This is great! Loved the alternating POVs! The alternating timeline was expertly executed. The twists were spectacular. I was addicted to this book and my eyes were glued to the page.

Pippa and Gabe have purchased a home that sits near The Drop, a known suicide spot. Gabe has helped stop seven suicides, but on this particular night he was unable to stop it. It was a suicide wasn't it?
Twists and turns abound for the rest of the book..

I am a huge fan of Sally Hepworth, it would be odd if I didn't enjoy her books.
I certainly enjoyed this book. I was happily surprised early on with a twist I didn't see coming. That set the tone of my enjoyment for the remainder.

Like many of her novels, The Soulmate was told from several characters perspectives. What I really enjoyed was that this was done with the "before" and "after" perspective. I particularly enjoyed Amanda and Max.

Highly recommend this book!

This book is definitely one of my top 5 favorites of the year. I was captivated from the beginning until the very end.

Pippa, Gabe, Amanda and Max are all intertwined in this very twisty book that keeps you guessing the whole way through. The writing style was great, going from Pippa to Amanda, past to present.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for my review.

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for this advance copy of the e-book!

Gabe and Pippa live by a cliff known as “The Drop.” Gabe has been able to talk multiple jumpers out of ending their own lives, until one night he doesn’t. The death was ruled a suicide, but Pippa isn’t so sure.

Plot twist after plot twist. This book is a serious page turner and incredibly fast paced. I could not put it down! Sally Hepworth does an amazing job telling this story from two point of views. Five out of five stars for me. I highly recommend it!

I love books that have multiple points of view and Hepworth did something that I haven't really read before with having one of the point of views being from the individual who was killed. The story revolves around Pippa who is married to Gabe. At first all seems well and they seem like the perfect couple. But like most stories there is more to met the eye. When one night Gabe fails to save a women who seems to jump off the cliff behind their house Pippa's life shortly begins to unravel. Hepworth did a wonderful job with keeping me interested the whole book and adding some nice twists that I didn't see coming.

Thank you to Netgalley and to the publishers for allowing me to read this advanced copy.

This thriller was great! It kept me on the edge of my seat and the twists totally shocked me! I like this authors writing and I loved the characters and atmosphere!!!

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, NetGalley, and Sally Hepworth for the free e-copy of The Soulmate! All opinions are my own.

I have read several other Sally Hepworth books and have come to love her thought provoking style of writing. She does such a fantastic job of analyzing the human condition, family relationships, etc. Her other books have always felt a bit slower paced to me (though I still loved them) where the mystery component was really secondary to the people/characters.

This book still has that unflinching perspective of family relationships (this time marriage being the focus) BUT I felt the mystery had a much faster pace than usual and it kept me reading until the wee hours of the morning! I was hooked pretty early on and loved each of the characters, flaws and all.

I love that Sally Hepworth is consistent in the best parts of her writing, but doesn’t let things get stale either as each book is so different. I would absolutely recommend The Soulmate to all drama/ thriller lovers!

This was my first Sally Hepworth novel, but it will not be my last, for this author is a master storyteller. THE SOULMATE, a domestic thriller, is filled with one surprise after another.

Gabe and his wife Pippa move into a home perched on the edge of a cliff. There is a long history of "The Drop," the spot where people come to end their worries and jump to their deaths. In the past, compassionate Gabe has stepped outside several times and urged individuals to change their plans. Then one day he lets a woman jump. Or did he push her?

The book is told through the POV of Pippa and Amanda, the deceased. Through each story segment, we learn more about these women and the past events that tie them together. The most complex character is Max, Amanda’s husband. He’s the least dependable voice. This story is full of twists, turns, and even bold-faced lies. What drama and suspense. I read well into the night for I could not put this one down. The writing is cunningly woven and ensnares you like a spider’s web.

Loved this book! It was a compulsive read and compelling. I enjoyed the resolution and felt like it was an accurate description of loving someone with bipolar disorder.

Thank you NetGalley, St. Marten’s Press and Sally Hepworth for this ARC! As soon as I received this amazing story, I had to read it immediately. Sally Hepworth’s books are so well written. You think you know the story and then wham, she hits you with a twist you would never see coming! I enjoyed this amazing and sad story. I couldn’t put it down! The duo POV’s were well written and I was never confused on who was talking. I’m really happy we got to hear Amanda’s POV and her journey. Again, thank you so much for another ARC from Sally Hepworth!

I was thrilled to get approved for this Hepworth ARC!! Thank you St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for this early copy!!

Let me start by saying, WOW!

This book had me hooked immediately. I loved everything from the writing, to the characters, to the plot twists and the alternating POV chapters.

The End?! WHAT??!!! Didn't see that coming!!

