This one was my favorite of Hannah's UCMH series! I loved how sweet the two characters were with one another, and the story itself was feel good and lovely.

Thank you to Atria Books for this digital ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I've been waiting for this one! <3 Henry is finally getting his story. I'm so happy to see the Maple Hills series continue to grow because I love these characters.

The author's note at the start of the book made me even more excited for Henry's story because Hannah's love for her characters leaps from the page. Her writing is so deeply connected to her own feelings but it allows for you welcome each character and embrace every quirk and flaw as you go through the story.

Henry and Halle are the quirkiest of her characters this far in the series. I loved their slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance. I especially loved the open communication of their needs and boundaries and how they continue to work on themselves and form meaningful relationships. Halle has a long history of people please and never saying no (honestly... same). Her overbearing mother has always dumped much of her parenting responsibilities on Halle to keep herself from being too overwhelmed and Halle just takes it on in stride. I was honestly waiting for Halle to finally snap and explode on her mother. It was so satisfying to see her finally stand up for herself in the end and also see her mom respect where she's coming from.

Halle's ex, Will, is such a piece of shit. He has spent YEARs gaslighting her and deflating her confidence. Making Halle thing so little of herself she thinks she needs to do things for other in order for people to want her around. He confidence is at an all time low at the start of the book. When he pressured her for sex and she wasn't ready, so he dumped her, I wanted to scream at him through the pages. But honestly, good riddance. I am so happy that she finally freed herself of the dead weight he was and to finally find friends who are truly in her corner and love her for who she is and not what she can do for them.

Oh, Henry. Throughout the entirety of the series, Henry has been an absolute sweetie pie. I have always loved his friendship with Stassie. He is neurodivergent (undiagnosed) and struggles with filtering his thoughts, lest they come out the wrong way and offend someone or hurt one of his friend's feelings. He also struggles with sound overwhelming him. When he gets overwhelmed, he tends to need to shut out the world. This is, of course, a quick simplification. I love how his friends understand his needs and give him the space and time that he needs, while also pushing him towards things they think he's capable of. **Balance** And Halle just fits right into that with ease. From highlighting his articles to just the pertinent information to gifting him noise reduction plugs to be able to go out with friends, and noise cancelling headphones to study.

I love the universe that Hannah has created in the Maple Hills series. The relationships and friendships are so wholesome. I'd love to see JJ with a book next!

This is the third book in the Maple Hills Trilogy, and while I did not enjoy it as much as book #2, this one is worthy of a read.

I find that the characters in this series of books don't sound so much like young 20 year-olds, and are a little more mature than they should be. Perhaps that is the point of the story; but in that sense the book seemed slightly off. While I enjoyed it, much of it didn't ring true for me, but I was able to put that aside and focus on the story and the characters. Worth a read if you are a fan of the other books in the series.

I absolutely loved this book!! I’ve been so excited for this characters own book for years and it did not disappoint! The cover was very aesthetically pleasing and can’t wait to buy my own copy to have on my shelf!

I have never read Hannah Grace before, but I’ve always heard wonderful reviews about her previous books. I had high hopes for my first book, but unfortunately it didn’t meet my expectations. I couldn’t get past the almost robotic dialogue. Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC.

After loving icebreaker, both wildfire and this book were just ehhh. I really wanted to like the book as I love both of the characters involved but it just fell a little short for me.

HALLE AND HENRY 🥰🥰🥰 Absolutely adored this book...definitely my favourite in the series so far.
Swifties will love this....so many easter eggs to catch (look at Halle's outfit on the front cover...enough said).
You'll be kicking your feet, giggling, smiling, and blushing the whole way through.

A perfect fit for readers who enjoy heartwarming, lighthearted romance stories that celebrate the importance of self-discovery, chosen family, and putting one's own needs first, with a dash of humor and wit.

This was my favorite of the Maple Hills series so far. I found Henry and Halle to be much more likable than some of the other characters. This is a sweet story and I recommend it.

People are counting on Henry to succeed - he's the captain of the hocky team and he has an example to set. Unfortunately, he didn't withdraw from a very difficult class and now he's stuck taking a class with a professor whose expectations are unclear to Henry. Henry cannot fail this class, so it's very lucky that he meets Halle, who is a chronic people pleaser and has taken classes with that professor before. Halle definitely gets something out of the deal, too - she's trying to write a novel but she lacks "real-life" experiences because she doesn't have a lot of friends, and her relationship with her ex was mediocre at best and in reality exceptionally toxic. Henry and Halle agree to a set of rules and become friends, and then more, very quickly. Henry and Halle have a rule not to fall in love, but rules are meant to be broken.

Henry is THE peak man, honestly. Halle is adorable, and I thoroughly enjoyed their relationship and friendship. Watching Halle make friends with Henry's friends was so sweet. There are a lot of people who won't ever get/want/need a diagnosis, so I appreciate why the author chose not to give Henry a diagnosis. However, I found it hard to believe that his mother, who is a doctor, would not seek a diagnoses. Halle and Henry had such different things to worry about, but their support of each other and understanding of each others' needs was lovely to read about.

I didn't read Wildfire, but I understood everything that was happening in Daydream, and this was my favorite of the two that I read. My library has ordered four copies already!

Anticipated but a bit of a letdown on the plotting - still trying to reach the highs of her first - would've appreciated a bit more editing and tightening up of some of the reasoning behind characters' actions.

I've been looking forward to reading the latest book in Grace's series all year! Henry is Lakeside U's newest captain, and, if he's being honest, he doesn't love the pressure that comes with the title of "leader." Halle is trying to write her first novel in time to submit it to a contest that will win her a summer internship. The two connect when Halle agrees to tutor Henry through his difficult professor's course. In exchange, Henry agrees to take her out on real dates to give her writing material.
Much more wholesome than the other books in Grace's series, the story was just as easy to root for. Already looking forward to the next one!

