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Has llamado a Sam

Has llamado a Sam

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  • Create Date：2022-03-08 17:16:34
  • Update Date：2025-09-23
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  • Author：Dustin Thao
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Summary

Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam， attend college in the city， spend a summer in Japan。 But then Sam dies。 And everything changes。


Heartbroken， Julie skips his funeral， throws out his things， and tries everything to forget him and the tragic way he died。 But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces back memories。 Desperate to hear his voice one more time， Julie calls Sam’s cellphone just to listen to his voicemail。


And Sam picks up the phone。


In a miraculous turn of events， Julie’s been given a second chance at goodbye。 The connection is temporary。 But hearing Sam’s voice makes her fall for him all over again， and with each call it becomes harder to let him go。 However， keeping her otherworldly calls with Sam a secret isn’t easy， especially when Julie witnesses the suffering Sam’s family is going through。 Unable to stand by the sidelines and watch their shared loved ones in pain， Julie is torn between spilling the truth about her calls with Sam and risking their connection and losing him forever。

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Reviews

elaine ，

I finished the book surprisingly fast apart from that I liked the book in general， I liked the way Julie expressed her emotions and evolved throughout the story， but it's not very realistic in my opinion you can't just reconnect with a dead person and I think that is what makes this book unique。 I read this book at night and it gave me chills which scared me a little bit， It felt like sam was watching while I was reading。 I finished the book surprisingly fast apart from that I liked the book in general， I liked the way Julie expressed her emotions and evolved throughout the story， but it's not very realistic in my opinion you can't just reconnect with a dead person and I think that is what makes this book unique。 I read this book at night and it gave me chills which scared me a little bit， It felt like sam was watching while I was reading。 。。。more

julia ✨ ，

my heart hurts

Robyn ，

Ouch！！！ For some reason I kept forgetting Sam was gone while reading this book and then I would remember and I was like oh… this is a sad book right。 I didn’t love the mc as I thought she was a bit uh ✨stupid✨ at times but oh well。 I found the way grief was portrayed was really well done。 And I thought it was important to see Julie’s own way of grief as everyone is different。 I absolutely bawled in the last chapter for a good five minutes。

Manuela ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ok so i was definitely expecting more from this book because of booktok。 there wasn’t really a plot it was more the MC getting closure from her boyfriend that died。 it was boring most of the book and it was sad but it wasn’t until the last 3 pages that i started crying。 but then again i am a very emotional person。 i was left with a lot of unanswered questions like how was she was able to have a connection with sam？ where was he？ etc。 i wish there had been a deeper meaning to the phone call or ha ok so i was definitely expecting more from this book because of booktok。 there wasn’t really a plot it was more the MC getting closure from her boyfriend that died。 it was boring most of the book and it was sad but it wasn’t until the last 3 pages that i started crying。 but then again i am a very emotional person。 i was left with a lot of unanswered questions like how was she was able to have a connection with sam？ where was he？ etc。 i wish there had been a deeper meaning to the phone call or had a plot twist but then back to my point from earlier， i think it was just about moving on and getting closure。 。。。more

Thoughtsby-K ，

This made me so sad and I can’t stop crying

Rebekah ，

I just kept waiting for it to get good

kate lynne ✰ ，

3。75 🌟okay OKAY so here's the thing: this book is literally messing with my mind bc i have 2 ratings for it。 one aspect of you've reached same is 5 stars for me but the other part is 2。5 stars。。。the way this book writes about grief and its romance storyline was everything to me。 i was automatically invested in julia and sam's love story from page 1-- so much so that i was already tearing up and feeling so many emotions by page 10。 this all went downhill when we followed julie for the rest of the 3。75 🌟okay OKAY so here's the thing: this book is literally messing with my mind bc i have 2 ratings for it。 one aspect of you've reached same is 5 stars for me but the other part is 2。5 stars。。。the way this book writes about grief and its romance storyline was everything to me。 i was automatically invested in julia and sam's love story from page 1-- so much so that i was already tearing up and feeling so many emotions by page 10。 this all went downhill when we followed julie for the rest of the story。 julie as an mc is so annoying like i could only look past it for the first 30% before her selfishness and inability to be better got to me。 the side characters were practically screaming at her with everything wrong that she was doing but she never grew or gave apologies that really held any weight。 i kind of hated how some side characters were only used to help julie and weren't really given as much background and weren't as fleshed out as they could have been。 had this book been longer and julie not been as insufferable， i think it would have been a major improvement to the storyline。 i do have to say， though， the shortcomings of this book didn't stop me from feeling so many emotions when it was just scenes between julie and sam。 i just understood how much they loved each other and it was heartbreaking to see it all go away。 i also loved how grief was shown to manifest in these calls and how neither wanted to let go but they still had to。 some of julie's more annoying qualities made sense when she was on this journey to realize she can't plan everything but was it really worth it？ there was a quote in the book that said you want to feel something。 something meaningful， and intense。 you want to feel that thing in your heart and stomach。 you want to be moved。 and to an extent， that was true for me and this book。 i cried so much throughout it was kind of cathartic。 and yet。。。 i still had to deal with parts of this book that i strongly disliked and was， frankly， bored with。 so i averaged my two ratings of 5 and 2。5 because both were equally accurate in regards to my feelings and ended with a 3。75。 i think this book could have been even better with slight changes that makes the reader more connected w julie and， thus， w the story itself。also: listen to i guess by mitski while reading this。 the lyrics， the production， the vibes， and everything about that song is perfect for this book 。。。more

