Not school age however it was a good book. I have read the others by Hannah grace and this Was a slow burn in comparison. I wish it had some more spice

I really enjoyed reading this book. I actually think its been my favorite out of the 3 in this series. I really could relate to henry and his neurodivergence. I saw myself a lot in him and his mental health struggles. It did feel like a slow start but really ramped up the 2/3 of the book. A little weird part at the end with Anastasia showing up at Halle’s door. Just felt out of place and thrown in there. But overall, I really enjoyed the book!

Henry + Halle both need something from each other: Henry needs Halle to help him pass a class so he can remain hockey captain; Halle needs Henry to give her dating experience so that she can write her first novel. The more time they spend together, the more they realize how strong their connection is.

I loved both books in the Maple Hills series so Daydream was my most anticipated book of 2024. I don't want to say I was disappointed because that is strong, but I think my hype just made it impossible to live up to Icebreaker + Wildfire. Nothing was missing from this book, it was just too long and drawn out and I didn't find myself as interested in these characters as I thought I would be. I really liked Halle and Henry, but their romance fell a little flat for me. I will still recommend this book to romance readers!

This book was just okay for me! It was a quick read which I enjoyed to a certain extent. I found myself kind of annoyed by some of the characters and felt like it was rather predictable. It also felt entirely too long, I think a lot of it could have been cut. I also have only read the first maple hills book so that might explain why I was not super familiar with a lot of the characters. Overall not bad at all, but enjoyed the first novel in the series much more.

I’m a big Hannah Grace fan, but this one was missing something. I feel like it wasn’t as spicy as previous books, and I didn’t fall in love or really connect with these characters. I’ll still read the next books, but I definitely like the first two more.

I have not read any of the Maple Hills books before Daydream, so I wasn't familiar with the characters. Regardless, this was a book that you could just pick up and read without having read prior books in the series.

Daydream is a sweet story about Halle, who helps hockey star Henry with his schoolwork. They quickly bond and their relationship grows from a strong connection to something more romantic over time. Halle's journey from a difficult past with Will to becoming a strong, independent woman adds depth to the story. It's a heartwarming read about personal growth and the complexities of love.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for the opportunity to read Daydream!

I really loved how sex wasn't the main focus of the book. Sex scenes are wonderful and everything, but it was beautiful how their relationship blossomed even without sex. I also loved how it was natural for them to have a touchy friendship. It felt relatable as someone who loves touch.

thank you to netgalley and atria books for this eARC!

i loved this book. i was expecting to, but like i really loved it. i love henry! i loved henry in icebreaker, i loved him more in wildfire, and i loved him even more when i was inside his head. he’s just such a cutie pie sweetheart and he’s precious. something i really loved about this book (and wildfire tbf but its not about her rn) was the conflict. i REALLY hate when a romance novel’s entire conflict relies on miscommunication. i feel like if you’re whole conflict can be solved with one conversation, then it is not a solid conflict. and this book didn’t do that! it had a legitimate issue that existed beyond their relationship but still affected it. and i LOVED it.

*!minor spoiler!*

also beyond the writing i cannot tell you how amazing it is that there was a moment of halle flirting with ryan. like i think thats the best bit i’ve ever seen in a series and when i tell you i was begging for that to happen i’m not kidding (actual quote from my annotations “PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET RYAN FLIRT WITH HALLE OR VISE VERSA PLEASEEEE”). i loved that so much, i’m a sucker for a good bit. i also just loved watching halle experience girlhood for what was essentially the first time in her life. it was so fun to read and it made me so happy for her.

*!minor spoiler over!*

anyways all in all, i love this book and i’m so glad i requested it. it really kicked me into gear about reading this series and i’ve really enjoyed it. i knew i was gonna love this book because, and i cannot emphasize this enough, i love henry, but it was a truly great read.

DAYDREAM is the third installment in the MAPLE HILLS series and follows henry turner, now captain of the hockey team, as he gets help with his studies from halle jacobs, an aspiring author who's working on her first novel but struggling with her lack of life experiences. they strike a deal where halle helps henry study, while henry helps halle have more experiences to help her writing.

i'm so sorry to the hg stans out there... this book was not for me.

i haven't read the other two books in this series, so there were a lot of characters i didn't know and context i was missing. i knew this would be the case going in, but i figured i would be okay since it's supposed to be interconnected standalones, right? wrong. i was so confused for the first 30% of the book because kept showing up and i was supposed to know all about them and it made it really hard to follow.

