*`Review: (Not So) Simple Lyrics by Claudia Y. Burgoa`*

Title: (Not So) Simple Lyrics
Series: Heartbreak Mixtapes #1
Author: Claudia Y. Burgoa

REVIEW:
3.5 stars
Okay I'm going to admit I read the series out of order. I did enjoy this book, but it was me least favorite in the series. Roderick and Kit have a past. We learn real quick about the darker side of the music industry. Roderick has hit rock bottom, but the only was is up from here. There is a ton of music references which got a little overwhelming for me at times, but I understand the importance it is to the characters. I really liked the way the characters got to know the new versions of themselves. The book did loose me a little at times, but I was quickly drawn back into their second chance romance journey. Otis is a cutie! Just a perfect companion for Roderick. In the epilogue the Y2K reference brought back a whole bunch of memories for me. I'm going to be honest I'm glad I read these out of order because I don't know if I would have continued with the series and I would have been devastated if I missed out on reading the fourth book. 

BLURB:
From USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes a nostalgic second-chance romance of mixtapes, dial-up confessions, and the one boy who broke her heart before the world ever knew his name.

He was my first love.

My first heartbreak.

The boy who made the one mistake I’ll never forgive.

Roderick Wilder and I grew up side by side—two kids tangled up in music, mixtapes, and lyrics that felt like they belonged only to us. Then he destroyed everything we had and disappeared, chasing a future without me.

Twelve years later, he’s back.

Not the rising star I remember, but a man who’s broken, scarred, and desperate to rewrite his story.

The problem? I’ve already started falling for someone else—an anonymous stranger I trade late-night messages with, sharing lyrics and reliving the bands that shaped us.

He feels safe.

He feels new.

He feels like everything Roderick isn’t.

But soon I might need to choose between the stranger who makes me believe again . . .

and the boy who once destroyed me.

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