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The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks: The eighth hilarious diary in the bestselling series
From hilarious MEGA-BESTSELLING author Katie Kirby comes a brand-new story in the phenomenal LOTTIE BROOKS series!
Pack your bags, and put on your helmets, for Lottie’s latest hilarious diary! She’s off on a ONCE IN A LIFETIME skiing holiday - what could possibly go wrong?!
Amber has seen the light and returned to the QUEENS OF EIGHT GREEN. PHEW! And now she’s invited Lottie on her family skiing holiday – RESULT!
One tiny problem . . . Lottie’s never been skiing before and she doesn’t know her piste from her poles! How hard can it be though?
Join Lottie as she learns how to ski with old and new friends, tries fondue for the first time and discovers what the banana of destiny has in store for her.
Will this be the best holiday ever or is it all downhill from here?
Readers LOVE Lottie
My daughter couldn't put it down and read it in 2 days. Read at breakfast, walking downstairs, tea time, in the bath.
My 9-year-old daughter devoured it in two nights, and all I could hear from her was giggling and the occasional "Mum! Listen to this! This is SO me!".
My 12 year old reluctant reader took this book, read 100 pages in one night and proclaimed it 'the best book ever'
Katie has managed to capture the essence of what this group think and feel in a positive, life-affirming fashion'
Have you read all of Lottie's embarrassing diaries?
Book 1: The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
Book 2: The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks
Book 3: The Mega Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks
Book 4: The Totally Disastrous School Trip of Lottie Brooks
Book 5: The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks
Book 6: The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie Brooks
Book 8: Lottie Brooks Vs The Ultra Mean Girls
Other books from the world of Lottie
Book 7: Lottie Brooks's Essential Guide to Life
Pack your bags, and put on your helmets, for Lottie’s latest hilarious diary! She’s off on a ONCE IN A LIFETIME skiing holiday - what could possibly go wrong?!
Amber has seen the light and returned to the QUEENS OF EIGHT GREEN. PHEW! And now she’s invited Lottie on her family skiing holiday – RESULT!
One tiny problem . . . Lottie’s never been skiing before and she doesn’t know her piste from her poles! How hard can it be though?
Join Lottie as she learns how to ski with old and new friends, tries fondue for the first time and discovers what the banana of destiny has in store for her.
Will this be the best holiday ever or is it all downhill from here?
Readers LOVE Lottie
My daughter couldn't put it down and read it in 2 days. Read at breakfast, walking downstairs, tea time, in the bath.
My 9-year-old daughter devoured it in two nights, and all I could hear from her was giggling and the occasional "Mum! Listen to this! This is SO me!".
My 12 year old reluctant reader took this book, read 100 pages in one night and proclaimed it 'the best book ever'
Katie has managed to capture the essence of what this group think and feel in a positive, life-affirming fashion'
Have you read all of Lottie's embarrassing diaries?
Book 1: The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
Book 2: The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks
Book 3: The Mega Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks
Book 4: The Totally Disastrous School Trip of Lottie Brooks
Book 5: The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks
Book 6: The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie Brooks
Book 8: Lottie Brooks Vs The Ultra Mean Girls
Other books from the world of Lottie
Book 7: Lottie Brooks's Essential Guide to Life
- GenresHumor
330 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 9, 2026
About the author
Katie Kirby
43 books331 followersKatie Kirby is a writer and illustrator who lives by the sea in Hove with her husband, two sons and dog Sasha.
She has a degree in Advertising and Marketing and after spending several years working in London media agencies, which basically involved hanging out in fancy restaurants and pretending to know what she was talking about, she had some children and decided to start a blog called 'Hurrah for Gin' about the gross injustice of it all.
Many people said her sense of humour was silly and immature so she is now having a bash at writing children's fiction. The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks is her first novel.
Katie likes gin, rabbits, over-thinking things, the smell of launderettes and Monster Munch. She does not like losing at board games or writing about herself in the third person.
She has a degree in Advertising and Marketing and after spending several years working in London media agencies, which basically involved hanging out in fancy restaurants and pretending to know what she was talking about, she had some children and decided to start a blog called 'Hurrah for Gin' about the gross injustice of it all.
Many people said her sense of humour was silly and immature so she is now having a bash at writing children's fiction. The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks is her first novel.
