This is about two country singers, bad boy Clay and America’s sweetheart Annie. Can they get past the tragedies that have conflicted both of them and begin an amazing professional future or will it all crumble down.
This book wowza! It had me laughing, crying, feeling and not wanting it to end! I finished this book in one night! I COULD NOT stop reading! If you want a YA romance that has real life problems then this is the book for you! I am so glad that I got this book and will definitely be picking up a copy of it as soon as it’s published!!!
Thank you Netgalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Erin Hahn for the eARC. All opinions are my own!!

Wasn't for me. I couldn't find it in myself to care about Annie Clay and couldn't finish the novel unfortunately. I did like the writing style but not enough to continue past 20%.

Three stars. A sweet YA novel. Sometimes, while reading, it was hard to remember that both of the main characters were only 18 years old. They both had major life experiences with trauma before then.

Clay Coolidge is a hot country star, dealing with his brother's death--or not really dealing. He drinks too much and gets in to too much trouble. When his record label informs him that either Annie Mathers is his opening act on his tour or there won't be a tour, Clay heads out to bring her on board.

Annie Mathers is dealing with her own issues. Her parents were in the country music industry until their tragic deaths. She doesn't want to follow in their footsteps. She and her bandmates decide to tour with Clay on his summer tour and it's where she really comes into her own and shines. She and Clay get close, but each is fighting their own demons along the way.

Overall, a good debut novel. I really enjoyed the interactions with all of the characters. Kacey, Jason, and Fitz were great side characters. For me, my only issue was that they were so young and I had to get past that. So much drama at such a young age.

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve been sitting on this story for some time now, i was fortunate enough to read it earlier in the year but wanted to post the review closer to the release date so with just a few days before this is published and you get to feast your eyes here I will share my thoughts on this amazing debut novel by Erin Hahn.

After reading a heart wrenching story i wanted to dive into a more light read but to my surprise You’d Be Mine is much more, is the kind of story that just warms your heart but also tugs the heartstrings of the heart. It was what I needed at the time.

The story is about two different souls, Annie Mathers a very talented girl who is also a country music royalty, Annie is hesitant to follow her parents footsteps into the music world, she loves music but she also knows music took a lot from her. Then you have Clay Coolidge a country music superstar, the bad boy of country, for clay music is an escape but after a pattern of bad behavior he soon learn that everything can be replaced including him, ultimately his music company makes him an ultimatum convince Annie to do a summer tour with him or loose his career. But what happens when this two souls get more than what is ask of them, what happens when the attraction becomes too strong to stop it?

This a very charming story, is also a debut novel from upcoming author Erin Hahn and I can definitely say I’m impressed with her writing and cannot wait for what she will deliver next. If you love bad boy/ good girl, and country music or just want to read a good book. Pick it up.

Totally crying ugly, but happy tears here. Oh and also smiling like a dork cause this book was absolutely amazing! You’d Be Mine by Erin Hanh captured my heart and I am forever going to be in love with Annie and Clay! I loved their story, their personalities, their struggles, their success, their romance, and just… I LOVED EVERYTHING about this wonderful book and I just can’t stop gushing about it.

Filled with irresistible charm, intriguing drama and tension, deliciously adorable swoons, and so much HEART, I found myself enamored and glued to the pages. It was intoxicating, moving, and consuming and I enjoyed every moment. The prose was absolutely gorgeous and made me FEEL so much more than I expected. My heart ached painfully and I honestly could not stop my tears from falling. The storyline was well-developed, captivating, and wonderfully emotional. The alternating POVs were fantastic and reading Annie and Clay’s thoughts, feelings, fears, and insecurities was utterly heartbreaking at times, but also so real, raw and beautiful.

I adored all the characters and had so much fun getting to know them. Annie and Clay were fantastic leads and I rooted for them the entire time. They were both carrying so much pain, anger, and grief and it was so heartwarming to see that their passion for music brought them together. I liked the supporting cast too and thought they were charming and likable. I loved the friendship, loyalty, and support they gave each other. I also really liked that they weren’t always put together and showed their vulnerabilities. They all just seemed so relatable and real and I really loved all their interactions, bantering, and sweet moments.