Joanna ，

It's been a while since I've read a book that brought me to tears。 Probably because I've had several people in my life who have passed away as well。 I wish I could have the same opportunity as Julie and Sam did to talk to those special people in my life on the phone， just to say last words and to tell them how much they mean to me。 It's been a while since I've read a book that brought me to tears。 Probably because I've had several people in my life who have passed away as well。 I wish I could have the same opportunity as Julie and Sam did to talk to those special people in my life on the phone， just to say last words and to tell them how much they mean to me。 。。。more

Simar ，

（3。5） So originally I started reading this for my book club， but since so many meetings were cancelled， we just started a new book。 So for a while， I dnfed this， but today out of nowhere I felt motivated to finish this book， and I'm glad I did :） The writing was sub par， the main character was unlikable and I just didn't really care about anyone's feelings。。。 until the very end。。 the voicemail had me sobbing。 Although this isn't my all time favourite book， I do think it is one that I will come b （3。5） So originally I started reading this for my book club， but since so many meetings were cancelled， we just started a new book。 So for a while， I dnfed this， but today out of nowhere I felt motivated to finish this book， and I'm glad I did :） The writing was sub par， the main character was unlikable and I just didn't really care about anyone's feelings。。。 until the very end。。 the voicemail had me sobbing。 Although this isn't my all time favourite book， I do think it is one that I will come back to in the future。 It isn't ground breaking， but more so a light hearted YA that covers love and grief。 。。。more

Alaena ，

I cried so hard I will never recover。

Shawna Renteria ，

I don't know what to say really other than I am disappointed。 I had expected way more from this book to be honest。 I thought for sure it was going to be emotional and make me cry， nope I didn't shed one tear。 This book is about a teenage girl named Julie who's boyfriend Sam died in a car accident。 She in the midst of sadness decides to call his phone to hear his voice on his voicemail message， to her surprise he answers。 This is a story about healing and letting go。 The story is supposed to be I don't know what to say really other than I am disappointed。 I had expected way more from this book to be honest。 I thought for sure it was going to be emotional and make me cry， nope I didn't shed one tear。 This book is about a teenage girl named Julie who's boyfriend Sam died in a car accident。 She in the midst of sadness decides to call his phone to hear his voice on his voicemail message， to her surprise he answers。 This is a story about healing and letting go。 The story is supposed to be emotional， and I am sure to the right reader it will be。 I did not connect to any of the characters， and to me it felt rushed。 It felt like the author just wanted to get through the story to get his point across， and to me it didn't work。 I feel that this story may have been better as a novella or maybe even a short story， it just felt longer than it needed to be。 There were things in the story that to me felt unneeded， they didn't add anything to the story but more words。 I was disappointed by this book， but I understand what message he wanted to share。 I guess it was a case of a book not for me。 。。。more

Sara-Kim ，

Ce livre parle de deuil。 Il n'y a pas d'artifices aux sentiments alors c'est un peu lourd tout au long du livre， mais il mérite d'être lu。 Un chose : la fin。。。 💔😭 Ce livre parle de deuil。 Il n'y a pas d'artifices aux sentiments alors c'est un peu lourd tout au long du livre， mais il mérite d'être lu。 Un chose : la fin。。。 💔😭 。。。more

Madyson M。 ，

Sam is an amazing character。 It's the main girl thatisn't relatable Sam is an amazing character。 It's the main girl thatisn't relatable 。。。more