then, the length. oh my god. this book was about 150 pages longer than it needed to be, in part due to the excessive instances of telling instead of showing. there were so many parts of the book where i would be editing it as i read along, cutting entire paragraphs from scenes that didn't need to be there. redundant conversations, unnecessary details, etc., etc. the length and the pacing, where it felt like nothing happened for pages and pages on end, are the biggest issue with the book.

now, i didn't completely hate it and there were a lot of things that i did enjoy!! i loved halle and henry's relationship, the way they supported and understood each other, the way he respected her boundaries (which is bare minimum, but i appreciated the constant reinforcement of it considering how things had gone down with her ex), and the way she knew how to help him through his struggles with his undiagnosed ADHD. once i finally figured out everyone's names, i loved that halle got a friend group (even if i still know nothing about emilia and poppy, other than the fact that they're gay).

while this was not the book for me, i know there will be tons of people who will love it and i'm happy for them, especially because a lot of people will feel seen by halle's character as the people-pleasing eldest daughter and by henry's ADHD.

read if you like:
- slooooow burn
- tutor x jock
- taylor swift references

thanks to netgalley and atria for the advanced copy! DAYDREAM comes out august 27.

I really enjoyed this one! The neurodivergent main character was so endearing if a bit hard to identify with. The trajectory of this book was entirely unexpected. Loved the steamy scenes that were slow and luxurious, and the attention to consent was beautiful. Ugh genius! Loved every second and can't wait to see which of the Maple Hills crew will be next :)

I wanted to like this because Henry is such a golden retriever boyfriend, but the way his neurodivergence was written just didn’t work for me. I didn’t feel a romantic connection between them and I think they would’ve been better off just staying close friends.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:
💜 Opposites Attract
🏒 Hockey Captain x Book Lover
📚 Tutoring
📓 College Setting

Daydream is the third book of the Maple Hills series and honestly, everyone has been waiting for Henry’s book and it didn’t disappoint!

I think it’s fair to say that Daydream is the least spiciest of the Maple Hills series but that didn’t make me love this book any less.

I’ve been in a reading slump and Daydream was fun, sweet and the breath of fresh air that I needed to pull me out of my slump.

I absolutely loved learning more about Henry and learning about how he came to be the sweetest hockey player at UCMH. Halle is the perfect compliment to Henry. Her love of books and caring personality was just what Henry needed.

The found family aspect of the Maple Hills series always makes me teary eyeed 🥹

Thank you to NetGalley and Hannah Grace for this book! It was wonderful! I really enjoyed Icebreaker and Wildfire was great, this was much more laidback (which I understand fits the characters 100%) but it was just much more slow paced. I loved it still and look forward to more!

Gosh I am not sure that I can explain how much I enjoyed this book. I really like how we see the typical characteristics of Hannah Grace’s books shine through but it also added a little bit more of a thoughtful layer in this one that I wasn’t expecting an absolutely loved. I enjoyed the romance and the band her and as always, the author does such a great job of the side characters and group Settings that you really feel immersed in all the friendships, was only makes the book better.

I was over the moon to get this ARC as I loved every book in the Maple Hills series! This book did not disappoint, Henry is amazing and Halle was the most well written characters! I loved the romance sure but the more in depth character arcs really felt like I was in the book and I can't wait for more!

This book is Hannah Grace at her best! The book has some of the spice of Icebreaker, but with more depth in the main characters personal struggles.

Henry is just as adorable as I thought he'd be, and Halle has quickly become on of my favourite heroines. On paper, Halle seems like a typical romance book heroine, but her character has so much depth and is so relatable.

Overall, this is my favourite Hannah Grace book so far and I will eagerly await her next book!

4.75⭐️One of my most anticipated reads for 2024 and it well exceeded my expectations😭

I freaking loved this and I wish it was longer honestly. This is the most human / real book I’ve read in a while. The struggles of both Henry and Halle were so raw and real; I related to both of them in more ways than I expected.

The way that Henry and Halle communicate with each other throughout the book stood out to me. They’re so sweet and genuine and honest and I really value that.

I am myself an oldest daughter so I knew going into this that it would hit hard hearing Halle’s perspective and her struggles 🥵 I loved her growth and what she did to learn how to do things for herself and how to say no. I also loved seeing her make new friends, the found family aspect of this book was phenomenal and is honestly what puts this book above Wildfire in ⭐️ rating.

I think Wildfire is still my fave Hannah Grace book even though the star rating for Daydream is higher, if that makes any sense?😂 But that could also be because I’ve reread Wildfire like 5 times.

My sweet baby Henry😭I love his story and his POV. I related to him way more than I anticipated. Watching him retreat into himself / into isolation cut deep because I tend to do the same. I also felt so seen by how he doesn’t know what to do/how to explain his thoughts and feelings to his friends and family.