An unforgettable debut that will tug at your heartstrings, You’d Be Mine by Erin Hahn was truly a pleasure to read. It was beautifully written, absolutely magnetic, incredibly touching, and adorably sweet. It’s such a lovely story about family, forgiveness, passion, music, and love. Clay and Annie sang their way into my heart and I could not have pictured a better ending for them. This stellar book is destined to be a favorite and a must-read this summer and I cannot recommend it enough.

If you love books that can make you laugh, cry, swoon, and have so much love and hope in your hearts, then you need this book on your TBR!!!!

I received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own

I enjoyed this book so much more than I thought it would. It's a contemporary book that mostly takes place during a country music tour with the main characters of Annie and Clay. Annie is country music royalty and has to deal with the fame that goes along with that during their tour. The friendship between Clay and Fitz is sweet and I love the bond of Under the Willows between Annie, Kacey, and Jason. If you want a summery romance read or are a fan of country music, pick this one up!

I wasn’t expecting this book to make me feel so many things. This book tackles quite a bit of hard topics such as loss of a sibling/parents, suicide, drug and alcohol abuse. Make sure you are in the right headspace before you crack this one open.

With that said, I commend Hahn because she really went for it in this debut novel. We get two really damaged characters here that both are trying to recover from very traumatic things. However, the main thing that they have in common is their love for music. Without music, the small thread they are holding onto would snap in half.

Hahn’s writing made you feel that. Made you believe it. Honestly guys, the way she weaved her words together hypnotized me. Don’t even get me started on some of the song lyrics that we get through this book. The lyrics for the title song “You’d Be Mine” fit so well for Annie and Clay that I was amazed at how great it was.

The relationship between Annie and Clay stole my breath away. I don’t even like angst but I was inhaling it like air between these two. You guys! Those small moments of pure emotion that we got between these two made me so happy and just tingly inside.

If you pick this up thinking that it’s just going to be a basic country love story with no depth, then you will proved wrong. Erin Hahn made a good debut novel and I can’t wait to read her next book.

**Will posted to blog on Blog Tour date.**

In You’d Be Mine we meet Annie who comes from country music royalty but because of that same reason, she isn't too keen on becoming music's next big thing. She is living a simple life with her grandmother since her parents' death until Clay Coolidge askes her to join his Summer tour and if she doesn't this might be the end for his career. Clay, like Annie has his demons, while his are his alone it still doesn't make matters better. He copes by drinking and partying but all of that doesn't take the pain away that still lingers from his brother’s death.

So what are two tortured souls to do with a whole Summer together? Fall in love of course. While they try and deny the chemistry between them everyone can see that there is something definitely there. Annie doesn't want a relationship while her career is just taking off and Clay doesn't think he deserves someone has nice and caring as Annie but the both of them together is something fierce! Not only musically are they powerful but personally, they help each other heal.

Erin Hahn gives us characters that have horrific backgrounds but with their love of music, they slowly help each other realize that despite their past they both deserve love. In time they both can become the people they want to be and receive the love they are meant to have. This novel gave me the ultimate Summer vibes with the country music and concerts and of course nothing is better than a Summer romance, but besides all that this is a great read for these upcoming hot Summer nights.

Clay Coolidge is a country music superstar. He sings successful songs about girls and drinking and trucks. But he has a bad boy reputation and pattern of behavior to go along with his good looks and soon his record company will only keep him under one condition: if he agrees to do his summer tour with Annie Mathers. Mathers, meanwhile, is the daughter of Cora Rosewood and Robbie Mathers, also known as country music royalty. Annie grew up in country music. As she states, she knew the words to "Coal Miner's Daughter" before she learned her alphabet. But her parents died when she was a teen, and she turned away from music, living with her grandparents on their farm. But snippets of Annie's music with her band, best friend Jason Diaz and her cousin, Kacey Rosewood, have made it on the Internet, and they are wowing everyone. Annie agrees to join Clay's tour, because--no matter how hard she tries--she can't stop loving music. But she doesn't want a relationship with anyone in the music industry. It's what tore her parents apart. Still, the more time she spends with Clay, she can't help but see beyond that bad boy "trucks and girls" persona. And she wants to know more.

"Either you tour with Annie Mathers or you don't tour at all. I'm willing to take the loss on your contract. We have plenty of eager young talent ready to fill your spot."