Kelly Ray ，

Started crying around page 30 and didn’t stop until hours after I finished the book & woke up still emotionally unwell。 Truly a beautiful， heartbreaking story。 **Do not recommend if you are still grieving someone**

Vivian ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Listened to the audiobook。 Very YA writing about a teenage girl going through grief of losing her boyfriend。 I thought I would get more emotional listening to this book but I felt the two main characters was pretty flat。 It was also quite repetitive with what was said between the two。 I thought that the main character would end up going on a date with the her colleague from the book shop。 But he disappeared after the event together and I was disappointed。

Zoa Zoa ，

It's a beautiful book。 I am not good with my words yet but u can say that this book describes the emotion of grief in the best way possible It's a beautiful book。 I am not good with my words yet but u can say that this book describes the emotion of grief in the best way possible 。。。more

Shauni ，

This is literally the most beautiful and sad book i have ever read。 Furthermore I do not have the words to describe this book。 I cried， hard and I will remember a lot of things out of this book， carrying it with me for the rest of my life。

Gianna ，

this book was just…wow。 i loved the plot and the characters。 i’m glad we got to see julie’s grieving process and her reconnection to Sam。 i loved this book so much and couldn’t put it down。 i wish i didn’t finish it so soon， but i’m glad i read it。 this story was beautiful and definitely worth the read！

deb ，

it was sad， yes （i cried）， but yet 。。。 the book was not that goodnothing much happened & the characters were annoying （except from sam ILY）

Sheila ，

Last chapter left me in heartbreak

gracee :） ，

3。5 starssomething about it fell short。 it felt like i was just reading the same pages over and over again。 i also didn’t really like julie all that much。

Lucy ，

kinda felt like an underdeveloped wattpad story where you don’t feel much connection to the mc。 the mc was kind of annoying at times but i understand and she was struggling with the complexity of grieving a lost partner。 didn’t cry

esha ，

this was a well written book & the plot line was so great however it’s not one of my favourites it’s definitely like a light read and not too heavy。 the plot itself was heartbreaking — i didn’t cry nor did i shed a tear but it was an amazing book

زَيْنَبْ يوسف ，

If I should describe this book with one word， it is disappointment。 I was so excited to start reading this book but this novel felt like a children’s book rather than a YA novel 。 The protagonist Julie is so unlikable， I did not sympathize with her because she’s so shallow and I could not understand why Sam loved her in the first place。 She is self-centered and only cares about herself as if she is the only one that lost someone。 She never cared about him， about how he felt and his family or fri If I should describe this book with one word， it is disappointment。 I was so excited to start reading this book but this novel felt like a children’s book rather than a YA novel 。 The protagonist Julie is so unlikable， I did not sympathize with her because she’s so shallow and I could not understand why Sam loved her in the first place。 She is self-centered and only cares about herself as if she is the only one that lost someone。 She never cared about him， about how he felt and his family or friends。 I felt her grief was because she lost her boyfriend and not because Sam died。 She literally did not attend his funeral， ignored everyone and did not respect him enough to care about his family。 Her only excuse for not attending was because she can’t believe he died！ And when someone comforted her about their emotions she feels shocked “oh my God someone has feelings besides me”。 The scenes of her crying looking for Sam everywhere was so pointless and lacked meaning。 The writing is awful， the author tried to make us go through their memories but it came as series of unconnected events that do not make any sense。 I did not feel that their relationship was deep。 Don’t get me started about the whole GOOD-BYE thing that kept going on and on and then what？ A shallow scene with no emotions！ Where is the heart-wrenching good-bye that makes us sob for three day？ I’m not going to talk about the calls and the connection between them because it does not make any sense to me。 This book is not worth the hype。 。。。more

Claire Ashallyn ，

I was expecting this book to move me to tears but all I did was a lot of eye rolling。 Don't get me wrong， I understand everyone grieves in different ways and it's not easy to move on。 BUT Julie just came out to be super self-absorbed and annoying！ I gave her some slack the first few weeks of Sam's passing but， ugh， the things she says and does to others。。。。 I cry easily but after reading this book， I had to ask myself am I now that emotionally numb to have not felt anything at all？ I also feel t I was expecting this book to move me to tears but all I did was a lot of eye rolling。 Don't get me wrong， I understand everyone grieves in different ways and it's not easy to move on。 BUT Julie just came out to be super self-absorbed and annoying！ I gave her some slack the first few weeks of Sam's passing but， ugh， the things she says and does to others。。。。 I cry easily but after reading this book， I had to ask myself am I now that emotionally numb to have not felt anything at all？ I also feel that there's so many loose ends。 I would've rated this lower if not for the side characters， liked them a lot more than her。 。。。more

