Slayer by Kiersten White

Nina and Artemis are twins sisters who not only live but grew up in The Watcher's Academy. The Watcher's Academy is a boarding school in which teens are trained as guides for slayers (Watchers).
Nina's mother is on the Watcher's Council and her father a, Watcher died protecting the infamous Buffy The Vampire  Slayer.

Nina is more of a healer than a watcher  and the school's medic. She is  fairly happy with her course in life until one day - everything changes. She becomes "chosen" and the last vampire slayer EVER.
She has to keep it a secret and train. Secrets unravel along the way and Nina is forced to make some difficult choices.

White is well versed in Buffy lore and you must know Buffy to understand and love this book. I was excited to read this and can't wait until the next on comes out.

Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

Willowdean Dickson is a self proclaimed "fat girl". Her mother is a former beauty queen and runs the Miss Clover City beauty pageant. Willowdean loves Dolly Parton and lives in Texas. Willowdean is mourning the death of her beloved Aunt and in her memory decides to enter the beauty pageant.

The beauty pageant turns out to be a lot more work and energy than she anticipated. Friendships and relationships are explored and laughs are a plenty. Willowdean is a quirky, fun character who I could have easily been friends with High School.

This is a super fast easy read that teaches courage and confidence.

The Accidental Beauty Queen by Teri Wilson

Charlotte Gorman is a librarian, a "nerd" and enjoys being casual and comfy. Her twin sister, Ginny is an famous instagram contestant pageant. 

Ginny ways has her glam on and  has spent years on the pageant road.  It's  her last opportunity to win the title, "Miss American Treasure" and nothing is going to stop her. Charlotte joins, Ginny  for support but then everything goes horribly wrong.

Ginny ends up having a horrific allergic reaction that alters her looks significantly. She begs and pleads with Charlotte to help her and pretend to be her. Charlotte is hesitant but finally agrees to the old twin switcharoo. Charlotte quickly finds out that being a pageant contestant requires a lot of work and rules.

The storyline and characters are predictable but that doesn't mean it isn't a fun worthy read because it is. My favorite character is the French Bulldog.  I could have done without the excessive Harry Potter references but don't let that sway you from this fun read that will easily get you laughing and smiling.


* I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.