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Lucky Girl
'You can look at my life in two ways. Some people see a nightmare, some see a fairytale. I've just always thought I was lucky...People often ask me how I did it, this book is my answer. This is my story, everything I've learned along the way, I hope it can help you find your own luck. '
Lottie Tomlinson has gone through a huge amount in her 23 years on this planet. Touring with her brother Louis as a make-up artist with One Direction at the age of 16, you'd think her life was a fairytale. But this only masked the tragedy happening at home, when her mother became ill with leukaemia and died when Lottie was just 18. Leaving behind five smaller siblings, Lottie came home and tried to find a way to hold the family together. But sadly, tragedy struck again when the family lost Lottie's little sister Félicité, at just 18.
Despite all this, incredibly Lottie has built a successful business empire, has a loving stable partner and now is the mother to a beautiful baby boy, called Lucky.
Lucky Girl is Lottie's story of resilience and the lessons she's learned along the way. Going behind the beauty and the fame, Lottie's beautiful memoir explores the rollercoaster of her life, from the darkest days and loneliest nights to the success she found despite it all, and how all the challenges and setbacks have led her to where she is today.
Heartbreaking yet inspirational, Lottie hopes that in telling her story and how she has navigated the pain and grief in her life that she will provide hope for others going through their darkest times.
Lottie Tomlinson has gone through a huge amount in her 23 years on this planet. Touring with her brother Louis as a make-up artist with One Direction at the age of 16, you'd think her life was a fairytale. But this only masked the tragedy happening at home, when her mother became ill with leukaemia and died when Lottie was just 18. Leaving behind five smaller siblings, Lottie came home and tried to find a way to hold the family together. But sadly, tragedy struck again when the family lost Lottie's little sister Félicité, at just 18.
Despite all this, incredibly Lottie has built a successful business empire, has a loving stable partner and now is the mother to a beautiful baby boy, called Lucky.
Lucky Girl is Lottie's story of resilience and the lessons she's learned along the way. Going behind the beauty and the fame, Lottie's beautiful memoir explores the rollercoaster of her life, from the darkest days and loneliest nights to the success she found despite it all, and how all the challenges and setbacks have led her to where she is today.
Heartbreaking yet inspirational, Lottie hopes that in telling her story and how she has navigated the pain and grief in her life that she will provide hope for others going through their darkest times.
256 pages, Hardcover
Published August 1, 2024
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Lottie Tomlinson
3 books29 followersLottie Tomlinson is a makeup artist and content creator.
She is mother to her son Lucky, the owner of Tanologist (a fake tan brand) and Verdure (a wellness platform), and Louis Tomlinson's younger sister.
She is mother to her son Lucky, the owner of Tanologist (a fake tan brand) and Verdure (a wellness platform), and Louis Tomlinson's younger sister.
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August 1, 2024I don’t like to rate memoirs, I think you can’t really put a rating on someone’s life but I will say the hardships the loss the Tomlinson family have gone through will never fail to make me sob like a baby and it’s really admirable how they’ve dealt with it.
August 6, 2024
2012 me would’ve really wanted to read this and so 2024 me took a chance. Nothing against lottie, but found the whole thing super basic, poorly written, lacking depth and repetitive. Plenty of opportunities to discuss the nuances of mental health and grief in more depth as it’s brought up a lot, but it all feels very surface-level, especially sharing only one mental health charity/resource multiple times throughout. It just felt like an insincere and poorly researched missed opportunity to use her platform to speak and spread awareness on these topics.
August 14, 2024
I have followed Lottie and her whole family since the One Direction days, so this was a must-read for me. Their family's strength has always amazed me.
The core of this book was really good. Every time she talked about her family and her dealing with grief, it was emotional and raw and made me turn page after page (and I teared up more than once). You can tell she cares a lot about helping other people with grief and has grown into an incredibly strong woman.
Considering she had a ghostwriter, the writing could've been a bit more..intricate. It was very simple. Maybe that was on purpose because they wanted to make the book accessible for everyone? Who knows. But there also could've been some more editing because it was often repetitive and some of the direct quotes I think could've been chosen better. In a book that is 99% narration, the few direct quotes you have should really be meaningful or impactful.
I also think it's a wonderful idea that she wanted to make this a bit of a mix of an auto-biography and a self-help book for the grieving. But in some chapters it was a bit too on the nose. When she just lists things that the Sue Ryder charity recommends, which we could probably also find on their website, it's a bit uninspired.
In parts it felt more like a summary and stayed mostly on the surface level. And then in other parts she went into detail about an instagram post or video tutorial that I didn't really need to know about. I guess it is inevitable to mention Instagram and TikTok when you're an influencer but mentioning specific posts sometimes seemed a little silly.
So I really think her story and what she has to say are inspiring and she seems like a very loving, sweet, strong woman. But with a better ghostwriter and editor, this could've been even better.
But still, I will probably keep this book and when the inevitable moment comes when I have to deal with grief, I might find some comfort and strength in it.
The core of this book was really good. Every time she talked about her family and her dealing with grief, it was emotional and raw and made me turn page after page (and I teared up more than once). You can tell she cares a lot about helping other people with grief and has grown into an incredibly strong woman.
Considering she had a ghostwriter, the writing could've been a bit more..intricate. It was very simple. Maybe that was on purpose because they wanted to make the book accessible for everyone? Who knows. But there also could've been some more editing because it was often repetitive and some of the direct quotes I think could've been chosen better. In a book that is 99% narration, the few direct quotes you have should really be meaningful or impactful.
