Less Smut, More Heart: Why I Loved Daydream

Some of you readers or even TikTok users have heard of Icebreaker by Hannah Grace (Maple Hills Series #1). If you do not know this book here is a quick rundown for you: 

A college hockey romance about Anastasia, a competitive figure skater, and Nate, the captain of the hockey team. They are forced to work together when their teams must share a rink, but their initial rivalry turns into an unexpected romance.

This book has since sparked so much controversy on TikTok due to parents being deceived of it's content. They thought this book was just a cute little romance, but when they had their teenager reading smut (sex) that's when they drew the line. I however truly enjoyed this book, so much so that I just recently read the most recent book in the series, Daydream (Maple Hills Series #3). 

Here is my review of Daydream!

When his procrastination lands him in a difficult class with his least favorite professor, Henry Turner 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 hockey team, which he didn’t even want, Henry absolutely cannot fail. Enter Halle Jacobs, a fellow junior who finds herself befriended by Henry when he accidentally crashes her book club.

Halle may not have the romantic pursuits of her favorite 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, and the novel she’s trying to write. 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.

This book was super cute and way less smutty than Icebreaker. Halle and Henry have become my new romance book babies as I just adore them so much. Similar to Night Shift (which I wrote about in a previous review), I could really relate to Halle since she is a cute book reader and writer. She also is a people pleaser and although she takes on a lot more than I could in the book, it was still nice to see some representation for the people who work too hard.

Stars: 4

Spice: 2