CICI's Journal: The Lost Letters
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- Create Date：2021-08-27 08:51:33
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Joris Chamblain
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Darla
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Cici's adventures continue in Books 3-5。 I really loved Book #3 and Book #5。 Book #4 was set in an old house with some really sad history。 Did not enjoy that one as much。 In Book #3， Cici and her friends follow a scavenger hunt at Christmas time and make some really meaningful connections。 So well done。 In Book #5 we learn more about Cici's past， see her work through the relationship problems with her mom， and set off on a new kind of adventure at the end。 Beautiful artwork and a well-balanced m Cici's adventures continue in Books 3-5。 I really loved Book #3 and Book #5。 Book #4 was set in an old house with some really sad history。 Did not enjoy that one as much。 In Book #3， Cici and her friends follow a scavenger hunt at Christmas time and make some really meaningful connections。 So well done。 In Book #5 we learn more about Cici's past， see her work through the relationship problems with her mom， and set off on a new kind of adventure at the end。 Beautiful artwork and a well-balanced mix of journaling， scrapbook photos， and graphic panels。Thank you to First Second Books and NetGalley for a DRC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Melissa
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This was a lovely second and concluding volume to Cici's story， although I felt that Book 5 didn't quite jive with rest so I took away one star for that。 I wish the last one had still surrounded one of Cici's investigations and revealed their story along the way， instead of just being a conversation between her and her mom。 But it was still a great reveal to their family secrets and their backstory and it made many questions/hints from the earlier chapters make sense！ And the first two stories w This was a lovely second and concluding volume to Cici's story， although I felt that Book 5 didn't quite jive with rest so I took away one star for that。 I wish the last one had still surrounded one of Cici's investigations and revealed their story along the way， instead of just being a conversation between her and her mom。 But it was still a great reveal to their family secrets and their backstory and it made many questions/hints from the earlier chapters make sense！ And the first two stories were just as delightful as those in volume 1！ The first mystery followed a local bookbinder （at Christmastime！） and it tied all of the friends together in some way which I found lovely。 The second had Cici and friends on vacation at a mysterious mansion （although to be totally honest this one might not live up to the glory of the others either。 How they ended up at the mansion was a bit convoluted and IMO out of character for one particular person but again， the ending and all that story revealed was quite fun！） 。。。more
Belles Middle Grade Library
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This was just as great， if not better than the 1st！ Told between journal entries & graphic novel form， it’s just such a heartwarming， charming series。 I absolutely love Cici， & I fell in love with all the amazing people she meets & helps along her way。 Loved the new mysteries we solved， plus helping Cici with a trouble of her own， & seeing past characters she’d help again to come full circle。 This has amazing friendships， an amazing mother daughter relationship， mystery， adventure， & a lot of he This was just as great， if not better than the 1st！ Told between journal entries & graphic novel form， it’s just such a heartwarming， charming series。 I absolutely love Cici， & I fell in love with all the amazing people she meets & helps along her way。 Loved the new mysteries we solved， plus helping Cici with a trouble of her own， & seeing past characters she’d help again to come full circle。 This has amazing friendships， an amazing mother daughter relationship， mystery， adventure， & a lot of heart。 Grief is touched on in here， & done really well。 These are full of the most stunning art by Aurélie Neyret too。 Everything about these are just phenomenal。 I hope there will be more in the future（& translated to English like these were！）。 HIGHLY recommend！💜 。。。more
Becky B
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Cici， young investigator， and her friends meet a bookbinder who invites them to her workshop。 While there， the girls uncover an old scavenger hunt Sandra’s father set up that helps her deal with her memory issues and a past trauma。 In her second adventure， Cici and her mom go on vacation and visit a mystery mansion where they have a clue to unravel。 But their clue leads them to unexpected discoveries about real people。 And in her third adventure， Cici’s experiences with Sandra and at the mansion Cici， young investigator， and her friends meet a bookbinder who invites them to her workshop。 While there， the girls uncover an old scavenger hunt Sandra’s father set up that helps her deal with her memory issues and a past trauma。 In her second adventure， Cici and her mom go on vacation and visit a mystery mansion where they have a clue to unravel。 