I like...no, I very much like...no, I love...no, I adore...no, dang it, there are no words to tell you what I feel about You’d Be Mine and Erin Hahn. BUT I can tell you that some authors are moving down on my shelf to make room for a new favorite. Whoever said you can’t write hot romantic scenes without sex, hasn’t read Hahn. Believe me you’ll read the scenes over and over AND OVER. Oh, and Clay and Annie? Well, they are real...real life, real inspiration, real lovable characters. Brokenness isn’t always pitiful..sometimes it’s Beautiful!

Most of what I've been in the mood for recently has been fluffy YA romances, so I jumped at the opportunity when I saw that You'd Be Mine was available to Read Now on Netgalley.  This book ended up being everything I had hoped it would be, plus a little more.

Let me start off by saying that I'm not typically a fan of books (particularly YA books) that deal with heavy topics and You'd Be Mine tackles alcoholism, drug use, depression, grief, and the death of a parent. With that many issues in one YA book, it would be pretty common for me to get overwhelmed and think it's too much. I'm really happy to say that the author handled these topics well and I was not overwhelmed, nor did I think it was too much.

Now that I have that part out of the way, I can talk about my favorite topic: the romance. The relationship between Annie and Clay is so cute. I loved it so much. I thought that the progression of their relationship was written really well and I loved seeing them not only realize their feelings, but also become willing to act on them. And let me tell you, even if I'd hated the rest of the book (and I didn't, at all, I loved it), the whole book would have been worth it because of the last line. I almost cried legitimate tears.

Erin Hahn is such a talented writer and I can't wait to read more from her.

Okay so I loved this book. Cheesy romance, a mix up of a stereotype - I'm here for it. You'd Be MIne made me laugh and Fitz was the big brother figure we all want. But best of all, the characters were flawed which made for the perfect book.

This is a cute romance between two up and coming country music stars. I liked how the author dealt with addiction problems and how they impact everyone. I wish we could have heard the songs, the lyrics were so beautiful!

Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

You’d Be Mine is similar to a modern day version of Johnny and June. Annie Mather’s is America’s sweetheart, right off the farm. She reminded me of a young Taylor Swift, sweet and innocent, yet a bit damaged. Clay Coolidge is a typical superstar-bad boy, getting all the girls, who’s all but partied his last tour away.
When Clay is forced to invite Annie on his tour to repair his image they have instant chemistry despite the losses they are both struggling with and their differences.
This was a fun story about the lives of these two talented performers. I am not a big country music fan, but I found myself cheering for these young country stars. I would definitely recommend this young adult book!
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for this advanced copy, my opinions are my own.
This review will be featured on my blog Monday December 17, 2018.
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“After all, it isn’t only about how you see yourself. It’s about how the world sees you see yourself that matters.”

I was fortunate enough to receive a Netgalley ARC of Erin Hahn’s You’d Be Mine, in which I discovered the story of Annie Mathers, up-and-coming country starlet, and Clay Coolidge, country megastar with more than his fair share of tight Levis and songs about girls and beer. Though Mathers and Clay seem to be polar opposites when it comes to music choice (Clay: popular hits, Annie: soulful ballads), values (Annie: praying before shows, Clay: carpe diem), and alcohol (Clay: the more the merrier, Annie: teetotaler), a shared experience of past tragedy and a deep love of music draws them ever closer. Predictably, their time spent on the road leads to these two falling for one another, but don’t think that this is just another romance; You’d Be Mine proves to be just as much a search for identity as a search for love. Through her music, Annie seeks to define herself apart from her parents, yet she struggles to tame the nearly paralyzing anxiety that, along with her beautiful voice, is her legacy from her country royalty/addict mom and dad. For his part, Clay struggles with his “good old boy” industry label, battling inner demons in a pursuit of the type of music that would make his late grandfather and brother proud. While the story can at times feel episodic and it’s easy to mistake the characters as a bit older than their professed 18 and 19 year old ages, the careful treatment of addiction, subtle motif of faith, and writing that makes you feel like you’re smack dab in the middle of a sold-out summer stadium concert makes You’d Be Mine a great purchase for high school libraries. This book walks the razor’s edge, at once keeping in the PG-13 realm of romance while simultaneously delving into the dark side of fame. In the end, You’d Be Mine reads like the perfect teenage country dream, and it wins out by dealing with weighty subject matter while eventually tying everything up on a hopeful note. For fans of TV’s Nashville, Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’, Lady Gaga’s portrayal in A Star is Born, and country music in general.

