Daydream: A Novel (The Maple Hills Series)

I love the found family in books like this because there’s so much banter and love sprinkled in and it makes the stories so much better. I LOVED Halle and Henry, and I am obsessed with his witty comebacks and blunt delivery. I feel like their story was so THEM, and I could not have picked a better third act. It was exactly them, and I loved the way it happened. I cannot wait to see who comes next!

"This might be my favorite romance book, but we’re my favorite love story." ☁️4.5 / 5 ⭐️I was so excited for Daydream because I absolutely loved Icebreaker and Wildfire. Daydream is the 3rd book in the Maple Hills Series and features Henry and Halles story! This book was adorable and so sweet. Halle is such a relatable FMC who likes books, is shy and quiet, and never puts herself first when she should. Sounds like all us book girlies 🤣✨️ Henry is such a sweet MMC who is the captain of the hockey team and needs a tutor when his grades drop -while they cross paths they become very good friends helping through tough times and eventually a spark between them ignites! Their relationship is so trusting and healthy its refreshing to read about. This one is a lot tamer, less spicier than the first two books, and it definitely was a slow build for me 💖TROPES:• Friends To Lovers• Tutor x Jock• Hockey Romance• Slow BurnBOOK SYNOPSIS:When his procrastination lands him in a difficult class with his least favorite professor, Henry Turner knows he’s going to have to work extra hard to survive his junior year of college. And now, with his new title of captain for the hockey team—which he didn’t even want—Henry absolutely can not fail. Enter Halle Jacobs, a fellow junior who finds herself befriended by Henry when he accidentally crashes her book club.Halle may not have the romantic pursuits of her favorite fictional leads, but she’s an academic superstar, and as soon as she hears about Henry’s problems with his class reading material, she offers to help. Too bad being a private tutor isn’t exactly ideal given her own studies, job, book club, and the novel she’s trying to write. But new experiences are the key to beating her writer’s block, and Henry’s promising to be the one to give them to her.They just need to stick to their rule book.Oh, and not fall love

Sadly it was Just not as good as the previous two in the series. Didn’t suck me in as well.

I *LOVED* this book. Book three in the Maple Hills series, Daydream is the story of Henry and Halle. We first met Henry in Icebreaker (book one), where he was the adorable-but-awkward (in the most relatable ways) roommate/teammate/friend to Nate. His deep loyalty and weirdness continues in this book, and he’s one of the best dude characters I’ve read in a really long time.Henry is a junior at this point, the hockey team’s captain, and an artist. Halle is the oldest sister, the daughter who basically plans everything for her parents because they ask her to, a people pleaser, an aspiring author, and the ex-girlfriend of a buttface who plays hockey for another school. Henry meets Halle sort of by accident when he ends up in a bookstore where Halle is setting up for her romance book club. Henry and Halle get to talking, and they realize that Halle’s favorite professor is the same professor who teaches the one and only class Henry is struggling with. Halle agrees to help Henry (kind of tutoring but not really), and, in return, Henry decides to help Halle with all of the experiences she thinks she’s missed out on. Their relationship starts as a deep friendship, and grows from there.I related to both Halle and Henry in so many ways, and it was really cool to see some of my feelings written in to characters so well. Henry has trouble reading social cues, sometimes says what’s in his brain without thinking about it and realizes later that he probably shouldn’t have said it, has a VERY low tolerance for loud noises and people being obnoxious, and can’t be surrounded by people all the time. Halle has trouble saying no, has a super hard time making friends as an adult, overthinks things all the time, worries about things she’s said or done or will say or do, and sometimes gives in to what she sees as peer pressure without meaning to. They have an excellent balance together, and it was awesome watching Henry be such a good guy for both himself and Halle, and seeing Halle support and be there for Henry.I would 10/10 recommend Daydream. You could totally read it on its own, but you’ll gain a lot from reading Icebreaker and Wildfire first (Icebreaker was way better than Wildfire, but they’re both pretty good). There’s a super good introduction to Henry in Icebreaker, plus you get to really meet Nate and Stassie, who are amazing. This has minor hockey elements, but it’s really more about art and reading and love than hockey, which was kind of a nice change of pace for a hockey romance (which I read a lot of). Happy reading!

Wrapped up the trilogy quite well. A tiny bit rushed in a few of the middle chapters but it quickly got back on pace and ended well.Maybe this was the tamest of all the books in terms of details and just having a solid plot outside of the sexual activities. Still wouldn't recommend for a youngster though.