I wanted to enjoy this story but I couldn't get into it at all. I felt no zip, no zing, nothing at all. With no interest in any of the characters I pulled the plug early as slogging any further was pointless.

I adored this book. The characters were awesome and well fleshed out. It made me laugh and cry. I normally don’t enjoy romance books that much but I also felt there was so much more to this book than that. I stayed up way too late reading this book because I didn’t want to put it down.

I’ve been a YA reader for years, but not generally romance. So when I was first sent an advance copy I wasn’t sure what to expect. You’d Be Mine pulled me in from the very beginning though! Annie and Clay are both country music singers trying to work their way through some challenging times. The raw emotion and real feelings l felt while reading their stories is part of what made this book amazing. Usually YA doesn’t delve quite as deep as Erin Hahn was able to do in this book, while still keeping it a fun and entertaining read.

I live in the country and I’ve been to outdoor concerts in the summer like those that take place in You’d Be Mine. I felt like I was right back there in the crowd; feeling the summer evening air, singing along with the hits, and enjoying all of the comfortable summer vibes. The lyrics to the songs that Hahn wrote for this book made me wish they were real songs every time! I wanted to hear the melodies and feel the energy from the music. This is truly a book for anyone that enjoys a little country music and a good love story.

4.5 stars

You’d Be Mine is the perfect book to get you in the summer mindset-country concerts, flowy summer dresses, bare feet and hot summer nights with friends. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to be a country music star more than I did while reading this book. Sure some of the publicity and paparazzi would be a hassle, but the rush of performing for thousands of people would make it totally worth it! Hahn captured what I’d imagine it would feel like to be backstage at a concert, performing your own concert and then the rush of the after concert.

As soon as I started You’d Be Mine I was hooked and couldn’t put it down. Annie (girl next door and America’s newest sweetheart) and Clay (country music’s teen heartthrob and bad boy) are teenage country music singers who are going on tour together for the summer. While this is Annie’s big introduction to the country music world on her own and out of her legendary parents shadow, for Clay this tour is his chance of redeeming his image and career after too many drunken nights out. I loved that this book wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Annie and Clay both have their own demons from their past that they’re struggling to face and learn from. The author did an amazing job of hitting some prominent issues while also keeping the book fun and entertaining to read. The witty banter and conversations between the characters felt so real and flowed so smoothly.

I’d absolutely love to see the lyrics come to life that Hahn wrote in the book. If you like country music and a good love story then be sure to check this one out! Amazing debut novel, can’t wait to see what Erin Hahn comes up with next!

A huge thank you to NetGalley, St Martins Press and Erin Hahn for the chance to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is the author's debut book, and sometimes that comes through in the writing, sometimes it's indiscernible. Unfortunately for me, the writing was just average, and failed to garner any excitement. The synopsis sounded promising, if a bit cliché. Two teen musicians on tour, discovering an attraction for each other as they deal with the ups and downs of the entertainment industry. It's a formula I've read many times, but there's always a way to put a fresh spin on things so I went in with an open mind. The author modeled Annie and Clay after Johnny Cash and June Carter, two legends in the country music industry. This didn't work for me at all.

The problem? I failed to feel any interest in the supposed romance between the protagonists. There wasn't any romance that I saw for most of the book. Clay is chasing Annie to use as a life preserver to save his fledgling career. Bright, shiny, talented, Annie who comes from country music royalty and inherited her parents' gifts. His label has ordered him to recruit her as his opening act, or his pending contract will cease to exist. Clay is suffering with the loss of loved ones, has abandonment and grief issues, and doesn't know how to deal. He's bottled everything up and turned to women, alcohol, and fighting. Which I've got to say, didn't impress me all that much. Clay was a selfish jerk that failed to gain any sympathy from me.

Maybe if I was sympathetic, I wouldn't have minded him giving giving Annie mixed signals. He'd kiss, hold hands, and be there for her when she needed someone to talk to about her own family loss. The whole time fighting his attraction and admiration for her. This girl who's survived just as much of a tragic history as him, and somehow manages to not act like a buffoon. I might have felt something for this couple for the scattered moments they shared, except for the fact that he was sleeping with his casual sex partner up until almost 70% in the book.

