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Accidental Beauty Queen
Accidental Beauty Queen | Teri Wilson
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In this charming romantic comedy perfect for fans of Meg Cabot and Sophie Kinsella, critically acclaimed author Teri Wilson shows us that sometimes being pushed out of your comfort zone leads you to the ultimate prize. Charlotte Gorman loves her job as an elementary school librarian, and is content to experience life through the pages of her books. Which couldn't be more opposite from her identical twin sister. Ginny, an Instagram-famous beauty pageant contestant, has been chasing a crown since she was old enough to enunciate the words world peace, and she's not giving up until she gets the title of Miss American Treasure. And Ginny's refusing to do it alone this time. She drags Charlotte to the pageant as a good luck charm, but the winning plan quickly goes awry when Ginny has a terrible, face-altering allergic reaction the night before the pageant, and Charlotte suddenly finds herself in a switcheroo the twins haven't successfully pulled off in decades. Woefully unprepared for the glittery world of hair extensions, false eyelashes, and push-up bras, Charlotte is mortified at every unstable step in her sky-high stilettos. But as she discovers there's more to her fellow contestants than just wanting a sparkly crown, Charlotte realizes she has a whole new motivation for winning.
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BookishGirl06
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My first read of august and it was pretty good. I liked the mc but the constant hp references were occasionally too much. Overall it was an entertaining read

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slategreyskies
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I thought this would be a so-so, but it surprised me by being a pick. I thoroughly enjoyed this lighthearted and fun read. I laughed, I cried. And I stayed up an hour past my bedtime just to finish it. 💕!!

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slategreyskies
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Reading these two books for the #AwesomeAugust #readathon. I‘m having fun and am still on track to complete four books by the end of the readathon. Yay!! :)

Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
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ravenlee
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Mehso-so

This was a really fast read (less than four hours) and enjoyable. Family dynamics, twin drama, wounds from past relationships, questioning one‘s identity...and lots of Austen and HP bits. This is a mostly closed-door romance (the actual sex is off-screen, but there is some lead-up depicted). I liked it well enough, but won‘t remember this for long and won‘t reread it.
Just hit 4 hours on #20in4 and second finish; last #bookspin title for January.

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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ravenlee
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I‘m jumping into the inaugural #20in4 readathon today with @Andrew65 . I‘m going to try timing but we‘ll see how that goes.

My goal is to read the tagged book (my last #bookspin title for the month!) plus two Giant Days volumes (to blackout my #bookspinbingo board). Beyond that I have no idea what I‘ll be reading. I also need to prepare my list for February‘s spin, which I‘ve been fiddling with for days.

Andrew65 Great to have you with us. Good luck. Happy for you to time or not, whatever best suits you. 😊 3y
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RedxoHearts
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I absolutely enjoyed The Accidental Beauty Queen by Terri Wilson. It was a cute sweet romance. It also explores the ups and downs of family especially between twins. My favorite character of course was Charlotte though. I liked that it also included a good message of loving yourself for you not for who/what you wish you were.

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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Book 123 of the year done.

AkashaVampie wow impressive!! 4y
rachelm 🙌🏼🥳 4y
Graciouswarriorprincess @AkashaVampie @rachelm Thanks. I get into my reading zone with coffee and I am set. 😃📚 4y
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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My current read and only physical library book.

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jouleian
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a fun read about a set of twins that learn the value of good relationships, the truth, and self worth. If you‘re looking for a lite read I highly #recommend

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sb3626
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Such a cute and quick read!!! When Ginny has an allergic reaction and her twin Charlotte has to pretend she is her for a pageant it is so amazing!!! Charlotte is such a funny and quirky character!!!

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Lovesbooks87
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I loved this book. Charlotte is going to Orlando to see her identical twin sister Ginny in a pageant. All she dreams about is hanging out The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. But what she doesn‘t know is that she will be taking care of her sisters dog Buttercup and meeting a handsome stranger. But when Ginny has an allergic reaction she begs Charlotte to take her place. Charlotte does and one her 1st day she meets on of the judges. 👇🏻👇🏻

Lovesbooks87 Her handsome stranger. I loved Charlotte and Gray and are so happy they found their happy ending. I used this book as the prompt makes you LOL for #booked2020 I had so many laughs while reading this book. Good thing no one so we listening to it while audio walking! @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen (edited) 4y
Lovesbooks87 I finished this during my Audiowalk today. I walked 4.13 miles. No pretty nature pictures today it was really yucky and rainy! #listybitsy @Cuilin 4y
Cuilin @Lovesbooks87 great you got out and walked in the rain. I dodged the rain today. But it was cold. 4y
Lovesbooks87 @Cuilin it didn‘t rain the whole time thank goodness. Of course now the sun is coming out and the weather is so much better. I try to walk early in the morning to avoid everyone due to the virus! Looks like you had a pretty place to walk this morning! 😃 4y
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Lovesbooks87
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If people saw me on my audio walk this morning they may have thought I was crazy! This book had me smiling and laughing. I am loving it! Had to stop and take a picture of this beautiful flower!

