Sally Hepworth does not disappoint. She is the queen of domestic thrillers and families that look normal only to reveal deep dysfunction. This one is no exception. Gabe and Pippa have moved into a perfect house to complete their perfect family. The view is exceptional and also it happens to be a popular location for those who want to commit suicide. Gabe has become somewhat of a legend in his ability to convince people not to jump.

Until he doesn't. That one time.

What looks like a suicide gone wrong, hides many more layers underneath.

The twists and turns are fun and unexpected in this one and I loved the way the story unraveled. If you've enjoyed Hapworth's novels before, you will not want to miss this one.


with gratitude to netgalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Couldn’t put this one down. Great read that I will definitely be recommending to everyone.
Pippa and Gabe were great characters and I was invested in them. Max and Amanda were a big part of this story. There was a great plot twist that I didn’t see coming. It was mot what I expected at all. Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy of this book.

Pippa and Gabe have recently been through a rough patch and moved to a coastal community outside Melbourne for a fresh start. They find a wonderful cottage right on the sea but soon discover the reason it was so affordable is that it’s a known suicide spot. Gabe has since secured some local fame for talking people off the cliff edge until one day when a woman goes over. But the story is just getting started, as they learn more about the woman and what her death might mean for them.

I’m a fan of Hepworth and this was a great entry for her. There were some things I figured out, but definitely some surprises as well. She builds the plot deftly, giving you just enough at each turn. Lots of fun!

I could not put this down! Her books always reel you in from the first page! When a woman falls to her death in front of a house on a well known cliff, the woman's husband swears she didn't jump. He's convinced she was pushed, but by who? Several conflicting stories are told. Who is hiding secrets and who is telling the truth? You will be on the edge of your seat with this suspenseful story from this wonderful author. She always writes an edge of your seat nail biter, and this one is just that! Another great book by Sally Hepworth.

This book hooked me immediately and I read it in less than 24 hours. I might've read it in one sitting, but work got in the way!

It wasn't the story I expected - I felt the focus was more on how mental illness affects the lives of others when it's not managed well, as opposed to being a twisty thriller. Nothing truly unexpected happened, but this book touched me for other reasons. I grew up in a household similar to Pippa and Gabe's, and it was almost surreal, reading and experiencing those feelings and anxieties through someone else's eyes. Pippa reminded me so much of my mother and I just wanted to shove her down a better path the entire time I was reading.

The conclusion to the "murder mystery" fell a bit flat for me, but the overall ending was positive and gave me a decent amount of closure.

I just read "The Soulmate" by Sally Hepworth. Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced copy in return for an honest review. First I want to say Sally Hepworth is one of my favourite authors. She writes such goo story, slowly developed with bits of intrigue in every chapter. Small hints which climax into huge surprises and moments that take your breath away. Her characters are well developed and multi-layered and so so interesting. The Soulmate was such an excellent book.
It revolves around a youg couple (Gabe and Pippa) who together with their two lovely girls live in a beautiful cliffside house and have a wonderful romantic life. One evening, Gabe sees a women who looks to be contemplating jumping off the cliff behind the house. He telles Pippa to phone the police while he goes to speak to the woman. Pippa goes to phone the police and when she returns only Gabe remains...the woman is gone. Did Gabe push her? Was it an accident? Why is Gabe acting strange and lying to the police?
The story is told in two perspectives and by two different voices: past and present and Pippa's voice and Amanda's (the woman who dies) voice. The benefit of this is that the reader gets a wonderful glimpse into the events that preceeded the night of the jump. It is a love story in a way but not in the way I thought it would be. The ending is tragic and beautiful and endearing, especially when the reader finds out who "The Soulmate really is. Sally Hepworth never disappoints...once again she has hit a homerun with this book. It is an absolute must-read!

4.5⭐️ rounded up to 5!

This is my fourth novel by Sally Hepworth and I would say this is tied with The Good Sister for my favourite.

