Riquiño is a “boy meets boy” novel that moves away from clichés to focus on the intimate:
a chance encounter, a conversation that lingers, and the possibility — as fragile as it is bright — of beginning something true
in fast-paced times. In a world where love seems fleeting, the story bets on calm: listening, doubting, returning,
naming what we feel. Page by page, Riquiño explores the beauty of the unexpected and how
a glance can unsettle everything to put it back together better. It is a tender and believable tale about second chances,
small wounds that also matter, and the courage to stay when the easy thing is to run away. An invitation to rediscover love
in the 21st century without artifices: among messages, routines, and those unlikely coincidences that sometimes become destiny.
Riquiño is for you if…
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LOVE. You have at some point felt that love can surprise you around any corner,
even when you no longer believed in it.
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NOSTALGIA. You understand that scars, visible or invisible, are part of the most beautiful stories
we can live.
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SOUL. You believe that in the most unlikely coincidences lie the most sincere
and deep connections between two souls.
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GLANCE. You have at some point felt that a look can break the rhythm of everyday life
and make time stand still.
About the author
Néstor Barbosa (Ourense, 1991) is a graphic designer with a passion for the audiovisual.
He has created posters for films and festivals, as well as personal projects where image and word walk together.
He has written since childhood; his first novel, Mateo en el cadalso (2019), deals with healing wounds through dreams;
La víspera del fin del mundo (2020) explores adolescence in a changing world.
In Riquiño (2024) he returns to the intimate: a believable romance where tenderness learns to hold on in swift times.
He lives and writes in Madrid.
