This domestic thriller is about a couple who unknowingly moved to a house near an infamous location known for suicides known as “The Drop”. The husband Gabe goes after every person he sees standing at The Drop to try and save them. By talking them all off the ledge, he becomes a local hero for all of the lives he has saved. But one woman comes along that doesn’t listen to Gabe and chooses to jump. Except Gabe’s wife Pippa witnesses something totally different leading to a thrilling tale of deceit and infidelity.

The storyline of this book was unique and interesting. I really liked the different POVs told across the past and present. I especially liked the POV of the victim who narrated following her death. This is a slow burn thriller with elements of suspense that had me guessing how it would end. I had a hard time connecting with the main characters and the slower pace made it difficult to keep my interest. Overall, this book was just okay for me.

Thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the complimentary e-copy of this book!

The Soulmate was another Sally Hepworth novel that I absolutely loved!!! Pippa and Gabe and Max and Amanda were great characters both as couples and each individually. And the twist (or twists, really) were *chef's kiss*! Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!

I have loved all of this author’s books and this one especially! It’s a psychological thriller with many twists. It is also a story of a toxic relationship and why people stay in them and what makes them leave. It is exciting and was hard to put down, even to sleep!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Soulmate was a fun escapist read that is over way too fast. It's tells the tale of Pippa and Gabe who live in a home on the edge of a cliff where several people have been known to take their lives. In the year that they have lived there with their two children, Gabe has talked several people of the ledge and has become well known for it. His success saving lives ends when he fails to save the life of an unknown woman. Pippa doesn't see the exact moment that the woman jumps but she sees Gabe moments after and isn't quite certain the woman jumped. How well does Pippa know her husband? Was this a random act? Who are the soulmates in this story? Lots of surprising twists and turns which will keep you riveted until the very end!

Sally Hepworth has done it again. I think that the Soulmate is perhaps her best one yet. It was a book that I couldn’t put down, yet I didn’t want to get to the end.

I really enjoyed this Sally Hepworth thriller. It has a good pace and keeps things interesting with multiple perspectives. I was worried the ending would get confusing and turn into some kind of blackmail spider's web, but was pleasantly surprised with the actual big reveal. One start down because I thought Amanda's pages were a little overused, and her "after" chapters often transitioned quickly to "before" stories anyway.
On Goodreads the cliff near the Gerard house is called "The Spot" but in the ARC it's "The Drop". I like The Drop better so hopefully that's the most updated version.

There are few authors that make me stop what I'm doing and propel their newest book to the top of my TBR. Sally Hepworth is one of these authors!

There's a dream home on a cliff, with a nice normal family inside. Occasionally the husband heads out to the dropoff, if a passerby looks a little too much like they're going to jump. He always talks them down...until the day he doesn't, and a woman jumps. Or did she?

That's the springboard for Sally Hepworth's tense domestic drama, as lawyer/mom Pippa wonders why her husband Gabe seems elusive about the woman who died, as the dead woman hovers in the ether commenting on the events after her demise and what led her to that cliff-top, and as the layers on all-around-good-guy Gabe are slowly peeled back. A quick read with twists I didn't see coming make this one an easy 5 star from me!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!!

Mystery / thrillers are not typically my type of book, but this absolutely gripped me from day one! I adored the dual POV and also the dual timelines. These two things might play off of each other typically, or maybe compete too much, but I actually found it very compelling hearing from past Pippa, current Pippa, and Amanda. I also really thought it did such a great job of tackling complex issues, like mental health, in a story that is well interwoven with money, marriage, family, and dedication. I already knew I liked Sally Hepworth as an author and this was no exception!

The short chapters made this a super quick and compelling read. I finished it in two days! What can I put in a review that won't give everything away?? There are two female narrators and the timeline is always toggling between past and present. The plot lines revolve around marriage trouble, erratic behavior, and a suspicious death. It's action packed from the beginning. All of this makes the book easy to binge-read and hard to put down! It didn't feel like a traditional edge-of-your-seat thriller by any means, but I "just one more chapter"-ed for hours.

I feel like I would have LOVED this book if I could have connected with (or even liked) at least one of the characters - but I found them all so unlikeable!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you for this book in exchange for my honest review.

I had high hopes for this book by Sally Hepworth. Who wouldn’t like a story featuring an ominous cliff and a woman who mysteriously goes over when a man who supposedly saves people from jumping to their deaths is near her? (Wow, that’s a mouthful.) However, as the story dragged on, my interest waned. I just wasn’t interested in the way that THIS author presented the “back and forth” timeline, which is odd, given that I usually love that text structure.

I always enjoy Sally Hepworth novels, and this one was no different. I thought the discussion of mental illness was handled well. A good book!

Overall this was a pretty good read but a bit......boring? Everything wrapped up neatly in the end, but I found myself not really caring how it would end. I did enjoy rhe twist. At times, the 2 couples seemed a bit too similar and I found myself mixing them up a bit. Good pacing, unique story, but not my favorite by this author. Thank you to NetGalley for this advance copy!

I WAS AMAZED at this book! Like holy crap this was great. I was hooked from every line, and it kept me glued to my seat.