Olivia Tolentino ，

If you want a book to cry about， this one’s for you。 There is so much symbolism and moral in this book。 Every page seems to tug at my heart strings。 It opened my eyes as to what it feels like to mourn a loss， and how that mourning can affect others。 For the last 2-3 pages， I couldn’t even read。 I had to put the book down for a while until I was mentally stable enough to pick it back up。 Other than that small portion， I couldn’t put the book down！ Overall it was a fantastic book， with fantastic c If you want a book to cry about， this one’s for you。 There is so much symbolism and moral in this book。 Every page seems to tug at my heart strings。 It opened my eyes as to what it feels like to mourn a loss， and how that mourning can affect others。 For the last 2-3 pages， I couldn’t even read。 I had to put the book down for a while until I was mentally stable enough to pick it back up。 Other than that small portion， I couldn’t put the book down！ Overall it was a fantastic book， with fantastic characters and plot。 I highly recommend this book， as it is one of my favorites。 。。。more

eueu ，

Cried too hard to the point i couldnt even breathe。 For a debut novel， this is too heavy huhu but i enjoyed the book。 I love it 🥺

Willow Hitches ，

This book was so sad， I literally cried throughout the whole book。10/10 it was so amazing！！！！On a side note， I had to read a 100% pure smut book after this to make myself feel better。

Julie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is really beautifully written but there was just a little something missing。 Personally， I don’t see why others found the MC to be unlikeable。 I thought all the characters were fine。 Maybe that is what’s missing - the characters were relatable but not special。 I did tear up twice and cried at the last chapter of the book （view spoiler）[ Sam’s voicemail to Julie obviously <\spoiler>。 They weren’t ugly tears but a few did fall。 Would recommend if interested since it’s a short， quick read This book is really beautifully written but there was just a little something missing。 Personally， I don’t see why others found the MC to be unlikeable。 I thought all the characters were fine。 Maybe that is what’s missing - the characters were relatable but not special。 I did tear up twice and cried at the last chapter of the book （view spoiler）[ Sam’s voicemail to Julie obviously <\spoiler>。 They weren’t ugly tears but a few did fall。 Would recommend if interested since it’s a short， quick read。 Would not re-read。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Dahlia Rose ，

Firstly， the story follows Julie， a seventeen year old girl who endures the unexpectedly sadness when her love of her life， Sam， a Japanese-American teen， dies suddenly in a car accident。 Julie struggles to accept his death and her grief。 She didnt attend to his funeral， isolating herself， mourning the death 24/7。 But when she calls his voicemail one day， just to hear his voice one more time， the unthinkable happens again: he picks up。 Now she is able to talk to him， eventho there is one point w Firstly， the story follows Julie， a seventeen year old girl who endures the unexpectedly sadness when her love of her life， Sam， a Japanese-American teen， dies suddenly in a car accident。 Julie struggles to accept his death and her grief。 She didnt attend to his funeral， isolating herself， mourning the death 24/7。 But when she calls his voicemail one day， just to hear his voice one more time， the unthinkable happens again: he picks up。 Now she is able to talk to him， eventho there is one point where she even questioned how can she talk to Sam。 However， the connection is temporary， and Julie will have to find a way to move on and say goodbye。 My thoughts during reading this book， actually I am putting high hopes 😫😫 Maybe there will be more plot twist， shocking trauma but it just a plain and straight-forward story。 Really recommend for beginner readers。 Anyways， I was promised a sob fest from other reviews， and I didn’t really get that， even upon reading the ending。 Maybe because I just didn’t really connect with any characters in the story and tbh， sometimes I was annoyed with how Julie grief。 The story always jump from another scene to another scene which I feel it should be focusing on one scene before you throwback to another。 It makes readers questioning what happened and as for me， I feel weird and rushing。 I do wish we would have gotten more glimpses of Sam rather than just throwback （maybe story before he dead？） so at least I will teared up when Julie and someone else were discussing their mutual love for Sam。 Anyways， I been taking a quite long time to rate this book 😫😫😭😭 maybe because I been reading good reviews from others but not myself （？） 。。。more

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