This one is out in April 2023. Go get it!

I enjoyed this read, certainly a page-turner, but it fell kind of flat for me. I'll try to write this review without any major spoilers.

I enjoyed the perspective coming from the two different women and seeing an insight into the two marriages. The theme of soulmates and what keeps a relationship together - is it unquestioning loyalty, is it absolute fidelity, is it sharing children - was woven throughout the stories and, by the end, some of the assumptions you make at the beginning of the book are turned around. The narration isn't quite what I would call "unreliable" but you keep that question in the back of your mind as you're hearing the story from the two perspectives.

I found the book's treatment of mental illness to be done fairly well. I definitely had to suspend my disbelief when a character is not diagnosed with their OBVIOUS disorder early on in the book. As someone with their fair share of experience with my own mental health treatment, I don't think that is a diagnosis that would have been missed based on the symptoms so I spent a fair amount of the book rolling my eyes.

Generally the answers, or the twist, that came nearer the end was not at all satisfying - no "oh my god" moments, no real thrill in this thriller. I think there was more excitement that could have been built in but it just wasn't there - it ended up quite mundane and disappointing. Nonetheless, it caught my interest and was an enjoyable read throughout.

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

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced, pre published copy!

4.5 stars - This book was a page turner! I loved the way the narrator changed from current to past tense, from dead to alive (it makes sense when you're reading it). The ending was somewhat anti climactic but the character arcs, plot, and twist after twist kept me engaged all the way through. This was definitely my favorite of Sally Hepworth's so far.

This was my first book by the author and certainly won't be my last! The dual timeline worked really well and allowed readers to really get a backstory on some of the characters without giving too much away. All the characters were very well developed and I honestly felt like I knew them. The entire book kept me guessing and I had no idea where the story was going. The "twist" was a little anticlimactic for me. Towards the end I did figure it out and it wasn't as thrilling as I had hoped for. Overall, I thought the book was fantastic and I will for sure be reading more by Hepworth!

Ohhh I really enjoyed this book. Short chapters that read quickly- I read it in a day and it was just a fun mystery. Not a lot even happened but it somehow did.

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A woman's death at a popular spot where people end their lives opens up old wounds and new mysteries for a seemingly happy couple.

I'm starting to think Hepworth isn't for me. While I found this book compulsively readable, I was never connected to the characters and I guessed quite a few of the twists before they happened.

A perfectly fine domestic thriller, The Soulmate is good for a quick weekend read you don't want to get too invested in.

This was a great read from start to finish. I loved when I find a book that can still surprise me. Every time I thought I was figuring out the story, another layer was added or something else I wasn’t expecting was revealed. This was my first book by this author though I’ve heard of her before. I’ll definitely be checking out her other books.

So this one was not quite it for me, BUT I think that's a me problem. This book has tons of great reviews on Goodreads and there were several things I did enjoy about it, I just think I'm not personally super big on domestic suspense.

The Soulmate has a super fun dual POV/dual timelines thing going on, and that allows for a slow reveal of clue after clue until the reader finally gets to learn exactly what happened on the night Gabe failed to save someone from going over the cliffside to their death. For me though, the reveals weren't very exciting and I found myself not really liking any of the characters (or disliking them either, which I would be okay with, I just want to feel SOMETHING about the characters I read about).

So overall, not my fav, but if you like this kind of thing, give it a try! The writing is still superb and the plot was well thought out, it just wasn't the plot for me.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for providing a digital copy of The Soulmate in exchange for an honest review. The Soulmate hits shelves April 4, 2023!

3.25 stars

Sally Hepworth is an auto-read author for me. I will read absolutely anything she writes. Even her books that I have rated 3 stars have been more enjoyable than many other books I have rated 4 stars or above. Unfortunately, this book falls into the "3 stars but as enjoyable as some 4 star books" rating category for me.

I enjoyed The Soulmate.

<spoiler> However, it is missing the development of a true emotional connection between husband & wife and uncle & nephew to justify the ending. The conclusion happens out of nowhere and seems unbelievable as nothing throughout the story even implies the distraught husband cared for his late wife or his nephew. His actions seem very dramatic at the end. </spoiler>

If those emotional connections would have been more thoroughly developed, this would have been a 5 star read for me. But since those relationships are such a key part of this story and its ending, I can only rate this 3 stars. I will continue to read anything Sally Hepworth writes, and I hope her next novel is similar to The Mother-in-Law or The Good Sister in regards to fully developed emotional connections.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this e-galley in exchange for my honest review.

This was a classic Sally Hepworth. An underlying mystery with drama woven in. I started to get a little annoyed with how much Pippa talks about her husband being attractive, but was hooked otherwise. Fans of Sally Hepworth will love this one.