Last week I went to Zaandam and Amsterdam and I've found some really nice items for this spring! I went to Amsterdam with two fiends so I didn't bought much because we had so much fun that we didn't really pay attention to the "shopping" part. I bought in Amsterdam two tops at Zara, a loose top and a top with a print. I must say I'm a little disappointed in the spring collection of most shops, even shops like H&M and Monki. Anyways, I prefer online shopping much more though. At H&M I've only bought a lovely golden leaf bracelet. Of course I had to check out the new collection of Primark in Zaandam but it was so crowded (like always) and most of the clothes looked very cheap. Eventually I came home with two new tops, one pair of flower sandals and three necklaces!

ZARA / Loose top, top with print
H&M / Golden leaf bracelet
PRIMARK / Necklaces, sandals, lace top, beige blouse

The Hunger Games is an amazing book trilogy which I have read in 4 days. I know. When I like something, I become obsessed with it so I have to read on. After reading the books, I recommended it to all my friends but they seem not very enthousatic about it, but I don't blame them because I was once one of them. At first I thought it was like Twilight or Harry Potter and I have had an other picture in mind when I read the synopsis (I didn't like the idea of futurism). But The Hunger Games is much more than that! It's about sacrificing, love, friendship, betrayal, power, justice, war..

The Hunger Games is an event which is organized once a year by the Capitol. The Capitol is a place where people live in wealth while the Districts live in poverty. Like I have said, it's a story which takes place in the future, in North-America to be exactly. North-America is now Panem. A land which is separated in twelve Districts. Each district has its own 'thing'. Like coal, luxury goods or electricity. Each year one girl and one boy from every District must participate the Hunger Games. On the Reaping day, all the girls and boys have to stand in front of the Justice Hall. That's the moment where someone from the Capitol picks a name out of each bowl. The principal is Katniss, a 16 years old girl from District 12 (the poorest District). She lives with her sister Primrose and her mother near the forest where she illegal hunts for her family. Her father died in a mine so she has to take care of her sister and mother. When Prims name drops at the Reaping, Katniss steps forward to volunteer as tribute. From then, the adventure has begun. Katniss discovers how cruel the Capitol is but she discovers other (great) things as well.

I RECOMMEND this book to you all!! I have to learn to stop prejudice something because mostly it turns out great (like Vampire Diaries..). There is also a movie made from the first book which premieres on 21 March in the theatres in the Netherlands. I'm so excited!! I have high expectations as well haha. But I have no doubt that it will be a bad movie because the trailer of the movie and soundtrack list looks great! Birdy, Taylor Swift, The Civil Wars, The Secret Sisters and much more has written a song for the movie. Oh, when you have read the books, you should definitely listen to this song from Taylor Swift and the Civil Wars. It's called Safe & Sound. It decribes the book in a nutshell and you can place the song in various scenes in the first book.

What are your thoughts? Have you read the trilogy as well?

Since last month you could join my giveaway because of my second blog anniversary. I used random.org to pick one winner of my giveaway. Some of you didn't leave an email behind and didn't leave a link to their site or blog so I had to leave them out of the giveaway. Now, I would like to announced that the winner is..


Mia

Congratulations Mia, I will contact you by mail. For the others, don't be sad! There will be another giveaway soon! Have a great Sunday you guys :-)

In bijna elke webshop is nu sale dus zocht ik gisteravond naar leuke items dat ik niet per se nu nodig heb, maar toch wel handig is om te hebben. Vast wel herkenbaar. Ik moest me echt inhouden om niet bij de nieuwe collecties te kijken en het is gelukt hoor! Ik heb al een tijdje niets meer besteld bij de H&M aangezien de bestelling 9 van de 10 keer tegenvalt.. Het komt ook voor dat ik mijn bestelling in 4 delen ontvang! Toch heb ik in de sale van H&M zwarte croco ballerina's en een zwart shortje gevonden, wat erg leuk is voor de lente. Bij ASOS heb ik hele schattige mittens gezien. Ik denk niet dat de horrorwinter nog komt maar deze wanten zijn gewoon ZO leuk! Oh, en ik heb nog mooie nude heels gevonden met studs/spikes aan de achterkant van River Islands. Lastly, ik weet dat de feestdagen nu voorbij zijn en voor sommigen partydresses overbodig zijn, maar dit jurkje is zo mooi! Perfect voor een speciale gelegenheid toch? En dit jurkje is ook nog 's te vinden in de sale van Nelly. Even alles op een rijtje:

Zwarte croco ballerina's - H&M
Zwarte shortje met strik - H&M
Beige wanten - ASOS
Nude heels met studs/spikes - ASOS
Wit one shoulder dress - NELLY