Can a bully be defeated by a magical love potion? Jolena can't take Claudine's bullying any longer! The taunts and teasing are too much. Though Jolena knows she's still in-training to use her grandfather's arbularyo magic, she sneaks into his potions lab to get her revenge. Jolena brews a batch of gayuma, a powerful love potion. And it works. The love potion conquers Claudine's hateful nature. In fact, Claudine doesn't just stop bullying Jolena -- now she wants to be Jolena's BFF, and does everything and anything Jolena asks. But magic comes with a cost, and bad intentions beget bad returns. Controlling another person's ability to love -- or hate -- will certainly have consequences. The magic demands payment, and it is about to come for Jolena in the form of a powerful storm... Magic and reality mingle in this brilliant new middle-grade novel by Gail D. Villanueva that asks whether it's ever okay to take away someone's free will.
Gail Villanueva Knihy
Gail D. Villanueva je filipínska autorka, ktorej diela sa často ponárajú do zložitých emócií a medziľudských vzťahov. S neomylným okom pre detail a hlbokým porozumením ľudskej psychiky dokáže vytvárať postavy, ktoré sú rovnako chybné ako hrdinské. Jej písanie je známe svojou úprimnosťou a schopnosťou zachytiť podstatu ľudskej skúsenosti s empatiou a introspekciou. Villanueva prostredníctvom svojich príbehov skúma témy identity, straty a hľadania spolupatričnosti, čím pozýva čitateľov k zamysleniu sa nad ich vlastnými životmi.

