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Supergirl Mixtapes Meagan Brothers Books

This is another knock-out of a book by Meagan Brothers, following on the also terrific Debbie Harry Sings in French. Maria is younger here, and her life with her fun, troubled mother in 90's Manhattan is gorgeously, at times heart-breakingly, portrayed. Supergirl Mixtapes is a highly original coming of age story-- one that is funny, tender, and very real. A great book about growing up, and those who don't, about mothers and daughters, about love and friendship, about finding one's way in the world. Makes me think of a Just Kids for young adults. An original, wonderful, beautifully written read.


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Supergirl Mixtapes Meagan Brothers Books Reviews

When I first heard of Supergirl Mixtapes I knew that I had to read it as soon as possible. It takes place in the 90's and there's a lot of focus on music. Those are two elements that I adore in any book. So I was very excited. Then I started to hear some very mixed opinions about the book. I'll admit that I kept moving it down on my TBR after that. Finally, I decided to give it a chance...and I kind of loved it.

I can see where some readers had issues with it, but I was pretty much hooked from page 1. Maria had an interesting voice. She was very unhappy and going through a rough time, but she wasn't whiny at all. The book starts out with Maria arriving in NYC to live with her absentee mom. Her mom is crap but Maria thinks the sun rises and sets with her. Needless to say, she is very naive, but to me it was totally believable. What child doesn't want to have absolute faith in a parent. I wish Maria would have had a more concrete resolution with her mother, but once again the way it played out felt realistic to me.

The 90's element really isn't as big as I thought it was going to. There's are a few mentions of Nirvana and Jnco's but that's about it. The music mentioned was mostly from the 70's and 80's. I went into the book expecting to love those elements and I did like them, but what I really ended up loving was all the Southern elements. The book takes place in NYC, but Maria is from a small town in South Carolina. She meets up with a boy that's also from a small SC town and he throws SSK -Smart Southern Kids- parties. They have fried chicken, greens, biscuits, and sweet tea. It's awesome. Really, I adored all the southern elements of it. I really also adored Gram. He was funny, sweet and smart. He also wasn't the muscle obsessed jock type that seems to be prevalent in YA contemp. It was refreshing.

This book is not at all the light-hearted fun contemporary that the cover might suggest. It really deals with some tough issues like drug addiction, unhealthy relationships, lying, and neglect. My biggest problem with the book is a lot of these issues are brought up but not resolved. I can definitely see why this would drive some people crazy, but I was able to look past it just because I thought the story was so interesting.

I recommend giving the book a chance. I loved it but not everyone is going to. I suggest going into it with an open mind. It's also a very, very fast read!
Maria can't wait to escape from her small southern hometown. Things have been going downhill for a while, and Maria is starting to feel like everyone she could count on is going away. She feels like she needs to get out of there too, so her father's permission to visit her estranged mother in New York City is a blessing. And so what if the big city is a little scary and maybe a little too much for Maria to handle on her own? She would gladly brave the subways ad busy streets in order to see her mom again. But the more time Maria spends with her mom, she starts to question whether her own mother would go so far for her. It's been great going to concerts and being immersed in the local music scene, but it hasn't been so great learning the dirty little secrets Maria's mom tried so hard to keep hidden. Maria will have to figure out what exactly it is she's looking for in New York City--and whether she can find it--before it's too late to turn back.

Supergirl Mixtapes is a wonderful character-driven coming of age novel. Maria is a vivid protagonist who is motivated by her love of music. Music isn't necessarily what completely defines her, but it plays a huge role in her everyday life and is sometimes just what she needs to get through the day. Brothers does a fantastic job developing Maria's character and the backdrop for her city adventures. It took me a little while to realize that Supergirl Mixtapes was set in the 90s, but once I did, it was really easy to get into the rhythm, so to speak, of the story. I was actually surprised that I didn't feel let down by the ending of the story, because the plot comes in around in a full circle. I'm usually irritated when its seems like nothing really happened. But this just further goes to show how invested I became in Maria's character, because that's where all the real growth happened. I don't think I've ever enjoyed or appreciated reading about an episode in a character's life as much as I did in Supergirl Mixtapes, and I thank Brothers for that.

Supergirl Mixtapes will be enjoyed by fans of I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Stephanie Kuehnert, Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly, and Shrinking Violet by Danielle Joseph.
Meagan's books are a learning experience for me, as I'm quite a ways from being a young teen, and my young generation was a good 30 years prior to hers. However, there's a commonality to every generation, in that teen years are a confusing, frequently rough and tumble learning ground, and some of those biggest struggles are with your own sense of self.
That being said, it's a pleasure to dive into her words and discover that which is both familiar (in feelings) and alien (fashion, music and art tastes)as experienced by a flawed, yet sympathetic young lady. The ease with which the portrayal is presented suggests there's a good deal of Meagan in Maria, and she's a young lady worth getting to know.
For parents, the situations and language are nothing outside of what your kids already know, and the harsher aspects are kept to a bare minimum, and presented in a matter of fact manner, without glorifying such behavior.
Although Maria is fast approaching adulthood, she's a young lady I'd be interested in hearing more about. Nice job again, Meagan!
This is another knock-out of a book by Meagan Brothers, following on the also terrific Debbie Harry Sings in French. Maria is younger here, and her life with her fun, troubled mother in 90's Manhattan is gorgeously, at times heart-breakingly, portrayed. Supergirl Mixtapes is a highly original coming of age story-- one that is funny, tender, and very real. A great book about growing up, and those who don't, about mothers and daughters, about love and friendship, about finding one's way in the world. Makes me think of a Just Kids for young adults. An original, wonderful, beautifully written read.