Cute romance story. The back story of the 2 main characters is certainly sad ones. But how each of them handle what life handed them is so different. The ending is good but how they get to the ending is a fascinating story. I thought the book was well written and certainly held my interest. Well worth the time to read this one.

I really enjoyed this read. With Reality TV having so many talent shows such as America's Got Talent or The Voice, this book fit for a glimpse into the lives that Musical Artists face in regards to making a name in the industry and the travails of life on the Concert Circuit.

Annie Mathers and Clay Coolidge are two young artists, both still in their teens, who have made the big time because of their awesome voices. Clay is the headliner and Annie is the cover band. But Annie's star is rising and might just push Clay off the pedestal.

The life on the road is difficult. Underage drinking is real. Clay is slowly becoming an alcoholic before he even gets out of his teens. Drugs are available, but Clay hasn't used them. Annie on the other hand does neither drinking or drugs. She is a church goer. She is conservative and down to earth.

But Annie's parents were famous Country Western Stars whose footsteps she is following in. But they crashed and burned (both dying young) because of the stress of the road and alcohol.

I thought this book was written so well and points out so many of the issues that young artists face. It does not try to cover up the ugliness of the lifestyle of being on the road. It also doesn't cover up how dysfunctional families cause children to grow up with issues.

I loved the book and I'm sure you will also.
Enjoy!

I received this book "You'd Be Mine" from NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own. It took me a bit to get into this book, the beginning just wasn't holding my interest and making me want to read. This is a cute story about two country music singers. You don't have to be a country music fan to read this book. I do like some country and Johnny Cash. A fun story for YA but I don't think it has the appeal for an older reader. So for me it was just okay.

Unfortunately, I did not finish this book. I wasn’t a fan of the characters or the pacing of this book. I wasn’t a fan of the relationships and the pacing made it so I couldn’t get to know the characters.

4.5 stars

Oh wow!!!!

This book was way more than I expected. And it was so much more than I could have hoped for. I was feeling this giddiness, happiness, and an all around enchantment I haven’t felt in a long time.

2018 has been a year of wonderful debut novels. I found so many new authors to keep an eye on, and I’m thrilled that Erin Hahn is one of them.

The rockstar genre has been a favorite genre of mine, and I think a young adult novel about two country singers fits nicely into this category.

Besides its being a wonderful young adult novel, with an highly emotional plot and fantastic characters, there was a certain amount of raw emotions that shone through it. It gave this book an emotional punch that was unexpected.

You’d Be Mine truly had everything a music centered novel should have.

Swagger, swoon, an over abundance of feelings, lots of music, a little bit of star crossed lovers, and a love story that without a doubt spoke to me.

I loved the entire cast. They were sweet, charming, relatable, and so very likable. They cared for each other, supported and teased one another, and just had an amazing time together. Of course such a book doesn’t come without a good amount of emotional turmoil, but I was wonderfully pleased by the way the author decided to go about it. It was a truly amazing debut novel.

But the writing was what really won me over. I absolutely LOVED this author’s voice. Smart, witty, charming – it all worked for me. Nowadays it’s really all about the writing for me. Plot alone won’t win me over if the writing doesn’t grip me. Reading You’d Be Mine was a true pleasure. From the very first page on, I was HOOKED!!

If you love young adult love stories that make you swoon, laugh and FEEL – this novel is a MUST READ!!! I’m truly in love with this story, and can’t wait to read her next book, I already put it on my GR tbr. 2019 can’t come soon enough.

A great teen/young adult romance. The main characters were fantastic, and the secondary ones were delightful.

“It was pretend.

It was supposed to be this act professionals do for laughs. For profit. For whatever it was until it no longer was any of those things for the two people that mattered: me and him.”

4 stars

This is the definition of a cute story. Perfect for readers shying away from angsty reads and looking for a good time.

The characters are easy to love, easy to connect with.
Their inner conflicts are easy to relate with.
The pace is just right for the story, not too slow not rushed either.

Not many faults to find here. The book has been polished and everything runs smoothly.

On one hand you have Annie, gifted daughter of two mega country stars who left her too soon. She is courted by music labels for months now but is afraid to follow in her parents steps. She knows what glory can do to someone. How all consuming a passion can be.