Katie likes gin, rabbits, over-thinking things, the smell of launderettes and Monster Munch. She does not like losing at board games or writing about herself in the third person.
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April 28, 2026
4.0 stars
This was so fun and easy to read. Its always a hoot with Lottie and I enjoy reading about her antics and shenanigans immensely. It makes a lovely light escape!
I love how Lottie faces such mortifying moments but she repeatedly bounces back from them like its nothing. It sends a good message to the YA audience and heck perhaps even the adults that you should be brave,confident and even if something embarrassing happens don't get knocked down by it just keep being your weird unique self ✨️
I found myself chuckling outloud a few times which is what I was looking for in this book.
I definitely look forward to reading more Lottie Brooks books as its always a blast!.
• Thanks PRH Kids for the review copy •
This was so fun and easy to read. Its always a hoot with Lottie and I enjoy reading about her antics and shenanigans immensely. It makes a lovely light escape!
I love how Lottie faces such mortifying moments but she repeatedly bounces back from them like its nothing. It sends a good message to the YA audience and heck perhaps even the adults that you should be brave,confident and even if something embarrassing happens don't get knocked down by it just keep being your weird unique self ✨️
I found myself chuckling outloud a few times which is what I was looking for in this book.
I definitely look forward to reading more Lottie Brooks books as its always a blast!.
• Thanks PRH Kids for the review copy •
April 10, 2026
Great new book read it in less than two days
Was a fun read just like all the others and definitely would recommend
Laughter and awkward moments overall a amazing book
Hoping there is a new one that comes soon!
Was a fun read just like all the others and definitely would recommend
Laughter and awkward moments overall a amazing book
Hoping there is a new one that comes soon!
June 21, 2026
Content warnings: classism
This was extremely silly and generally a good time, but I think it might also be my least favourite book in the Lottie Brooks series to date purely because most of the side characters I like are back in the UK and Lottie's off in France with the side characters that kind of make me roll my eyes repeatedly. But I'm hardly the target demographic for this, so take this with a large grain of salt.
This was extremely silly and generally a good time, but I think it might also be my least favourite book in the Lottie Brooks series to date purely because most of the side characters I like are back in the UK and Lottie's off in France with the side characters that kind of make me roll my eyes repeatedly. But I'm hardly the target demographic for this, so take this with a large grain of salt.
June 20, 2026
It was so funny being back with Lottie! I’ve had this for ages, but not picked it up until now! She’s off skiing and obviously there are many disasters - annoying children, disastrous skiing, falling out, ex-boyfriends and stolen snacks! Just proper good fun as usual!
May 10, 2026
Honestly such a great book!
April 18, 2026
Hilarious!! I loved it
October 18, 2026
I think little me would have loved the Lottie Brooks books, especially because I once desperately wanted to write a book just like *Dork Diaries* 😭
I remember being so frustrated because I wanted to illustrate my own stories, but I couldn’t draw nearly as well as the author. Which is why I really appreciate the stick figures in the Lottie Brooks books! They’re simple, expressive, and still manage to convey everything perfectly. You don’t need to be an amazing artist to tell a good story, and I love that the illustrations make the diary feel like something you could have put together yourself.
Anyway, I flew through *The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks* in less than a day, and as an adult, this was the perfect palate cleanser between heavier reads!
I have such a soft spot for middle grade diary books because they’re so slice-of-life. The text messages, little doodles, and Lottie’s Thoughts of the Day make the whole thing so much fun to read. Some of her observations are genuinely so sweet, too!
But what I love most is Lottie herself. She’s kind, sweet, and surprisingly perceptive. At an age when you’re still figuring out who you are and picking up little bits of your personality from the people around you, Lottie manages to be her own person. She could easily have been written as the stereotypical mean girl, but she isn’t. I really admire that about her. Major salute to Lottie! 🫡
Something else I really appreciated was how the book explored divorce and what it can be like for children when their parents move on and start new relationships. Divorce is between two parents, of course, but it affects the children, too, especially when they’re suddenly navigating new family dynamics and trying to figure out where they fit into everything.
Through Lottie’s perspective as Amber’s friend, we get to see some of the complicated feelings that can come with this. Lottie tries to be sympathetic towards Amber while also recognising that Amber’s dad is trying his best. I liked that the book allowed room for both things to be true. A parent can be trying their best, and their child can still be struggling with the changes.
