Sugar and Spite

Written by Gail D. Villanueva

A love potion stops a bully, but magic demands a price.

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208 pages· 670L

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Bookroo's summary

Jolina, tired of Claudine's relentless bullying, brews a love potion using her grandfather's magic. The potion works too well, turning Claudine into an overly eager friend. But tampering with free will has consequences, and Jolina must face a brewing storm that threatens to upend her world. Can she navigate the chaos and learn the true cost of her actions before it's too late?

From the publisher

Can a bully be defeated by a magical love potion?Jolina can’t take Claudine’s bullying any longer! The taunts and teasing are too much. 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 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 Jolina – now she wants to be Jolina’s BFF, and does everything and anything Jolina 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 Jolina 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.

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