A review by figsx
Parachutes by Kelly Yang

5.0

I went onto Google and entered "Books like 'The Way I Used to Be'" and "Parachutes" was one of the books recommended. Now, I searched that exact phrase because the year before I had read "The Way I Used to Be" and was so moved and heartbroken by the book that I wanted to have similar feelings again. This novel wasn't as heart breaking, but it definitely made an impact. Rarely do we see such topics of SA and Rape spoken about and touched by people because they can be graphic and harsh. But I am glad when they are because they give people perspectives that they are never told about or even considered. The book was raw-ish in the fact that it touched upon the factors of money and powerful rich families paying their way to silence the victims and even the faculty that somehow are made judges of a case that should not be theirs to judge. I love the courageous ending where everyone walks with the victim to the police station and helps encourage the report and gives the picture of sisterhood and love.