I couldn't read past this point. I felt zilch for the romance, and Clay frustrated me to no end. Not to mention, it took Annie way too long to put her foot down and say enough is enough. Writing a song called Coattails was her one rebellion against his nasty attitude towards her in the beginning. She sang it onstage as a way to show him that she wasn't putting up with his crap. And then proceeded to apologize to him for it not long after. I thought their relationship was too toxic-one teen rocketing towards underage alcoholism and graduating to drug use before he crashes and burns. The other being attracted to him despite the fact that her own mother had addiction problems and died of a drug overdose. I see that a lot of people have enjoyed this one, but unfortunately it didn't work for me.

TL;DR – Flawed main characters have a surprising amount of depth. The author did a great job of creating emotion when I wasn’t expecting it.

First, I’m just going to say that I really don’t like this cover. When I saw it on my Netgalley list I was like, “Man, why did I request this?” But then I read the synopsis and remembered. I’m always down for a good celebrity romance book, but I was actually really surprised by how into this book I was. I could not put it down! As a new mom, I don’t really have time to read for hours at a time and I don’t always feel like picking up a book when I’ve got a spare 15 minutes, but I just kept coming back to this book. I wanted to know what would happen, but I also just really liked the characters–especially Annie.

The overall plot is nothing special, but I thought Annie’s conflict was really compelling. She kept seeing herself and Clay as an echo of her parents and she (obviously) didn’t want to end up like them. I thought she was realistically hesitant about getting into a relationship with Clay. Hahn also did a good job creating this tragic backstory for Clay without it being too much. Secondary characters were pretty good, but they didn’t have a ton of depth. They were mostly around to support the main characters, but they were still enjoyable.

I also liked that for once we’re given a Christian character in YA who isn’t holier than thou or super prude–Annie is just normal! She mentions her faith a few times, but it isn’t overdone and this isn’t a Christian fic book. I also loved how Annie told Fitz that she doesn’t drink and he was super respectful of that. He just said, “I won’t ask again”. I love that!

I did have a few issues with the book, but they were super minor compared to everything else. First, I couldn’t tell if the author is a fan of country music or not? It mostly reads like a love letter to country, but every once in a while I felt like there was a little dig at the genre. Second, books about/with music are always hard for me because inevitably we get some lyrics, but there’s no melody so it just feels like something’s missing–I’m not getting the full effect. And sometimes I just really want to hear these songs! Lastly, when Annie writes and sings her song “You’d be Mine”, I feel like the first half of it is obviously about her parents while the second half is about her and Clay. But the characters only ever focus on the Clay section–I wish that Annie and the other characters had discussed that this is the first song she’s writing about her parents. It just felt really significant but it’s literally never addressed.

Overall, I was very surprised by how deep this book was. I thought it would be a light, summery celebrity romance, but there was so much more emotion than that. Hahn does a fantastic job exploring grief and how different people choose to deal with it. There were several parts in the book where I legit cried and I just wasn’t expecting that from this book. It was very close to a five star book for me, but not quite.

Overall Rating: 4.5
Language: Heavy
Violence: Mild
Smoking/Drinking: Heavy
Sexual Content: Moderate

Note: I received a copy of this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Book Info
Hardcover, 304 pages
Expected publication: April 2nd 2019 by Wednesday Books
ISBN 1250192889 (ISBN13: 9781250192882)
Edition Language English
Other Editions (3)
Source:Netgalley EARC

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"Witty and charming, with an off-the-charts, irresistible blend of romance, humor, and characters who steal your heart from page one. Erin Hahn is an author to watch." - Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying

Annie Mathers is America’s sweetheart and heir to a country music legacy full of all the things her Gran warned her about. Superstar Clay Coolidge is most definitely going to end up one of those things.

But unfortunately for Clay, if he can’t convince Annie to join his summer tour, his music label is going to drop him. That’s what happens when your bad boy image turns into bad boy reality. Annie has been avoiding the spotlight after her parents’ tragic death, except on her skyrocketing YouTube channel. Clay’s label wants to land Annie, and Clay has to make it happen.

