Once again Sally Hepworth does not disappoint! She strung me along the entire time but yet I didn’t want it to end while wanting to know the ending

The Soulmate is a classic mystery with twists and turns that hold the reader captive in delightful suspense, as one secret after another unravels at a pace that makes this book hard to put down. Nothing is quite as it seems.

I look forward to reading more of Sally Hepworth’s books and hope they are all as enjoyable as this one.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press Publishers for providing a free ARC. This review is provided voluntarily.

What could possibly go wrong if you live in a house on the side of a cliff? Everything. I was cringing just thinking about Gabe and Pippa’s two little girls being in that house let alone going outside to play. This is Sally Hepworth’s latest edge of your seat (pun intended) psychological thriller THE SOULMATE. It turns out that the cliff is the site of many suicides, and Gabe, our hero, has talked many of the would-be victims down since they moved into their dream home. But alas, this will not be the case for the most recent woman who comes cliffside and falls to her death. Through their kitchen window, Pippa sees her husband trying to help, she isn't quite sure if her eyes are deceiving her, what is she to do?

Hepworth will have you reading well into the night with this one. In utter awe of her ability to create such stunning plot twists. Run, don't walk to buy this one. Unless you live on a cliff.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I tried to hold off on this one since it doesn’t publish until April 2023, but as usual with a Sally Hepworth novel, I failed!

Pippa and Gabe, along with their children, live in a beautiful cottage on a cliff. The only thing is, the cliff has become a popular spot for folks to try and end their lives. Gabe becomes a local hero after saving many of them and convincing them to step off the ledge…

Until he fails to save one victim. Pippa initially comforts him, until she realizes that he knew the victim. Could her soulmate have a dark side?

I was hooked from page 1. The story is suspenseful, interesting, and compelling. The writing is amazing, which I knew it would be. While I didn’t find the end to be anything majorly shocking, it did wrap up nicely with all loose threads coming together.

Now, I’m eagerly awaiting Hepworth’s next book!

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for a widget of the ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Expected Publication Date: 4/4/23.

This is one of the most exciting books I've read in a while! The story line drew me in and held my attention until the end. I could see a few things coming before they happened, but it didn't take away from the story. I would highly recommend it to friends.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

Author: Sally Hepworth
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Trigger warning: mention of suicide and mental health

Pippa and Gabe Gerard bought a home on the cliffs overlooking the beach. What they didn’t know at the time was that this was a popular place for suicides. Yet once they moved in, the suicides stopped. Gabe was able to talk down every person that came to the cliff to end their life, until one night, he wasn’t.

Gabe told the police she jumped, but from Pippa’s point of view, it looked like he could have pushed her.

The book is written alternating between the past and present from the view points of Pippa and Amanda, the deceased.

I couldn’t put this one down. I always love when the words on the page disappear and you feel like you’re watching it unfold in front of you. Only complaint is that I didn’t really experience any shock factor while reading this. I wanted more out of the last quarter of the book.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Look out for this one 4/3/23!

(I’ll post my review on IG over the weekend)

Author @sallyhepworth is one of my go to authors- she always provides a well written, character driven, fast paced plot. Every book I’ve read by her has been either 4 or 5 stars!

@sallyhepworth’s newest novel 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 did not disappoint and once again she executed a binge worthy popcorn thriller!

From chapter one I was absolutely hooked, my eyes glued to the pages, and I even stayed up way past my bedtime to finish this (which doesn’t happen ALOT since my kid hates sleep and I CHERISH every minute I can get) but this book was so addicting I COULD NOT stop.

✨Special thanks to @netgalley & @stmartinspress for the early arc! Pub date is APRIL 4 2023! QOTD: which @sallyhepworth novel is your favorite?

