Susan Nadathur
Living Life Through Literature
Life is meant to be lived in creative and colorful ways. No one knows that better than storytellers and writers. But sometimes, the colors fade. Life becomes stressful, and hard. I know. I’ve been there. When the world starts closing in, I take shelter. I close the door to the outside world and find a good book.
I hope that as I have found solace and peace in other author’s books, you will find the same in mine. Books have been my therapy for as long as I can remember. First as a reader, and then as a writer. I hope to give back a small part of the healing I received by offering my books as a source of comfort to you.
If you are wondering how you will ever feel whole again after the death of a loved one, read Diego’s story in City of Sorrows. If you are a young person struggling with a difficult relationship, read Dante & Kiriela’s story in Dante’s Kiss..
And if you find yourself under a shadow of darkness you can’t quite define, read Jadiel’s story in Mind Binder, Book 1 of my new YA trilogy The Halls of Abaddon.
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Mind Binder
Book 1 in The Halls of Abaddon Series
If anyone knows about living life in creative and colorful ways it would be Jadiel, the hero behind the hood.
High school in Hell is not where Jadiel planned to spend his final year as a warden of the state. He was supposed to graduate from Maion, Heaven’s ultra-strict correctional center for spiritually delinquent angels. But when he rebels against the severe rules and conservative attitudes of his guardians, he is exiled to Abaddon—the notorious school for the fallen under the city of San Juan.
A superior student who has all the intellectual and creative qualities that Headmaster Lucius admires, Jadiel works diligently at his lessons and rises in the ranks. But when he is assigned to secure the damnation of a troubled teen from a small town outside the city, one small act of compassion red flags him to the Headmaster’s watch list.
It is the lessons Jadiel learns in The Halls of Abaddon that will make him either one of the school’s star students … or its greatest enemy.
Author
Susan Nadathur
Hello! I’m Susan Nadathur, author of outcasts and outsiders, lover of literature, and all things young adult. I hope you enjoy visiting here and would love to hear your comments. This is a safe place for all those who have been wounded by life, or pierced by the stigma of being labeled “different.” If you feel like sharing some of your world with me, please connect on this special forum for all the misfits who, like me, live in a colorfully chaotic world. For me, that means Puerto Rico!
My Books
City of Sorrows
On a dark road outside the city of Seville, the lives of three men crash together in ways they never would have thought possible. A devastating loss. A dangerous obsession. City of Sorrows is a novel about what controls us, and the choices we must make to be free.
Dante’s Kiss
It’s hard to be a sixteen-year-old-three-quarter angel when the one quarter human side kicks in. What Kiriela does not understand when she falls for a human boy named Dante is that when the supernatural collides with the natural world, something as simple as a kiss is more dangerous than it seems …
Wondrous Woman
Your life will be changed as you learn to communicate with Spanish-speaking women on their journey toward motherhood. This book includes both Spanish and English terminology specific to childbirth and women’s health. Topics covered include …
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax. All you need is a book.”
– Dr. Seuss
Iconic Literary Tours
Wethersfield’s Witches
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Travel back to 17th century New England and tour the 1687 setting for Elizabeth George Speare’s The Witch of Blackbird Pond. This timeless classic will resonate with anyone who has ever been bullied or singled our for being “different.”
rum in the sun
Hunter S. Thompson's Puerto Rico
Put on your Panama hat and polarized Ray-Ban aviator shades and head for the Caribbean. Step back in time and visit the local haunts and hangouts of Hunter S. Thompson, “Gonzo” journalist and author of The Rum Diaries.
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Mind Binder
Book 1 in The Halls of Abaddon Series
Mind Binder is a young adult urban fantasy where supernatural evil flows under the nervous energy of life in small town, Puerto Rico.
In the spirit of C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters, Mind Binder exposes the hidden evil living below the surface of everyday life. But unlike Lewis’s classic work, this novel uses the narrative style of the fantasy genre as a gateway for a story that steps beyond the narrow conventions of the known world to the wider, more dangerous realm of what is hidden.
My Writing Blog
Book Therapy for Literature Lovers
Wethersfield’s Witches
Have you ever felt invalidated, small, or unworthy because you do not think, look, or act like everybody else? If so, I've got a great book for you. It's called The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. This classic work of children's literature explores...
Is Spiritual Warfare Real?
One of the underlying themes in Mind Binder, Book 1 in the Halls of Abaddon Trilogy is the concept of spiritual warfare. Spiritual what? Many have asked this question when I (mistakenly) rattle off a quick summary of my book to people who don’t speak “Evangelical...
Literary Lucifers: 5 Classic Characterizations of Satan in World Literature
Despite being the literal embodiment of evil, Lucifer — or Satan or Beelzebub or whatever you chose to call him — has fascinated poets and authors since words were first put down on paper. I plead guilty to the same. Lucifer intrigues me. Not in an...
