You’ve Reached Sam touches on one of your worst fears: the love of your life dying. But what would you do if you called his phone just to hear his voicemail one more time, and he answered? 

     This book is a love story with a beautiful magical realism aspect. The stunning cover of this book drew me in immediately. Then I read the synopsis and knew I just had to read it. 

     The story hooked me from the beginning. I already loved Sam as soon as I read the prologue. And I loved the side characters just as much! They had so much personality and were just as lovable as Sam.

     The only problem I had with this book is that I didn’t care for the main character, Julie. I didn’t connect with her at all. I didn’t hate her, but I definitely didn’t love her. She was exceedingly self centered. At the beginning of the book I figured it might just be her grief causing her to only think of herself, but as the book went on she barely improved. We can all get wrapped up in our own grief and forget others are grieving too, but the fact that she never got better at caring about others really bothered me. She only did things for others when she knew she should, not because she cared. Her personality is ultimately what made this a four star read instead of a five star.

     Other than that, I had no complaints about the book. The writing was beautiful! The way Thao transitions scenes during the chapters set before Sam’s death were so seamless. Those chapters really made me feel like I was there with them.

     I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys heartbreaking, character driven reads. 

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press/Wednesday Books for this arc. All opinions are my own.

TW: Death, Grief