You'd Be Mine walks that delightful line between YA and NA. I'm loving all these books recently that fit more into the Upper YA/New Adult age category. (Don't get me started on how publishing didn't treat New Adult right and they need to give it a second chance and market it properly.)

I'm still dipping my toe back into Contemporary YA and I'm so glad I had the chance to read this one. It hit all the right notes (pun intended). I don't consider myself a country music fan, but I think Annie and Clay could turn me into one. I found myself wishing more than once that I could get a soundtrack full of every song in this book, including the fictional ones!!

Many of the issues tackled in the story are definitely adult, which I think made this straddle the YA/NA line so perfectly. A character struggles with alcoholism, suicide is mentioned and discussed, there's drug use and casual sex. The topics, however, are handled so tenderly that they never felt overdone or anything. Everything fit.

One thing I really loved in this book were the religious aspects. As a Christian myself, I really appreciated how religion so seamlessly fit into the lives of the characters. It was not looked down upon or overly represented or anything -- it's just part of the characters' lives. That was super refreshing for me, and I love that it gives readers the freedom to form their own opinions of religion within the context of the story.

All in all, I adored this book. It's going to be a perfect summer read and will have everyone wishing Annie and Clay were real. I can't wait to read more from Erin Hahn!

I am somewhat amused that this book is coming out so close to the release of the latest iteration of <i>A Star is Born</i>, as this has its share of parallels. A story following some country musicians on tour and the meteoric rise of the tag-a-long musicians, this hits a lot of notes that you’ve heard before, but it doesn’t take away from a quality story here. A solid YA effort on a whole with the proper balance of heartstring-tugging and will-they-or-won’t-they interplay, it’s basically a well-crafted teen romance that doesn’t forge a ton of new ground because it doesn’t have to.

Oh man that was a swoony ride and I enjoyed every minute of it. It's no secret Emery Lord's "Open Road Summer" is one of my favorite YA books. This one is really similar, except we get multiple perspectives, way more damaged characters, and what it's like to establish yourself as a country music star. Overall I really liked mostly everything about it, but I'll read the final version when it comes out in April, then make some more specific comments.

What a great romantic ya read set in the world of country music. This was a fun story, but also very deep. A lot of emotion and thought provoking as the two main characters fight to find out how real their relationship is, while also dealing with their past. I enjoyed this story and will look for more by Erin Hahn. Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

"You'd Be Mine" follows two young country music stars on their path to self-discovery, dealing with past family deaths, and romance. Clay Coolidge is a sensation- he seemingly has it all, but he hasn't coped with the deaths of his grandfather or brother, who died as a soldier in Iraq. He deals with it by drinking- which is an unhealthy behavior, he knows it, but he doesn't know what to do about it. After an incident with underage drinking (he is underage) and a fight, Clay's label is ready to drop him and cancel his tour. They offer him a second chance if he can get Annie Mathers to sign onto the tour.

Annie knows she is ready to sign and begin touring, but she has a lot of fears about it. Her parents were country music royalty until they committed double suicide when Annie was 13. Annie is afraid of turning into her parents and ruining her life. She clings to religion and an unwillingness to drink or participate in those aspects of music star life to prevent what happened to her parents from happening to her. When Clay comes knocking, Annie is up for the tour, but afraid of having a relationship.

Over the summer of the tour, both Annie and Clay must face down their demons and begin to heal if they have any hope of a future. Told in alternating parts, we see how they each must confront and deal with their pasts. While I found the first third a little slow, the pace sped up and got more intense later in the book. By the middle, I was pretty invested in Annie and Clay as well as a potential relationship. Their journeys to healing were really powerful to watch. This is a very angsty and push-pull romance that builds somewhat slowly- though I wouldn't want it to go faster. They both have a lot to deal with and this doesn't happen overnight.

Overall, I enjoyed the story and watching Annie and Clay begin to grow up and move forward in their lives and with their music. Be prepared for a somewhat rough and angsty but real and intense ride to romance with content warnings for alcoholism, drug abuse, and suicides (past).

Please note that I received an ARC from the publisher through netgalley. All opinions are my own.

This book is an excellent love story. The characters are easy to love. The storyline is great. It’s a must read

I could not get enough of this book!