Swayed by Clay’s undeniable charm and good looks, Annie and her band agree to join the tour. From the start fans want them to be more than just tour mates, and Annie and Clay can’t help but wonder if the fans are right. But if there’s one part of fame Annie wants nothing to do with, it’s a high-profile relationship. She had a front row seat to her parents’ volatile marriage and isn’t interested in repeating history. If only she could convince her heart that Clay, with his painful past and head over heels inducing tenor, isn’t worth the risk.

Erin Hahn’s thrilling debut, You’d Be Mine, asks: can the right song and the perfect summer on the road make two broken hearts whole?

My Thoughts


As her past and her present collide can Annie Mathers keep her heart intact or will Clay Coolidge be the one to shatter it’s pieces beyond repair?

That is the burning question she has to keep uppermost in her mind every time his dazzling smile turns her way, and it is much harder to stay detached the more the pair spend time together on and off the stage.

At a very young age, almost from the time they were born in fact, both Clay Coolidge and Annie Mathers loved performing.

Singing was an effortless way in which these two found a way to block out/escape the harsher realities of life that caused them to relive painful memories that threatened to overcome every bit of hard won peace in their day to day lives.

As Annie and Clay grow closer those same memories also threaten to tear apart any kind of personal relationship before it ever came to be one.

Hanging over Clay’s head is the knowledge that his bad boy persona/lifestyle was not an acceptable fit for the good girl/sweetheart image that Annie Mathers was known for throughout the industry. Nor did he feel worthy of her due to recent mistakes while they were on tour together.

Funny thing is that Annie has her own personal hangups causing the thinking that she is not the right one for Clay either thanks to past experiences growing up with her volatile parents as examples.

Sometimes listening to the heart not the head works out better, sometimes not so much.

In the case of Annie and Clay it takes a little of both methods to gain clarity and make a correct decision.

What I took away from this story is the truth that ones past does not have to dictate ones future, a truth finally accepted by both Annie and Clay leading them to a place in their heads that led to healing long held inner wounds.

Country music was at the forefront of this story and was represented very well for me as in my own youth grew up on Cash, Parton, Rogers and the rest that these characters loved as well.

I enjoyed the original songs that held so much emotion in them for both Annie and Clay. The emotions rang true as did their road to finding each other outside the bounds of fame and fortune. Both of which fade but a lasting, loving partnership through life outweighs the loss of each of them in the long run.

[EArc from Netgalley]


On every book read as soon as it is done and written up for review it is posted on Goodreads and Netgalley, once released then posted on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles as well.

I enjoyed this story! It was a very quick read and the book is fun and sweet; it reminds me of summer, with a few thunderstorms. Clay and Annie’s chemistry is electric, but I did find the book to be a bit predictable. I think this is a great story for country music fans and those that went to see, and enjoyed, “A Star is Born.”

I need to start by saying that I LOVED this book. I'm a huge fan of the TV show Nashville and always tend to like stories that go "behind the scenes", in this case, what it's like to be a touring musician. It was actually the cover of this book that caught my attention first, and then when I read the synopsis, I thought it would be a cute story. It ended up completely capturing my attention and now I'm anxiously waiting for Erin Hahn to give us another book!

Real (and Flawed) Characters
I love that these characters actually seemed like real teenagers to me. They fall in love, freak out, drink, and make mistakes, and I thought it was great to see. Annie is the classic "girl next door", but Hahn goes the step further to actually explain why Annie doesn't have casual sex and why she's been so hesitant to sign with a record label. Likewise, Clay as the "bad boy" could have been stereotyped so quickly, but Hahn took him further and showed us what brought him to this point and whether he would ever find redemption. I also loved that Annie doesn't simply fall for Clay or think that she can "save him"; instead, she realizes that he has to do it himself. She's working through her own baggage and recognizes that she can't take on his as well. Hahn did a great job of humanizing these characters and giving them depth, which made for a great story.