On the other hand you have the current music golden bad boy Clay. He is barely nineteen and already big in the music industry.

“What comes to mind when you think of Clay Coolidge?"
(...)
"Sex appeal, boozehound, makes love to the mic, rock star, stadium filler.”

If he was born to sing he lost his way somewhere since his brother's death. He is now trying to grieve and burrows in his pain in alcohol. The record label grows tired of his antics and sends Clay to settle a contract with Annie. She is their bargaining ship and his last chance.

Annie fought for years against her natural inclination but music is in her blood and can't be denied any longer.

With her friends she'll do Clay's first part touring the whole summer with him and his best friend Fitz. Country music fans soon flock to these incredible concerts. They are magic together.

Of course you will have a romance but ...it's complicated as Annies is extremely guarded given her past and Clay thinks he does not deserve her.

“So, she sings like an angel, plays like the devil, pitches championships, and slays amusement park games. Is there anything you can't do?”

They both will have to face the demons of their past and overcome their trauma if they want to become who they were meant to be and live their lives to the fullest.

I had a great time following this tribe, witnessing Annie's rise and doubts while rooting for Clay who was obviously in need of help.

You have all the expected clichés about country music and it worked extremely well in this bitter sweet coming of age romance.

For a country music fan like me this was like walking in a candy store: all sweetness and hard to leave.

Thank you to St Martin's Press and Netgalley for trusting me with this copy of the book. It had no influence whatsoever on my willing and always honest opinion.

***Thank you to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of YOU’D BE MINE by Erin Hahn in exchange for my honest review.***

3.5 STARS

If Clay wants to keep his recording contract, the bad boy country singer has to convince the reluctant Annie Mathers to tour with him. Annie, the daughter of country legends who tragically committed suicide five years ago, wants to escape her parents’ hard partying nightmare.

Reading the blurb, you might think you’ve read YOU’D BE MINE in different formats before, and you have, but rarely as well executed as Erin Hahn does in her debut. YOU’D BE MINE has enough edge to avoid the pitfalls of being just another clichéd trope.

I’m not a country music fan, in fact, I avoid the style at all costs and could go off on a tangent about all the reasons why. Annie’s and Clay’s stories apart and together each compelled me to keep reading. I didn’t root for them as a couple, an eighteen-year-old who lost her parents to addiction ought to think ten times over before considering loving an alcoholic. But the heart isn’t governed by logic and neither are people. I wondered, while reading YOU’D BE MINE, why more bad girl/good guy stories aren’t written.

Hahn’s writing is refreshing and engaging. She won me over with interesting, complex characters that made me forget the predictability I suspected before beginning. YOU’D BE MINE will appeal to a variety of readers, including those who vehemently dislike country music.

This book was really cute. It centers around two country music singers and their journey together. They are both flawed and real. I loved the author’s writing. I can totally see this being a movie!

I was lucky enough to get my hands on a early copy of this book. All I have to say is this book is amazing and is one of my favorite books I read this year. This book made me so happy and I can’t say enough good things about it. I loved how the characters are imperfect and it showed their flaws and helped me connect with the characters even more. I also loved the original songs that Erin Hahn had within the story and I really hope there is an album out with these songs because they are amazing. I can’t wait to see what else Erin Hahn publishes and love them just as much.

I got to read an early draft of this book through NetGalley.

When I read the premise of this book, I think I was expecting it to me something similar to Emery Lord’s “Open Road Summer”. I adored that book, and I was ready to get swept away into a summertime country singing romance.

Whelp, it wasn’t what I expected at all. This book deals with a lot: alcoholism, suicide, drug addiction, death. You could say it’s also about forgiveness and healing. However, that portion wasn’t given enough page time to make those storylines feel entirely realistic.

I wished I could have rooted for the romance between Annie and Clay/Jefferson, but the chemistry felt lacking to me. They’re drawn to each other, but they spend the whole book dealing with Martyr Syndrome (both focusing on why they can’t/shouldn’t be together) that we don’t see the WHY they should be together. I felt like their romance was developed enough to make it feel authentic.

