Inexcusable by Chris Lynch

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Keir Sarafian is a football star, popular, and such a good guy. Gigi, whom he refers to as the love of his life is accusing him of something he is too good, too solid to possible ever do. This is the argument describing what happened and all the reasons he is innocent, but is he really? All his life he thought he was perfect, but maybe, just maybe, Keir has been in denial.

I loved this book. Chris Lynch uses the most effective flashbacks I've ever read in a novel to tell the story. Keir is a protagonist who you are meant to dislike. He is charming and is so full of himself, but is a realistic character. I feel like the author did a really good job at placing warnings about modern day teens and people in general using Keir. This situation is a common one, sadly, and I feel as if this book did an excellent job tastefully dealing with it. I especially love Gigi's character. She is not an innocent girl, but the way she handled Keir is how we should be teaching people to do so. While this is a more controversial novel, I strongly believe it is worth the read for anyone. Mind you, it will make you angry and disgusted, but it's supposed to.



Content Warnings:

• Rape
• Drug/Substance Use
• Mild language

Age Recommendation: 15 years old, minimum.