Makes Me Want to Listen to Country
I'm not a big music person, but I do tend to listen to the country stations when we go to the cottage; there's something about the open road that calls for country music! However, reading You'd Be Mine makes me want to make a conscious effort to listen to country more often. I love the songs that Hahn wrote for this book and wish that I could actually listen to them. Clay's song brought tears to my eyes just with the lyrics, so I can only imagine what it would do to me with music behind them! I also loved that Hahn made a point of comparing Clay's "brand" with Annie's and how their are so many styles of country. Either way, their songs are excellent and I think country and non-country music listeners will love the lyrics too.

Just a Really Sweet Love Story
At the end of the day, this was such a lovely love story. I'd love to meet Annie and Clay (as well as Fitz, Kacey, and Jason!) and really hope that Hahn might consider writing them into another story in the future, just so we can see how everyone is doing! I felt like I was on the summer tour with everyone and loved getting to read about their adventures together. Erin Hahn did a great job writing this story so that it's approachable, entertaining, and ultimately, romantic. I also found out that the final version (not the ARC that I read) will have an additional epilogue with more Annie and Clay time!! I definitely need to get the final version as well because more time with them means more happy for me.

​I thought this book was so lovely and I completely fell in love with the characters, their music, and their story. I can't wait for the final version to be published on April 2nd. So much love for this book and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Erin Hahn will give us more of them in the future!

Book: You’d Be Mine
Author: Erin Hahn
Rating: 5 Out of 5 Stars

I would like to thank Netgalley and Wednesday Books for providing me with this ARC.

I went into this one completely blind. I mean, the summary sounded good and the cover was pretty. Other than that, I had never heard of this book or author. I was very surprised about how much I ended up liking this one. There are some books that you go in blind and end up getting burned, others make you think that you have found a new book and new author to watch. This is how I felt with You’d Be Mine. Of course, though, Wednesday Books has been putting out some good reads. In fact, a lot of my most hyped books are coming from Wednesday Books-cough, cough…Again But Better…cough cough…

So, anyway, I am always nervous about reading books that are set in the music scene and deal with country music. A lot of times, these books come across as clearly being fake and that the author has no connection with anything that they are writing about. Erin seems to have a deep connection not only with the country music scene, but with characters who grow up around it. I was expecting this to feel fake and hard to deal with, but Erin certainly did an amazing job. The writing is real, emotional, and fun when it needs to be. I mean, being on tour during the summer is supposed to be fun, but Erin adds in the darkness that goes along with everyday life. She really puts out there that even though someone is rich and has this dream life, it doesn’t mean that everything is truly okay.

What I got when reading this was the same vibes that I get from Sarah Dessen, Kasie West, Morgan Matson, and Jenny Han. We have that feel good romance and cute fluff, but we also have characters who deal with real issues. Clay and Annie are our leads: they have musical talent, chemistry, and everything else going on for them. Plus, this book is set during the summer. Like with the authors, I just got done mentioning, these two characters both have a lot of darkness. Clay has lost his brother, his family, and himself, while Annie lost her parents. Both of these characters really don’t talk much in public about this and let it eat them up in different ways-you will see what I’m talking about once you read the book. Like with the authors above again, this tie into the real world is what makes this book stand out.

I really am looking forward to seeing more from this author. I think that if Erin keeps writing like this, then she is going to be huge in the young adult world. There was just an element about her writing and storytelling that just sucked me in and kept me hooked throughout the book. It took me a little bit longer to read this one, because I didn’t want to read it on the run and wanted to actually sit down and enjoy it. Hint: This is a sign of a great book.
You’d Be Mine comes out on April 2. 2019. I really do encourage you to add it to your to read shelf.

It was cute, but not believable, not even for a YA novel. I am sure things don't work out so easily for young artists. I know too little about country music, except for what I learned from movies/ TV shows and books, but even I sense there is a bit more to getting into the high ranks of it. The fact that Clay's growl into the mic was pure art makes me raise an eyebrow and narrow my eyes. And question country music.