And I especially appreciated that the children are allowed to act like *children*. They can be bitter, difficult, uncooperative, and unwilling to talk things through. Sometimes, they might not even know how to explain what they’re feeling. I think that’s a very realistic part of growing up, particularly when the adults around you are making decisions that change your life, too. Children don’t always have the words or emotional maturity to process these things neatly, and sometimes they just want to feel seen and heard.
I think that’s what makes these books so enjoyable. They’re funny and chaotic, but there’s also something lovely about reading about friendships, family, and growing up through the eyes of someone who’s still figuring it all out. And honestly, you don’t have to be a tween to enjoy a good middle grade book!
If you’re looking for something lighthearted between heavier reads, or you grew up loving books like *Dork Diaries*, give *The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks* by Katie Kirby a chance!
This is Book 8 in the series, and I can see why Lottie has kept readers coming back for more 🫶🏻
I remember being so frustrated because I wanted to illustrate my own stories, but I couldn’t draw nearly as well as the author. Which is why I really appreciate the stick figures in the Lottie Brooks books! They’re simple, expressive, and still manage to convey everything perfectly. You don’t need to be an amazing artist to tell a good story, and I love that the illustrations make the diary feel like something you could have put together yourself.
Anyway, I flew through *The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks* in less than a day, and as an adult, this was the perfect palate cleanser between heavier reads!
I have such a soft spot for middle grade diary books because they’re so slice-of-life. The text messages, little doodles, and Lottie’s Thoughts of the Day make the whole thing so much fun to read. Some of her observations are genuinely so sweet, too!
But what I love most is Lottie herself. She’s kind, sweet, and surprisingly perceptive. At an age when you’re still figuring out who you are and picking up little bits of your personality from the people around you, Lottie manages to be her own person. She could easily have been written as the stereotypical mean girl, but she isn’t. I really admire that about her. Major salute to Lottie! 🫡
Something else I really appreciated was how the book explored divorce and what it can be like for children when their parents move on and start new relationships. Divorce is between two parents, of course, but it affects the children, too, especially when they’re suddenly navigating new family dynamics and trying to figure out where they fit into everything.
Through Lottie’s perspective as Amber’s friend, we get to see some of the complicated feelings that can come with this. Lottie tries to be sympathetic towards Amber while also recognising that Amber’s dad is trying his best. I liked that the book allowed room for both things to be true. A parent can be trying their best, and their child can still be struggling with the changes.
And I especially appreciated that the children are allowed to act like *children*. They can be bitter, difficult, uncooperative, and unwilling to talk things through. Sometimes, they might not even know how to explain what they’re feeling. I think that’s a very realistic part of growing up, particularly when the adults around you are making decisions that change your life, too. Children don’t always have the words or emotional maturity to process these things neatly, and sometimes they just want to feel seen and heard.
I think that’s what makes these books so enjoyable. They’re funny and chaotic, but there’s also something lovely about reading about friendships, family, and growing up through the eyes of someone who’s still figuring it all out. And honestly, you don’t have to be a tween to enjoy a good middle grade book!
If you’re looking for something lighthearted between heavier reads, or you grew up loving books like *Dork Diaries*, give *The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks* by Katie Kirby a chance!
This is Book 8 in the series, and I can see why Lottie has kept readers coming back for more 🫶🏻
April 15, 2026
Really enjoyed this book, the ninth in the series.
Many highlights stood out for me, the girls go on a skiing trip
The dinner they attend that involves sticky toffee pudding made me hungry, running in an airport in your nightie and slippers was an image that was something relatable, in that when we used to go to Greece we used to be up super early, (never in the airport in pjs) but it gave me a giggle.
Throwing your passport and diary in a bin instead of a coffee cup was a big oops - don't ever do it
Heels on a skiing holiday - not a good idea.
A great book with a great finale.
Many highlights stood out for me, the girls go on a skiing trip
The dinner they attend that involves sticky toffee pudding made me hungry, running in an airport in your nightie and slippers was an image that was something relatable, in that when we used to go to Greece we used to be up super early, (never in the airport in pjs) but it gave me a giggle.
Throwing your passport and diary in a bin instead of a coffee cup was a big oops - don't ever do it
Heels on a skiing holiday - not a good idea.
A great book with a great finale.