I also think it's a wonderful idea that she wanted to make this a bit of a mix of an auto-biography and a self-help book for the grieving. But in some chapters it was a bit too on the nose. When she just lists things that the Sue Ryder charity recommends, which we could probably also find on their website, it's a bit uninspired.
In parts it felt more like a summary and stayed mostly on the surface level. And then in other parts she went into detail about an instagram post or video tutorial that I didn't really need to know about. I guess it is inevitable to mention Instagram and TikTok when you're an influencer but mentioning specific posts sometimes seemed a little silly.
So I really think her story and what she has to say are inspiring and she seems like a very loving, sweet, strong woman. But with a better ghostwriter and editor, this could've been even better.
But still, I will probably keep this book and when the inevitable moment comes when I have to deal with grief, I might find some comfort and strength in it.
August 2, 2024
An honest and inspiring account of family, grief and everything in-between
October 6, 2024
oh, honey.
why this book at this time? I can’t wrap my head around where lottie wanted to go with her book. I have nothing against her and find her to be a lovely person. a memoir at 25, however, is crazy, her experience with grief and mental health could’ve been an online article, and her influencer story wasn’t inspiring or valuable.
what frustrated me the most was the repetitive storytelling. she kept circling back to stuff she had already told us. coming to conclusions we had already made 20 pages ago. and the parts about grief mostly felt like her reciting the sue ryder website which tainted any genuine intentions she might have had in helping others struggling. to think a ghost writer was involved 😭
why this book at this time? I can’t wrap my head around where lottie wanted to go with her book. I have nothing against her and find her to be a lovely person. a memoir at 25, however, is crazy, her experience with grief and mental health could’ve been an online article, and her influencer story wasn’t inspiring or valuable.
what frustrated me the most was the repetitive storytelling. she kept circling back to stuff she had already told us. coming to conclusions we had already made 20 pages ago. and the parts about grief mostly felt like her reciting the sue ryder website which tainted any genuine intentions she might have had in helping others struggling. to think a ghost writer was involved 😭
July 8, 2025
There are a lot of helpful tips for someone grieving and just reading about someone's experience would be helpful too, I imagine.
I guess when I read autobiographies or such I want to read something more vulnerable and raw, this book is more of an outline of Lottie's story, there wasn't enough of going into details and reflecting deeper for me. For someone who enjoys autobiographies it felt more like a self-help book, only it wasn't structured like one either. The story's all over the place too, every chapter starts like it's going to tell you about one specific period in her life, but then she goes to mention something that happened way later, I was confused where I was in the story sometimes even though I somewhat knew the timeline beforehand. But she's not a writer, so it can be forgiven. Worth a read, especially if you're going through something like losing a loved one or just through a hard time and you feel like it will never end
I guess when I read autobiographies or such I want to read something more vulnerable and raw, this book is more of an outline of Lottie's story, there wasn't enough of going into details and reflecting deeper for me. For someone who enjoys autobiographies it felt more like a self-help book, only it wasn't structured like one either. The story's all over the place too, every chapter starts like it's going to tell you about one specific period in her life, but then she goes to mention something that happened way later, I was confused where I was in the story sometimes even though I somewhat knew the timeline beforehand. But she's not a writer, so it can be forgiven. Worth a read, especially if you're going through something like losing a loved one or just through a hard time and you feel like it will never end
September 18, 2024
It feels kind of weird to rate a memoir, as I don’t want it to feel like I’m giving a review on someone’s life, but I’ll share my thoughts.
First of all, the heartbreak this family has been through is immense, first their mother and then their sister, I can’t imagine 💔
I was intrigued by Lottie’s story and her thoughts on grief and how to deal with it. Besides that she also talked about setting up her own brand(s) and different kind of projects. I enjoyed these topics, but overall it all felt kind of simple, like surface level?
That might be on purpose as the Tomlinson’s very much live in the public eye and probably don’t want to share everything, but I feel like there could’ve been more depth to certain topics, for example; how she created her brand(s) or the topic of mental health/therapy.
Overall it was a good read and it definitely had me tear up more than once. Lottie’s words and story will stick with me and I wish her and her family a life full of love. <3
First of all, the heartbreak this family has been through is immense, first their mother and then their sister, I can’t imagine 💔
I was intrigued by Lottie’s story and her thoughts on grief and how to deal with it. Besides that she also talked about setting up her own brand(s) and different kind of projects. I enjoyed these topics, but overall it all felt kind of simple, like surface level?
That might be on purpose as the Tomlinson’s very much live in the public eye and probably don’t want to share everything, but I feel like there could’ve been more depth to certain topics, for example; how she created her brand(s) or the topic of mental health/therapy.
Overall it was a good read and it definitely had me tear up more than once. Lottie’s words and story will stick with me and I wish her and her family a life full of love. <3
December 18, 2024
As a directioner, I have always been a massive fan and admired Louis and his family. Louis and his siblings, including Lottie appear be so genuine and down to earth people despite the trauma of grief and navigating the consequences of fame!
Lotties autobiography gave a fascinating behind the scene insight into the craziness of the 1D world, to her journey into the world of make up /fashion and being an infucer. But if anything the main focus of her story was how she navigated grief following the death of her mother and sister. The way she discussed grief and complexity around that felt raw and from the heart.
