A review by cci_quezada
You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao

emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I think I had too many expectations for this. At first, I was interested in the book, I really wanted to like this and cry for it 😂. But, as I keep reading I found it so underwhelming and repetitive, and maybe it was the point of the book since the topic is about losing someone you love but... idk, I felt we were going in circles and I'm not talking only about the plot or the characters but also the writing style. Dustin Thao kept repeting the same sentences and situations throughout the whole book, even if it wasn't a long book it got boring.

I have to add, the main character was so unlikeable,  it felt flat, shallow, self-centered and honestly, by reading her point of view and the way she talk to Sam over the phone... you couldn't believe they were together for 3 years! 
There were so many secondary characters that it was hard to keep up with and they were very undeveloped. 

Dustin Thao leaves so many questions unanswered that you are left thinking that everything happened just because... And then you dare to compare it with "Your name"?! No honey, let's not mix two completely different things. 

This is one of those books with an amazing idea but executed very poorly.
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