As for the love story, pure teenagehood. All about physical attraction and too little interest for each other's depth. The two main characters were so out of sync at times but then suddenly so engrossed in each other it was confusing. They acted immature, although that can be overlooked when thinking of 18 year-olds; but then don't act like you are mature and know what life is all about. I felt for their loss of family, but there could have been a bit more meat on the bones of this angel.

The serious angle of drinking and drugs could have been treated more seriously. Clay too easily gets over his one-year long pattern of drinking, just to drop it of his own accord because he's on a farm, listens to the right songs on Annie's old iPod, and Annie's grandad has a talk with him. Highly unlikely. And speaking of the slim substance of the novel, there were episodes when the story read like a bunch of fragments written separately and then put together to make a novel. I didn't see the fluidity of the plot, which is pretty meager, if you think about it. And the constant repetition of "I'm not good for him/ her" or "I will be the destructive force for him/her" grew tiring after a while. Two kids pining after one another, but being kids, they need 250+ pages to end up together.

The mixing of religion into the story was the element that was needed to create a complete Southern image. Coming from a religious/ Christian background, I don't see a world in which God and Clay and Annie's choices could coexist.

For readers into country music, for those looking for an easy read, or a road trip sort of novel, this is a nice choice. I watched A Star is Born not long ago and I am still listening to its soundtrack, so this novel came as a different perspective on the whole music industry.

If you aren’t a country music fan when you pick this book up, you will be by the time you finish it! Clay Coolidge is the bad boy of the country music scene. He’s a hard drinking, hard living teen, who has had his share of losses in his life.

When his label tells him to recruit up and coming Annie Mathers for his summer tour, he’s reluctant, to say the least. But when Annie and her group join the tour, sparks fly from many different directions. Readers get a feel for the back stage of a country tour in the heat of the summer.

I’m so excited to have been an early reader for this novel. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity.

YOU’D BE MINE

A NOVEL

BY ERIN HAHN



ST. MARTIN’S PRESS

WEDNESDAY BOOKS

TEENS & YA

PUB DATE 02 APR 2019





I am reviewing a copy of You’d Be Mine through St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley:



You’d Be Mine is one heck of a debut novel, if You’d Be Mine is any indication, Erin Hahn is going to take the YA market by storm!



Annie Mathers is America’s sweetheart, the heir to a country music legacy, which includes all the things her Gran had warned her about. Clay Coolidge is a superstar and definitely one of those things Annie’s Gran had warned her about.





Clay Unfortunately is unable to convince Annie to join his summer tour and now his music label is threatening to drop him. This is what happens when a bad boy image becomes more than an image and becomes a reality. Annie has doing the best to avoid the spotlight since her parents tragic death (aside from her skyrocketing Youtube channel. Clay’s label wants to land Annie, and he is determined to make it happen.



Finally swayed by Clay’s Charm as well as his good looks Annie and her band finally agree to being a part of the tour. From the beginning fans want Annie and Clay to be more than tour mates, but neither of them are sure they want such a high profile romance.



I give You’d Be Mine five out of five stars!





Happy Reading!

Wow!! Just simply wow! This book drew me in right off the bat and never let go of it's hold on me. I was drawn back to it to keep reading and follow along with Clay and Annie. Fast pace and I wanted to read it all in one sitting!

Realistically, Annie was mainly the draw. The focus goes back and forth, in first person, between Clay's and Annie's perspectives, but Annie has so much humor and personality and sweet, down-to-earth, hometown-girl-ness that you can't help but fall in love with her, just like America does as she goes on her first music tour, even as we know right off that she's country music's tragic sweetheart before she even sung a note on YouTube because of the double suicide of her parents, country music legends who Annie does not want to end up like, so she definitely wants to stay far away from bad boy Clay Coolidge when he comes knocking on the door to her grandparent's farmhouse inviting her to be his opening act for his summer tour, because his record label says he's fired if he doesn't convince her and her band, Under the Willows.

