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| Maple Hills Book 3 |
When 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 role as ice hockey captain – 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 when she hears about Henry’s problems with his class reading material, she offers to help. But being a private tutor isn’t exactly ideal given her own studies, job and the novel she’s trying to write. New experiences are the key to beating her writer’s block, though, and Henry’s promising to be the one to give them to her.
They just need to stick to their rulebook. Oh, and not fall in love.
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My Review: 5/5 Stars
Finally Henry’s book! I’ve loved this series so far and all the characters we have met. And I couldn’t wait to get Henry’s story. And with that comes a new character, Halle, who I adored. So when Halle’s boyfriend tells her they should break up, Halle finds herself relieved. It confirms that she has never been in love with him and the fact that the way he has been acting toward her (always getting her to arrange her schedule for him, doing things for him, and pressuring for things she was not ready for), well it’s easy to be relieved it’s over. The only problem is that his parents are her parents’ closest friends, they’ve known each other a long time, and all his friends were hers. But not anymore. Halle has never had a chance to put herself first. She is always tackling things for other people, her family especially, and can’t even name a friend that wasn’t Will. So she is going to change things. She is going to start doing things for herself. Including writing the book she has always wanted and submitting it to a competition. And when she meets Henry, she really gets a chance to experience all the things she has missed out. Henry and Halle just get one another. Henry has been smitten with Halle since he first saw her and he has a bit of trouble understanding since he isn’t big on being social. He likes being able to step away when he can. His social interactions comes from his friends and hockey. And even that can be a lot. But his friends understand him pretty well. But this year isn’t going great for Henry when being captain is tough and taking a class where his brain can’t seem to find the right kind of focus to do well is hurting his grades. But Halle becomes that bright spot for him. Who gets him and can help in her own way. These two are so sweet as they become best friends and then into something more. They support one another and Henry is the first to tell her she needs to put herself first and learn to say no to others. She won’t lose them because she has boundaries. I loved watching these two grow together and become the best versions of themselves. Another great addition to this series!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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