I LOVE a new “grand gesture”, like one I’ve never seen before in a romance book and/or one I didn’t anticipate. What Henry does for Halle at the end of the book was the sweetest thing I’ve ever read. And I love that both of their friends helped him with it🥹

I also LOVE Hannah’s note at the beginning of the book talking about how Henry isn’t going to get an official diagnosis. It made me cry before even starting the book because I’ve been in a similar boat the last few years going between providers seeking an ADHD diagnosis. I appreciate how Hannah said “It doesn’t make anyone, their wants, or their needs less valid to not have a medical diagnosis”, I really needed to hear that.

I LOVE the way Hannah writes and how raw and touching her stories are. She’s an auto-buy author for me and I love following her on Instagram too🫶can’t wait to go get my physical copy of Daydream in August!!

Thank you NetGalley and Atria for the early e-ARC of this book!

ARC!
I was so thrilled to get an ARC of this book. I fell in love with many of the characters in the first boo “Icebreaker” and while I loved Henry then it has NOTHING on the affection I have for him now. It’s insane how much of myself I saw in both Halle and Henry. Oldest daughter responsible for everyone and everything? Check. People pleaser/ fixer? Check. Slightly neurotic with sensitivity to people and a rough time processing? Check. This book was amazing and really spoke to all the things that make up me. It made me feel a little less alone knowing other people have the same thoughts and feelings I do. Slightly less spice in this novel than some of the previous ones but that didn’t bother me at all. I loved how patient Henry was throughout. Halle is for sure one of the most supportive FMC I’ve ever seen in a book and made it easy to love her. Don’t hesitate to read Daydream when it is released!

Hannah Grace will simply never disappoint me. I was super excited for this book because Henry is one of my favorite characters in the maple hills universe and I was so excited to read his love story. Hannah gave us so much more than a simple rom com though which I’m so grateful for. This book tackled and discussed undiagnosed learning disorders, toxic family dynamics, racism in the medical field and more while managing to also show us the side of Henry people have been itching to see and introducing us to one of our new favorite girls, Halle.
I loved watching their relationship blossom from strangers to friends to lovers. I loved watching Halle discover the love that she deserves, both romantically and platonically, I loved watching them show just how much they loved the other not just through their words but through their actions.
I also want to say that I loved this book as a black girl with undiagnosed ADHD. Getting to see Henry voice all of the things I too have gone through life feeling and not completely understanding until recently was so refreshing and comforting. Additionally, there are not a lot of white authors that tackle black characters correctly or even try to do it at all. Grace found a way to introduce one of the biggest forms of systemic racism into the novel (even if it wasn’t a main point or theme) which will 100% allow people who probably don’t make any other effort to educate themselves, to briefly learn about the struggles the black community faces constantly. Also giving Henry cornrows??? Ok miss Grace. She get down she don’t play.
I genuinely loved this book and I was so so so so so so so excited to get an arc. Thank you so much to the publisher and the author for this opportunity 💘

Hannah Grace has done it again, she not only made another book that feels like the epitome of cozy, comforting, heartwarming romance WITH spice, but she made me fall in love and connect with a group of characters I wish I could hang out with in real life.

This book truly was everything I wanted it to be. Henry and Halle had so many soft beautiful moments that made this book just so cozy and comforting. It’s crazy how much I can relate to every one of the main female characters in Maple Hills. Anastasia's grumpiness, Aurora’s daddy issues, and Halle’s introverted and bookworm tendencies. Hannah Grace's books are filled with so many little details that just scratch an itch in my brain and make me feel so connected to the characters.

Henry was so well-developed and getting to see inside his brain and how he feels and thinks made this book that much more special. His relationship with Halle going from strangers to friends to lovers was so heartwarming and heartfelt I loved every minute of this book. Seeing not only Halle falling in love with Henry but also making friends who loved her for who she was and stood by her when things got a bit rough gave this book a whole other layer of special. As an only child I related more to Henry than Halle but seeing her struggle with people pleasing and having to manage her family truly made my heart ache for her and everyone who can relate to those issues.

So many little moments that had me gushing and falling in love with these characters include but are not limited to: Henry cuddling with joy, baking cookies, taking care of each other while sick, Henry drawing Halle or joy or flowers, the paint scene, Christmas presents, Halle making friends and being included, Henry winning Halle stuffed animals...

I also want to say that I am Will's biggest hater and there were so many moments in which I wanted to jump into the book and fight him (I'm sorry Halle I know fighting is for fools but he's truly a horrible human). The ending of this book had me so emotional for reasons I can't explain but it was all worth it in the end.