You've Reached Sam
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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。
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。
Reviews
Asma Zulfiqar
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2。5。 I don't know what did I just read？The storyline was really compelling， the first few chapters even made me cry a bit for a loss and the untangled grief。 But as the story continues it becomes more an everyday journal。 I think the story could be cut short and the ending could be better。 2。5。 I don't know what did I just read？The storyline was really compelling， the first few chapters even made me cry a bit for a loss and the untangled grief。 But as the story continues it becomes more an everyday journal。 I think the story could be cut short and the ending could be better。 。。。more
Vanessanabi
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Boring at times， selfish main character but the last chapter made it all worth it
Aylen
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This was such a bittersweet book。 I loved how grief was portrayed here。 I really enjoyed reading this book however， I didn’t cry which I thought i would have as i was told that this book was very sad。
Mangosk
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I really wanted to feel more for this book， and that last chapter right at the end got to me a little， but I guess I just didn't really feel connected to the characters enough for the story to have a stronger emotional impact on me。I understand it's a story about grief and navigating it and Julie isn't truly herself because of that - and Sam， seen only in through Julie's lens via flashbacks and the phone conversations， isn't truly himself either - but that made me difficult to relate to them and I really wanted to feel more for this book， and that last chapter right at the end got to me a little， but I guess I just didn't really feel connected to the characters enough for the story to have a stronger emotional impact on me。I understand it's a story about grief and navigating it and Julie isn't truly herself because of that - and Sam， seen only in through Julie's lens via flashbacks and the phone conversations， isn't truly himself either - but that made me difficult to relate to them and their relationship。A smaller issue， but I actually would have had no qualms about the speculative element of this story not being explained had it not felt like there was an actual explanation for what's happening。 Sam alluded a few times that there were rules / regulations to this， but it was never mentioned further than that and while I'm still fine with it remaining unexplained， I think it'd have been less misleading if Sam hadn't made it seem as though there was something structured/bigger that governed this phenomenon。 。。。more
Gianna
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i literally cant stop crying。 this book is insanely sad like the whole thing is sad the ending makes you sob i can’t do it。 it was very beautiful and depressing all at once i loved it
Camilla Colusso
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un libro molto dolce e triste allo stesso tempo， grazie mille booktok america per questa piacevole scoperta。
Adanely
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esa ultima nota de voz y ese epilogo me tienen llorando a mares。
Jennica Bridgman
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3。5 stars Julie and Sam have been together 3 years。 Sam dies。 Julie shuts down。 One night she desperately calls his phone and he answers。 To begin with， I need to embrace that I don’t really like most YA romance anymore。 This story was cheesy and immature like many YA， and is less romance than grief based。 This book was not bad but I personally didn’t enjoy it。 I was uninvested in what was happening and just eager to be done。 Sam felt very one-dimensional and hard to be invested in。 Julie wasn’t 3。5 stars Julie and Sam have been together 3 years。 Sam dies。 Julie shuts down。 One night she desperately calls his phone and he answers。 To begin with， I need to embrace that I don’t really like most YA romance anymore。 This story was cheesy and immature like many YA， and is less romance than grief based。 This book was not bad but I personally didn’t enjoy it。 I was uninvested in what was happening and just eager to be done。 Sam felt very one-dimensional and hard to be invested in。 Julie wasn’t overly likable。 None of the side characters stood out。 Side note: There were three guys that it felt she could have ended up with as she moved on and found myself distracted trying to figure out who it might be。 Which wasn’t the point of the story AT ALL。 Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC！ 。。。more
Shefalika