I am a sucker for a good domestic suspense novel and I was a huge fan of how Hepworth approached this one. It was dual POV and also alternated between past and present time.

I loved the setting - a house located on a cliff that multiple people have committed suicide by jumping off of it. Pippa & her husband Gabe have to call the police if they see someone attempting to jump, and Gabe goes out to try to talk them down. One day he isn’t successful and a woman dies at the cliff in front of him.

This book gripped me right away and I couldn’t put it down.

There were a few great twists that I didn’t anticipate!

"The Soulmate" by Sally Hepworth is an amazing domestic thriller that had me hooked from the beginning. The story is told in a dual POV, going back and forth between Pippa in the now, and Amanda in the after. The author touches upon many sensitive topics, such as infidelity, mental illness, and suicide in a sensitive manner that offers other perspectives and understanding. Thank you so much NetGalley and publisher for this ARC!

It takes an absolute gift to write a story that's pure magic. Ms. Hepworth is a true artist. She paints a big beautiful picture at the beginning, then spends the rest of the book completely decimating that picture. It's an absolute art form and I look forward to each and every book she writes. This one was absolutely no exception.

Pippa and Gabriel with their two beautiful daughters live in a big house next to The Drop. The Drop is a cliff side that is a known suicide spot. Gabe has become famous for talking down everyone who has come to The Drop since they've lived there. Until a woman comes. Only once she's dead does Pippa realize they both know this woman. She's married to Gabe's ex boss. The ex boss that Pippa had an affair with. While you initially believe she jumped due to the affair, as with all of Ms. Hepworth's books, nothing is as it seems and the real story is so much more insane. I didnt just read this book, I inhaled it!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martins Press, and Sally Hepworth for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

Definitely took some twists I didn’t foresee; this a departure for this author. SallyHepworth has become a must-read for me and it’s great to see her writing evolve.

Absolutely excellent and engaging throughout! What begins with a stranger's untimely death, untangles to begin a descent into the secrets a family has been living. All of Sally Hepworth's novels are wonderful, but I especially enjoyed the setting of this one. Lot of suspense, guessing, and slow reveals. Highly recommend!

This was my first Sally Hepworth novel and while I didn’t love this one, I didn’t hate it either.

I think my disappointment in this book is because I was simply expecting it to be something that it wasn’t meant to be.

This would be perfect for someone newer to thrillers or for a seasoned reader of the genre that wants a palate cleanser after something deep, dark, and gory.

Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A twist right until the very end. The amount of times I gasped and felt blindsided came as surprise to me. Sally did it again!!

I felt a roller coaster of emotions throughout the book. It took everything in me to put the book down to go about my daily tasks. I constantly felt the need to know more of what was to come in the book. I loved that about it.

The ending was more than I expected. It made me sad, it made me happy, it made me almost numb. It’s a book I know I will find myself thinking about for the next few days, wanting to discuss with people knowing I can’t quite yet!!

Huge thank you to St. Martin’s Press for the ARC via NetGalley!

Another great story by Sally Hepworth. She always drops hints throughout the story. You never know from chapter to chapter what is happening and the characters are always very intriguing.

"The Soulmate" was quite good. Pippa and Gabe seem to have a great marriage and great life. However, one fateful night, the facade starts to unravel. They live in a cliffside home in Portsea, which should be idyllic. However, the tall cliffs have been nicknamed "The Drop" because of the popularity of the location for those wish to end their lives. Gabe is handsome, charming, a good listener and has become quite adept at talking people down from the cliff edge, saving seven people so far. Yet, the woman who appears on the fateful night does not have the same good fortune as those who had come before her. Gabe's effort to save her was unsuccessful ... or was it, because from Pippa's vantage point in the kitchen, what she thinks she saw does not align with Gabe's recounting of events.

