A review by beckyyreadss
Daydream by Hannah Grace

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I wanted to read this book because I adored the first two books in this series. When Hannah Grace announced that we were getting Henry’s book, I was so damn excited and was all over it. I knew I was going to love this book, but I am obsessed with Henry and Halle.  

The first point of view is Henry Turner, who we have met in the past two books. When his procrastination lands him a difficult class with his least favourite professor, Henry 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 Maple Hill’s hockey team – which he didn’t even want – Henry absolutely cannot fail. Then he ends up befriending Halle Jacobs, a fellow junior who he met when he accidentally crashes her book club meeting. The second point of view is Halle, and she may not have the romantic pursuits of her favourite 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, being the family manager, and the novel she is trying to write for a competition. 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 and not fall in love.  

I knew I was going to be obsessed with Henry because I’ve been obsessed with Henry since the first book. I love how Henry was helping Halle to not be such a people pleaser anymore and Halle was helping Henry to stop him from spiralling and to help him when he wanted to block out the noise. I just wanted to hug them both, Henry seemed to have the world on his shoulders and was just too stressed out and then was like a lovesick puppy when it came to Halle. Halle had the world on her shoulders too and just needed to give herself a break and she couldn’t do that even when she was sick. I wanted to punch Will and Halle’s family so much throughout this book, Will was just a tool, and I knew he was going to cause trouble, and I was rooting for Bobby so much when he finally punched Will. I still adore the friendship between all the lads and how Nate is still there for the lads even though he isn’t at the school anymore. I loved that the girls adopted Halle and made sure that she was aware that they weren’t going to drop her if something bad happened between Henry and Halle. Halle and mine standards of men were like rock bottom and then Henry was doing the basic like buying her flowers or being there for her and she was so emotional about it, like girl same. I loved the chemistry between them and how they were always thinking about each other and that Henry saved Halle from the frat guys and Halle saved Henry from the puck bunnies.  

I just wanted more, I loved the epilogue, and I could have a book a year with a life update on my favourite couples. I tried my damn hardest not to get so quickly obsessed with this book, but it was so freaking hard that I gave up quickly and just obsessed with it. I really hope we get JJ’s book or even Bobby’s book. I just hope this isn’t the last time we were at Maple Hills. 
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