Let me start by saying that I’m an absolute sucker for a good setting and this one pulled me in immediately. Told from two points of view, each in their past and present lives, this story is FULL of jaw-dropping plot twists and turns. I finished it in a day, even though I knew I’d regret flying through it instead of savoring it... The chaos, the drama, the atmosphere – PERFECTION. If you’re in a reading slump, this one is sure to get you back on track!

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

Great read along the lines of a domestic thriller. Do we really, truly know the ones we love the most? Interesting angles on how lives and loves get intertwined and the fallout that can happen. This was more of Hepworth's calmer storylines, so to speak. While still keeping you on your toes with suspense, I was expecting more of the author's trademark finale with a punch twist. Still good, yet, more along the lines of leaving you pondering relationships and fidelity. #Thesoulmate #sallyhepworth #netgalley #goodreads

Do yourself a favor and press the buy button right now. This novel contains mysteries, thrills, and tricky matters of the heart . . . it had me hooked from beginning to end.

Love can sometimes be a fickle and complicated emotion and in other instances, it can become as long-lasting and strong as Tungsten.

Do you think you know everything about your spouse? This narrative raises the question: Would the discovery of a secret or a flaw bind you closer together or would it threaten to untie your sacred knot?

After all is said and done in a marriage, we cling to the hope that we have the right partner for the long haul . . . that we've chosen our mate well. Sooner or later, life will test each couple's resilience in order to find out.

I'd like to thank NetGalley for an advanced copy of The Soulmate for my unbiased evaluation. 5 stars

Sally is one of my favorite authors and not she didn’t disappoint. Pippa and her husband Gabe are living an idyllic life with their two daughters. The book opens with a woman committing suicide outside their home at a place called the drop- a place people go to commit suicide. Not the most exciting topic. But Amanda the woman is connected to them . The story is told from Pippa and Amanda’s perspectives - did Amanda’s randomly chose their house to commit suicide? Was Amanda’s husband Max involved? Is there a connection between the suicides and Gabe and. Maxs shady business? This book really was well written and kept me guessing until the end. And you really do have to read til the very end to get the answers.

I flew through this book! I loved the short chapters and the dual povs especially from the dead! Of anmanda!
also past and present so finding out details to some things we already know was a fresh was to intake everything that led up to the night that changed all of their lives!
There’s romance, suspense, family drama, fear and many plots twists.
I would definitely recommend 🌟

My only gripe was that at the end it was underwhelming and the “1 year later” after all that was weird. After all they’ve been through and how much she loves have she 1 doesn’t get the answer about him killing AS orrrr any truth? And she leaves him? Honestly thought they would bond over it.

Asha I thought would be a bigger role since she was made to be kind of “creepy” or something but her big scene was having the flash drive hmmm.

Where do I even start?!

This book captured my full attention within the first few pages. The writing was done beautifully and the characters instantly caught my attention.

I love the dual POV and felt it was very well done. The fact that Hepworth was able to jump from *then* and *now*, while also keeping up with the dual POV flawlessly was fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed who Hepworth chose for the POV perspectives and thought it was neat how each character grew between the time lines and as the story unfolded..

This book touched my heart in many ways: from touching on mental illnesses, and doing proper research to ensure she was reflecting and explaining different mental illnesses correctly - all the way to also touching on family dynamics and self worth.

Throughout this book I felt so many emotions for (and towards) every character. The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat and I couldn’t get enough of this story.

I will be highly recommending this book to friends & will be on the look out for more books by Hepworth!

Thanks to St Martin's Press and NetGalley for the advanced readers copy!

I normally start my reviews with a synopsis of the book but this one was so full of twists and turns it's a challenge. A great thriller that kept me picking up the book to see what happens next. I loved the dual POV and then vs now. The way the story unfolds and secrets are revealed was so satisfying!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. From the first chapter, this book had me hooked! It kept me guessing throughout and I was not always right with my guesses which isn't easy to do with me. Absolutely recommend for anyone looking for a twisty thriller with a surprising ending!

📚 ARC REVIEW📚 - The Soulmate
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 (rounded up to 4)
Release Date: April 4, 2023
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*Thank you to @netgalley & St. Martin's Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review*

When I saw this new Sally Hepworth book drop on Netgalley, I RAN. 🏃‍♀️

In full disclosure, it took me a long time to get into this one. Once I was in, it was good and very twisty. But I just immediately couldn't stand the MC and how weak I felt she was. I even messaged a few people being like, "Can I push HER off The Drop?"