The situation becomes more complicated when Pippa learns that the woman in question was Amanda Cameron, the wife of Gabe's former boss, Max Cameron, and that she supposedly jumped because Max had been unfaithful. This is an important factor, as in the somewhat unconventional marriage of Max and Amanda, the one thing Amanda had insisted upon was Max's fidelity. Pippa fears that a past indiscretion has come back to haunt her. Gabe had told the police he did not know the woman, a decision that will have significant ramifications later.

Although Amanda is dead, her spirit lingers, and she is able to observe how Max reacts to the news of her death -- he has very good reasons not to believe it was suicide -- and observe the actions of Pippa and Gabe. The story alternates between Pippa and Gabe's past and the struggles they have experienced; their actions in light of the tragedy; Amanda's past; and Amanda's observations of Max, Pippa, and Gabe.

The reader will discover that Gabe has a mental illness, and that has had profound effects on his marriage and family. Pippa has remained loyal to Gabe despite all the problems that his mental illness has caused. Yet, she does not know the full extent of his actions while experiencing exacerbations of mental illness. As the story unfolds, numerous secrets will be revealed, some of which are quite unexpected. However, some secrets will remain hidden, at least from some of the major characters. In the end, loyalty and family will result in one character making a costly decision.

I received a copy of the e-book via NetGalley in exchange for a review.

I received an ARC through NetGalley from St. Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review.

Sally Hepworth has done it again with this fast-paced thriller set right on the edge of a cliff. This book is told from the perspectives of Pippa, a wills and estates lawyer striving for a normal family life, and Amanda a recently deceased wife of a media tycoon. There are two timelines-before Amanda’s death and after. Although Pippa and Amanda are casual acquaintances their connections run deep through their seemingly loving husbands.

Do you ever really know the person you marry? This book dive into the secrets of marriage and touches on topics of mental health, infidelity, and suicide. I feel like each topic was portrayed with an open mind and avoided any stereotypes. I loved how Hepworth includes multiple perspectives of each topic and how people are effected differently by others choices.

Ultimately, I felt as though I was on the edge of a cliff while reading this. I could not put it down and I had to keep reading to find out the ending. There are multiple plot twists with Hepworth’s notable surprise ending which I felt was a perfect conclusion. I was unable to predict any of twists, which made this thriller a 5 star for me.

Love love loved this one!! I was hooked right from the start and and couldn’t put it down. The characters, the setting, the plot, the writing, the twists..….all SO good! If you love domestic suspense or thrillers then you definitely need to read this one!

Thank you NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Sally Hepworth for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

As I read this, it was as if I was watching a crime/drama mystery TV show on Netflix. I could visualize it so much, that I was in the house, near the cliff's edge, walking along to daycare WITH them. Our author has a talent with atmosphere.

There's a point where you think someone might know about one of the plot twists. The tension is building, I've got that tense spine waiting for the jump scare. Pippa's mom is chopping onions as Pippa's anxiety runs wild. Chop. Chop. Chop!

I wonder if Hepworth was evil laughing as she wrote some of these scenes knowing she would have this effect on some of us. Hepworth: *Evil laughter while sipping wine.* "The readers will want to know more, but they cannot know! Muahahaha!"

This book made me realize that I feel worse for morally questionable people when kids are involved. The plot twists in this story were abundant while still being enjoyable, still making you hope for everything to turn out alright. If this doesn't become a TV show, I'll be highly disappointed, because it's already so well laid out that whoever takes it on just needs to cast average acting crew and tada, art.

I highly enjoyed it, albeit my spine is sore from all the tension. Thank you for the mind-bombs!

Did not see the ending coming !!
Gabe and Pippa have a wonderful family with a beautiful new house. What follows is a twisty story full of surprises and family drama that I couldn’t stop reading once I started.
Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

The Soulmate is one of those books you just can’t put down. I devoured this one. The twists are perfect and completely unforeseen. This is a romance combined with a psychological thriller and is just amazingly well written.