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Leah Clearwater considers herself a lost soul and happiness a lost cause. Will community service with the new youth pastor show her that even she deserves a second chance?
Leah Clearwater is having a tough time. Her dad died, her mom got remarried, and her boyfriend married her cousin. Who could blame the girl for drowning her sorrows in booze and a “strictly casual” relationship with Embry? After Leah gets pulled over for DUI, not even being the stepdaughter of the Chief of Police grants her immunity from the consequences; her license is suspended, and she has to do 200 hours of community service. Enter the Forks United Christian Church Youth Group: 25 messed up kids and their too-pretty-for-his-own-good Youth Pastor, Edward Cullen. As Leah puts it, “Apparently I would be helping out with the kids, servicing the youth of Forks, but you know, not like that.”
IdPattThat has created, from the first chapter, an amazing Leah. She’s a little bit broken, a little sarcastic, and a little inappropriate. In short, she’s real. It’s rare that I find characters who resonate with me right off the bat, but this Leah did. As much as Accidental Atonement is the story of Edward and Leah’s relationship, it’s really Leah’s story. Every chapter shows a little more growth, and the angry girl armour that Leah wears starts to fall away.
The supporting cast is also amazing. IdPattThat just writes great characters, from baby brother Seth to best friend Claire. She’s left everyone’s canon traits intact, while expanding on them and fleshing them out. The result? A really believable story.
And Edward? When he’s not pastoring the troubled youth of Forks, he’s probably playing a set at Quil’s bar in La Push. “…there, slouched on the ratty old stool in my hole-in-the-wall bar, looking like an angel who’d been kicked out of heaven, was the youth pastor.” This is no goody two-shoes waiting to show Leah the error of her ways and reform her. He’s flirty, and fun, and not about to be pigeon-holed into a stereotype.
Accidental Atonement is fun, and honest, and laugh out loud funny. There’s no angst just for the sake of angst, just two people doing their best to handle the cards they’ve been dealt.
Still not convinced? There’s dry humping in the back seat of a church van. No, really. Accidental Atonement is equal parts touching and irreverent, and so, so worth the read.
I love IdPattThat and if I could stomach Edward and Leah, I’d be all over this. My ExBforeveromg heart just can’t take it. I read the first couple of chapters and let me just say–this girl could sell ice to an eskimo. She’s an amazing writer and what I read of this story is great. Check it out.
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