Obviously, as an adult, I recognized why the two were at such odds with each other. The first chapter sets up their dynamic really well. Not only because I found its setting charmingly familiar (I also live in an island… though it’s getting aggressively urbanized for the past decade) but because of the immediate conflict between Jolina and Claudine. Villanueva that asks whether it’s ever okay to take away someone’s free will.įrom the very first chapter I found myself drawn into the story. Magic and reality mingle in this brilliant new middle-grade novel by Gail D. The magic demands payment, and it is about to come for Jolina in the form of a powerful storm… Controlling another person’s ability to love - or hate - will certainly have consequences. In fact, Claudine doesn’t just stop bullying Jolina - now she wants to be Jolina’s BFF, and does everything and anything Jolina asks.īut magic comes with a cost, and bad intentions beget bad returns. The love potion conquers Claudine’s hateful nature. Jolina brews a batch of gayuma, a powerful love potion.Īnd it works. Though Jolina knows she’s still in-training to use her grandfather’s arbularyo magic, she sneaks into his potions lab to get her revenge. Jolina can’t take Claudine’s bullying any longer! The taunts and teasing are too much. Can a bully be defeated by a magical love potion?
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