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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.
(Source: Goodreads)
“We are two parts of a song. He is the music. I am the words.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam
“Letting go isn't about forgetting. It's balancing moving forward with life, and looking back from time to time, remembering the people in it.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam
“I feel like my life didn't start until I met you, Julie. You're the best thing to happen to this small town.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam
“You're one of the best things to ever happen to me. And when I think about my life, I think of you in it. You are my entire world, Julie. And one day, maybe I'll only be a small piece of yours. I hope you keep that piece.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam