Reviews

You'd Be Mine by Erin Hahn

keikiqueen's review

challenging emotional lighthearted 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

3.75

Lower score for the religious propaganda jump scare but it was cute 

kaylisbookshelf's review against another edition

5.0

Such a cute and cliche love story! You'd Be Mine is an easy read that is happy and exciting and bright and makes me want to sing my heart out. (Let's be honest; this book made me really want to find romance singing country music in front of thousands of people)

I also love how it isn't all sunshines and rainbows. Erin Hahn addresses family issues and guilt, how not everybody is perfect, making the characters relatable on a different, deeper level.

Solid 5 stars. If you are a fan of romance, You'd Be Mine is a MUST-READ!!

illusie's review against another edition

3.0

This was a cute story, but I felt like something was missing. There was attraction, but there was no chemistry and it didn't feel like love.

evarano's review against another edition

5.0

Lovely story. The whole time reading I kept thinking what a great movie it would be! One of my absolute favourite YA books.

cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition

2.0

I wish I liked more but Anne and Clay were cute.

hugsyj_15's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

ladyareads's review against another edition

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

just_hebah's review

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 against another edition

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 against another edition

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.