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Satan's Diary
by Nicholas Ponticello
About this book
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We’ve all heard God’s side of the story—but Satan has a story too.
Heaven has been modernized. Angels carry iPhones. God is taking antidepressants and seeing a therapist in London. The Devil lives in the East Bay, serves coffee to university students, and flies kites at the Berkeley Marina. A retelling of the fall of Satan from the point of view of the Prince of Darkness himself, Satan’s Diary follows Lucifer from ancient Mesopotamia to twenty-first-century America in his quest to understand the human race.
Lucifer is God’s attempt at perfection. But Lucifer betrays God to live among the mortals on Earth, making enemies of God and God’s many followers. Lucifer is just like you and me, looking for love in all the wrong places and trying to eke out a living on a quickly evolving planet. But when Lucifer falls head over heels for a mortal girl amid the seventeenth-century witch trial madness, he must risk everything for a shot at true love. Instead of bolting, as he has been doing for thousands of years, he must stay and face his true nature.
This irreverent retelling of a well-known tale will find an eager audience among readers who enjoy a witty story of love and loss across the ages—great for fans of The Song of Achilles, Interview with the Vampire, and Outlander.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
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Reader Reviews
December 30, 2025
I read this book with no knowledge of the story and became immediately engrossed in the writing style and concept. Each character was fully developed and the description of the times and places were beautifully handled while spanning thousands of years seamlessly. I read it twice, back-to-back, and very happy I did. . . . discovering small delectable details previously missed. I have read and enjoyed this authors other novels very much but this one is clearly a step above, a masterpiece in...
July 21, 2025
This is not the Bible your grandmother read—and that’s the point. Satan’s Diary is witty, irreverent, blasphemous in the best way, and absolutely not for anyone looking for a sanitized redemption arc. Lucifer is not misunderstood—he’s tired. Tired of heaven’s HR policies, of modern angels with iPads, of God popping antidepressants between therapy sessions in London. Honestly, same. From Mesopotamia to the East Bay, the story doesn’t try to justify Lucifer’s fall—it reframes it. The Devil lives...
July 1, 2025
*If you are offended by irreverent portrayals of God, Jesus and Satan then this may not be the novel for you. A humorous history of Satan's life, his relationship with God and his fall to earth as told by Satan himself. But, can you believe what the Father of Lies tells you? I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you to the author, Booksirens and the publisher for this opportunity. According to Lucifer, he was not cast out of heaven… he...
December 3, 2025
I loved the ending! I didn’t want to put down Satan’s Diary as I was nearing the final pages. I got worried toward the end but then, fortunately, things fell into place. The beginning was slow for me, but it was good to learn the history of Lucifer and the other angels departing Heaven for Earth. The book made me laugh. God regrets making humans able to breed. They’re a huge disappointment. And he’s annoyed by the constant din of people praying to him. He’s lost interest in humankind. Satan’s...
July 8, 2025
Satan's Diary by Nicholas Ponticello was an entertaining spin-off of \"The Good Book\". Being agnostic, I look at this book with a much deference as I would the Bible. By mortalizing God, Lucifer, angels, etc. it actually makes this book so much more relatable and believable than the Bible! This story was amusing and enjoyable all while casting a different light on a story we all know too well. It was written in a way to explain from Lucifer's POV and the product was a charming diversion that...
