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hugsyj_15's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
ladyareads's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
This contemporary young adult romance is rivals to lovers but make it country music stars. It’s cute and happy while showing some of the downsides of fame.
# You'd Be Mine
# 4/20/2024 ~ 4/20/2024
# 4.0 / 5.0
# You'd Be Mine
# 4/20/2024 ~ 4/20/2024
# 4.0 / 5.0
just_hebah's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jaredwill_'s review
5.0
I'm clearly sappy but, if you put on a playlist of country love songs and don't find yourself crying then you've got problems a love story won't fix.
aliena_jackson's review
3.0
If you have to tell me every other page how much chemistry your main characters have, then your characters don't have chemistry. Show, don't tell. Moving on.
There was too much of this "I don't deserve you" BS. Just admit you're attracted to each other and make out. Or go to therapy and work through your problems and then get together. I don't care.
Jefferson is a terrible name. Indiana isn't as country as some of y'all think. (Erin Hahn, have you even visited?) Were the characters religious or not? Make up your minds.
The Southern Belles plotline was half assed and unsatisfactorily finished.
There was also a (worrying) amount of instances where the sentence sequencing "First, next, then, finally" were used. Overall, this writing felt a bit juvenile, and I couldn't really get a sense of who Erin Hahn is as an author through this book.
Too many loose ends
Redeeming qualities: it's short, it's sweet, it pays homage to country legends like J0hnny Cash and June Carter Cash, as well as Dolly Parton. The ending also redeemed itself by not having Annie and Jefferson get together and then Annie miraculously "cures" Jefferson of his alcoholism and trauma.
There was too much of this "I don't deserve you" BS. Just admit you're attracted to each other and make out. Or go to therapy and work through your problems and then get together. I don't care.
Jefferson is a terrible name. Indiana isn't as country as some of y'all think. (Erin Hahn, have you even visited?) Were the characters religious or not? Make up your minds.
The Southern Belles plotline was half assed and unsatisfactorily finished.
There was also a (worrying) amount of instances where the sentence sequencing "First, next, then, finally" were used. Overall, this writing felt a bit juvenile, and I couldn't really get a sense of who Erin Hahn is as an author through this book.
Too many loose ends
Redeeming qualities: it's short, it's sweet, it pays homage to country legends like J0hnny Cash and June Carter Cash, as well as Dolly Parton. The ending also redeemed itself by not having Annie and Jefferson get together and then Annie miraculously "cures" Jefferson of his alcoholism and trauma.
manda_reads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
This book is about two polar opposite country artists coming together to go on tour. Annie is a recluse trying to heal from her past. Clay on the other hand is a somewhat famous superstar with a tendency for getting into trouble hence the reason for the tour. If the tour is not completed Clay will lose everything he's worked for. Overall, I don't know how I feel about this book. Prior to reading this book I was hoping for a light and fluffy read. Unfortunately for me the book was nothing close to light or fluffy at all. To me this book depicts the darker side of the music industry. I think the characters in this story had too much baggage for me to be truly invested in this book. This is my first time reading a book by Erin Hahn. I may give her other books a try because this one just is not it. The audiobook version annoyed me slightly due to the southern accents feeling overdone and forced.
eloracookauthor's review
5.0
It was so interesting reading about country music and life on the road. I was swooning so hard by the end of this book!
pixiepages's review
4.0
This book has been on my TBR pile for so long and I’m glad I finally picked it up. It was a short sweet romance. It's about a young girl Annie and her band who’ve been invited to tour with Superstar Clay Coolidge. Annie tries so hard to not become her parents because music killed them and she doesn’t want that same tragedy for herself. It was super fast paced and just the perfect happy read.
beckyrendon's review
4.0
I just read a beautiful story. It's a lot country, a little star, and a lot of down home too.
You'd Be Mine is not only a wonderful story but it's a haunting love song. I finished this book with happy tears welling up in my eyes.
Annie and Clay aren't your typical "rocker romance". Country music fan or not, these two will have you standing on your feet at the final curtain call.
It's a choice really and [they'd] be mine! Heartfelt and full of treacherous traps, You'd Be Mine is a young adult story that shouldn't be limited by that title. It's about personal growth, loss, and being survivor. There's love, loss, and fear. It's the happy, or the light in your smile.
You'd Be Mine is not only a wonderful story but it's a haunting love song. I finished this book with happy tears welling up in my eyes.
Annie and Clay aren't your typical "rocker romance". Country music fan or not, these two will have you standing on your feet at the final curtain call.
It's a choice really and [they'd] be mine! Heartfelt and full of treacherous traps, You'd Be Mine is a young adult story that shouldn't be limited by that title. It's about personal growth, loss, and being survivor. There's love, loss, and fear. It's the happy, or the light in your smile.