most anticipated releases

i don't think i've anticipated the release of a book since the harry potter series ended! oh, actually no - i was very excited for 'doctor sleep' by stephen king to come out for a LONG time. however: this is pretty much the first time i've ever found myself waiting on release dates for more than one book. it's such an usual occurance for me but i just CANNOT wait to get my hands on these!

'we were liars' by e. lockhart, published by hot key books - release date 15th may 2014 (goodreads): i absolutely adore e. lockhart and 'the boyfriend list' is one of my all-time favourite books, so i am so so so excited for the release of 'we were liars'. i've heard that there's a pretty astonishing twist and it gets nothing but good reveiws, and i just need to read it! and just look at that cover! it is so beautiful.

'say her name' by james dawson, published by hot key books - release date 5th june 2014 (goodreads): i know pretty much nothing about this book or about james dawson, but when i saw this cover on hot key's tumblr, i knew i had to read it. you guys know horror is one of my favourite genres and this looks right up my street.

'ensnared' by a.g. howard, published by amulet books - release date 6th january 2015 (goodreads): i like to marathon my series so i usually wait til all the books are released before i dive in, but with 'splintered' i was too curious to hold off reading it (kind of appropriate for an 'alice in wonderland' retelling...) and now i'm paying for it with an agonising wait of almost a year for the final book. i just can't seem to get the story out of my head and i cannot wait to delve back into the world. i'm so excited to see where they go with the cover as well - the first two are so incredible and so detailed, and i really want to know which character they decide to use, since they've already used alyssa and morpheus (maybe we'll finally get to see jeb?).

'authority' (goodreads) - release date 8th may 2014 - and 'acceptance' (goodreads) - release date 11th september 2014 - by jeff vandermeer, published by fourth estate: why do i never hear anyone talk about this series?! i found the first book 'annihilation' so interesting and, although i didn't think much of it at the time, i can't seem to stop thinking about it, and i need to find out what happens next. lookily there isn't that much of a wait!

warm fuzzy winter wishlist

owl kigu - purchase here | kicker's kick hi booties in red - purchase here | gipsy speckled ribbed tights - purchase here | adventure time box set - is this real?! does it exist?! i need it! | topshop cat burglar jumper - purchase here

sometime last year, i joined the onesie hype the second it appeared. i had had a onesie when i was about 11 or 12 and missed it, so i got one of the first styles that primark brought out, which was an ugly black/yellow bumblebee thing. i've been on the hunt for a more stylish one since then, and recently i found kigu, which is an amazing company that sells all kinds of fun and cute onesies! i think the owl one is my favourite but i'm also quite partial to the giraffe and the kangaroo (and the corgi... and the flying squirrel.. okay i love them all!). kigu's are slightly pricier than your average primark onesie but you're paying for better quality, better designs, and you're helping a company that is much more kind and lovely than primark. i'm too broke to purchase one right now but this is going straight on my christmas list!

i have also fallen madly in love with adventure time. i watch it with my sister every day when she gets home from school and i get home from sixth form (it makes me miss the days where i'd run home for lizzie mcguire and that's so raven!). i can't get enough of it, it's SO GOOD. i don't know if the boxset is a 'real thing' for us in the UK but if it is then i'm getting my hands on it as soon as possible.

because i look so young, if i try to dress 'grown-up' i just look like a little girl playing dress-up in her mum's wardrobe, so i like to play up my toddler look. that is why i love these kicker's - they look like something a gorgeous little child would wear, but they come in my size! since my trusty old primark brogue's have bit the dust (much like these old favourites) i have been in need of some good, sturdy shoes, and i think these are the ones.

and, of course, what could winter be without a jumper and some woolly tights? these are my current favourites. the tights, i am madly in love with, but i feel that the jumper is a bit pricey (although gorgeous) so i think h&m will have to be my saviour here. xx