Daydream
A Novel
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4.4 • 78 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Icebreaker Hannah Grace returns in this steamy, slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance.
Henry Turner knows he’s going to have to work extra hard to survive his junior year of college, especially stuck in a difficult class. And with his new title of captain for the hockey team—which he didn’t even want—he absolutely cannot fail.
Halle Jacobs is an academic superstar on campus, but on the inside, she’s a people-pleaser who has never put herself first. Determined to change that, she decides to enter a writing contest and pen the romance novel of her dreams. The problem is, she realizes she hasn’t lived enough to write anything.
So, the two opposites make an unlikely pact. Halle will tutor Henry, and Henry will pretend to date Halle to give her fodder for her novel.
They have just one rule: don’t fall in love.
And they just might break it.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In Hannah Grace’s earnestly winsome novel, the meek are set to inherit true love. College junior and serial people-pleaser Halle, fresh off a breakup, is desperate to finish and submit a romance novel to a writing contest. Henry, the new captain of the Maple Hills hockey team, only wants a passing grade in a class he detests. She needs inspiration; he needs a tutor attuned to his learning style. Helping each other isn’t the issue—staying friends is. Fans of Grace’s earlier romances will be thrilled with the clever character cameos, but our attention never wavered from the adorably awkward central couple. We loved the way Henry’s neurodivergent characteristics are treated with respect by both the author and the other characters. Daydream expands Grace’s university universe with unrelenting charm.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Grace continues her Maple Hills series (after Wildfire) with this meandering third college romance. Fresh from the breakup of a lackluster relationship, UCMH junior and aspiring author Halle Jacobs throws herself into school, work, running a romance book club at a local bookstore, and preparing to enter a romance writing competition. There's just one problem: Halle's never been in love herself, and her insecurity about her lack of experience leads to writer's block. Meanwhile, junior year is not starting so well for Henry Turner, who struggles to juggle his new responsibilities as the hockey team captain, a position he does not want for fear of failure, with the homework for a difficult required class. When Halle and Henry's paths collide during a book club meet and greet, they become instant friends. Halle offers to help Henry in the class in exchange for him teaching her how to date. Grace throws a lot of tropes at the wall to bring these two together but doesn't provide a solid through line for readers to latch onto. As a result, the plot feels both bloated and dragged out, and, despite Henry's undiagnosed neurodivergence adding some pathos, neither of the leads is particularly three-dimensional. Only die-hard fans need apply.
Customer Reviews
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I absolutely adored this book, Henry is such a sweetheart (I mean we already knew that but….the extent he went to 🫶)
Henry isn’t forcing her onto anything that she doesn’t want to do (ahem will)
I can relate to Henry a ton in this book, the procrastination 😭, and honestly Henry is so lucky he has someone as caring, patient, and understanding as Halle.
They are a perfect match for each other, they literally complete each other. Halle finally found her comfort place, her friendship with Aurora, Cami, Poppy, and Emilia,
Perfectly encapsulates the essence of this story!
I couldn’t put this book down…I need me a Henry ASAP!!!
1. I literally got butterflies every time Henry spoke to Halle😭😭
2. THE WAY HE TREATS HER AND THE WAY THEY’VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH EACHOTHER BUT DIDNT KNOW HOW TO PROCESS IT ALL 😩
3. The way both Halle and Henry’s flourished through the self love journey!
4. HOW WE GOT TO READ ABOUT THE STASSIE, NATE, RORY, AND RUSS????!!!!! It was so wholesome and I genuinely have no words for what I’m feeling rn.
Definitely my favourite book by Hannah so far!!!
Love love love
I could really relate to Henry in this book as well as Halle! I loved the character development! I loved this book so much!