May 8, 2026
This Book is hilarious. I laughed out loud a little too many times. Lottie is crazy and super realistic with that hint of fantasy. Her Hot French ex boyfriend and Mean Girl Friend amber all pulled together with Pointy nose and a great big mascot for the bow. This book is super great and I highly recommend this for all ages to 3-9 maybe not the 9's but hey I still will probably love Lottie.
The drawings are as good as ever and very expressive. I finished this book in ONE DAY!
The drawings are as good as ever and very expressive. I finished this book in ONE DAY!
August 5, 2026
five stars!!
this is a fun read just like every other one in the series, and every time a new one comes out i will continue to read them religiously.
what i liked about it:
everything. katie kirby i love you.
age rating wise:
9+ absolutely nothing inappropriate but just a little bit of normal, 13 year old romance and crushes.
PS; EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE BOOKS IS A BANGER AND WILL AT SOME POINT BE CONSIDERED A CLASSIC.
this is a fun read just like every other one in the series, and every time a new one comes out i will continue to read them religiously.
what i liked about it:
everything. katie kirby i love you.
age rating wise:
9+ absolutely nothing inappropriate but just a little bit of normal, 13 year old romance and crushes.
PS; EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE BOOKS IS A BANGER AND WILL AT SOME POINT BE CONSIDERED A CLASSIC.
April 18, 2026
It was an amazing read and I enjoyed every part of it. My favourite part was either pn / Phoebe leaving with Monty and TamaRAA or the ski school that Lottie attended. It was a spectacular book and I can not wait for the next Lottie brooks book by the fabulous Katie Kirby!! Must read :)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 23, 2026
THIS WAS SO GOOD
Ok Here we go
I LOVED THIS BOOK, bought a SIGNED copy on holiday, read it and loved it, will never forget you Wally.
Not very much else to say tbh just a good book overall!
Ok Here we go
I LOVED THIS BOOK, bought a SIGNED copy on holiday, read it and loved it, will never forget you Wally.
Not very much else to say tbh just a good book overall!
June 14, 2026
These books always make me feel emotional at the end.
Lottie had a epic holiday but in this book the focus isn't only on her. Which is great because she is proving that she is a girls girl. (Even though we already knew)
Lottie had a epic holiday but in this book the focus isn't only on her. Which is great because she is proving that she is a girls girl. (Even though we already knew)
August 8, 2026
I have absolutely no words to describe how amazingly brilliant this whole series is!! I highly recommend this book to everyone! This new instalment has the best mishaps and disasters yet!! You will laugh your way through it in no time.
- Review of a young reader
- Review of a young reader
April 9, 2026
THE SERIOUSLY EPIC BOOK THAT KATIE KIRBY WROTE! INFINITY PER CENT RECOMMEND! BEST ONE YET! SO EXCITED FOR THE NEXT ONE!
April 10, 2026
4.5
so funny !!
so funny !!
April 10, 2026
Another amazing Lottie Brooks book! I can't wait to read the next one!
April 11, 2026
I loved this book it is so funny like all the others in the series but this one is also quite heartwarming I love the ending.
April 11, 2026
I loved this book they always make me laugh the funny story’s you get each day so funny I’m always on the edge of my seat waiting for the next one to arrive and then I read them in about 2.5 hours😂
April 11, 2026
love all her books
April 13, 2026
so entertaining !!
April 16, 2026
Really enjoyed it! Can't wait for the next book!
April 17, 2026
5 stars!! Most hilarious book ever. Had me giggling throughout the whole book.😂. I finished it in one day. 100000000% recommend if you want a laugh.
April 18, 2026
I loved it
I need the next one for this but it was just a slight bit boring that’s why I give it 4 rather than 5
I need the next one for this but it was just a slight bit boring that’s why I give it 4 rather than 5
April 20, 2026
It is such a good book I loved it
April 24, 2026
Soo nostalgic
April 26, 2026
Great👍😊
April 26, 2026
Ok..
This was amazing! But the thing is it wasn’t as Lottie brooks embarrassing advicey type of thing it was just a bit boring unlike for example the majorly awkward crushes
This was amazing! But the thing is it wasn’t as Lottie brooks embarrassing advicey type of thing it was just a bit boring unlike for example the majorly awkward crushes
April 27, 2026
Absolutely loved the Epic Holiday, lots of laughs reading about Lotties chaotic life! Cant wait for the next book to come out.
April 29, 2026
4 for Stella. 4.5 for Jules. So much fun to read while working had our own epic holiday. 💕
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