The tragedies in both Clay's and Annie's pasts connect them, as well as their love for and being in the business of country music. We learn about their individual tragedies a little bit at a time, but it didn't drag out. The book focuses so much on who they are now and their developing romance, but when we do learn about their pasts it feels like a natural reveal. The development of everything in this book (characters, setting, background, etc.) was so well done. I did struggle with the language and this being billed as a teen/YA book with the tragedies, drinking, drugs, sex (not descriptive, just the young age) , and more that is in this book. However, as an adult, I could look past all that and just read and enjoy the book, but I wouldn't let my teens read this. There is a lot of strong language from the beginning and all the way through, along with the drinking/drugs/etc. However, those subjects are all dealt with, I felt, very well. Instead of them being so heavy in the story, while the characters do have to learn to get past them and move forward, they didn't feel like they made the book so dark and heavy. There is a lot of humor and a good light dose of Jesus/religion in the book as well.

Also, the book is extremely heavy on classic country music, even though the young country artists are supposed to be current, the main references are not on today's country artists but, instead, on the classic country artists, their songs, and their influence on both the characters and today's country music in general. So much Johnny and June (Cash for the ignorant... ha ha), plus my favorite of their songs (even if it is originally Bob Dylan...) -- "It Ain't Me, Babe." These references and how the author made them current as a part of these young artists' lives was a huge bonus and connection factor for me. That said, while my teens would appreciate and understand the references, most teens/YAs that this book is supposed to be geared towards, would probably not get them and how important they are to the book. But I appreciated how both Clay and Annie tried to take the classics and incorporate them into their shows. As such, along with other reasons, the book has a slight feel of the movie "Walk The Line," though it definitely stands on its own.

I loved the full-length lyrics included in the book for Annie's and Clay's two songs. I loved the banter, the humor, the realness of Annie, her relationships with her bandmates Jason and Kacey, as well as her Gran and Pops, their farm, what it comes to mean for the characters, as well as Clay's hometown and how he tries to build a relationship with his niece and sister-in-law. I love the roles Fitz and Kacey play for each Clay and Annie respectively, as characters who've known them for a long time, before and now. I love the settings as the tour moves around the country to the culmination in the CMA awards in Vegas at the end of the book. Again, I wish the characters had been just a tad older and the focus had been less towards teens/YAs with some of the (yes, I'm back to it again...) drinking/drugs/sex/swearing/death, but this book was amazing and, honestly, even with all of that, I wouldn't change a thing and I already want to read it again.

I absolutely look forward to more from this author and am still a little bit stunned that this was a debut.

Annie Mathers is the daughter of two country music stars who had a tragic ending. Living outside the stage lights of Nashville, Annie tried to ignore her calling but she was born to write and sing. After she releases a couple of songs on YouTube her star starts rising. Clay Coolidge is one of the country’s hottest young stars, but he’s going down the path her parents took. After another drunk bar fight he’s told that he has to go to Michigan to talk Annie into opening for his summer concert tour. With his record deal on the line, Clay convinces Annie and her band to join them. Even though they are complete opposites, she the good girl and he the bad boy, they strike sparks both on stage and off.

You’d be Mine had a lot of the things I look for in a YA contemporary novel, great character growth, a simmering love story, and a great hook. What I wasn’t expecting was the magical poetry this author wrote for their music lyrics and the gritty feel to the story. Annie was an easy character to like. I’ll admit that she walked a fine line between being a “good girl” and kind of a prude, but it fit her back story and gave her the heart and soul she’d need to sell the reader on her chemistry for leading man Clay.

Clay also had a great back story. A brother who is a fallen war hero and a line of people who want to ride his coattails, making his bad choices pretty realistic. If there was one fault with his part of the story I’d say his demon battling went on just a touch too long. I wanted the story to speed up and it lagged just a tad in the middle. The supporting characters were loyal, funny, and charming and I adored all of their antics and support. Even though this was a story about music and love, at it’s heart it was about family and these characters gave the reader a solid base line on what family should look like.

I mentioned above my love for the poetry in the music lyrics. You could tell this author has a feel for writing lyrically and if she hasn’t done so already, she should think about her own songwriting career! They were pretty special and the story itself? Good, very, very good. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❣️

I was given a free ARC of this book through NetGalley for my honest review and it was honest.