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Not as *heartbreaking* as booktok and other reviews claim。 I liked how each new character is highlighted subtly throughout the book， maybe to try and be relatable to readers。 But I found it pretty far-streched as I reached 3/5 parts of the book， and dragged myself to get to the end。 At this point of time， I kinda understand why YA is 'meant' to be for ages 12-18。 Feeling old in a 25+ year old's body comprising of an older mentality， having a hard time finding tears from this kinda writing。 Not as *heartbreaking* as booktok and other reviews claim。 I liked how each new character is highlighted subtly throughout the book， maybe to try and be relatable to readers。 But I found it pretty far-streched as I reached 3/5 parts of the book， and dragged myself to get to the end。 At this point of time， I kinda understand why YA is 'meant' to be for ages 12-18。 Feeling old in a 25+ year old's body comprising of an older mentality， having a hard time finding tears from this kinda writing。 。。。more
Aily
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5questa storia è stata molto carina， ma purtroppo aveva anche dei difetti。 vedete。。 julie era un personaggio molto piatto。 insomma， posso capire l'essere spenti per un lutto， ma soprattutto nei momenti in cui si vedevano i loro ricordi， lei era piatta， apatica， non sentivo un filo di emozione nella sua voce。 era come se facesse tutto sam， se fosse lui l'unico ad amare julie e lei ci stesse ma senza sentimento。 era una sorta di kuudere apatica， ma non so neanche se si possa definire in questo m 3。5questa storia è stata molto carina， ma purtroppo aveva anche dei difetti。 vedete。。 julie era un personaggio molto piatto。 insomma， posso capire l'essere spenti per un lutto， ma soprattutto nei momenti in cui si vedevano i loro ricordi， lei era piatta， apatica， non sentivo un filo di emozione nella sua voce。 era come se facesse tutto sam， se fosse lui l'unico ad amare julie e lei ci stesse ma senza sentimento。 era una sorta di kuudere apatica， ma non so neanche se si possa definire in questo modo。 purtroppo non mi è piaciuta。 certo， mi è dispiaciuto molto per lei， ma non ha mostrato quasi un minimo di sentimento， anche quelle poche volte che piangeva sembravano fatte solo per riempire il libro。 alcuni personaggi， nonostante GIUSTAMENTE il racconto parli di julie e sam， sono stati resi completamente inutili， la loro presenza era， purtroppo， molto vaga o utile solo per alcune scene。 come james， il signor lee， il signor marcus， tristan， addirittura gli amici di julie。 stessa cosa vale per gli stupidi amici di sam， liam e taylor， che sono stati stronzi e antipatici e sono praticamente comparsi solo una volta。 insomma， ci sono anche moltissime cose irrisolte nel libro o che sembrano messe lì a caso come per riempire， tipo julie che dà il cd di sam al signor marcus。。 alla fine， grazie alla presenza di mika e sam， il libro non è stato da buttar via。 ho amato molto il personaggio di sam， stessa cosa per mika， che è diventata in poco tempo la mia preferita。 mi piace la sua schiettezza， mi piace coe agisce e mi piace il fatto che non volti le spalle a nessuno。 però tbh io avrei biasimato julie per il suo essere apatica， non perchè ha deciso di non partecipare a nessuna veglia funebre， anche perchè ha avuto tutto il diritto di scegliere come rimanere in lutto， diciamo。 e non è stata colpa sua se sam è morto， come molti pensano。 come può essere colpa di una persona se non ha fatto nulla？ la colpa è stata di quel camionista， punto e basta。 insomma， i personaggi non mi sono piaciuti molto， julie era piatta e non parlo del suo seno e， soprattutto， mi hanno dato più fastidio le scene irrisolte e le cose messe a caso tanto per riempire che il finale banale。 anzi， devo dire che quel finale banale ha aiutato il libro ad accrescere la votazione， altrimenti non so quanto sarebbe andata bene。 però boh， quelle 35 stelline se le meritano solo sam e mika， a parer mio。。 insomma， non mi è piaciuto al massimo， ma non è neanche troppo brutto。 non mi sento di consigliarlo， ma comunque non era interamente da buttare。。 almeno quello ^^' 。。。more
Alejendrea Gamboa
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this book absolutely wrecked me。 it reminded me of so many things i was tearing up within the first chapter。 i got frustrated with julie but i understand why she is the way she is。 i love this book so much。
。elena_
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Anche se questo libro mi è piaciuto molto mi sono annoiata un po’ nel mentre della lettura！ Peró in fin dei conti non è brutto anzi è molto originale ma ho messo tre stelle semplicemente perchè mi aspettavo di più
tricia
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this book was js not it 。
Natalie
