The Girl On The Train

Now and again in the afternoon when I am not doing anything sometimes I watch Loose Women after This Morning. Last week the Loose Women panel announced they were going to start a book club and every month one of them is going to pick a book for everyone to read and review. They have encouraged everyone to get involved and post their thoughts on Facebook and Twitter using #loosebooks. First up, Coleen Nolan chose the book The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins.

I haven't read anything in a while. I'm pretty sure the last books I read were the Fifty Shades books. So I was keen to go out and buy this book.

As you can see from the covers of the book it has been given very good reviews, and I can confirm these are accurate. I love thrillers with a lot of twists and turns. I like to be kept guessing and wondering, trying to figure out the clues while the story unfolds. This book definitely lived up to those expectations. There was so much mystery! I just couldn't put the book down, longing to know what was going to be discovered next. One minute I was reading the first line, the next I was on page one hundred and something. Really did hold my attention.

I don't want to go into a big review of the whole story as that would have to contain some spoiler alerts and everyone should read it for themselves and hopefully get the same gripping feeling I got from the story. It really is a brilliant read and I will definitely be keeping my eye out for anything to come from Paula Hawkins.

Highly recommended! I might even read it all over again... 

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Clown

Finally I got round to watching the film clown last night. My sister and I love our horror films, so since we were having a girly night in we decided to cross another one off the list.

I seen the trailer for the film when it was first released and my initial thoughts were "that looks like a film that could give me nightmares!"
It starts off straight into the story which I like. I hate the kind of horror films that have people going about their daily lives for the first hour of the film and it takes forever to get to the good 'scary' bits.

I did like the story line and I had high hopes for the film. Personally I didn't find it as scary as I thought, most horrors don't frighten me anyway and I don't have a huge phobia of clowns, but still I wasn't disappointed. There were a few moments where I found myself on the edge of my seat saying to myself "Oh no!" Hes going to do this and hes going to do that.

We (my sister and me) both agreed that we would watch it again. I would recommend this film to everyone unless you have a serious fear of clowns or are under the age of like 15 because you will not sleep!

"A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer."

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Hair Bleaching

Recently I came across a young girl who wanted to change her hair colour from being a very dark brown to a lighter copper colour. To do this she was aware her hair had to be pre-lightened using hair bleach and to avoid paying a small fortune to get this done properly she decided she was going to try and do this herself. She just assumed that it is applied the same way as hair colour and she was using google for answers. I cannot stress enough how WRONG this is!

First of all hair bleach or pre-lightener is not applied the same as hair colour. It is mixed with a higher percentage of peroxide and should NEVER be applied to the scalp. Secondly it needs to be monitored closely as it can cause breakage and damage to the hair so this will need to be done by a professional who knows what to look out for. And as far as google is concerned, well I am sure everyone knows by now not to believe everything you read on the internet. While some of the information might be correct, sometimes the answers you get are posted by people who think they know but have no experience or qualifications. I know a lot of people, especially young girls, like to use home dyes to colour their hair rather than pay a hairdresser but PLEASE if you or anyone you know is planning on bleaching their hair make sure you or they go to a professional!

NEVER EVER TRY THIS YOURSELF!!


When hair bleaching goes wrong:

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