You've Reached Sam

A Novel

By: Dustin Thao

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!

If I Stay meets Your Name in Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam, a heartfelt audiobook about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye.

Seventeen-year-old Julie Clarke 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 belongings, and tries everything to forget him. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces memories to return. Desperate to hear him one more time, Julie calls Sam's cell phone just to listen to his voice mail recording. And Sam picks up the phone.

The connection is temporary. But hearing Sam's voice makes Julie fall for him all over again and with each call, it becomes harder to let him go.

What would you do if you had a second chance at goodbye?

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books

©2021 Dustin Thao (P)2021 Macmillan Audio

Best story

I love the story so much, to be honest i downloaded amazon prime for it, its a beautiful love story that made feel in love, made me laugh and made me cry…… aloooooot, to sum it up i loved it

That she's a writer

10/10 bit so sad to was awesome though. If you are looking for something sad and heartwarming this is the book for you

Beautiful

What an incredibly moving debut novel by Dustin Thao. Highly recommend although I have to warn you that you will ugly cry!

To say that Soneela Nankani understood the assignment would be an understatement. She went above and beyond with the narration. What an incredible performer!

wow

This story resonates deeply with its raw intensity. Julie's proximity to the end of high school and the shattered dreams she shared with Sam evoke a profound sense of loss—not just of Sam, but of the future they envisioned together, including their college plans and shared aspirations of adulthood. While "You've Reached Sam" has its flaws, such as the lack of space given to Julie by the adults in her life and occasional lapses in emotional depth, the final chapter before the epilogue is exquisitely crafted, leaving me unable to see the screen through tears. Despite my anticipation, this book exceeded my expectations, delivering a powerful and unforgettable experience.

A Beautiful Emotional Romance Story

I like when Sam reaches out to Julie since she felt like she is lonely without him since his death. I can relate to her when I lost a boyfriend and I won’t be able to hang out with my friends at all which she begin to do it. I just feel so heartbroken and happy and the same time when Julie begins to reach out to Sam.