Come-read-with-me I love a book that makes me laugh out loud in unexpected places! 4y
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hes7
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The books I read for the #Booked2020 Winter prompts:

1. #MillennialAuthor: Wardens of Eternity 3.5⭐️
2. #HatHeadCoveringOnCover: The Accidental Beauty Queen 4.5⭐️
3. #LiveAndLearn: The Castle on Sunset 4⭐️
4. #SetInHollywood: Stars Over Sunset Boulevard 4⭐️
5. #CoverCrush: The Memory Thief 3.5⭐️
6. #FinishInADay: 84, Charing Cross Road 4⭐️

Cinfhen Congrats on completing #Winter #Booked2020 🎉⛄️💕This is your “official” entry for #FirstQuarterDrawing 📚❤️😁 4y
HeidiMcCahan.author I loved The Accidental Beauty Queen 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage So many lovely covers in your collage. Great job! 📚 📚 🎉 🎉 4y
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CoffeeNBooks
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I really enjoyed this one! Charlotte joins her twin sister Ginny in Orlando for a beauty pageant that Ginny is a contestant in. Charlotte just wants a nice vacation to relax by the pool and read, but a dog named Buttercup, an allergic reaction, and a case of mistaken identity are what she has to deal with instead.

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CoffeeNBooks
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I'm extremely picky about what I like to listen to while I'm walking on the treadmill. I started listening to A Secret History of Witches, and I think I'll like the actual book more than the audiobook, so I switched to this one and I really like it so far! #audiowalking

Scochrane26 I get so bored on the treadmill. I listened to a podcast tonight, but I seem to get bored no matter what I listen to. 4y
hes7 This book is so cute! 4y
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Readswithcoffee
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This book really hit the spot for me. After several books with enough domestic violence to last me quite awhile, it was great to read a lighthearted rom-com with extremely funny internal dialogue. Think “The Parent Trap” meets “Miss Congeniality” and you‘ll have a pretty good idea of what this story is about. Also, if you‘re a Harry Potter fan, you‘ll love all the references.

Kaylamburson I loved this one, too! 4y
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Lauren.Archer
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Mehso-so

This a good palate cleanser from a couple of more difficult reads that I have recently read. I doubt I will remember this book in a month though. There are some nice references for all us book lovers though in here.

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xxjenadanxx
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The Parent Trap meets Miss Congeniality. When Charlotte's beauty queen sister Ginny invites her to Orlando to spend the week of a big pageant with her she jumps at the chance to spend some time with her twin - and five days at the Wizarding World. When a freak allergic reaction forces her to trade in her wand for a baton the formerly "ugly" duckling becomes beautiful just by taking her hair out of her messy bun, ala every 90s teen movie ever.

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Sassy_Steph
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A great book about bond of twin sisters and what lengths they will go to for each other

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Christy2318
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I had great fun meeting Teri Wilson & listening to her read from The Accidental Beauty Queen. Her #Hallmark movie Northern Lights of Christmas is showing again on Movies & Mysteries this week so I‘m off to DVR in a minute. #romantsy #romcom

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Kaylamburson
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This was the perfect end to summer read. It's a mix between Miss Congeniality, The Parent Trap, and The Princess Diaries, and it's so cute! When Charlotte's twin sister can't compete in her lifelong dream pageant because of an allergic reaction, she reluctantly agrees to take the stage in her place. It's all about finding your confidence and coming into your own. And the adorable romance helps, too!

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suvata
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ModernMrsDarcy.com Summer 2019 Reading List

Rom-com is not my favorite genre but this book was cute. I could actually see them making a film based on this story. Hmmmm ... Who would play Gray?

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Shibbyfruitfly
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I‘ve seen a lot of people posting their #top6reads of 2019 so I thought I‘d join in the fun. Only after I made my choices did I realize I‘d picked 2 books, 2 ebooks, and 2 audiobooks lol.

Cinfhen I love that you used all three mediums!!!! 5y
Bklover I have The Aftermath but haven‘t read it yet. Will have to bump it up! 5y
Shibbyfruitfly @Cinfhen Thanks. I‘m an all media reader 😁 5y
Shibbyfruitfly @Bklover You should! I really liked the book and then I watched the movie and I realized I liked the book even more than I‘d originally though. 😊 5y
kspenmoll The Aftermath was a new timeframe for me, immediately post WWII, I enjoyed it 5y
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HappilyEverKrafter
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“I, on the other hand, found my hope in books. ... They saved me, over and over again.”