But their clue leads them to unexpected discoveries about real people。 And in her third adventure， Cici’s experiences with Sandra and at the mansion have stirred up a lot of emotions about her father’s death and she has to find a way to work through them with her mom。The first story in this volume is my favorite。 It’s set during the holidays and has a very Hallmark-ish， feel-good vibe to it。 It’s sweet， and brings joy to all involved。 The second story stirs up things that Cici must deal with in the third story。 I was a little upset at first because all of a sudden Cici’s mom is all jealous and angry for seemingly no reason。 That gets further fleshed out in the third story and ends up eventually hopeful for a better resolution， but I wasn’t happy at all with how the second story ended on its own。 I really like the art style for the graphic novel portions （some parts are presented like a journal）; it’s very beautiful artwork。 If you know a reader who likes mysteries that focus more on the characters than the mystery， hand them this series。Notes on content: No language issues。 No sexual content。 The middle story talks about two ladies who are good friends and it is really left up to interpretation just what that means。 There’s also a boy and girl who seem to have a crush， but they just look at each other meaningfully。 The last story involves a man and lady who are engaged， nothing beyond a hug is shown on page。 Deaths of parents/spouses and grief are talked about a lot。I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Andrea Wright
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A fantastic second book to really round out the stories of everyone in the first book。 Was happy to revisit the zoo and was inspired to start a journal with my 11 year old to see if she would like to write to me too！I just reviewed Cici's Journal: Lost and Found by Joris Chamblain， Thank you NetGalley！ #NetGalley A fantastic second book to really round out the stories of everyone in the first book。 Was happy to revisit the zoo and was inspired to start a journal with my 11 year old to see if she would like to write to me too！I just reviewed Cici's Journal: Lost and Found by Joris Chamblain， Thank you NetGalley！ #NetGalley 。。。more
Potterhead Aanya
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The illustrations were gorgeous and this was a wonderful sequel to the first 2 books！！◆The last of the five treasures◆This story was beautiful， and the way the it builds up was wonderful！The treasure hunt was described so beautifully it was as if the reader was there， and the illustrations helped alot too！◆The Faceless Goddess◆This was interesting！！And the way mystery unravels itself was super fun， though the end was depressing :（ 。◆From the first snowfall to the perseids◆The letters between Cic The illustrations were gorgeous and this was a wonderful sequel to the first 2 books！！◆The last of the five treasures◆This story was beautiful， and the way the it builds up was wonderful！The treasure hunt was described so beautifully it was as if the reader was there， and the illustrations helped alot too！◆The Faceless Goddess◆This was interesting！！And the way mystery unravels itself was super fun， though the end was depressing :（ 。◆From the first snowfall to the perseids◆The letters between Cici and her mother were heart touching， and the sad story described in such a heartfelt manner that it can make you cry！Overall， the graphics were like I mentioned before GORGEOUS！！！And the writing style was wonderful！5 out of 5 stars （Still wanna give it more） 。。。more
Joselyn Moreno Burke
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I'm totally in love with this comic。 This one has 3 little stories， and I love how everything comes round in this one， seriously was an experience for me。 Some of the stories if not all， always have a hearth breaking quality but also so much joy， one thing I loved about the stories too is that helps cici and her mother grow as persons and to get help when they have a problem。 I did cried with cici's own story but it was so wholesome at the end and it actually made me reflect on things that we as I'm totally in love with this comic。 This one has 3 little stories， and I love how everything comes round in this one， seriously was an experience for me。 Some of the stories if not all， always have a hearth breaking quality but also so much joy， one thing I loved about the stories too is that helps cici and her mother grow as persons and to get help when they have a problem。 I did cried with cici's own story but it was so wholesome at the end and it actually made me reflect on things that we as people tend to do a lot and carry the baggage when we shouldn't and don't ask for help when we actually need it， it made me want to get all my problems out in any way and begin to heal my hearth and mind and feel happy again and just live and be good everyday， so in a way cici inspired me to want to be a better person and regain happiness for myself。 The illustrations are breathtaking so recommended for anyone who just want to learn how to be more happy or just read something beautiful。 。。。more
Audrey