Full disclosure: I absolutely cannot stand country music, it is just not my thing. I had no idea that this book was about country music stars until I jumped right in. Annie and Clay's story sucked me in from the get go and I couldn't not root for those two. I can't wait to own a hard copy of this book and read it again and again.

I’ve always loved romance, whether it’s adult or YA. What can I say? I can’t resist a swoon-worthy story. So, when I stumbled upon this cute book cover, I immediately read the description. The story seemed promising and right up my alley.

That said, after reading You’d Be Mine, I found myself unsure of how to rate it. I’ve stopped reading books before because of a terrible plot, poor writing, or being bored out of my mind. This story had none of that, and I enjoyed most of it, but I didn’t love it.



You’d Be Mine is a cute romance between two teenagers who are country music phenomena. Both go through hell and back in their personal lives. They deal with their past in different ways, and their history forces them to pull away from a mutual attraction. They both need to overcome their own demons to have a chance to make their relationship work.

While the plot is beautiful and heart-wrenching, I struggled a little bit with the romance. I don’t think it was the story itself.

The story is well-written, and the characters are well-developed (Annie more so than the others), but I failed to feel the main characters’ urge/need to be together despite their wrong or untimely love, especially toward the end. That need wasn’t completely missing, but somehow, I didn’t feel it. Or, rather, I felt it a little on Annie’s side, but not much on Jefferson’s. Even at the end, I was unsure of whether their relationship was viable.

That said, I found the redemption and healing part of the plot beautiful. Both main characters matured, and in that regard, the story is well-done, but as for the romance, I’m hesitant. While I strongly believe that this story is worth reading, it did not wow me. In other words, I liked it, but I didn’t love it. I read many reviews by readers who were blown away, which makes me think that maybe I wasn’t the right audience for this particular story. We’re all different, and reading is a very subjective activity. In this case, I believe that my qualms with the books were just a matter of taste.



I hate writing this type of review because I usually love or hate a story, but I’m more neutral on this one. Overall, it is a good story, though. I gave it a 4 on Goodreads because I didn’t find anything wrong with it. I can tell the author worked hard on the book, and the plot was well-developed.


Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the chance to review this book.

This isn't my typical genre but I was surprised that I was immersed in this! I will definitely look for other titles from this author.

Young love and country music! This is such a sweet adorable book! I loved Annie and Clay! I look forward to more by this author!

When I first started to read this I hadn’t realized it was a YA novel. I was relieved when I realized it was part of that genre because it felt a little immature, although a welcome relief from some of the heavier books I had read recently. It’s a sweet story of boy meets girl, girl falls in love with boy, along with the necessary dysfunction to complicate things. Although it was predictable, I admit that I had a tear in my eye at the end.

This book was sugary sweet. It was all the best parts of Nashville (the TV show I mean) and every CW show set in the real world. The characters, both protags and sidekicks, were developed enough that I cared about them. The ending felt earned and both of the protags had actual growth.

This is a sweet book about love and music by Erin Hahn, which is sure to please fans of Nashville and A Star Is Born. As a Nashville native myself, I’ve been around country music my whole life (whether I wanted to be or not), so I enjoyed the industry references. To me, Annie is the star of this book.

This review will probably be updated to a longer review at another time, just wanted to get some thoughts out before I forget. It will be posted on my blog soon.

You'd be Mine is about Annie and Clay touring for a country music tour. Annie is a legacy, her parents were in the country music business and she spent most of her life trying to ignore that because she didn't want the country music life to be her downfall like it was for them. Clay showed up at her doorstep in Michigan asking her to come on tour with him and she reluctantly caved in. This book was a retelling of Johnny and June.

I liked the plot for the most part. It was hard to get into it at about 35-50 percent but it picked back up again in the end. I really liked the song Annie wrote called You'd be mine. This book has some trigger warnings for alcoholism, and suicide mentions. That type of thing isn't for me, but I still thought the writing was well done. I liked the ending of the book too.

Annie reminded me of Reese Witherspoon from Walk the Line as she should, and also Selena Gomez in A Cinderella Story when her character was battling on stage with Joey. She had the same amount of sass and spunk as she did, and I liked that she was a genuine character. I felt more of a pull for her instead of Clay in this one.

Overall, this was a well written book. The cover was cute, and I think it covered the country music lifestyle well. Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read and review this!