I was so excited to read this book, because I love country music with all my heart, especially some of the older music that Hahn weaves into this book. I read this on the heels of WHEN IT'S REAL and couldn't help but compare the two. I fell hard for REAL. My reaction for MINE varied, though I still enjoyed it a lot; for sure, the two--while romances--are very dissimilar in many ways.

This book has some really dark tones to it, and both Clay and Annie are struggling with some major demons. Each have dealt with some major sadness in their lives, and Annie's past with her parents is honestly just awful. As a result, this isn't a light, fluffy romance, and it has some surprising emotional depth to it and its characters. Annie, especially, is really easy to like and to root for.

"Everything in me speaks music with a fluent tongue. Surely it's genetic, but my parents certainly haven't done me any favors. If anything, their deaths nearly killed the music in my soul."

As I said, I quite enjoyed the music aspect of the book. Not just the country music part, but the overall fact that the book is centered around a tour. It's really fun to get glimpses into tour life--especially since everyone is so young. Pretty crazy how much responsibility and freedom they all have. There's also a lot of songwriting and emotions displayed through songwriting, which I loved. (Side note: As a child, I always dreamed of being a country singer-songwriter. This was probably due to my intense love of Mary Chapin Carpenter, which lives on to this day. Alas, I cannot carry a tune or read music, so this dream has yet to come to fruition.)

"That's the glorious thing about music. It speaks to the very heart of things in the most absolute and obtrusive way."

The one hard thing for me was that the book got rather repetitive in the middle with both Clay and Annie going on about how they were wrong for each other. It seemed to stall the plot for a while, as I felt like we were waiting for a bit for something to happen. Yes, we realize each was damaged, but it seemed like the book hit on that just a little too much/too often for a while.

Still, this was a really good read. It's very emotional and honestly heartbreaking at times. If you're a music buff, I think you'll enjoy it even more, because of all the musical scenes and songs woven into the book. The characters are very real and go through a lot. There's no insta-romance, and you will root for Annie and Clay, even though you'll want things to move along a bit in the middle. I totally cried at the end, which is a major sign that Hahn did a good job. 3.75 stars, rounded to 4.

The publisher, Wednesday Books, kindly offered me an advanced reader copy (ARC) of You'd Be Mine by Erin Hahn via NetGalley. Yet, this is an honest review of the book expressing my humble opinion.

You'd Be Mine is THE YA contemporary of the year. Full of heart, authentic, and fused with country music, You'd be mine is my new favorite. And Erin Hahn is definitely an author I'll buy everything from in the future.

I'd love to add quotes from the book in the review, because You'd Be Mine is a treasure. I kept re-reading pages and paragraphs because Erin Hahn's words were so powerful, so necessary, so raw, and emotional. But you know what? BECAUSE of how powerful this book is, I want you to experience it on your own. And have no doubt, YOU'D BE MINE IS AN EXPERIENCE.

It's absolutely breath-taking and mesmerizing. It captured my attention and my heart from the first page, and it hasn't let go since. I will be re-reading this book many, many times. It's an all-time favorite. I knew it before I finished it. I'm a fast reader, but when I make myself slow down and re-read pages and paragraphs, that's when I know that a book is special.

5 stars are simply not enough.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for this precious ARC! I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT!

5 stars - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Author: Erin Hahn
Publisher: Wednesday Books

Oh boy.

The synopsis of this story had so much promise. Country music, America's sweetheart, and a lovely boy a la A Star is Born? I was totally in. But once I began reading the words and the seeing the relationship unfold, the more that my excitement slowly died down.

The dialogue was witty, and Annie and Clay were charming, but the romance between the two wasn't as prominent as I would have liked. Clay was clouded by so many issues, that at one point it felt too much for her, and eventually for them.

There are a few triggers for me, things that I prefer not to read about relate to drugs and alcoholism. There was talk of other things, but they didn't bother me as much the other topics.

To be fair, I have been on a fantasy kick. Things like that can affect how I feel about books that I read. Did I compare this to the movie? Probably, but it was blurbed in the same realm.

*Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.*

I loved the synopsis of this one and had heard from a few friends that it was great. Sadly, it was not the cute and fluffy contemp I was expecting.