My main issue with the book is how poorly written it was considering a ghostwrighter was involved. There was too much repetition, lottie brushing over potentially more intresting insights/thoughts. Whilst I gpuld feel Lotties voice in some of the book, there were moments were her voice was lost. Moments where it felt like you were reading information from a website on self help round grief /MH. I t felt like this opportunity to explore this further was missed.
The book kept jumping back to the same stoues of lottie focus on make up which quickly became Boring. It just felt like she did not share any substance over the anicdotes she used ect?
Whilst I did have issues with the book, I do really like Lottie. She seems down to earth, kind and has forged an amazing career and outlook on life despite it's challenges!
Lotties autobiography gave a fascinating behind the scene insight into the craziness of the 1D world, to her journey into the world of make up /fashion and being an infucer. But if anything the main focus of her story was how she navigated grief following the death of her mother and sister. The way she discussed grief and complexity around that felt raw and from the heart.
My main issue with the book is how poorly written it was considering a ghostwrighter was involved. There was too much repetition, lottie brushing over potentially more intresting insights/thoughts. Whilst I gpuld feel Lotties voice in some of the book, there were moments were her voice was lost. Moments where it felt like you were reading information from a website on self help round grief /MH. I t felt like this opportunity to explore this further was missed.
The book kept jumping back to the same stoues of lottie focus on make up which quickly became Boring. It just felt like she did not share any substance over the anicdotes she used ect?
Whilst I did have issues with the book, I do really like Lottie. She seems down to earth, kind and has forged an amazing career and outlook on life despite it's challenges!
August 11, 2024
I wasn't familiar with Lottie, aside from knowing she was related to Louis, but I also didn't grow up as a Directioner, so I didn't know much about him either. However, hearing about the grief Lottie has endured, especially with the rapid succession of losses (losing her mum and sister just two years apart), made it incredibly courageous of her to speak out. Lottie came across so well in the book, and it really highlighted how much she values her family.
It was fascinating to learn how her brother's fame impacted her, and the little anecdotes about being on tour with him were especially intriguing. I can’t imagine having that kind of experience at just 15 years old!
You can also tell that she absolutely thrives as a mum—she seems like one of those people who are just natural mothers.
The book did get a bit repetitive, and there was a lot of emphasis on Sue Ryder. While I'm sure it's a great charity, it felt like it was being pushed on every page, which was a bit much, even for someone like me who has experienced a similar loss as Lottie.
Overall, it's a decent read that I'm glad I picked up, even if it's just so I can actually say I know who she is as her own person, away from being Louis Tomlinson's sister.
It was fascinating to learn how her brother's fame impacted her, and the little anecdotes about being on tour with him were especially intriguing. I can’t imagine having that kind of experience at just 15 years old!
You can also tell that she absolutely thrives as a mum—she seems like one of those people who are just natural mothers.
The book did get a bit repetitive, and there was a lot of emphasis on Sue Ryder. While I'm sure it's a great charity, it felt like it was being pushed on every page, which was a bit much, even for someone like me who has experienced a similar loss as Lottie.
Overall, it's a decent read that I'm glad I picked up, even if it's just so I can actually say I know who she is as her own person, away from being Louis Tomlinson's sister.
January 29, 2025
2,5 ⭐️
Het boek snijdt onderwerp zoals mentale gezondheid en rouw aan waardoor het iets meer diepgang heeft dan je standaard influencer autobiografie. De opbouw van het verhaal was alleen rommeling, onnodig veel herhaling en bleef ondanks de onderwerpen toch een beetje oppervlakkig. Mijn review doet niks af aan de vreselijke gebeurtenissen in het leven van de auteur, maar er had echt meer in gezeten.
Het boek snijdt onderwerp zoals mentale gezondheid en rouw aan waardoor het iets meer diepgang heeft dan je standaard influencer autobiografie. De opbouw van het verhaal was alleen rommeling, onnodig veel herhaling en bleef ondanks de onderwerpen toch een beetje oppervlakkig. Mijn review doet niks af aan de vreselijke gebeurtenissen in het leven van de auteur, maar er had echt meer in gezeten.
August 7, 2024
4 ⭐️ this feels a bit weird to rate because it feels like I’m judging her life but this was so so emotional (may have shed a tear or two). Even though I sort of knew everything that has happened in the book before I read it, it was still so nice to hear everything from her perspective instead of the media. This family has been through so much and never fails to make me sob.
August 2, 2024
I really hate rating memoirs but this was a wonderful read all round!
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August 12, 2024This was definitely a better experience listening to the audiobook!
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August 21, 2024It’s an interesting portrayal of grief from a family that many have grown up alongside. If you were a fan of 1D back in the day, you’ll be familiar with many of the events and it’s an insight into that world. The tragedy the Tomlinson family have dealt with is unparalleled and this book grapples with many difficult issues.
However, I wish it had been a little less surface level, especially considering as it was ghost written. Some aspects were explored in little detail, which I suppose is understandable as they are so personal, but left the book feeling a little removed.
I also hated the whole section on food and her weight gain and loss with pregnancy. If she’d explored relationship to food in terms of grief, postpartum or really anything, it would have been interesting. But she just writes about how she ate too much junk food, and now she doesn’t eat carbs and goes to the gym everyday? Not sure on that one.
I don’t really want to star rate it because it’s far too personal a story !