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Like the first collection， this was a sweet set of stories with a good amount of adventure。 I really enjoyed the development of Cici as a character， and the development and strengthening of Cici's relationships with her family and friends。 Like the first collection， this was a sweet set of stories with a good amount of adventure。 I really enjoyed the development of Cici as a character， and the development and strengthening of Cici's relationships with her family and friends。 。。。more
Laura
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This is a diary journal， graphic novel that though it is written for middle grade readers， is very detailed， and very thoughtful， as although this is the second book in the series， it is possible o read this as a stand alone， just realizing that there are some clues that you would have read in the first book that might be missed。Cici doesn't remember her father well。 He died when she was quite young。 But she thinks everything is fine， and there is nothing to worry about。 She and her friends like This is a diary journal， graphic novel that though it is written for middle grade readers， is very detailed， and very thoughtful， as although this is the second book in the series， it is possible o read this as a stand alone， just realizing that there are some clues that you would have read in the first book that might be missed。Cici doesn't remember her father well。 He died when she was quite young。 But she thinks everything is fine， and there is nothing to worry about。 She and her friends like to solve mysteries， and each section of this this book， which is divided into three main chapters， there is a mystery to be solved。 Very detailed， very real characters， we go through each mystery that brings us closer to solving the story behind Cici and her mother。 And along the way， they help other people come together， and discover things that they thought were missing。Not a light story， by any means， very detailed， but interesting to read and help Cici solve the problems that are presented to her。Thanks to Netgalley for making this book avalaible for an honest review。 。。。more
Juan Manuel Sarmiento
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This series is so sweet， colorful and emotional。 The plot is simple yet complex and with several layers of social interaction and different topics like friendship， loss， family， community， sense of wonder。。。 A great option for young readers that enjoy adventure books and investigation stories。
Colt
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I had to go back and read the first Cici book to follow along， so it's not exactly a "you can pick this one up and read it out of order" series。 I personally enjoyed the story and found Cici to be refreshingly bold and daring - but I can see where some parents may not like her attitude。 However， it's a good read and keeps you turning the pages。The art is GREAT， and very detailed。 At first I assumed it was going to be along the veins of Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Dork Diaries， but it is definitely a I had to go back and read the first Cici book to follow along， so it's not exactly a "you can pick this one up and read it out of order" series。 I personally enjoyed the story and found Cici to be refreshingly bold and daring - but I can see where some parents may not like her attitude。 However， it's a good read and keeps you turning the pages。The art is GREAT， and very detailed。 At first I assumed it was going to be along the veins of Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Dork Diaries， but it is definitely a graphic novel with a heavy story element。 。。。more
Melissa
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Part Graphic Novel Part Journal These 3 volumes are the last 3 of Cici’s entries。 Each entry is a new investigation that connects together to help Cici solve secrets from her past and repair her relationship with her mom。 Although the first 3 entries are referenced， not reading them doesn’t hinder enjoyment of these entries。
Beth Bennett
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I received an advanced digital copy of this via NetGalley。The story is told through a mix of diary entries and graphic novel， which works really well。 It follows Cici in her investigations to solve the mystery of some secret parcels， which in turn lead her to some secrets about her own past。 There then follows a turn of events that enable Cici to find out more about her past and what happened to her father and her discovery that her memory is not as reliable as she thinks it is。 It also portrays I received an advanced digital copy of this via NetGalley。The story is told through a mix of diary entries and graphic novel， which works really well。 It follows Cici in her investigations to solve the mystery of some secret parcels， which in turn lead her to some secrets about her own past。 There then follows a turn of events that enable Cici to find out more about her past and what happened to her father and her discovery that her memory is not as reliable as she thinks it is。 It also portrays the changing relationship between Cici and her mother。Through Cici’s friendships and relationships with her family， especially her mother， we see her grow and learn about herself。 。。。more
Andréa
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