I liked Annie and Clay well enough. They’re both stronger and more resilient than they think. There were qualifiers constantly used for the secondary characters and with a pretty small group, it felt unnecessary and clunky and no one really stood out.

Plot wise, I was bored. The shows were repetitive and I skipped over all of the song lyrics. I did like the mention of older country stars and their songs. There’s a lot of amazing music in the world and I feel like some of it could be forgotten.

Overall, Annie and Clay had a lot of potential, but I didn’t see the spark I was looking for. I couldn’t connect to them and that had me not caring about their story.

FYI: talk of suicide, drug overdose, alcoholism, and religion

**Huge thanks to Wednesday Books for providing the arc free of charge**

At the beginning of You'd Be Mine, I didn't think I was going to finish it. It wasn't bad, but I just wasn't connecting with either Clay or Annie. It felt like they were both just going to be cliche characters and that I was going to know exactly where the story was going to go and how it was going to get there, but fortunately, I felt like there was going to have to be something more with the characters. Luckily, I was right, and I am really glad that I didn't let my prejudgements ruin a book that has more than just young starlets on tour.


Clay and Annie are characters that will slowly weave their way into your consciousness with their struggles, songs, and journey.

You'd Be Mine is a book that you will want to stick with!

Looking for a book to pull you out of a reading slump? This book will do it! Its honestly amazing!

This is an incredible debut novel from Erin Hahn! A 5 star read from me for sure, I loved the main characters, the side characters, the story, all of it!

Annie is the daughter of country music sensations and isn’t living up to her full potential, Clay is the current superstar of country music, but he cannot seem to stay out of trouble! After being given an ultimatum by his label to make Annie join his tour or lose everything, Clay must use everything in his arsenal to make it happen. Deciding that she is more than the legacy left for her, Annie agrees, but she gets more than she bargains for, as the demons from their past threaten to rise and take them both out!

Even if you aren’t a country music fan you will love this book, it reminded me of Inglath Cooper’s Nashville series! Erin does a beautiful job of weaving together broken souls looking for healing and hope. I loved Clay and Annie, their chemistry is off the charts, they have great dialogue (witty and fun), and they are truly trying to fight through the things that are trying to hold them back.

This is a perfect book to read as we head into Summer!

Thanks to NetGallery and St Martin's Press for this ARC!

Cover: 🌟🌟🌟🌟(This cover definitely grabbed my attention when I first saw it. I love the title font but I wish the tagline would be a little more visible and the author's name kind of blends in with the... is it wheat?)
Summary/Tagline: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 ("Love on the line. Life on the open road." This tagline sounds interesting, but it's the blurb that really draws the reader in.)
Characters: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 (Annie is country music royalty but she's reluctant to step into the spotlight. Clay is a rising star and the bad boy you can't help but fall for in this story.)
Worldbuilding: 🌟🌟🌟🌟(I honestly think if you liked the show Nashville, you'll probably love this book because that is the vibe I got from it.)
Story: 🌟🌟🌟(I liked this book well enough. I'm a big fan of books about musicians, opposites attract, hate-to-love that kind of thing. But this book lacked a little of the drama, sass, and bickering I've come to expect, but then I think - this is YA and most of the musician love stories I've read are aimed at a NA age group so perhaps that's where it deviates for me. If Kylie Scott's Stage Dive series could be compared to a sexy lifetime movie, You'd Be Mine is a cute Hallmark type book.)
Overall: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 3.8 of 5 Stars!

This was an excellent YA love story. Annie and Clay have both experienced traumatic losses, and are both attempting dealing with them in their own ways (with various success, and varying degrees of healthy behavior). Clay's a somewhat more established artist- currently the reigning bad boy hearthrob of country music- but Annie's family legacy carries weight (a weight that is its own burden on Annie). They're touring together and there's a definite possiblity for more- but it's not clear whether or not they are any good for each other, or if their pain when combined is too much.

I don’t like country music. There is nothing about it that I like. I don’t get the appeal of singing about your cowboy hat, or your truck. However, I do love music in books. I think tour life is so interesting and so specific to each person, kind of like in You’d Be Mine. In the same realm of Open Road Summer by Emery Lord and Fireworks by Katie Cotugno, we follow two young country stars at different stages of their careers as they embark on a summer tour. Both Clay and Annie have past tragedies that are threatening their chances of love and fame.