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August 20, 2024A story about loss, heartbreak, grief, family, hard work, determination and love.
As a 1D fan, I was aware of most things in the book. I do think Lottie's story is one worth telling and I admire her strength for coming out of such dark times to a happy, healthy life.
I do, however, wish she'd had a better ghost writer/editor. There's a lot of repetition, back and forth and the charity mentions seem a bit like she's just reciting whatever the website says while I know she works hard for them and it could probably have been worded better
As a 1D fan, I was aware of most things in the book. I do think Lottie's story is one worth telling and I admire her strength for coming out of such dark times to a happy, healthy life.
I do, however, wish she'd had a better ghost writer/editor. There's a lot of repetition, back and forth and the charity mentions seem a bit like she's just reciting whatever the website says while I know she works hard for them and it could probably have been worded better
September 10, 2024
the rating isn’t about the story, because i don’t feel like i can rate someone’s life story. It was overall a quick, easy read, more interesting than i expected it to be.
i have a lot of respect for this family & the way they dealt with everything.
i have a lot of respect for this family & the way they dealt with everything.
December 25, 2024
More so rating the way it was written and presented than the content because how can I rate her life story lol.
I think that it was really simply written and not as good as it could have been. Maybe for someone who has experienced loss it would be quite helpful as it speaks quite a bit about the Sue Ryder charity that Lottie supports. But still it felt quite surface level and didn’t really dive too deep into stuff or events etc.
I think that it was really simply written and not as good as it could have been. Maybe for someone who has experienced loss it would be quite helpful as it speaks quite a bit about the Sue Ryder charity that Lottie supports. But still it felt quite surface level and didn’t really dive too deep into stuff or events etc.
October 22, 2024
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I don’t know how you rate a biography but wow this book has hit me so hard emotionally. It’s make me feel so many (conflicting) emotions relating it to what i’m going through right now.
It’s been so special to hear this story and I think it’s very brave of Lottie to share her life story.
It makes me scared and excited for the future.
<3
I don’t know how you rate a biography but wow this book has hit me so hard emotionally. It’s make me feel so many (conflicting) emotions relating it to what i’m going through right now.
It’s been so special to hear this story and I think it’s very brave of Lottie to share her life story.
It makes me scared and excited for the future.
<3
April 8, 2025
Protect the Tomlinson family at all costs.
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June 29, 2025i don’t like the thought of rating a biography, as it’s not my place to rate someone’s life story. this biography touches on grief in ways that i had never considered before. as someone who has hardly experienced grief in their life, i couldn’t relate to many of the topics discussed but i found it to be very informative. it also feels like something i will return to when the time comes to experience grief myself as it offers a sense of connection and comfort through lottie’s experiences.
as someone who has followed lottie for years (since i was 15), it was interesting to get a behind the scenes view of her life in aspects i hadn’t known about such as her time touring, her collaborations, and various brands that she’s created (some of which i’ve even bought into)
the writing itself was quite simple but i actually quite liked that. it made the book an easy and enjoyable read. i never felt like i had to force myself to read it, instead i genuinely wanted to keep reading because the topics discussed were interesting and the simple writing style made it accessible.
as someone who has followed lottie for years (since i was 15), it was interesting to get a behind the scenes view of her life in aspects i hadn’t known about such as her time touring, her collaborations, and various brands that she’s created (some of which i’ve even bought into)
the writing itself was quite simple but i actually quite liked that. it made the book an easy and enjoyable read. i never felt like i had to force myself to read it, instead i genuinely wanted to keep reading because the topics discussed were interesting and the simple writing style made it accessible.
July 27, 2024
Lottie,
Thank you for sharing this with us. I knew you were a strong and beautiful person, but damn!
Love the way it's written. Even though the book holds so many emotions, I was able to finish it in 1 day because of that. Reading it felt like a hug from your best friend.
I wish you all the best and all the happiness in the world.
You are a true inspiration ❤️
Thank you for sharing this with us. I knew you were a strong and beautiful person, but damn!
Love the way it's written. Even though the book holds so many emotions, I was able to finish it in 1 day because of that. Reading it felt like a hug from your best friend.
I wish you all the best and all the happiness in the world.
You are a true inspiration ❤️
October 8, 2024
Toda niña nacida en los 2000 tuvo su momento fangirl de preadolescente obsesionada con One Direction, para algunas eso fue solo un momento que revisitan de cuando en cuando, pero para otras fue el principio de una obsesión continua con la cultura pop que forma parte de su identidad. Yo encajo con la segunda opción, y si bien tengo que admitir que nunca fui la más grandísima fan de One Direction (en esa época me limitaban mucho el internet como para poder realmente dejar libre al monstruo fangir) si me gusta tanto la banda como ellos como solistas (hace un par de meses fui al concierto de Louis y en una semana voy al de Niall) y no me cuesta admitir el increíble impacto que tuvieron y tienen en lo que es la cultura pop, y a pesar de que nunca me he considerado la uan dairecshion fan #1 si tuve mi momento de morrilla obsesionada stalker no hace tanto tiempo, y es así como conocí a Lottie. Como muchas onedirectionistas he seguido la vida de Lottie y las Tomlinson desde hace años en redes sociales y si bien es cierto que yo por lo general no suelo leer este tipo de libros… era Lottie, ¿cómo no iba a leer el libro de Lottie? Así que aquí estoy.
