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christiana's review against another edition
3.0
It's hard to keep characters straight (there are 8 girls and 8 cats to keep track of) but it was cute for the age group. I could see 8 year old girls getting into this series.
achapterahead's review against another edition
5.0
One of our fiancés read this to one of the littles in our system! They both really enjoyed it and will be continuing with the series
kelleemoye's review against another edition
3.0
Ten Year Anniversary Celebration! http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=18056
saradavcamp's review against another edition
3.0
I was thinking it might be a fun book to read to Jessica, but it bothers me that one of the kids starts drinking coffee to be more grown up. I might read the second book before deciding.
sonshinelibrarian's review
3.0
This was fun overall. I am curious about what's going on. However, the strange plural first person/third person narration was extremely distracting to me. It's as though it's being narrated by all of the girls at the same time but none of them. Perhaps that gets explained later in the series, but it kept pulling me out of the story as my brain tried to figure out who was talking.
naubort's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A reread from childhood. Holds up solidly, interesting gender dynamics.
pascaleb's review against another edition
5.0
good book for the kids who come into my library! going to be recommending this one to a few of them.
abigailbat's review against another edition
1.0
The Huit octuplets find themselves sans parents and receiving mysterious notes that encourage them to each find a power and a gift in order to figure out what's happened to their parents. The gimmicky setup might have appeal with some kids, but the story wasn't funny or compelling enough to encourage me to sift through the conversations of all the interchangeable sisters.
sean67's review against another edition
4.0
Hilarious opening to a series about eight sisters whose parents disappear and they need to find them. Great fun, you can see a pattern of how the books will be written, but the actual story drives you along. Quite short, without any padding and simply told, but a lot of fun to be had with this.