SYNOPSIS: “Gabe and Pippa Gerard have just moved into their dream house: a cliffside cottage in a sleepy coastal town outside Melbourne. It’s a fresh start to their marriage, and the perfect place to raise their two young daughters. But the house’s perfect façade hides something more sinister: The Spot, where the tall cliffs have become a popular place for those wishing to end their lives. After talking someone down from the ledge, Gabe becomes a local hero, saving person after person… until one night, he doesn’t. And Pippa sees Gabe the moment after it happened, standing alone at the cliff’s edge, arms outstretched, palms facing out.

The death is ruled a suicide— Gabe said it was a stranger devastated over her husband’s infidelity. But when Pippa discovers that Gabe knew the victim, she has more questions than answers. Plus, the woman’s husband swears she wouldn’t have jumped. Why would Gabe lie about not knowing her? Why would she have been at The Spot, if not to jump? And did she really jump… or was she pushed? As Pippa works to uncover the truth, the foundations of the life they’ve built begin to crack and their deepest secrets start to unravel.”

Oh I just love the way Hepworth writes! I thoroughly enjoyed this entire book… even the heartbreaking parts! Told from two women’s perspectives and in Then/Now alternating chapters, I just love how the stories weave and are unraveled bit by bit! Sally Hepworth just gets better and better with every book! I can’t wait for her next one!

Gabe and Pippa have just moved into a cozy cliffside cottage with their two adorable and spunky young daughters. What they didn't know before moving in is that the cliff is a popular spot for those wanting commit suicide. One night Gabe talks a man down from the ledge and saves his life. Then he does it again and again. It becomes routine, Pippa calls the cops while Gabe goes outside to talk and listen and help people want to live again. Until one night when there's a women he just can't save. Pippa sees him, arms outstretched, but can't believe he would hurt anyone... cue the twisty thriller!

Told in both dual timelines, revealing what happened before and after that night, and dual POVs of both Pippa and the woman who died, Amanda, The Soulmate keeps you wanting to read more. The pacing is good and there's a few surprises thrown in that I didn't see coming! Read Sally Hepworth for the first time this year and she is quickly becoming one of my favorite thriller writers. I highly recommend this book!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the advanced e-copy of this book.

Told in multiple POVs and flashbacks, I was hooked from the beginning. I genuinely had no idea where the plot line was going at any point in time. I thought I knew the characters and all of their arcs took major curves. I felt like that beginning had moments where it drug on, but then the last 40% of the book I flew through needing to know what was to come. The ending was a solid tie of the bow.

I absolutely loved this! Sally Hepworth is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I was completely captivated by this story from beginning to end.

Sally Hepworth's newest book, The Soulmate, is going to be on everyone's TBR pile! Hepworth keeps you guessing about the poor woman who fell to her death and the circumstances surrounding the situation in this one.
After a rough couple of years, Pippa and Gabe find their solace in a beautiful place up on the cliff. Gabe is raising their daughters while Pippa works as a lawyer. It is the perfect balance for them. The only darkness that still hangs over them is the cliff where so many people have fallen to their death. Gabe, however, has become a local hero in saving so many lives. He is able to have a conversation with them and help bring them to safety. But the most recent woman to make her way to the drop gives Pippa an uneasy feeling. Surely Pippa just imagined that it looked like Gabe pushed her. There is no way his hands looked like they shoved her off the cliff. Pippa keeps pushing that thought out of her mind, but it keeps resurfacing again and again. As the days pass and the investigation continues, Pippa can't seem to put her thoughts to rest. More and more keeps coming to light and Pippa can't help to think Gabe might have played a part in this woman's death. Hepworth takes you on an adventure, going back and forth from past to present and let's you bounce between Pippa and Amanda (the woman who died) as the narrators of the chapters. Each chapter is clearly labeled and the time table is set.
I love Sally Hepworth's work so much! I will always be on the lookout for her! She keeps you guessing and engrossed until the final page. I will always recommend her to other readers like myself. Special thanks to NetGalley, Sally Hepworth, and St. Martin's Press for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion. 5 HUGE stars for me!