I LOVED that we get a viewpoint of a person who died. That was a very interesting way to tell her story. 🤔

I will say some of those twists, I honestly didn't see them coming. Am I losing my touch? Haha

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*The one thing that really turned me off was Gabe's official mental health diagnosis. Where I know that what is shown are symptoms, it just paints a picture that people like me can't live normal lives, even medicated. I just wish all the bad parts of the diagnosis weren't shown and focused on, however I guess they were needed for the story. So I'm very torn on this.*

The best Sally Hepworth book yet! The characters draw you in immediately and then you spend the rest of novel trying to figure out who you can trust. A must read!

What a great read! So many questions, twists and turns and a big twist at the end. It was a good one that kept me guessing about things on so many levels. I could just see the cliff house and the water below as well as the appearance of the characters. Great writing! Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for the ARC

So excited to read another of Sally Hepworth’s books. I’ve loved every single one of them and this one is no exception. She has a way of writing that sucks me immediately and I can’t wait to find out what happens next. There are twists but they don’t feel ridiculous. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I really do not think Sally Hepworth could ever write a bad thriller. I love her writing, I love her subtle humor sprinkled in. I love her wit and cunning ability to weave refreshing thriller after refreshing thriller. I almost dreaded it when I thought I might have guessed the twist - but she proved me wrong the next page. I highly recommend this one, and all books from Sally Hepworth while you’re at it.

Sally Hepworth writes another winner for this reader! I read this because I thought it released in October, but apparently I had it confused with another book! In any case, I loved it! Could not stand Max as a character, but loved his wife. I am also a lawyer. This one just worked for me!

So, this was a better than average thriller with plenty of twists of turns. Fans of her other books will find much to enjoy in this one!

This wasn't my favorite book but there wasn't a specific reason why. It wasn't predictable and I did feel like it was a fast read but I just didn't like it. Is it the family I don't like? Maybe.

This is a fast paced read that keeps you on your toes. You know there is something that you don't know but you don't find out what until closer to the end.

This is a domestic suspense novel of a family who lives in a cottage in Melbourne that is on a cliff. The family needed a fresh start and it was the perfect location. Gabe and Pippa start their new life in their dream cottage. Pippa works from home as a lawyer and Gabe is a stay at home dad who cares for his two daughters.

They learn how to navigate their life on the cliff as they frequently have people who walk to the cliff with intention to jump. Gabe can usually talk them off the ledge before the police get there. One night, something happens that starts the roller coaster of suspense and drama of what happens next.

*This book does cover potentially triggering topics, such as death by suicide*
I feel so spoiled that I was able to read an early copy of one of my favorite authors! The Soulmate is another amazing book by Sally Hepworth. She nails the domestic thriller genre in a way that so many others can't. Typically when reading a book focused on a couple where there's some big secret, it feels old, overdone, and predictable. Not with The Soulmate!! I was shocked until the LAST PAGE. Truly. Until the last page. My friends and family are jealous that they won't get to read this book until April 2023... but it'll be worth the wait. No spoilers here - just lots of love for a very original thriller!

Sally Hepworth's writing keeps on getting better and better. No question about it, The Soulmate is another jewel in Hepworth's crown. I adored the setting - a lovely home on the edge of the cliff. Gabe sees a woman struggling at the edge of a cliff one night. He approaches her and tries to talk her out of ending her life. In the blink of an eye, the woman falls to her death. The unending question is did she jump, or was she pushed? This pageturner is chock full of the author's signature twists and turns. I could not turn the pages fast enough.

Wow. I don't even know where to start with this book. I've been craving time to finish it all week, and I finally did and now I don't know what to say. The fact is, I was about 15% from the end and I still wasn't sure how it was going to wrap up. However, I never saw it being wrapped up the way it did. Usually, an author will leave little hints along the way, something to make you feel like a twist is right around the corner. But that's the thing with Sally Hepworth. She doesn't do that. She just drops the bomb on you and leaves you with whiplash. And, might I add, it's one of my favorite things about reading her books!

There is not point trying to summarize the book for you because that's what the publisher gives you (and I posted above). I will say that the book starts by talking about how picture perfect Pippa feels her relationship to Gabe is. Then, she begins to break it down and shows all of the faults she has glazed over throughout the years.

I think one of the things I love dearly about this book is the title. I spent the entire novel thinking it was about Pippa and Gabe and how they felt they were "soulmates", but now that I've finished, I believe it wasn't named after them at all.

And how well do we know our spouses in reality? Is what we know about them purely because we trust them? Because we trust the words that they say and the actions they take? This book has really left me pondering this concept.

Any book that can keep me flipping the pages and then still end up smacking me across the face and leaving me disecting everything I've just read is really a rockstar. I mean, Damn. Kudos Sally Hepworth. Kudos to writing such a stellar book.

Could not put this book down till I finished. I was drawn into the story from the first chapter. Definitely a surprise twist I didn’t see coming at the end.