If you liked “A Str is Born”, you’ll probably enjoy this one too. It’s a little cliché, it’s a little melodramatic, but overall it isn’t a bad book.

I loved this quick, satisfying read. The inside, behind the scenes glimpses into the music industry fascinated me. Annie and Clay's interactions had me smiling and laughing out loud.

I've just finished this book and i am sobbing my heart out no words to describe the greatness of this book. Erin Hahn is an absolute genius to play with my stone cold heart and make it feel all the feels. i loved every single character in this book and couldn't think of one fault in the entire book! If you read one book this year it should be this!

I’d say this was really more like 3.5 stars for me, but I’m rounding up because I’m not quite the target audience for this one. This book was fun and interesting, and I blew through it in a single evening. The characters were well-written and nicely fleshed out. I appreciated the growth and complexity they followed over the course of the story - it was compelling to see them develop on their own and not just in relation to each other. I also appreciated the flashes of diversity the author worked in through Jason Diaz and the lesbian newlyweds, and in particular the remark about Nashville being very white, though I’d have loved her to dive a little deeper on those topics. The book was very wholesome and certainly oversimplified, and I’d have liked a little more about the ways in which fame made things tough for them (a la The Idea if You), but overall, it’s a fun and engaging piece of YA.

I was so excited to receive this book early in a giveaway and was not disappointed! It was fascinating getting caught up in the world of a country music star, especially one who grew up having 2 country music legends as parents. The characters were so loveable, real and a bit broken- watching them go through the journey of self-acceptance and healing was beautiful. I also couldn't help but wish I could see Clay and Annie perform together, I'm sure it would have been magical!

Thank you Net Galley and the publisher for providing me with a copy for review. Wow! I absolutely fell in love with Clay and Annie in this book right from the beginning. This novel will make you laugh, cry, and laugh again. The dynamics between the two bands is very refreshing, and I wouldn’t mind a whole book just about Kacy and Fitz, or Jason! Country music has always been a big part of my life, and the songs that we’re written in this book were beautiful and I could definitely picture “You’d Be Mine” being a hit off the pages. Looking forward to more from Erin Hahn in the future.

I cant even begin to thank NetGalley enough for this book. I LOVED it! Full of heart, witty and best of all lots of country. Its not a perfect love story which is why I loved it so much. Actually after having seen A Star is Born (the new one) this reminded me of it. Not in the same way obviously, however Annie and Clay's story gave me all the feels that Ally and Jack did. I routed for them, and to be honest, I fell in love with them. I can't believe that this ie Erin's first book. I am adding her to my favorite authors list and can't wait for her follow up!
Thank you again NetGalley!

RATED: 3.5

You'd Be Mine is a slow burn that never really got its climax. I love the idea of country music singers falling in love while touring and their dark past connecting them. Their time getting to know each other was a little nice and their kiss was a little tease. When it got to the end, the performance was perfection and their chemistry on stage was electric. I was looking forward to so much, but what I got wasn't enough. I felt like I was cheated off this beautiful ending. The author will put readers through a ringer and teases for a beautiful ending that both characters deserved, but yet never got. The ending was an open ending, which made my mind mad. I wanted an ending, but all I got was a tease of what could be. I wanted a real ending and think readers deserve a full ending. So all it all, it was ok.

DNF at 50%. The story started out well and you could easily see where it was going. Two country singers, put on a summer tour together. Bad boy meets good girl, with a make-shift romance for the crowds, which turns into a real-life relationship.
For a YA novel, I thought the story was slow moving. I found myself getting bored, and with the alternating narration of the characters in each chapter, I had a difficult time keep track of who was telling the story. There were references to classic country singers and songs that I'm not sure all readers would know or appreciate. There were spots where the book jumped from scene to scene, and some more detail would have been appreciated. All in all, I really wanted to like this book, but in the end found that I just couldn't finish it.

This is a sweet book - a coming of age story shaken up in a margarita with a twist of pomegranate juice and a splash of something twangy - but it's just not my sort of story. I have never been a fan of country music or anything country-like, and while I finished this book easily it just wasn't my cup of tea. Well-written though - if you enjoy the subject matter, definitely give it a read.