‘Daydream’ by Hannah Grace

 Daydream is a story about love; love for your family, friendships, relationships and most importantly love for yourself. 

Daydream is the follow up book in the Maple Hills Series by Hannah Grace, you may be familiar with her previous works Icebreaker and Wildfire that caught the world by storm! While you don't have to read Icebreaker and Wildfire to enjoy Daydream, I think it would add to your reading experience. I hadn't read them and I wish I had before I started this. 

Our two main characters are Halle and Henry.

Recently dumped Halle has a thing for putting people before herself but this year will be different. Halle is going to dive head-first into doing the things she wants to do, like write her first novel for an upcoming competition. They say write what you know and Halle is going to need some help creating new experiences and cure her writer's block.

Henry, recently named ice hockey captain (a position he's not entirely sure he even wanted) is struggling in one particular class. It's not that he finds the work hard, it's just the way it's presented to him. Halle who just so happens to tutor her younger sister who struggles in the same way steps into help. From there their friendship grows.

In the beginning of this novel author Hannah Grace has left a letter for the reader. Hannah shares that she has recently had her AuDHD diagnosis and although she states that she didn't want to go down that route in Daydream, she says that:

"Henry and his actions have always been loosely based on my own."

As someone with a similar life experience I found it incredibly refreshing to have a character like Henry to relate to. I often find myself reading romance books for escapism but I enjoyed Daydream and how Hannah shows that being yourself is okay and that you'll find the right people to surround yourself with. 

Continuing on from that, I wasn't quite expecting to feel so connected to Daydream when I first heard about its release. Although it's more of a light romance plot line, the character development meant much more to me than the plot itself. I wish there were novels like Daydream in my early twenties and I'm glad that a book like Daydream is mainstream and Henry's and Halle's experiences are more accessible to a wider audience. 

Please note this book has mature content and suitable for audiences 18+