You'd be Mine Review

Title:  You’d Be Mine

Author:  Erin Hahn

Pages: 304

Genre: Teen Contemporary

Rating: 4 stars

You'd Be Mine by Erin Hahn is sort of a teen Johnny and June story. Annie Mathers is basically country music's sweetheart even though she hasn't sung a note professionally. Both her parents were country singers that ended tragically. Clay Coolidge is   basically country music's bad boy.  He sings what could be called bro country or pop country because it's what's made a name for himself. But if he was completely honest with himself he wants to sing the type of songs he grew up listening to with his grandpa and his brother.  But he's afraid.   

Annie loves to sing but she's worried that she will end up like her parents her parents and drag Clay down with her.  These two young singers have a lot to learn about  music, themselves and each other. The songs that Annie and even Clay write throughout the story are good makes me which they were actual country songs.  I have to say You'd be Mine would make an awesome movie.  And even though YA books about touring singers have been written before You'd Be Mine is a fresh take on the genre and doesn't shy away from the hard stuff.

Much like both characters in the book I grew up listening to classic country on my grandpa's knee and even my mom listened to classic country.  As a Kentucky girl my all-time favorite country singer will always Loretta Lynn.  One of the original "bad chicks" of country in the sense she wrote and sang what she wanted. Quite a few of her songs got me in trouble in Elementary school.   Whom, Annie mentions in the book before singing one of her songs. If it wasn't for Loretta, Tammy , and Kitty country wouldn't have Miranda, Carrie,  and Kacey today.  This book is filled with mentions of some of the greats of country music that most teens today have never heard of.   Annie, Clay and Annie's parents are fictional, but their stories are ones that are indeed believable.  

Since this mains stream teen fictional there are teens doing things that shouldn't. Underage drinking, bar fights, mentions of sex and some language. Not suitable for everyone.  But it was still a read I enjoyed.    I do look forward  to reading any future books from this author.  

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.