Y pues Lottie (?) nos cuenta la historia de su vida, un poco sobre los primeros años de su vida, viviendo en una familia grande y con el dinero justo y como su mamá educó a sus hijos sobre la importancia de la familia. Lottie continúa con el cambio drástico por el que pasó ella y el resto de su familia cuando Louis saltó a la fama mundial con One Direction y la perdida que sufrió toda la familia cuando pocos años después Johanna (la mamá) fue diagnosticada con un cáncer muy agresivo del que falleció pocos meses después. Y pues perder a tu mama a una edad tan joven es un trauma muy grande, tal como lo explica Lottie, y fue peor para la familia Tomlinson porque un par de años después también falleció Fizzy una de las hermanas menores de Lottie. Además de esto, en el libro Lottie habla sobre su pareja actual y cómo fue que se conocieron y comenzaron su relación y como es que llegaron hasta la actualidad cuando tienen un niño Lucky y están comprometidos.
Y pues como siempre que reseño un memoir, todas las criticas van directamente a las palabras con las que se cuenta la historia y no la historia en sí, la 3 estrellas son para el libro no para la vida de Lottie ni para ella como persona.
Pero pues la verdad es que no me pareció un buen memoir. La vara está baja para los celebrity memoirs, pero aun así la verdad es que no me gustó el libro y tengo varias quejas.
La primera es con respecto al Ghost writter . La figura del ghost writter es una controvertida en la literatura, entiendo su uso para terminar una de esas series de libros interminables como la del club de las niñeras o algo así, pero para escribir un memoir no me termina de gustar. Digo, estaba leyendo el libro y pensando (sin ofender) que no hay manera de que Lottie hubiera podido escribirlo ella misma, y efectivamente al final del libro en los agradecimientos menciona a su ghost writter, lo cual se aprecia, pero creo que se hubiera apreciado más si en vez de elegir un memoir, se hubiera publicado en formato de biografía, sé que es menos comercial, pero se hubiera sentido más auténtico, porque estar leyendo a “Lottie” narrando en primera persona sabiendo que las palabras no son de Lottie no me termina de gustar. Sé que así funciona el mundo de los celebrity memoirs, pero no significa que me guste, por eso es que casi no leo este tipo de libros, porque fielmente creo que cada que nace un ghostwritter muere un hada.
Continuando un poco con esto del Ghost writter, otra cosa que no me gustó fue que el libro no se siente personal, no se siente como que terminas el libro conociendo a Lottie y su manera de pensar, sino que se siente muy superficial precisamente porque Lottie no está realmente tan presente en el libro como uno esperaría de un memoir, y esto, a pesar de que el libro cuenta su vida que en tan pocos años pasó por tantísimas cosas, hace que el libro en general se sienta vacío.
Además, en general todo el libro me pareció muy desordenado, se supone que al ser la historia de la vida de alguien, el timeline está bien establecido, especialmente considerando que Lottie tiene como 25 años o así, entonces realmente no creo que hubiera sido tan difícil mantener un poco más de orden en el libro, porque se sentía como que de repente estaba hablando de un tema, pero hacía referencia a otro nada que ver, y había saltos en el tiempo todo el tiempo que tienen sentido para alguien que conoce a Lottie, pero al mismo tiempo, el asumir que los lectores de tu libro ya te conocen se me hace medio sangrón, y esto pasó muchas veces, entiendo que no quiera contar todos los detalles de su vida, especialmente habiendo básicamente crecido siendo una figura pública con gente siempre metiéndose en su vida privada, pero aún así me parece muy sangrón que simplemente asuma que la gente ya la conoce (a pesar de que sé que realísticamente la gente que va a leer este libro son solo sus seguidores)
Finalmente, mi última queja es cuando se mencionaba el trabajo en colaboración que hizo Lottie con Sue Ryder, no tengo nada en contra de su trabajo con la organización ni nada por el estilo, simplemente lo que no me gustó es como se mencionaba en el libro, de repente se ponía a hablar de que Sue Ryder tiene un artículo que bla bla bla y no sé qué, y se ponía a explicarte todo, nomás faltó que lo citara en formato APA o dejara el link del artículo. Siento que esas partes hacían que la lectura se sintiera densa y dejara de fluir, creo que, en todo caso, ese tipo de información se debió dejar en una nota al final del libro con links y todo, no en medio del capitulo en el que cuenta que falleció su hermana.
En fin, a pesar de las quejas, me gustó poder conocer más detalles sobre la vida de Lottie y su familia, la cantidad de cosas por las que han tenido que pasar me parecen super durísimas y el hecho de que a pesar de todo el dolor y la perdida y el trauma aún pueda tener una perspectiva positiva de la vida me parece muy admirable y es la razón por la que decidí leer el libro en primer lugar, porque Lottie es una persona a la que admiro mucho, muy fácilmente se pudo haber dejado arrastrar por su dolor, pero a pesar de todo es muy grande de ella que se considere a si misma una lucky girl. Mis respetos para ella y su familia.