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the advanced copy of Daydream by Hannah Grace.

This is by far my favourite Hannah Grace novel in the series so far. Halle and Henry are so quirky and loveable and being able to *understand* the inner workings of Henry’s mind put his actions and words into an entirely different light.

I really enjoyed that this wasn’t your typical romance novel where the characters break up and find their way back to one another. Instead, the focus of this novel seemed to be on how Halle and Henry grew as individuals and learned to put their own needs first BECAUSE of one another.

As an eldest daughter, I resonated with Halle’s “family manager” role and the anxiety and pressure she felt to do it all and not let anyone down.

As a fellow neurodivergent, I resonated with Henry’s social exhaustion and his inability to always read people and situations the correct way.

Given the sexual inexperience of Halle’s character, this was definitely the least spicy of the three novels, but I really enjoyed the character development and I’d love to see where Halle and Henry end up down the road!

I would highly recommend this novel, as long as you temper your expectations - this is less of a super spicy sports novel and more of a slightly spicy college romance/ personal growth story.

THIS BOOK. Hannah Grace does it again. I seriously am in love with the Maple Hills universe. From Icebreaker to Wildfire and now Daydream. Henry has always needed his own book since we met him and golly, it is just what we needed. Grace’s MMC’s are truly men written by women, but realistic enough to let us ‘daydreamers’ set our standards adequately high. Her female main characters are equally as charismatic and relatable. This book will live rent free in my brain for the foreseeable future and beyond. I related to Halle a lot and loved seeing how she grew throughout the novel becoming more confident on her own, with her gal pals (some returning favorites), and with Henry. Every time I talk about this book I squeal and once you read it you’ll be doing exactly the same thing.

I cannot even begin to guess who the next book will be about (please let there be another book, I NEED MORE). Low key hope it’s JJ but he’s not in school anymore… so maybe we get a completely new character! Whatever Hannah Grace is writing I’m reading. Period. No notes.

Thank you so much to this publication team for allowing me an ARC of this novel. Forever ‘Daydream’ing about this one!

This book is an absolute DAYDREAM!

Read if you enjoy:
💜 Fake Dating
🏒 Jock x Tutor
🧠 Neurodivergent Rep
📚 Booklover Swiftie
🎀 Eldest Daughter
⚓️Found Family

Hannah Grace has given us a vulnerable, authentic and swoon worthy glimpse into Henry and Halle’s lives in Daydream.

Henry is pushing himself to his max trying to tackle a difficult professor’s class, his expectations for himself as captain, and his day to day stress of life’s responsibilities. Halle has just left her longest relationship and is entering a period of self discovery where SHE is finally the most important person in her life.

There’s hockey, douche jocks, book loving girls, an aspiring writer, a reserved artist, “you’re mine”, and so much more fun along the way. Meeting the Maple Hills family has truly been a pleasure and this is by far my favorite installment of the series.

This was more like a 3.5 for me. This book was a cute slow burn. The eldest daughter with people pleasing tendencies is so very relatable. I also really enjoyed the representation of folks dealing with neurodiversity. The characters were well written and the book was easy to follow. Overall an easy and enjoyable read.

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5

Uh oh, Hannah Grace did it again! This time we’re following the story of Henry, our most beloved neurodivergent hockey man. And man, he’s a fucking hottie. We also follow the story of Halle, a book girlie who finds herself single for the first time in a while and has to rethink what’s important to her and what it means to have friends in your life.

That audio scene? I’m dead. Absolutely dead. All of the girls girl scenes? Made me cry with joy watching women care for each other. The idea of needing space and someone respecting that? Incredible.

As a neurodivergent woman, I often have this ick reaction when neurodivergent men get to hurt people’s feelings or be careless by willful ignorance or society just excusing behavior that neurodivergent women get rigidly policed for. Hannah Grace does an excellent job giving the perspective of having empathy for the things that are hard as a neurodivergent person, while still having accountability for the way that affects the people around us. It was honestly incredibly healing to read.

Overall, it was not nearly as spicy as the rest of the series, which for me made sense for where Halle was at. It was just as heartfelt and full of personal growth and connection, and I fell even more deeply in love with all of these characters.

I was excited to receive a complimentary copy of Daydream by Hannah Grace from NetGalley. Opinions in this review are completely my own.

3.5 stars rounded up.

I enjoyed this novel. I liked seeing more of Henry in this book of the series. I have enjoyed seeing his character develop in the other books in this series. I really appreciate that although Henry has some issues dealing with his emotions, he still is pretty self aware of what he needs in order to process, and was able to articulate that to Halle. I was impressed that she was able to hold space for him without letting herself overthink it too much, despite her anxiety. In real life you don't often see someone who has to take space to process as being able to articulate the need for that.

Daydream was a nice edition to the Maple Hills universe. I enjoyed jumping back in with some of the characters. Henry and Halle were a cute couple who complimented each other's strengths and weaknesses. There were times that the pacing of the book left me co fused and unsure of where or when I was in the story. It also felt that while Henry may have claimed he wasn't flirting when he first met Halle it read like he was. I think I would have bought into the start of their friendship and later relationship if that was true. However I really loved watching Halle grow through out the book and become more assertive in herself. I look forward to seeing g what else may come from the Maple Hills universe.

Daydream was such a cute book. I related so much to Halle - especially about always wanting to please everyone around you. But at what point does it become too much? The mental health representation was done so well in Daydream. But I do feel that this was a case of the slow burn being way too slow. Daydream is very much a character driven book and sometimes I felt like the pacing was way too slow for me.