There’s nothing like some good space-themed apparel. Get a look inspired by both Cinder’s personality and her environment with an edgy grey skater dress layered under a denim jacket.

Pair these pieces with some galaxy-printed combat boots and a necklace depicting the cycle of the moon. Finally, stash your stuff in a black-as-night quilted backpack. 

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

My FAVORITE book I’ve read so far this year is definitely this one (so much so that I actually covered it in a post a couple months ago, but I felt it deserved a second mention!). 

Battle Royale is the original “The Hunger Games”, and, in my opinion, is even better. 

Originally published in Japanese in 1999, the book was translated into English in 2003. It follows a Japanese junior high school class as they are abducted on their way to a field trip and forced to fight to the death on a secluded island as part of the government’s yearly example of their own control and domination. 

I like Battle Royale better than The Hunger Games because the kids have all grown up together and are friends already, instead of being randomly selected and meeting for the first time within the death tournament. This makes the stakes higher and the moral dilemma a lot more challenging. 

Also, the book switches perspective between characters (kind of like Game of Thrones) so you get well-developed backstory on EVERYONE (not just the protagonists). This makes even the “villains” more humanized and sympathetic. 

The entire book is one of the most suspenseful things I’ve ever read and the finale left me screaming. My favorite. Do yourself a favor: Just read it. 

Battle Royale Fashion: Outfit Inspired by the Book

Products: Shirt – Forever 21, Shoes – H&M, Backpack – H&M, Skirt – H&M, Headband (similar) – Forever 21, Tights – Target