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!

Rating: 4/5

I have had this book on my wish list for a few months and when I saw that NetGalley approved my request I was super excited! Honestly I loved this book! It wasn't the typical YA contemporary books that I've read.

You'd Be Mine focuses on Annie Mather, country music's sweatheart and Clay Cooliage, country music's bad boy. Clay is one strike away from his label dropping him unless he recruits Annie and her bandmates, Jason and Kacey to come on tour with him. Annie and her friends agrees to go on tour and name their band Under the Willows. I really enjoyed how the story followed them going on tour. Summer concerts are the best and I felt like I was there watching Under the Willows and Clay Cooliage perform.

So both main characters have their own issues that they are dealing with. Annie is trying desperately not to be the country music tragedy that is her parent story. While Clay is still not over the death of his brother and turns to drinking and getting into massive amounts of trouble to deal with it. Clay is a huge jerk for a good portion of the book and I really didn't like his character at all until the last 1/4 of the book. I did like Annie's character and her personality is really fun! The main character have great chemistry and I really liked how they interacted together.

Overall this books is really a great read. It focuses on facing you own personal demons and not running away from your past. And of course I enjoyed the cute summer romance.

*I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

4.5 Stars!!!

Arc generously provided by Net Galley for an honest review.

Adorable-Charming and Unputdownable! This is Hahn's debut novel and I admit, I am impressed! This was such a fun read. The characters were funny, likable and just genuine. This book made me want to wear a cowgirl hat and pull my boots out the closet.The author turned me not only into a fan of her work but of country music while reading. The whole time they were on tour and would do a show I felt like I was right there in the mix! Highly recommend to those looking for a good book that gives you all the feels!

You'd Be Mine by Erin Hahn is a contemporary young adult novel with romance and country music. A remarkable read that is realistic and relatable that is sure to tug at your heart. A lovely romantic read

If you're looking for a YA version of the television show "Nashville", You'd be Mine is for you. That's a compliment. Annie Mather's is the heiress of country music royalty and a whole lot of childhood trauma. Clay Coolidge is the hot new thing in Nashville who invites her to open for his summer tour. They're terrible for one another, but terrible at staying apart also. It has all the angst you'd want from a summer romance YA book.

This novel,is great for HS ages kids. With the popularity of a Star is Born, and fans of Johnny Cash, this book will be a favorite. Annie is the daughter and darling of Nashville with legendary musical parents. Clay is a talented party boy singer whose good looks cater to the college party crowd. When these two are forced to tour together, pain and hurt begin to emerge for both characters as they struggle to separate stage life from who they really are. It is very easy to step into one life and forget about the rest. This story has an underlying theme of grief and trauma. I wish the author had put a little more into the seriousness of coping. The struggle is there, as is the decent into alcohol and drug addiction to ease the pain. I think many teens who end up reading this book need to know how to get help. I thoroughly enjoyed this read and witnessing the development of the characters.

This book is a tough one for me to rate. I think it has an audience and will be well received even though there were some things that made it not the best fit for my tastes. Do I rate it for my enjoyment of for the audience it seeks? I'll leave it unstarred and write a descriptive review to help you decide if this book is for you.

This book follows the rising star of Annie during her tour as an opener for megastar Clay Coolidge. Annie is the child of a beloved country duo who ultimately led tumultuous and dysfunctional lives and ended in a very public crash. She's tried to avoid the siren's call of the country music scene but finally decides she can't resist it. The chaos of her parents demise have taught her to be cautious with the music scene and less naive than she seems in regards to other aspects.

The other lead is Clay Coolidge who is known as the hot, bad boy of Country music. His label is using Annie's clean cut image to try and help him. Based on this alone you can probably guess what most of this story revolves around. Bad boy Clay and good girl Annie are inexplicably drawn together despite their seemingly being polar opposites.

First, let me say that broody "bad" boys are not for me. They are overly represented in YA books. This book hinges on Clay being a mess because a lot of the story revolves around whether he'll find redemption. It doesn't sugar coat him when he's being a jerk (which is frequent). The thing is, I could get behind Clay's part of the story if this wasn't a romance. I could also get behind it if the romance happened only at the end of the story. I just couldn't buy why Annie felt some weird, magic, cosmic pull she couldn't help all while he's being a jerk.

Mostly what I could see was a spoiled, bitter, cynical mess of a boy for a good part of the story who treated her poorly and made bad decisions. Other than his looks and his voice there was nothing on page that made be buy this pull between them, especially with Annie's background. Sure, he's human so we see that he has the potential to be better than he is. Little snippets show us who he used to be contrasted for where he is now. I just don't enjoy books with a romantic arc in which the boy is a jerk unless I'm given something more than looks and a voice as a draw.

I also found that while we're teased a lot with what happened in the past for Annie (with her parents) and Clay (with is family situation) it was given to us so disjointed that I never felt like I really got it and was left wanting more. It wasn't fleshed out enough, especially in regards to Clay. I'm still not clear on his background.

I also must mention the continuity errors with the age of his brother and his brother's best friend who tours with Clay as his fiddle player. The guy ends up at one point with a 17 year old girl and it's made out like he's only a few years older. However, Clay is 18 and his brother is supposed to be more like 4 or 5 years older. There is talk of this brother and his friend (the fiddle player) going out and partying in the past like they are the same age but then they talk about the guy dating the 17 year old like it's just a couple of years difference. Was something missed in edits? I'm not sure.

A further issue I had with editing is when the tour stopped in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I grew up in Baton Rouge so I know it well. There is talk of Annie going for an interview in the morning, going to the beach with the whole crew for the day and then making a show that night. I call BS. There is no beach in Louisiana (unless you are talking about something like Grand Isle with its mostly mud beach overlooking oil rigs 3 hours away). The closest sand beach is a pretty good drive into Mississippi and trust me, it's not that spectacular of a beach still too close to the Mississippi River. It's a good drive to any real beach and certainly not something you could pop over a do in the middle of such a full day with an interview and then a concert (and all the prep that requires). This won't bother most people but it went with some other issues like I mentioned with continuity errors and small mistakes that were not caught.

I do appreciate that love alone in this story is not enough to solve everything. People have to get to the place where they make big changes when they are as messed up as Clay is. I do believe in redemption and it seems like the author made the point it would take time. The time aspect is skipped over however via flashing forward and you aren't given any details on how he goes about turning his life around except for the barest sketching in. AA and rehab isn't even mentioned nor is deep counseling all of which I felt like Clay needed.

For the reasons mentioned I wasn't connected to the romance. I did enjoy seeing behind the scenes on the tour and watching Annie find her place in the scene. That was the premise that drew me into requesting this book on Netgalley and that part worked for me. I also found this book kept me engaged and I was never bored. The pacing is good. Decide for yourself if you're okay with the other parts.

I wanted to like this book very much but unfortunately I couldn't get into it enough to say it's worth reading. The writing style was not my favorite, the pacing and timing felt off. I kept having to walk away from the story and come back to it later hoping I could get more interested in Annie and Clay and the connection between them. This was a DNF for me.

I soooooo wanted to like this book. However, I thought the characters were a bit inconsistent, and the pacing/timing was a bit all over the place. With a better edit, a slightly less hectic pace, and more development of the characters (especially the hero), I think this would be a much better read. I ended up skimming to the end, and still not finishing.