being threatened. To save KJ—and themselves—Darian and her friends must question everything they thought they knew about their home. And Darian will have to tell the awful truth about the monster that’s been with her all along. 

Empty Heaven is a propulsive and original love story, a darkly funny tribute to the power of queer found family, and a haunting exploration of the hidden horrors of beautiful places.

Reviews

Goodreads review by BookSafety Reviews on August 05, 2025

Safety info, content warnings and tropes down below. I really love books with a queer found family, and when you mix in a small town where things aren't what they seem, a creepy scarecrow and horror elements, as well as a mystery, I'm sold. I did feel a bit lost at times, there's a lot of plot and pa......more

Goodreads review by CarlysGrowingTBR on August 04, 2025

3.25⭐️ What do you do when the sleepy yet superstitious town you've grown to love turns on you and your friends? ⏰: 14 hours 2 minutes 🎤: Krystal Hammond Publisher: Dreamscape Media Format: Singular POV/Timeline The narrator was easy to listen to and held a good tempo. I was able to listen on the hig......more

Goodreads review by G on July 16, 2025

maybe the real evil scarecrow was 9/11 the wacky gay friends we made along the way Thanks to Union Square for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review! First of all, Empty Heaven is that rare YA book that actually earns its absolute banger of a cover, so let's celebrate that. Once you're done......more

Goodreads review by emily *:・゚✧*:・゚ on August 08, 2025

Darian's mother was from a small quiet town in massachusetts. Though Darian attended a very prestigious school in new york city she loved going to the small town. When the harvest hallow rolls around Darian decides she wants to attend to get in touch with the side her mother was from and let's just......more

Goodreads review by Emmy Lou on May 23, 2025

This is a review of an ARC version from Union Square received in April 2025. This book was fun and spooky. I don't think it flowed very well, though. It was pretty clunky, especially at the beginning, to the point where I almost DNF it. The horror and folklore of it all were my favorite part. I think......more