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YOU’D BE MINE

July 7, 2019
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Ladies and Gentleman, I’m here to announce that You’d be mine is coming out today!

I’ve sat on this book for MONTHS trying to get my words together, trying to understand what I actually thought about it and I think I finally am able to do so and just in time!
What took me so long? I had too many emotions about this book, good and bad, but mostly I needed to prove myself with something that only time would tell and I wasn’t wrong.

So where to start? I think need to write a disclaimer first.
I love music, I enjoy it deeply, and Country is one of my favourite genres. I’m not, however, one of those people that can’t live without music, religiously carrying headphones with them or always blasting something in their ears. I’m the type of listener that get fixated with songs or albums and start listening to them in a loop until I know them so deeply that they become white noise.
That said I have enjoyed this book, It shines a light in the ugly and shiny parts of the life on the other side, the backstage and onstage life.
There is some crude aspects in the entertainment industry where you play a persona and nothing else matter to a lot of people, and you only need to remember who you are because no one else will.
I found this book way heavier than the romantic fresh frame it was planned to have. I feel like it should come with some trigger warnings, some pretty big ones if I am to be honest.

But let’s shine a light on it and let’s start with what I loved before getting into more details, shall we?.

  • PUTS COUNTRY ROAD ON PLAY

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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.


So, what do I love about this book? I love that the author gifted us with a double point of view, it allowed me to sympathise with characters I otherwise wouldn’t have, why? Because the characters in this story are onions! They have layers and public personas and more layers, they have traumas and charm and charisma and chips and crepe and it’s ok, they are human, they are young but way older than they should be, they are deep thrown into this wide-scale industry full of big names where everyone is tempting them with one or the other vice and not everyone can be strong, hell knows if I don’t know something about it! Clay is running from himself, he’s lost and clueless; Annie is done, a bundle of phobias and fears a set line of self-imposed don’ts that prevent her to ever step out of line. He’s using the damned way to run from his demons she’s using the merry way to stay away from hers, they are the Ying to their Yang and together they’ll find a balance that it’s actually quite perfect.

I Loved how in this book Love takes the centre stage and then bows and take a step aside for self-growth and self-love. I love how they need to be a better person for themselves in order to be so for each other, I just really liked it. It lightened up my Sunday and It trapped me from the very beginning.
I loved the alternate chapters, I think it was the best choice ever, It helped us have an insight on a character that, otherwise, would’ve been simply judged and not truly understood. As well as open our eyes to grief, sorrow and loss.

This book made me cry, swoon and feel so much, so… why only 3.5 stars?

[SPOILER- ISH]


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I
blame it on the ending.

After months I have Just realised I don’t miss it, I don’t have a clear image in my mind of it, it wasn’t epic, it wasn’t THAT BOOK that I will remember when I think about my books of 2019, that ending felt bland, almost anticlimactic, It was nice as a thought and I applaud the virtue behind it, but didn’t feel like in par with the rollercoaster that was the rest of the book! And that, for me, is the difference between a memorable book and… well, a not so memorable one.

4/5 ☆
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OULD I RECOMMEND IT?
Yes, why not? It’s cute, it’s pretty and It’s well thought, I think a lot of people would love it, especially if they read it while listening to country music!

The e-copy of this book was gifted to me on Netgallery in exchange for an honest review

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This books is perfect, not problematic, OK, nice, well delivered, I thoroughly enjoy it without problems, definitely recommended.

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This book is bad, probably really bad,  but it’s so good because of it! It’s a book that doesn’t pretend to be anything but a cheap thrill and a quick pleasurable read and, it’s probably filled with any trope I personally hate, but I can’t still help but love it. It could also mean it’s a book so meh that didn’t pique my interest or enrage me in any peculiar way, tho.

🍑: The proper bad leaning towards DNF

This is the peach of doom. It’s a book so bad it made me mad, this review is where the sass will come out, my angry feminist side will show and there is nothing, nothing that can stop it.


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ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ sᴇʀɪᴇ #²⁸⁻³¹
👮🏻‍♀️👨‍💻I continue to make my way into this serie and I can’t contain my pleasure for it. I can’t seems to be able to have enough or to just be content. I dread the moment I’ll have to start waiting for JD’s next book and not have Roarke and eve at my fingers! My favourite character is and remains Moris and Mira, but I can’t help but love almost anybody. It’s so weird how even if one book is not as exciting mystery wise you are still trapped and held by the throat by characters and their connection. And I just love the surrogate family Eve doesn’t even realise she has pulled up.
In this last few books Eve has had to break a friend’s heart, uncover an unimaginable vendetta, find a non existing murder weapon and return from the holidays with a well timed trail of bodies all while celebrating her two year anniversary with Roarke, helping friends and generally forgetting any social cue immaginabile. How can we not love her?  I honestly hope JD will tackle her past soon, atleast her mother’s part, just to give us a bit more of a glimpse into who she is. —————————————————
𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗔𝗥, 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗦!!!
✨ʷʰᵃᵗ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ʳᵉᵃᵈ ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷᵉᵉᵏ?
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——ᴴᴬⱽᴱ ʸᴼᵁ ᴮᴱᴱᴺ ᴵᴺᵀᴱᴳᴿᴬᵀᴵᴺᴳ ˢᴼᴹᴱᵀᴴᴵᴺᴳ ᴺᴱᵂ ᴵᴺ ʸᴼᵁᴿ ᴿᴼᵁᵀᴵᴺᴱ ᴸᴬᵀᴱᴸʸ? ✨

