Inexcusable
Chris Lynch
Release Date: October 25, 2005
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages: 176

Rating: 1.5 stars

“I am a good guy. Good guys don’t do bad things. Good guys understand that no means no, and so I could not have done this because I understand.”

Keir Sarafian knows many things about himself. He is a talented football player, a loyal friend, a devoted son and brother. Most of all, he is a good guy. And yet the love of his life thinks otherwise. Gigi says Keir has done something awful. Something unforgivable. Keir doesn’t understand. He loves Gigi. He would never do anything to hurt her. So Keir carefully recounts the events leading up to that one fateful night, in order to uncover the truth. Clearly, there has been a mistake.

But what has happened is, indeed, something inexcusable.

Inexcusable by Chris Lynch was a book that sounded so good, and it just didn’t live up to my expectations. From page 1, readers learn about Keir and all the things he’s done where he procedes to tell readers he’s a good boy, monsters wouldn’t do those things. I think the premise of the book could make a really great book, I just think Inexcusable could’ve been strengthened in some areas.

I felt like with the topic of the book, it should have been really emotional and touching, but I didn’t really have any emotions or feel anything throughout the entire book.

Inexcusable was a shorter book, and you never really get to know any of the characters. With Keir being the main character, you didn’t learn much about him except about his family and that he plays football. There wasn’t enough depth for readers to connect with him. Keir’s two sisters, Fran amd Mary, on the hand I felt were a bit stronger of characters. They didn’t appear as frequent in the book as other characters, but scenes with them seemed more emotional and connected.