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BOOK REVIEW: The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto by Mario Vargas Llosa

Hi everyone. Welcome back to Bibliophilia Book Reviews. It is time to review my book club pick for February: The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto by Mario Vargas Llosa. Thank you for stopping by. Introduction Los cuadernos de don Rigoberto (The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto) is a novel by the Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, first published in 1997. It is the sequel to Elogio de la madrastra (In Praise of the Stepmother), published in 1988. Elogio de la madrastra (In Praise of the Stepmother) is the story of how the conjugal bliss and happiness of don Rigoberto and his second…

FANTASY READS 2026: Book of the Month

Hi everyone. Welcome back to my Fantasy Reads 2026 book club. In February, we’re reading a book that has been on my TBR for a long time. I chose Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. This book has been on my shelves for years because I didn’t have the best experience reading Mistborn several years ago. In fact, I DNF’d that series. Let’s hope that this year, things go a little better with Sanderson. I did learn recently though that mass market paperbacks like this one are being discontinued.

BOOK CLUBS 2026: Clásicos y Más and Fantasy Reads 2026

Interested in reading with me this year? If so, I am starting two new book clubs in January that you are welcome to join me in. The first, Clásicos y más, is focused on reading books written and published in Spanish and the second is focused on reading more fantasy novels. I have not been reading much fantasy lately, and this year I want to get back into it. I will be running both book clubs through the Fable App and you are welcome to join me there. The links for each book club are: Clásicos y más: https://fable.co/club/clasicos-y-mas-with-melina-546324212374 Fantasy…