Thank-you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Once I began reading it, I couldn't put it down and since it's not long, this would be a perfect airplane book, or weekend by the pool read. Gabe and Pippa with their two young girls live in a cliff top house overlooking the sea near Melbourne. Sadly many people have jumped to their death from the cliffs within sight of the house, and Gabe has actually rescued some people from plunging. But when the story opens, Gabe has gone out once again to speak to a woman who has appeared on the cliff. She does jump to her death, or so he says.......Pippa is not so sure..The story is told by two narrators: Pippa and another character who I won't name, and they go back and forth between the present and previous timelines. As the story unfolds, and we learn more about each character, it is very hard to discern who is telling the truth about anything, and therefore, who do we trust?
I did not feel engaged with any of the characters and that is the main reason for my 3 star rating. The plot was interesting although somewhat predictable. I realize I am in the minority with my thoughts, but I will summarize by saying this a good story - and I know a lot of people will pick this up as a captivating quick read.

REVIEW DOES NOT CONTAIN SPOILERS!

First of all, thank you so much NetGalley for sending me an ARC of this book, I’m forever honoured to be among the people who have the joy of reading a new release sooner than the specific release date!


This book was everything! Loved it so so very much. From the beginning to the end, this page turner gripped me. The fact that the story started from the present situation with Pippa’s pov- at the Spot with Amanda- then changes the pov to her- when something happens…no spoilers- and then we have the entire background situation with Max and Amanda, Pippa and Gabe, it just felt so satisfying reading the book in an order with a clever written ending. I don’t want to spoil this for anyone cause it was so fun and clever to me and I didn’t see that coming.

Reread the first sentence of my second paragraph: This book was everything. It was, it really was. It wasn’t just a thriller or a mystery book…it was a book about family, about friendship, about marriage. It talked so much about trust and love in different ways that I loved it so much. How Max and Amanda love each other without ever saying it verbally, but with their very actions. They protected each other and did everything they could to keep each other happy and safe. How Pippa and Gabe loved each other as well. Pippa did literally everything to help Gabe heal himself and get better. But what she did not understand is that sometimes, you need to detach yourself from some people, even if you deeply love them with your whole heart, because you have and need to look at life thru y.o.u.r own eyes…not always from the eyes of your significant other. This book also portrayed the love of a mother. How Pippa’s mom was always there for her without even questioning why and how Pippa loves her own children, even thought one isn’t biologically hers. She treated them equally with all of her love and all of their needs as a child and I respect and love her for that. The part where she ran as fastest as she ever did to get to them…still have goosebumps.

Anyways, this review is getting so very long and I still can continue writing about this wonderful book but I’m sure everyone is sleeping on my review by now…But I hope that everyone who read this book will love it, as I did.

I think this is the author’s most impressive book so far. It’s eerie from the start with page after page of two seemingly perfect relationships told from the POV of the wives. You know things will turn, but just how/when is surprising. TW for lots of mental illness throughout the book: bipolar disorder and suicide. The twist at the end was unexpected. A quick, compulsive read; just know it’s pretty heavy, and as you realize what’s going on it’s sad and doesn’t ever lighten up.
Thanks #StMartinsPress and #NetGalley for the ARC e-book.

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I could not put this book down once I finally had a few moments to myself to start it! Twisted story with duel POV. I didn’t know who to trust & I am still questioning my memories of Gabe & Pippa.

Sally Hepworth never disappoints! I receive an ARC copy of "The Soulmate" and I couldn't put it down. This book starts off with the action right away while also providing all the necessary information the reader needs to know to understand how each character relates to each other.

This book starts off with Pippa and Gabe and what their life is like living on the house by "The Spot," which a chosen spot for those wanting to end their life. Gabe is a local superhero by helping many people not jump off the cliffside, until one day someone does fall from the spot and dies.

The person that passed away is a lady named Amanda, who happens to be Gabe's boss' wife, except Gabe denies knowing that it was her since the outside conditions were not ideal to get a good glance of who the woman was. Pippa sees all of this from inside the house, but it doesn't quite align with what Gabe tells the police and investigators.

What is Gabe hiding? How far will Pippa go to help Gabe out?

This was amazing! From the cover to the last word, this book was really good. I don't want to give a lot away, but the plot twists were superb. This is a book you can't put down because you wont stop thinking about it. It's important to mention that Hepworth puts a great deal of time in her writing research, while incorporating personal experiences in her stories. A good example of this is the relationship between "Pippa and Gabe" and the daughters, you read it and know the author has children and is a present parent. I could totally relate to the daily routines and every detail explained in the story to make it believable. I also enjoyed the different POV presented in the story, alternating between two main characters with different timelines, giving the reader a multidimensional view of what's happening. In The Soulmate you'll find love, a look into different types of relationships, and the ups and downs in every family.

I would totally recommend this book!!!

What a fantastic read!! What started as a seemingly normal family drama was actually a twisty ride with a suprise ending. Whenever I assumed I knew where the story was heading, I was met with an unexpected revelation. I also really enjoyed the change in narrator throughout the story, which let the reader in on information that kept me glued to the book.