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asummaryofsorts's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
scoutthepages's review
DNF @ 20%
I don’t personally like religious messages in my children’s fantasy. Overall, fun concept but the vibe was off for me. Not a bad book in general.
I don’t personally like religious messages in my children’s fantasy. Overall, fun concept but the vibe was off for me. Not a bad book in general.
moviebuffkt's review
4.0
charming and very sweet, but how did i not know this was going to be a series?! it ends on a cliffhanger, and at the end i was turning pages rapid fire only to be left with no resolution! i did have a hard time keeping all the problims separate in my mind, but i love each character's sweet personality quirks. kids will especially love the farting baby.
lmn9812's review
5.0
LOVE LOVE LOVED THIS. As per usual with Natalie's books, it was quirky and fabulous and full of heart. I read this in a day. That's how good it was. A really fun adventure with a cast of characters that you will instantly fall in love with. I am VERY excited for book #2!
kristi_fellows's review
4.0
The beginning was a struggle for me, but I ended up really enjoying this book. Adams family and Cheaper by the Dozen mashed up.
christinemccue's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sc104906's review
4.0
I received this as an eARC through Edelweiss.
The Problims are one awesome wacky family. The seven Problim children were each born on a different day of the week and have been sung the nursery rhyme about the seven days since they were born. When there house in the swamp collapses, they are forced to move to their grandfather's house in town. Their nasty next door neighbor is looking for the mysterious Problim treasure and wants the kids out of the way. Will the Problim children be able to find their parents and the treasure in time to save their house and help their family?
I had a great time with this book. The characters were relatable. It was an adventurous and funny story.
The Problims are one awesome wacky family. The seven Problim children were each born on a different day of the week and have been sung the nursery rhyme about the seven days since they were born. When there house in the swamp collapses, they are forced to move to their grandfather's house in town. Their nasty next door neighbor is looking for the mysterious Problim treasure and wants the kids out of the way. Will the Problim children be able to find their parents and the treasure in time to save their house and help their family?
I had a great time with this book. The characters were relatable. It was an adventurous and funny story.
samanthampg's review
3.0
This book was cute! I loved how the Problim family were all so unique both within their own world and within our world! I loved the atmosphere of the story, the family bonds and the magical realism! I think this book a great for any middle grade readers looking for a mystery that isn’t scary but still interesting!
I wasn’t a huge fan of the ending, I know there is a second book but I feel like the first book didn’t have a whole lot going on and maybe the two could be combined? But I haven’t read the second so who am I to say?
One thing is that I wish we had more points of view, I would have loved to read from Mona’s perspective. It would’ve been nice to see more of Sundae and Alex as well.
SPOILERS:
One thing that really plagued me the whole novel was that people kept referring to six problim children when their whole thing is that there are seven of them, each born on a different day of the week. Each time their enemy said there were six Problim children, Frida would say “seven”.
Im under the opinion that Frida may be a ghost but only the other children can see her? Or something along those lines. She’s known to be stealthy and she’s always the one that speaks out when it’s mentioned there are six Problims AND I can’t remember her interacting with the towns people (but I could be wrong) so that’s my theory.
I wasn’t a huge fan of the ending, I know there is a second book but I feel like the first book didn’t have a whole lot going on and maybe the two could be combined? But I haven’t read the second so who am I to say?
One thing is that I wish we had more points of view, I would have loved to read from Mona’s perspective. It would’ve been nice to see more of Sundae and Alex as well.
SPOILERS:
One thing that really plagued me the whole novel was that people kept referring to six problim children when their whole thing is that there are seven of them, each born on a different day of the week. Each time their enemy said there were six Problim children, Frida would say “seven”.
Im under the opinion that Frida may be a ghost but only the other children can see her? Or something along those lines. She’s known to be stealthy and she’s always the one that speaks out when it’s mentioned there are six Problims AND I can’t remember her interacting with the towns people (but I could be wrong) so that’s my theory.