Y pues Lottie (?) nos cuenta la historia de su vida, un poco sobre los primeros años de su vida, viviendo en una familia grande y con el dinero justo y como su mamá educó a sus hijos sobre la importancia de la familia. Lottie continúa con el cambio drástico por el que pasó ella y el resto de su familia cuando Louis saltó a la fama mundial con One Direction y la perdida que sufrió toda la familia cuando pocos años después Johanna (la mamá) fue diagnosticada con un cáncer muy agresivo del que falleció pocos meses después. Y pues perder a tu mama a una edad tan joven es un trauma muy grande, tal como lo explica Lottie, y fue peor para la familia Tomlinson porque un par de años después también falleció Fizzy una de las hermanas menores de Lottie. Además de esto, en el libro Lottie habla sobre su pareja actual y cómo fue que se conocieron y comenzaron su relación y como es que llegaron hasta la actualidad cuando tienen un niño Lucky y están comprometidos.
Y pues como siempre que reseño un memoir, todas las criticas van directamente a las palabras con las que se cuenta la historia y no la historia en sí, la 3 estrellas son para el libro no para la vida de Lottie ni para ella como persona.
Pero pues la verdad es que no me pareció un buen memoir. La vara está baja para los celebrity memoirs, pero aun así la verdad es que no me gustó el libro y tengo varias quejas.
La primera es con respecto al Ghost writter . La figura del ghost writter es una controvertida en la literatura, entiendo su uso para terminar una de esas series de libros interminables como la del club de las niñeras o algo así, pero para escribir un memoir no me termina de gustar. Digo, estaba leyendo el libro y pensando (sin ofender) que no hay manera de que Lottie hubiera podido escribirlo ella misma, y efectivamente al final del libro en los agradecimientos menciona a su ghost writter, lo cual se aprecia, pero creo que se hubiera apreciado más si en vez de elegir un memoir, se hubiera publicado en formato de biografía, sé que es menos comercial, pero se hubiera sentido más auténtico, porque estar leyendo a “Lottie” narrando en primera persona sabiendo que las palabras no son de Lottie no me termina de gustar. Sé que así funciona el mundo de los celebrity memoirs, pero no significa que me guste, por eso es que casi no leo este tipo de libros, porque fielmente creo que cada que nace un ghostwritter muere un hada.
Continuando un poco con esto del Ghost writter, otra cosa que no me gustó fue que el libro no se siente personal, no se siente como que terminas el libro conociendo a Lottie y su manera de pensar, sino que se siente muy superficial precisamente porque Lottie no está realmente tan presente en el libro como uno esperaría de un memoir, y esto, a pesar de que el libro cuenta su vida que en tan pocos años pasó por tantísimas cosas, hace que el libro en general se sienta vacío.
Además, en general todo el libro me pareció muy desordenado, se supone que al ser la historia de la vida de alguien, el timeline está bien establecido, especialmente considerando que Lottie tiene como 25 años o así, entonces realmente no creo que hubiera sido tan difícil mantener un poco más de orden en el libro, porque se sentía como que de repente estaba hablando de un tema, pero hacía referencia a otro nada que ver, y había saltos en el tiempo todo el tiempo que tienen sentido para alguien que conoce a Lottie, pero al mismo tiempo, el asumir que los lectores de tu libro ya te conocen se me hace medio sangrón, y esto pasó muchas veces, entiendo que no quiera contar todos los detalles de su vida, especialmente habiendo básicamente crecido siendo una figura pública con gente siempre metiéndose en su vida privada, pero aún así me parece muy sangrón que simplemente asuma que la gente ya la conoce (a pesar de que sé que realísticamente la gente que va a leer este libro son solo sus seguidores)
Finalmente, mi última queja es cuando se mencionaba el trabajo en colaboración que hizo Lottie con Sue Ryder, no tengo nada en contra de su trabajo con la organización ni nada por el estilo, simplemente lo que no me gustó es como se mencionaba en el libro, de repente se ponía a hablar de que Sue Ryder tiene un artículo que bla bla bla y no sé qué, y se ponía a explicarte todo, nomás faltó que lo citara en formato APA o dejara el link del artículo. Siento que esas partes hacían que la lectura se sintiera densa y dejara de fluir, creo que, en todo caso, ese tipo de información se debió dejar en una nota al final del libro con links y todo, no en medio del capitulo en el que cuenta que falleció su hermana.
En fin, a pesar de las quejas, me gustó poder conocer más detalles sobre la vida de Lottie y su familia, la cantidad de cosas por las que han tenido que pasar me parecen super durísimas y el hecho de que a pesar de todo el dolor y la perdida y el trauma aún pueda tener una perspectiva positiva de la vida me parece muy admirable y es la razón por la que decidí leer el libro en primer lugar, porque Lottie es una persona a la que admiro mucho, muy fácilmente se pudo haber dejado arrastrar por su dolor, pero a pesar de todo es muy grande de ella que se considere a si misma una lucky girl. Mis respetos para ella y su familia.
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August 1, 2024
Lottie with the help of ghost writer Jennifer Obidike has crafted a memoir that conveys Lottie’s life so far, the hardships and the good bits. She shows she is much more than just Louis Tomlinson’s little sister or that girl who toured with One Direction. It’s an insight in to the challenges she’s faced because of those labels and opinions on her.
Lucky Girl sees Lottie struggle personally and professionally to believe in herself. It’s her growing in to the confident business woman and content creator we see today. A woman who knows who she is, who has lost so much, who cherishes and loves her family and her friends with everything that she has. While not shying away from exploring her own thoughts around grief having lost her mum and sister at such a young age. She gives lots of advice on the subject while admitting grieving is a very personal process. Lottie is very open on how she feels we as society need to make grief a less taboo subject.