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the most emotional book i have read so far。 such a rollercoaster of grief， love， lost， memories and learning how to let go and move on。 reading this while having my boyfriend in mind made all the more heartbreaking to finish。 i could never imagine how i would react or turn out if i lost him and was able to reconnect again， i wouldnt be able to let go， but this book is about that。 learning to let the one you love go， learn to move on without them， not to give up， to keep trying， and never lose yo the most emotional book i have read so far。 such a rollercoaster of grief， love， lost， memories and learning how to let go and move on。 reading this while having my boyfriend in mind made all the more heartbreaking to finish。 i could never imagine how i would react or turn out if i lost him and was able to reconnect again， i wouldnt be able to let go， but this book is about that。 learning to let the one you love go， learn to move on without them， not to give up， to keep trying， and never lose yourself in the process。 10202921/10 。。。more
Thania
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I'm still crying while writing this I'm still crying while writing this 。。。more
Gabz
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Would rate 3。5 stars。I think I set my hopes too high after watching a review by Jessethereader。。。 Alas this was an interesting read and a fresh idea。An incredibly lovely book that deals with grief and loss in a special way。 At times， I was thinking that this main character is truly not my favourite。 But the ending was really perfect in all ways。 Just like the protagonist I really enjoy stories with some kind of hint towards a painful ending and so enjoyed that aspect。 However， the book reads mor Would rate 3。5 stars。I think I set my hopes too high after watching a review by Jessethereader。。。 Alas this was an interesting read and a fresh idea。An incredibly lovely book that deals with grief and loss in a special way。 At times， I was thinking that this main character is truly not my favourite。 But the ending was really perfect in all ways。 Just like the protagonist I really enjoy stories with some kind of hint towards a painful ending and so enjoyed that aspect。 However， the book reads more like a movie scene rather than a book in my opinion。 The writer is creative and interpretive and does this in a wonderful way。 Yet， I just couldn't seem to gel with it as well as I wanted to。♡ Random quotes I liked:"As silly as it sounds， I saw myself in that baguette， wanting nothing more than it's safe return home。""You don't write to get to the end。 You write because you enjoy doing it。" 。。。more
Fe1199
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I love the story， hurtful but we need to moving on。。。This novel tell us the process of it。。。Falling in love deeply and never regret it。。。My Rating : 10/10 points
Melanie
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Entonces… hasta entonces， ¿puedo seguir llamándote？”“Por supuesto。 Siempre que me necesites”。“¿Y prometes contestar？”“Siempre”。Siempre。
Aoife
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This was a beautiful story and concept but the execution fell a little flat for me。 I wasn't a huge fan of the characters。 They didn't seem very developed and I found some of the dialogue to be cliche and cringey。 Also， I did not like the timing/pace of the novel。 It begins one week after Sam's death。 Yet， people's reactions and actions seemed a little unsympathetic， with many characters moving on and losing interest in him and this tragedy without much regard considering how short a time had pa This was a beautiful story and concept but the execution fell a little flat for me。 I wasn't a huge fan of the characters。 They didn't seem very developed and I found some of the dialogue to be cliche and cringey。 Also， I did not like the timing/pace of the novel。 It begins one week after Sam's death。 Yet， people's reactions and actions seemed a little unsympathetic， with many characters moving on and losing interest in him and this tragedy without much regard considering how short a time had passed since his death。 From there， the novel jumps forward in time quite quickly， and it left me a little dissatisfied。 The ending was beautiful though and I really loved the idea of the novel which kept me interested。 It was just a little overhyped for me。 。。。more
FortressOfBookitude
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Die Figuren sind flach und somit auch ihre Emotionen。 Besonders gestört hat mich allerdings， dass der Autor zwar versucht zu haben scheint aufzuzeigen， dass man auf verschiedene Arten trauern kann， die von Protagonistin Julie am Ende allerdings ausschließlich negativ dargestellt wird。
Connor O'Sullivan-Day
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great debut， filled with emotion and yearning and some lessons on moving on。 pacing felt a bit off towards the end， but v much enjoyed nonetheless
kaileeslibrary
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4。5*
Kara
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Took me a weak to finish since it’s just kinda heavy for me。 I love how this book played with my emotions。 Kinda disappointed with the characters at some point but would still give it a five lol
