I Heart New York

Today's post is gonna be a little be different as it's my very first book review! I haven't got any experience with book reviews so bare with me for the moment - practise makes perfect 'nd all that ;)

For Christmas my brother kindly bought me three books from the I heart series by Lindsey Kelk. The first in the series, I heart New York, I recently finished reading. Since starting the book, I haven't been able to put it down. It's everything I want and look for in a story and I was thrilled to discover this frankly immense series ;D

I first discovered the author Lindsey as well as her book series, I heart, on a leaflet in a goodie bag I bought whilst at the the clothes show live. I love New York City, so anything and everything which involves New York immediately grabs my attention! Seeing as the first book is I heart New York, I was an eager beaver to sit down with a cuppa' and crack it open.

The story follows the life of Angela Clarke, a twenty something children's book writer from London, who after discovering her boyfriend cheating on her at her best friends wedding and finding out that all of her friends knew about it (including the bride and groom), does what any of us would have done; broke the grooms hand with a Louboutin shoe, made the bride burst into tears on the 'happiest' day of her life, and runs away to New York City.

River Island Wishlist

Whilst many are hoping that the worst of the cold winter months are over, I'm still desperately clinging to the hope that the days of frosty trees and icy dragons breath aren't behind us just yet. Luckily though, each day when I walk to school I still have to navigate the slippery pavements and wrap up warm in swathes of clothes, which I'm taking as a good sign that my favourite weather isn't quite ready to say it's goodbyes. I've always been a much bigger fan of the colder seasons - when I was younger it was because of the snow days and the excitement of Christmas! Nowadays it's because of my style...(and Christmas!). I love layering clothes and if I could I'd wear jumpers all the time. Being in England is a big help when you want to wear warmer clothes, but I still yearn for that time of year again when I can chuck on a scarf and gloves. Thankfully though (to me), it looks like the chilly weather is here to say for a bit longer. With the weather deciding to stick around a bit and my inner compulsive shopper taking charge, I've compiled a wishlist based on the incredible River Island sale (with a few items that aren't in the sale) :D (It's not even winter based?)

*All images belong to River Island and I don't claim to own any of them*

Feeling British

Anyone who knows me will know how much a fan I am of the Union Jack flag. I buy pretty much anything and everything with it on and so as you can imagine, when I saw these I was pretty bloody happy ;) I first saw the jumper on ASOS a few months ago and it was love at first sight. I kept telling myself I'd order it but I never got round to doing it, luckily though my Mum did whilst she was browsing ASOS for herself - thanks Mum! It's a perfect fit and is so warm and cosy! Also, the colours aren't too bright, in fact, their more vintage looking which is great because I'll be able to wear more with it.

 

Even though I only have one pair, I am a huge doc martens fan. The other pair I own were bought in a sale and you can see them in THIS post. Dr Martens are incredibly well made boots which will last you a lifetime whilst at the same time keeping you stylish - what's not to love? Combine that with my obsession love of the Union Jack flag and there ladies and gentlemen, you have perfection ;) I pretty much shrieked when my Mum spotted these on Amazon (these posts make me sound so lazy and my Mum like a shopaholic!), so after much consideration of what I could wear them with they were ordered. Hooray! A matter of days later they arrived at my door and didn't leave my feet until I went to bed (cheesy grin).

What have you bought recently? Are you a fan of Dr Marten shoes or ASOS? What do you think of my new purchases?

LUSH Golden Wonder Bath Bomb

Being a loyal Lush lover, I couldn't resist taking the opportunity in December to ask for a couple of their amazing Christmas bath bombs for (you guessed it!) Christmas last year (gosh it sounds so long ago). The year before last I had my first ever test run of their gorgeous golden wonder bath bombs and I was truly impressed :). Not only does it have the most heavenly smell (just like every other Lush item), it transforms your bath into a mystical, magical mixture of colours and golden stars. No joke.