The first time I saw this book on NetGalley, I didn't expect too much, I might be disappointed but then as I continue reading, I slowly got hooked. Then, I saw a friend's comment via Twitter that he enjoyed reading this book a lot. I was like, "Hey! Me too!" This book put me in a good mood because of all the music mentioned. There were times that I do search the song on my Spotify just to add more feelings on what I am reading. One more thing that adds up to why I liked this book is that, they're all talking about Country songs! I do love this genre!!! This one is on my top three genres. There's something in Country songs that is relaxing and fun to listen to.

I also love the concept of the book. Concert tours? I always wanted to watch a concert that would feature a country icon (one day hopefully). Anyway, I loved how things evolved here. You'll know more things about Clay and Annie. I loved their up and down relationship and self discovery. It reflects the real things that is happening during concert tours and the young fame.I liked Clay, in my head he's like Luke Bryan, handsome and all. Annie is like Taylor Swift because of how her hair was described here. These two characters have a very deep background that I don't want to spoil in this review. Both characters have issues and they showed how they handled it in their own ways. Both of them wants to escape from the past. Both characters grew as two different people but what I'm sure of they became more interesting at the end of this book.

I listed some of the songs and I listened to it while on my way to work or home while reading the book on my Kindle App. What I would like to do some other time is that, I'll review the book again and make a playlist to share with you all. I could say that I enjoyed reading this book a lot. Took me a long time to finish due to work stuff (apologies!!!) imagine... they even get to CMA! I was like.. wow.. just wow.. I loved every part of it. And it makes me fall in love to Country more.

I hope other readers will enjoy the book as much as I do. Also, I am looking forward to read other books from Erin Hahn. I liked how she writes, no dull time though. I just continue reading and I found myself that the book is almost over. It was simple and fun to read.

PS. While writing this review, I am listening to country songs. It feels appropriate.

I found this YA to be very sweet and endearing. I did feel as though the romance of the story came secondary to the touring and management of the two stars and their tour mates. I was rooting for them the whole way through and I’m glad they got there but it tended to be a lot slower than I typically like.

Thank you to Wednesday Books + Netgalley for a copy of the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’m not a big country music fan, but I found myself sucked into this story so quickly. Annie Mathers is heir to a country music legacy who loves singing, but will do anything to avoid following in her parents tragic footsteps. Clay Coolidge is a country music star known for his bad boy image, his label is about to drop him after a series of PR nightmares unless he can get Annie to join his summer tour. ⁣
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For being YA, I was not expecting how many heavier topics this story would contain. Love, heartbreak, death, suicide, grief, addiction, there’s so much more depth to this story than I had expected from the cute cover. These characters are flawed, and both fighting their own demons due to trauma they’ve experienced. This book reads like you’re watching a really good episode of Nashville, and I was 100% here for it! I loved the ending, but I also wanted MORE. I gladly would have read another couple hundred pages to follow Annie and Clay’s journey. ⁣
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You’d Be Mine was a 5 star read for me. Highly recommend trying it if you love Nashville or contemporary YA!

The first half of this book was incredibly slow and to me completely unnecessary. The backstory and build-up was far too long. Thankfully, once we got further into the tour, things started to pick up. I really enjoyed the story between Annie and Clay (Jefferson). I really enjoyed the serious topics of addiction, suicide, and alcoholism that were touched upon in a YA book. It's something that isn't addressed enough for this age group. The ending was lacking a "big finale" as I had hoped for, since it seemed to just cut out and end at the CMAs. I figured there'd be this grand gesture that solidified that Jefferson and Annie were 100% together and making it work from Nashville to Indiana, but I didn't get that. Otherwise though, very cute book and a fun spring/summer read.

This book is a perfect summer read. It made me want to crank the radio and sing along to my favorite songs with the windows down. Annie comes from country music royalty but is hesitant to join the industry due to the deaths of both her parents, which she partially blames on the fame and pressure of being a star. Clay is the hot, new country music star with a bad boy reputation. He needs Annie in order to save his career after another disastrous night of underage drinking. The two go on tour together and create music and chemistry that takes over the country music scene by storm!