Maxton Hall compared to other show

So, i discovered MH last month and just like you all in here, I got addicted!!! i am mid 30's, have kids and married the love of my life. Haven't watch youth/young adult series, since the OC, with the exception of "To all the boys i love before" trilogy, and i quite enjoyed it. But, Maxton Hall.....idk..something about that show, the acting, the story telling, the chemistry. It has such a pull to me and apparently many of you here. And after rewatching MH for the 10th time and read all 3 books within 4 days (i got the bootlegged version), i finally got myself to watch "The Summer I turned pretty" thinking maybe i get over Maxton Hall for a bit. Well, while I enjoyed it, to me the series is just ok, I don't feel much chemistry from the two main lead, and the show seems shallow and i don't get the same pull from the Male Protagonist. And, while Damian is handsome, Blonde is not my type, but i am attracted to Damian's acting and how He brought the character alive.

And another thing, I don't feel all the longing and passion from TSITP, as much as i did from MH, and TSITP has more episode and supposedly Belly and Conrad have been crushing on each other for a long time, but i feel more heat from just two episode of MH.

I feel like Maxton Hall is lucked out because of Better and more experience actor.

If you have watched both shows, which one do you like better and why?