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From now on every Sunday I’ll give you guys a recap with mini reviews of my reads during the week! Just a little something to look forward to! Let’s go!
————————
ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴄʟᴜʙ :
🍩 Adorable and surprising! I tried to steer away from the plot or any hint of what this book was about other than what this bromance book club was. And I am so glad I did! It had certain aspects that would’ve prevented me to dive into it with as much eagerness as I did and it surprised me so much till the end. It’s a 4✨ tho; at time it felt like the author was preaching or using certain dialogues to explain pc to the reader more than the characters or went the extra mile to be extremely feminist. Which is Tropey and fun but kicked me a bit out of the book and prevented my read to go as smoothly as I’d hoped.
———————
ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ sᴇʀɪᴇ #²⁸⁻³¹
👮🏻‍♀️👨‍💻I continue to make my way into this serie and I can’t contain my pleasure for it. I can’t seems to be able to have enough or to just be content. I dread the moment I’ll have to start waiting for JD’s next book and not have Roarke and eve at my fingers! My favourite character is and remains Moris and Mira, but I can’t help but love almost anybody. It’s so weird how even if one book is not as exciting mystery wise you are still trapped and held by the throat by characters and their connection. And I just love the surrogate family Eve doesn’t even realise she has pulled up.
In this last few books Eve has had to break a friend’s heart, uncover an unimaginable vendetta, find a non existing murder weapon and return from the holidays with a well timed trail of bodies all while celebrating her two year anniversary with Roarke, helping friends and generally forgetting any social cue immaginabile. How can we not love her?  I honestly hope JD will tackle her past soon, atleast her mother’s part, just to give us a bit more of a glimpse into who she is. —————————————————
𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗔𝗥, 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗦!!!
✨ʷʰᵃᵗ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ʳᵉᵃᵈ ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷᵉᵉᵏ?
See you next Sunday with an other update!
———————————

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➢  Breathe in, breathe out and leave your old self behind. Close your eyes, turn around and open them again, maybe you just need some new prospective, a new point of view.
You can’t kill your past but you can place it in a cupboard if it slows your ability to create your future self.
-
🏰 so here’s to new adventures. A new feed, a new point of view, a new attitude, a new approach.
-
——ᴴᴬⱽᴱ ʸᴼᵁ ᴮᴱᴱᴺ ᴵᴺᵀᴱᴳᴿᴬᵀᴵᴺᴳ ˢᴼᴹᴱᵀᴴᴵᴺᴳ ᴺᴱᵂ ᴵᴺ ʸᴼᵁᴿ ᴿᴼᵁᵀᴵᴺᴱ ᴸᴬᵀᴱᴸʸ? ✨

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#pursuepretty #stylingtheseason  #flyingaway #italy #beautifulchaos #quitecahaotics #hashtagauthentic  #landskapelover #theslowmanifesto #booksporn #travelporn #nothingisordinary #simplepleausre #exploretocreate #bookishlife #intentionalliving #thecreatorclass #finditliveit #myeverydaymagic  #simplethingmadebeautiful  #bookstack #nestandfluorish  #untoldvisuals #internationalliving #exploreeverything #magic_shot


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——————————————
From now on every Sunday I’ll give you guys a recap with mini reviews of my reads during the week! Just a little something to look forward to! Let’s go!
————————
ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴄʟᴜʙ :
🍩 Adorable and surprising! I tried to steer away from the plot or any hint of what this book was about other than what this bromance book club was. And I am so glad I did! It had certain aspects that would’ve prevented me to dive into it with as much eagerness as I did and it surprised me so much till the end. It’s a 4✨ tho; at time it felt like the author was preaching or using certain dialogues to explain pc to the reader more than the characters or went the extra mile to be extremely feminist. Which is Tropey and fun but kicked me a bit out of the book and prevented my read to go as smoothly as I’d hoped.
———————
ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ sᴇʀɪᴇ #²⁸⁻³¹
👮🏻‍♀️👨‍💻I continue to make my way into this serie and I can’t contain my pleasure for it. I can’t seems to be able to have enough or to just be content. I dread the moment I’ll have to start waiting for JD’s next book and not have Roarke and eve at my fingers! My favourite character is and remains Moris and Mira, but I can’t help but love almost anybody. It’s so weird how even if one book is not as exciting mystery wise you are still trapped and held by the throat by characters and their connection. And I just love the surrogate family Eve doesn’t even realise she has pulled up.
In this last few books Eve has had to break a friend’s heart, uncover an unimaginable vendetta, find a non existing murder weapon and return from the holidays with a well timed trail of bodies all while celebrating her two year anniversary with Roarke, helping friends and generally forgetting any social cue immaginabile. How can we not love her?  I honestly hope JD will tackle her past soon, atleast her mother’s part, just to give us a bit more of a glimpse into who she is. —————————————————
𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗔𝗥, 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗦!!!
✨ʷʰᵃᵗ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ʳᵉᵃᵈ ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷᵉᵉᵏ?
See you next Sunday with an other update!
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➢  Breathe in, breathe out and leave your old self behind. Close your eyes, turn around and open them again, maybe you just need some new prospective, a new point of view.
You can’t kill your past but you can place it in a cupboard if it slows your ability to create your future self.
-
🏰 so here’s to new adventures. A new feed, a new point of view, a new attitude, a new approach.
-
——ᴴᴬⱽᴱ ʸᴼᵁ ᴮᴱᴱᴺ ᴵᴺᵀᴱᴳᴿᴬᵀᴵᴺᴳ ˢᴼᴹᴱᵀᴴᴵᴺᴳ ᴺᴱᵂ ᴵᴺ ʸᴼᵁᴿ ᴿᴼᵁᵀᴵᴺᴱ ᴸᴬᵀᴱᴸʸ? ✨
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