**I received an ARC from Netgalley. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**
You'd Be Mine by Erin Hahn
Release Date: April 2, 2019
My Rating: 3.75 stars
Summary: "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?
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I love a good book about fame and its consequences, so when I read the summary for You'd Be Mine, I knew it was something I'd be interested in! I don't love country music though, so that was a bit of a downside to me. However, I ended up really enjoying this book, especially the romance :').
Now, I don't know if any of you have seen the show Nashville, but I thought that this book was...a print form of it? Which was alternately good and bad to me. Bad, because I found the melodrama interesting first, but it quickly became tedious to the point that I just put off reading this book for a bit. Eventually, though, I persevered, and I'm glad I did. See, with Nashville, I would love some scenes and plot lines and hate others. That's how I felt with You'd Be Mine.
This was her debut, if you ask me. A handoff of epic proportions. I'm not sure what I've witnessed tonight, but I'm positive it wasn't my star shooting into the atmosphere. The question now is whether I hang on for all I'm worth or let go so I don't drag her down.The scenes I loved were the cute and heartwarming ones. Annie's relationship with her cousin and best friend were so nice to read, as were the scenes with Clay and Fitz. The ending with Annie and Clay was the best part of the whole book; it actually made me round my rating up!
I also really liked the songwriting parts! I'm fairly musically inclined, so it's very interesting to read the background behind these songs. However, and this is how I feel with most books with music-centered plots, reading all of the lyrics at once (especially in an ebook) is a bit tedious. I really liked these songs though! The lyrics are so well-written and evoke so many emotions.
The characters were also a very strong aspect of the book. They're all very well-rounded and complex; we get to know them as if they are real people. We feel Annie's conflicting feelings of love and fear with the music industry; we travel Clay's journey of healing and acceptance with him. I actually really liked how the author dealt with Clay's addiction and didn't glorify it, especially with what happened with Annie's parents.
"Annie won't dance with the devil. Annie wants to save his soul."You'd Be Mine is a great contemporary novel, with its ups and downs of fame and the music industry. The friendships are the best, and the romance was so cute! I also think the author handled very heavy topics such as loss and addiction well and balanced them with the lighthearted parts of the book. Pick this book up April 2!
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About the Author: Erin started writing her own books when her little sister gave her shade about a country music-themed Twilight fanfic. By day, she gets to share her favorite stories with her elementary students. By night, she writes swoons. Erin married her own YA love interest whom she met on her first day of college and has two kids who are much, much cooler than she ever was at their age. She lives in Michigan, aka the greenest place on earth and has a cat, Gus, who plays fetch.
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