It’s easy to see reading Lucky Girl why she is an ambassador for The Sue Ryder Charity. Through her own experience of bereavement, Lottie is passionate about working with the charity by sharing her story, just like she has with Lucky Girl and helping to build awareness of the services and resources they offer to help others going through similar experiences.
Lucky Girl is a book that tells Lottie’s story so far but also has the potential to help so many who are grieving feel less alone.
Lucky Girl sees Lottie struggle personally and professionally to believe in herself. It’s her growing in to the confident business woman and content creator we see today. A woman who knows who she is, who has lost so much, who cherishes and loves her family and her friends with everything that she has. While not shying away from exploring her own thoughts around grief having lost her mum and sister at such a young age. She gives lots of advice on the subject while admitting grieving is a very personal process. Lottie is very open on how she feels we as society need to make grief a less taboo subject.
It’s easy to see reading Lucky Girl why she is an ambassador for The Sue Ryder Charity. Through her own experience of bereavement, Lottie is passionate about working with the charity by sharing her story, just like she has with Lucky Girl and helping to build awareness of the services and resources they offer to help others going through similar experiences.
Lucky Girl is a book that tells Lottie’s story so far but also has the potential to help so many who are grieving feel less alone.
August 19, 2024
I don’t like to rate memoirs so not saying this is a five star read. If anything, given this book had a ghost writer, I believe the writing itself could have been better. I even noticed a typo or two. Perhaps they wanted it written simply to make it accessible for many of Lottie’s young fans? Not sure.
Anyways, I have been a fan of Louis since the X Factor days and as many fans know in that fandom you somehow “get to know” all the lads family and friends, so I was quite excited when I seen Lottie announce her memoir.
There’s no doubt the Tomlinsons have been through their fair share of heartbreak. Losing their mum and also their sister Felicite is something a young person should never have to experience. Lottie has grown into a formidable business woman but has somehow stayed relatable which I think a lot of big influencers struggle with. Her work she does with Sue Ryder is admirable and I’m sure her mum would be very proud of her.
This memoir deals a lot with grief and how Lottie has dealt with her heartbreaking losses. One point she made that I think is very important is to not be afraid to gently push someone who has experienced a loss to open up. Ask them how they are doing or if they want to talk, it can make a world of difference ❤️
Anyways, I have been a fan of Louis since the X Factor days and as many fans know in that fandom you somehow “get to know” all the lads family and friends, so I was quite excited when I seen Lottie announce her memoir.
There’s no doubt the Tomlinsons have been through their fair share of heartbreak. Losing their mum and also their sister Felicite is something a young person should never have to experience. Lottie has grown into a formidable business woman but has somehow stayed relatable which I think a lot of big influencers struggle with. Her work she does with Sue Ryder is admirable and I’m sure her mum would be very proud of her.
This memoir deals a lot with grief and how Lottie has dealt with her heartbreaking losses. One point she made that I think is very important is to not be afraid to gently push someone who has experienced a loss to open up. Ask them how they are doing or if they want to talk, it can make a world of difference ❤️
October 25, 2024
I wanted to find it inspiring and deep but as the comments say it’s very surface level. It feels like it skims over the loss and although I’m not expecting her to describe what happened of course, I feel like putting in things about her mental health at those points or things she experienced would inspire me more to keep this book to help about grief. Unfortunately it falls short and instead delves more into different make up styles or videos she does. I get she’s an influencer and make up is her passion but it just didn’t click with me. Maybe it’s not meant to be a self help for grief book and I just assumed. (Edit: went back to read the synopsis and the last line says the book is about how she navigates her grief and pain so maybe I’m wrong and it just wasn’t as deep as I was expecting it to be)
However, I did love reading about her life and how she has grown personally despite the losses. She was handed a big opportunity at such a young age and I love that she admitted she didn’t take it seriously enough and made mistakes at first before she realised what she had. The self development throughout the book and the maturity for her age is very inspiring. I’m sure her family is very proud of her and what she’s accomplished
However, I did love reading about her life and how she has grown personally despite the losses. She was handed a big opportunity at such a young age and I love that she admitted she didn’t take it seriously enough and made mistakes at first before she realised what she had. The self development throughout the book and the maturity for her age is very inspiring. I’m sure her family is very proud of her and what she’s accomplished
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November 10, 2024I won’t be eating this book as it’s the story of somebody’s life and that feels wrong.
Lottie is someone I’ve followed since being very young thanks to my love of One Direction and were a similar age so I was curious as to what someone our age would include in a memoir.
The entire Tomlinson family have undoubtedly felt some of the most painful losses you could experience in quick succession. Lottie’s recount of how she’s stepped up for her family is inspiring and her raw discussion of grief was genuinely beautiful. I do think the regurgitation of the Sue Ryder website was unnecessary and this was an opportunity to include some other sources to further the conversation around grief if that was her intention.
I’ve never been so happy for a stranger, to have the family she’s created in Lewis and Lucky, it’s evident how much they mean to her. I wish her and her family continued happiness and healing.
Her book overall was an honest and raw listening experience. I just wish there had been some trigger warnings in chapter eight as I did find her discussion of weight and dieting very triggering.
Lottie is someone I’ve followed since being very young thanks to my love of One Direction and were a similar age so I was curious as to what someone our age would include in a memoir.