amanda mae
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got me tearing up consistently throughout the entire read i esp had to pause so much for the last 100 pages so i could take sob breaks…the last chapter and the epilogue…alexa literally play evermore dhxiwnshxis
Jip
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OMG， this book！ I swear that I had tears for 80% of it。 It is one of those stories that just breaks your heart， but you can't help but keep reading and then you finish it and you want to cry some more because you didn't want it to end。It's marked as a YA book and that had me worried at first that it was going to be an angsty teen drama。 But it was actually pretty mature。 Change the characters ages and the settings and it could be anyone trying to deal with the loss of a loved one。 Beautifully wr OMG， this book！ I swear that I had tears for 80% of it。 It is one of those stories that just breaks your heart， but you can't help but keep reading and then you finish it and you want to cry some more because you didn't want it to end。It's marked as a YA book and that had me worried at first that it was going to be an angsty teen drama。 But it was actually pretty mature。 Change the characters ages and the settings and it could be anyone trying to deal with the loss of a loved one。 Beautifully written and captures the sadness of letting go in such a moving way。I really want to reread this again， but I don't think my heart or my tear ducts can handle it yet。It is also a library borrow and there are 8 people on the wait list after me。 I feel the need to return it ASAP， so they can enjoy this amazing story as well！ 。。。more
milo
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this book made me CRY。 the final chapter made me sob like a baby。 i like that Thao chose this angle to explore what you would say to someone you lost if you were given a second chance。the main character was mildly annoying to me， but honestly， for someone who lost what she did， i can understand her characterization and the way she acted。 the way she shut herself off and isolated herself from the world was something that i can understand， and i think it shows grief in its raw form。 grief is diffe this book made me CRY。 the final chapter made me sob like a baby。 i like that Thao chose this angle to explore what you would say to someone you lost if you were given a second chance。the main character was mildly annoying to me， but honestly， for someone who lost what she did， i can understand her characterization and the way she acted。 the way she shut herself off and isolated herself from the world was something that i can understand， and i think it shows grief in its raw form。 grief is different for everyone， and this book explored it really well。3。5/5 stars 。。。more
Virginia Hobbs
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4/5⭐️The last 30 pages of this book broke me 😭！！ I don’t know how I’m gonna recover
Faith
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Book isn’t even 300 pages and took me days to get through。 It was really slow。 It started getting better at like the last 4 chapters 。 It’s cute but didn’t pull me in like other books。
Perla Najera
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 If I could give this book more stars I would。 It is such a beautiful but heart breaking story at the same time。 I can’t ever imagine losing my boyfriend and then getting a chance to say goodbye for a second chance。 The voicemail he leaves her at the end absolutely broke me because he answered her because he NEEDED her。 Her voice， just her and I don’t think i’ll ever be able to get over that。 I don’t think i’ll ever be able to get over the fact that Sam and Julie never got to have a happy ending If I could give this book more stars I would。 It is such a beautiful but heart breaking story at the same time。 I can’t ever imagine losing my boyfriend and then getting a chance to say goodbye for a second chance。 The voicemail he leaves her at the end absolutely broke me because he answered her because he NEEDED her。 Her voice， just her and I don’t think i’ll ever be able to get over that。 I don’t think i’ll ever be able to get over the fact that Sam and Julie never got to have a happy ending together。 They deserved so much more。 I wish there was an alternative book where they got their happy ending but either way I LOVE this book。 Such a beautiful book that I will forever read。 。。。more
Annie ੈ✩‧₊˚
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 1） didn’t cry at all。 Or even feel sad2） this book made me angry。 Julie was annoying and a stubborn kid。3） All aforementioned things were things I wasn’t expecting to feel。 I wanted sadness， but instead I screamed at Julie the entire time。4） she should’ve died looking for Sam when her phone broke。 Unexpected- and better than the og ending :）
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