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tammysue
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4.5 ☆ A quick, fun rom-com about twins that pull a switcheroo at a Miss American Treasure pageant. Charlotte puts me in mind of a very bookish Grace Hart in Miss Congeniality. A shy school librarian, no makeup, Harry Potter nerd, loves Pride & Prejudice, not Fifty Shades of Grey like her twin. She finds her own Mr Darcy but can it last w/her posing as Miss Texas? Discovering oneself is the big picture here and I loved that about this book. #MMD

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MallenNC
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This book was cute! It is due back at the library tomorrow (well, later today) so I stayed up late to finish. It was a quick read that I enjoyed. The author has written books that became Hallmark movies, and that's exactly what this was. It's a good summer read, from Modern Mrs. Darcy's list. I checked off others I've read ( a few before the list was released!).

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MicrobeMom
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Finished this cute book last night. Charlotte, typical introvert book nerd, trades places with her beauty queen twin when the twin has an accident and can‘t compete. This is a fun light read.

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MicrobeMom
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My weekend reads. The tagged book I am currently reading. Finished Kingdom of Ash finally and finish Love and Gelato in a day. I loved both. Kingdom of Ash was a satisfying ending to the series with lots of action. Love and Gelato was so cute! #weekendreading

Slajaunie Working on Kingdom of Ash now. 5y
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MicrobeMom
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The pups and I are enjoy our last little bit of paradise before we go home tonight and back to reality! #happymemorialday #dogsoflitsy #outsidereading #sonnythemutt

wanderinglynn Looks like a lovely reading spot! 5y
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MicrobeMom
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My Sunday night couldn‘t be any better! #newbook #whiteclaw

EH2018 My favorite of the Claws 5y
MicrobeMom @EH2018 me too! So good! 5y
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BooknerdsLife
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Not a big #RomCom book fan but sometimes you need something light to read in between. Finished in 1 sitting! A fun fast read with lots of Jane Austin & #HarryPotter references to satisfy all the book nerd in us. Librarian twin sister hoping to vacation but ended up switching with her beauty queen twin. Loving all the Miss Congeniality & Princess Diary moments. A feel good about yourself &who you are story!
4⭐️ read
#review #readathon #24b4Monday

BooknerdsLife Sorry about the bad photo 😔 5y
Andrew65 Sounds like a good bit of light relief. 5y
BooknerdsLife @Andrew65 Yes it was a good fun break from Fahrenheit 451 & I was surprised how much I liked it & couldn‘t put it down til I finished at 3am! 😆 5y
MayaB1226 I love that you stacked it against the books Charlotte mentions liking! (Also love the Hermione Funko Pop!) i agree that this was a fun, light rom-com-y book, and that sometimes that‘s just what you need! 5y
BooknerdsLife @MayaB1226 Awwww Thank you so much for recognising the references despite the bad photo!! 🙈🙏🏼💖💖 Did you enjoy the book? I enjoyed reading it & love Charlotte so much even tho ending seems little rushed. 5y
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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My library book haul for the Memorial Day weekend. I plan on reading by the pool!

Kathrin I think that‘s an excellent plan for the long weekend. 5y
Graciouswarriorprincess @Kathrin Thanks! 👍🏻😃 5y
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thebookishtype15
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This was cute and a nice light hearted fast read. It goes the way you would expect it too and with lots of positive feelings about feeling good about yourself.

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thebookishtype15
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This will be me despite having to work tomorrow.

Oh well!

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GirlMeetsBook
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Mehso-so

THE ENDING OF THIS BOOK MADE ME WANT TO PULL MY HAIR OUT!! Just me??

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Jen_Reads
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1. Still not feeling 100% so I‘m opting for a light read this weekend.
2. Having breakfast with RED PANDAS (!!!!!) at the Franklin Park Zoo
3. Nope
4. Not yet, but it‘s on my list
5. 🍀🌈

#hellothursday

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 🍀 5y
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Shibbyfruitfly
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I got my Once Upon a Book Club Valentines Box yesterday so I thought I‘d have a #literarylunch today. #onceuponabookclubbox #valentinesbox #theaccidentalbeautyqueen #booknerd #readingislife

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MaggieCarr
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☆☆☆☆☆ I loved this book! So much so that I stayed up until 2am reading and only set it down at my husband's insistence, quietly setting my phone on vibrate to wake me at 6am so I could enjoy the ending.

"Recent hijinks aside, I am generally a good person. An honest one. I don't even dog ear my books, much less engage in the Sandra Bullock rom-com subterfuge I'm currently engaged in at the moment."

Full review on my Goodreads. Link in profile.

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MaggieCarr
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Loving this book! Librarian protagonist who keeps experiencing Anne Hathaway and Sandra Bullock moments amidst seasoned pageant gals and a gassy French bulldog rescue. Who needs sleep? I may stay up and read this beauty cover to cover...

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Jeanne_S
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No surprises but pleasant.

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Kristy_K
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A cute fluffy book great for fans of romantic comedies, Miss Congeniality, and plots revolving around twins switching places.

#netgalley #arc #contemporary

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