This was great!! The suspense honestly kept me going, kept me asking questions and wondering what would happen next. If anything, it made me want to keep an eye out on all of Hepworths future releases. 5/5 stars!

Thank you NetGalley for providing this book for an honest opinion. This book had so many twists and turns that it was hard to put down. The storyline was unique and I wanted to keep reading and reading. Obviously, we know that they was a story about the woman who jumped from the cliff, we just didn't know what it was. The story was told from alternate characters and timelines. It was written nicely to keep you hooked until the very end.

Leave it to Sally Hepworth to write one of the more creative thrillers I’ve read in a while. The Soulmate was creative and had me hooked from the first chapter. The alternating view points of Pippa and Amanda was well done.

Gabe is known in his small town as a hero for being able to convince people to not end their lives by jumping off the cliff behind his house. He has saved many lives, until he doesn’t. A woman jumps to end her life. Police rule it a suicide at first before they realize the case may not be as simple as it seems.

Sally Hepworth is a must read author and will not disappoint with The Soulmate.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion

𝘋𝘰 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟸 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩? Yes ⁣
𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘐 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘢 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 𝘢𝘳𝘤 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴? Yes, yes I did⁣
𝘋𝘰 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵? That would be a hard no 😂 that’s what a Mood reader is like ⁣
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Ok, Sally is an auto buy, auto pick up, auto request for me. I’ve been reading her novels since 2016 and watched how she’s grown her writing from ‘𝘒𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘹 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺’ fiction to fast paced domestic thrillers. And this one was No difft. ⁣
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With short chapters, The Soulmate is easily bingeable. It’s a story about a couple who live on a cliff side. A place of beautiful sunsets and gorgeous views but with the darkest of secrets because it’s also the place where people come to end their lives. ⁣
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One day Pippa is at the window looking out back when she sees a woman wandering the steep cliffs so she sends her husband Gabe outside to talk to her. That on its own is not abnormal, Gabe has a gift of calming others down and has done it before. ⁣
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With a brief second of Pippa looking away, the stranger and her husband go from talking to him looking over the edge. What happened in the moments between is what the reader will discover between the flash backs (and multiple MC voices) . ⁣
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𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 Sally’s 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 about mental health. I would also caution readers that struggle with mental health being unreliable narrators. I’ll put this review as spoilers so you don’t have to read it without being intentional on good reads

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC for my Kindle.
I have read all of the author's books and enjoyed them all. This one was a twisty, suspense novel that didn't disappoint me.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the early copy of Sally Hepworth’s newest novel.
I became a Hepworth fan fairly recently when I picked up The Good Sister, and was thus very excited to get a chance to read The Soulmate. The storyline wasted no time catching my interest, and kept a good pace throughout.
Gabe and Amanda recently purchased their dream home, a cottage near a cliff, which unfortunately is a frequented place for suicide. It becomes Gabe’s mission to talk people off of the ledge, until one night he is unsuccessful. As the investigation progresses, it turns out the woman not a random person, after all, and Gabe may have something to hide.
The alternating point of views between Pippa and Amanda gave interesting perspective and helped with strong character development. The Soulmate kept me guessing until the end, and I recommend it highly to anyone looking for a good domestic murder-thriller.

The Soulmate is a thrilling and suspenseful novel about the lies and secrets that can take root and grow in a marriage. Sally Hepworth does a beautiful job painting the image of a picturesque seaside town where Gabe and Pippa reside. However the home is also located in a spot known for others coming to end their life. After Gabe is with someone on the night of their jump from the nearby cliff, questions arise on how Gabe previously knew this person. The perfect amount of suspense in this book!

At the beginning, Gabe and Pippa seem like the ideal couple. They even have a perfect “meet cute” story. As we read on, we find out that things are far from perfect.

There were so many unexpected twists here. Honestly, there may have been a bit too much drama for my liking. Also, I’m not sure how I felt about the ending.

That being said, I think readers will be drawn to the short chapters and many twists and turns the story takes. This was a fast-paced, suspenseful novel!