Daydream: Hannah Grace (Maple Hills, 3) Paperback – 27 Aug. 2024

Absolutely loved it, so nicely written, finished it so quickly, was so invested in the storyline and the characters, especially Henry, felt like I could really relate to his struggles and his coping mechanisms!

Daydream is a brilliant example of how important communication to is to all types of relationships, whilst exploring the stressors of student life, continuing the found family vibes, we get a lovely girl group in this one aswell, and the management of other’s expectations is an interesting addition to the truly authentic depiction of people that is first and foremost to this book.Halle and Henry are fleshed out and well established people first and foremost, the fact they are romantic leads almost is secondary. And I thoroughly enjoy that fact - I am a character driven reader is you can’t tell.The supportive nature of the friend dynamic within this is amazing. Friendship specifically acts as a more solid grounding to Halle and Henry’s relationship because it allows their comfortability to be established, and it is also integral to Halle as a character. It wouldn’t have made sense to start Halle and Henry’s story with them hooking up like we had for Stassie and Nate or Aurora and Russ, because Halle is a virgin and innate to her character is the upfront desire for genuine connection that then is followed by sexual interest. How the story builds to that is done intricately but wonderfully.And the level of support and understanding that is the foundation of the successful relationships - both romantic and platonic - is magnificent.Henry’s healthy approach to communicating: whether that’s involving sex and consent, helping to quell Halle’s hangxiety which made my heart absolutely melt, or communicating his need for space, it was an incredible model for establishing relationships in this book. Not to mention the varying responses between Henry and Halle to anxiety, stress and mental distress.I wish we had seen more of Henry’s mums because who doesn’t want to see two queer women raising a child - Henry - together in a healthy and supportive environment? And I loved the context of the authors note in the beginning noting Henry’s neurodivergent traits whilst telling a story that validates the needs of individuals without requiring a diagnosis for them to be met.Overall, Daydream might be my favourite of this series and you can evidently see how much Hannah Grace has grown as a writer.

What a beautiful love story for Henry. Loved how his struggles were kindly and tactfully depicted. No labels needed which was also nice! Just a happy happy book.

This is the third book in the series by Hannah Grace and my least favourite. I loved Icebreaker and Wildfire but Daydream just felt a bit slow and lacking excitement. I read till the end but could have given up on this one many times. I was disappointed as had been looking forward to this one so much.

Hannah's books are absolutely amazing. I can't wait for there to be more. The subtle hints of the next book and it's characters and the seductive storyline

It was a delight to head back to Maple Hills for Halle and Henry's story. We've gotten to know Henry through the first two books, Icebreaker and Wildfire and so it was great to hear a boom dedicated to Henry.The author's note at the start of this book is important and gives good insight to how Henry behaves. The book is handled with care and it's a different experience reading about a character who is neurodivergent. We get a really good insight into how his brain works and how he feels. The author should be applauded for writing this character and I think this is a special book for that reason, hence why I have three special copies.Halle is absolutely perfect for Henry and I think that everyone can relate to Halle and how she tries to please everyone but often gets herself in tangles by signing up to do too much.Their relationship is beautiful to read about. It's not as spicy as the other other books but there is some spice as they navigate through their feelings. The pace of the book is also much slower than the others but this fits with both Henry and Halles characters and so it feels true to them.I really enjoyed their journey together and it's such a sweet and cute story and a great addition to the Maple Hills series. The title also suits this book perfectly. It's a beautiful love story.

There are so many reasons why I love this book and I'll get to them in a minute, but his a warning from those thinking this will be like Icebreaker or Wildfire.... It is not!Icebreaker was fun, spicy and full of drama, Wildfire has as much fun, a little less spice and more personal drama. Daydream feels a lot more character driven, there's a lot less spice and way more character development. There isn't really drama, it's more Henry and Halle working through their own obstacles.That being said, this was my favourite in the series! I truly love both Halle and Henry, I have never read a book where both main represent so much of me while easily explaining parts of my personality that I find hard to express.Henry was everything I wanted him to be, he was sweet, and patient and unintentionally hilarious. Halle was so wholesome, and definitely a character who always sacrificed herself for others. This definitely was more of a slow burn book and as much as I love spice I still would have loved this book of it didn't have aspects of it because I was so invested in them, as friends and also as more. The found family element of these books continues and we get to see past characters we love as well as meeting new one side characters to fall in love with.