I was hooked right from the beginning, despite my feelings on country music. I think the dual perspectives was really great because our two main characters are coming in to this summer tour with different experiences and different backgrounds. I liked that the sections of the book were kind of separated out by which city they were performing in but I wanted them to spend more time in each city. The plot and the writing flowed really well and was extremely fast paced, sometimes too fast paced. I wish the author didn’t breeze through the scenes so quickly; I wanted to sit in the scenes a little longer. I loved the little time jump at the end. It was a great to give the readers a great sense of closure. While to story was a little predictable, I loved following along on this summer journey.

I was sent an e-arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a lovely book and I am so happy I had the opportunity to get an ARC. This book is completely different than what I was expecting, but in a really great way. It took me a while to really get into it, but once I started feeling the great chemistry between Clay and Annie I couldn’t put it down!
There’s so much more to this book than a YA novel about two young lovers. It’s complex and has so many layers. Not just about young love, but about depression, drinking, drugs and suicide. All of it was handled beautifully and I loved that nothing was over the top. It was hard to read at times because the characters are so real. You feel the way one does with a first love - infatuation and jealousy, but also the heartache and the meanness from a drunk and the left over aftermath from suicide and those it affects the most. All of these emotions are tied up meshed together, but Erin Hahn does a wonderful job showcasing them.
I really, really loved Annie. She was such a good person and a great contrast to Clay and his sometimes selfish character. There’s so much growing up that these two have to do and I love the progression of it through the book. It doesn’t happen overnight and there’s no quick fix, just like in real life. Thank you Erin Hahn for writing such a lovely book. **ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own"

Y’all, I like country music, not gonna lie, and I love stories like these, so I was super excited to read this one. Plus, I haven’t read a contemporary in what seems like forever so sign me up!

This book got me listening to old school Carrie Underwood again, y’all!

Seriously though, this one is a cute, contemporary romance that is sure to melt your heart and hug the book. It’s full of deep concepts and a very interesting premise, and definitely keeps you engaged.

I really loved the sparks between Annie and Clay. I liked their conversations, their arguments, their stubbornness. I can definitely see both of them as country singers, and not like pop icons or whatever. Clay’s songs reminded me a lot of some of the country music I don’t tend to listen to (I’m not a beer, trucks, and girls songs kind of person), which was kind of the point. And the inclusion of song lyrics in the story was very nice.

The title song made me play She Used to be Mine by Sara Bareilles on repeat, and once I read the lyrics for the song in the novel, guys, MY HEART.

I do feel like this book tried to grapple too much in too little space, and there’s some things that felt rushed or a bit much given the context, some characters seem to jump to conclusions or develop fears and attitudes all of a sudden, but overall, this book is a cute, fun read that still deals with deeper issues.

You’d Be Mine by Erin Hahn is a hard-hitting contemporary that digs deep into many issues. It has the perfect balance of romance and drama. The characters are realistic and the country music summer tour backdrop make it a perfect addition to a summer TBR.

On the surface, You’d Be Mine seems like a fun YA romance novel about country music. Don’t get me wrong, because it is. However, in-between the touring, singing, and sweet first love parts of the book, there is so much more going on behind the scenes. Clay and Annie are both grieving the loss of family members. It is interesting how Hahn shows the reader the many faces of grief between these two characters.

❀ REALISTIC CHARACTERS

The novel is told from both the perspectives of Clay and Annie. Annie is easily likeable, as she is a strong-willed character that knows what she wants and how she is going to get there. Her struggles with the death of her parents and being in the spotlight are realistic and her choices are admirable. Clay, on the other hand, is your typical bad boy who actually has a lot more under the surface than most people realize. It is heartbreaking to read about his story, and although he makes lots of poor choices, I found myself rooting for him.

❀ COUNTRY MUSIC BACKDROP

Books that feature music and show business are always so much fun to read about. You’d Be Mine has many deep aspects to it, but the scenes where the characters are singing and performing bring lots of light-hearted moments into story. There is even some awards show action in the novel that will satisfy fans of the country music genre.

You’d Be Mine is a summer contemporary that you will want to add to your beach bag this year. It has the perfect mix of fun and serious drama. The characters are well-developed and the musical backdrop gives it the perfect setting.