The entire Tomlinson family have undoubtedly felt some of the most painful losses you could experience in quick succession. Lottie’s recount of how she’s stepped up for her family is inspiring and her raw discussion of grief was genuinely beautiful. I do think the regurgitation of the Sue Ryder website was unnecessary and this was an opportunity to include some other sources to further the conversation around grief if that was her intention.
I’ve never been so happy for a stranger, to have the family she’s created in Lewis and Lucky, it’s evident how much they mean to her. I wish her and her family continued happiness and healing.
Her book overall was an honest and raw listening experience. I just wish there had been some trigger warnings in chapter eight as I did find her discussion of weight and dieting very triggering.
March 26, 2025
As soon as I saw Lucky Girl was a Kindle Daily Deal for 99p, I immediately bought it. I’ve read other reviews which complained that Lottie didn’t talk enough about her brother, Louis from One Direction. I was fortunate enough to see One Direction 3 x with Mum but the real reason I wanted to read Lucky Girl is because I remember hearing the news that Lottie’s Mum had sadly passed away and now that I’m on my own grief journey, I was interested to find out more about how Lottie coped with not only the tragic loss of her Mum in 2016 but then also her younger sister 2019.
It’s always difficult with books about grief because you’re never sure if they’re going to be helpful or triggering but I found Lucky Girl to be really helpful. Lottie has been an ambassador for Sue Ryder’s bereavement support services since 2020 and in between talking about her own experiences, she also includes lots of advice from them. You can feel really alone when you’re grieving but it was such a comfort to read Lottie write with such honesty about her own journey.
Lottie considers herself lucky and gratitude is definitely something I’m trying to incorporate more of into my life as I’m grieving. Yes, I’m hurting but I’m also really grateful for my Mum.
It’s always difficult with books about grief because you’re never sure if they’re going to be helpful or triggering but I found Lucky Girl to be really helpful. Lottie has been an ambassador for Sue Ryder’s bereavement support services since 2020 and in between talking about her own experiences, she also includes lots of advice from them. You can feel really alone when you’re grieving but it was such a comfort to read Lottie write with such honesty about her own journey.
Lottie considers herself lucky and gratitude is definitely something I’m trying to incorporate more of into my life as I’m grieving. Yes, I’m hurting but I’m also really grateful for my Mum.
November 19, 2024
This was fine and I enjoyed it as an Audible listen, I do always like an author narrating their own story. It makes it feel personal. I am pretty sure this was ghostwritten though, and I think you could tell. Lottie talks about a lot of deep stuff, and I felt like this book should have been more emotional than it was. At times, it read a bit like a list of resources for handling grief rather than an account of experiencing it and growing from it. It just felt a bit surface level to me considering the subject matter.
I do think the way the entire Tomlinson family has handled their lives and what they've been through is astounding, especially to still seem so kind and well-adjusted, and I can see why she wanted to write this book given the lack of support/resources etc available to her through her own journey, I guess I just think it would have been stronger if she HAD written it herself.
That said, it wasn't bad, and I liked getting to know a bit about her life and experiences.
I do think the way the entire Tomlinson family has handled their lives and what they've been through is astounding, especially to still seem so kind and well-adjusted, and I can see why she wanted to write this book given the lack of support/resources etc available to her through her own journey, I guess I just think it would have been stronger if she HAD written it herself.
That said, it wasn't bad, and I liked getting to know a bit about her life and experiences.
August 8, 2024
this was my first memoir i’ve read in a LONG TIME. i’ve followed Lottie for years and have pretty much grew up along side her watching her online. in my head, i always assumed she piggy-backed off of her brothers success but immediately reading this i realized she created her empire (as you’d say) all by herself.
it was a heavy read with the constant talk of grief but what the Tomlinson family has gone through in such a short time is insane. i’ve never dealt with a huge loss in my life but reading this from her POV was heartbreaking.
she’s gone from a insecure, quiet girl to a powerhouse of a woman. she’s found love within herself and created a life that she (and her mother and sister) should be proud of.
i am so proud of her and how much she’s grown within these last few years … it may be cliché but her story shows that you can overcome hard times and find the light within all the darkness.
it was a heavy read with the constant talk of grief but what the Tomlinson family has gone through in such a short time is insane. i’ve never dealt with a huge loss in my life but reading this from her POV was heartbreaking.
she’s gone from a insecure, quiet girl to a powerhouse of a woman. she’s found love within herself and created a life that she (and her mother and sister) should be proud of.
i am so proud of her and how much she’s grown within these last few years … it may be cliché but her story shows that you can overcome hard times and find the light within all the darkness.
October 22, 2024
I'm not going to lie, I've always been fascinated with the Tomlinson sisters. I always thought they seemed so cool (I was a teen, okay? lol), and then was so saddened by how much they went through with the death of their mother and sister (I very much remember this time in my life when I heard the news). After the recent One Direction tragedy, I was reminded of this memoir and decided to listen to the audiobook.
I thought this was such an interesting but heartbreaking insight into Lottie's and the rest of her family's life. I commend Lottie for having the bravery to share all she did here and can see how it would be so helpful for those suffering through grief. (Although the number of times where she was repping the charity felt a bit forced and hammed in, I understand why it was done.)
I thought this was such an interesting but heartbreaking insight into Lottie's and the rest of her family's life. I commend Lottie for having the bravery to share all she did here and can see how it would be so helpful for those suffering through grief. (Although the number of times where she was repping the charity felt a bit forced and hammed in, I understand why it was done.)
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