Rosália Rodrigo Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Rosália Rodrigo is a published author who uses the pronouns she/her.

She has been in the immersive story space for over eight years, working to produce visitor experiences for museums as well as theme parks internationally. These days, Rodrigo champions inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility in this space in her role as a DEIA consultant and educator.

Her goal is to create work environments and visitor experiences that are inclusive to everyone, which is the same passion that she gives to her writing. The author was born in Puerto Rico, where she grew up, and now resides in central Florida along with her partner as well as Moonbeam, her mischievous cat.

Beasts of Carnaval is a 2025 novel written by Rosália Rodrigo. If you have been looking for something original to add to your reading list, you cannot miss this one of a kind book.

When night comes down, el Carnaval de Bestias also rises. They come here to chase paradise. Inside of the shores of Isla Bestia, there are guests that come from all over the world. Once they are there, they find a utopia of performances that continually change, feasts full of delicious foods, and gorgeous monsters.

Many people come here, but not many end up leaving. Once they come here, they find that the wine is too sweet, the music is too nice, and the revelry that was there was endless. There is something about this place that makes it seem better than anywhere else you would be.

Sofia is a freedwoman who has come a close by colonized island, and she doesn’t care much for all the reveling. She was born enslaved, a mestiza working on a tobacco plantation. She doesn’t have wealth or a title, and contains only a scholarly pragmatism as well as a hunger to find answers. She went to el Carnaval de Bestias to look for her twin brother, who went missing five years ago.

On the shores of this incredible island, there is a world of wonder that is waiting for her. Inside this place, conquerors make a profit from her ancestral lands as well as the labor of her people. Surrounded by the same people who once enslaved her, she finds that there is something familiar in the performances. There are whispers of the native tongue of the island, the music and the stories from her ancestors coming out of the shadows and becoming part of the light.

As the nights go on, her mind starts unraveling. It starts drowning in the thrall of Carnaval, which seems unnatural and maybe even sentient. She can’t shake the feeling that someone out there is watching her.

In order to find her brother as well as break free, Sofia is going to have to pull back the glamorous curtain and look at those who are behind Carnaval, all before she ends up losing herself to this island. Can she do it? Read this compelling book to find out!