Gabe and Pippa move into a cliff side house and soon find out the cliff behind their house is where locals go to end their lives. Gabe talks person after person out of jumping, until one night when a woman jumps. Or did Pippa see Gabe push him?

I loved that the book alternated between Pippa and the woman who dies’ points of view. Almost every chapter ended with a question or desire to learn more. I was in such suspense and loved all the twists (many i I didn’t see coming)! This is a fantastic read for people who like thrillers. One of my favorite reads this year!

An interesting thriller with some unexpected twist and turns. A quick read. ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

Sally Hepworth does it again with The Soulmate! A true cliffhanger (jokes aside) that kept me repeating “just one more page!”
I could not wait to uncover the truth of what really happened on that cliff and along the way was swept away by the unfolding suspense, flawed characters and their hidden secrets.
Gabe and Pippa seemed to have it all figured out and we’re on track for a fresh new life-yet Pippa held deeply rooted doubts about her husband.
Amanda and Max appeared as a typical power couple, yet the reader knew there were deeply rooted secrets.
This multi-layered storyline told from alternating perspectives exposes not only the truth but the resulting fallout.
Full of conflict, unsavory characters, love, betrayal, devotion, secrets, unraveling marriages and suspense-you won’t want to miss this one!

I really enjoyed this story! I went in completely blind and I feel like that added to the suspense even more. This was my first read by Hepworth and I can’t wait to read more! And holy plot twists, they just kept coming. I literally didn’t put this book down, start to finish. The only thing I was 100% happy with was the ending. It wasn’t bad, but I just expected a little… more.

This book is about what people are capable of when they are in love and how that can blind us to really simple truths. It shows domestic and relational toxicity, as well as some aspects of mental illness.

Would recommend to all suspense lovers!

The Soulmate
by Sally Hepworth
Pub Date: April 4, 2023
St. Martin's Press
Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for a truly spectacular novel. You know it's good when it keeps you up reading, right?
Told from two different viewpoints and in the past and present tense. The storyline grabs hold of your interest and keeps you wanting more and more until the very end. I really like this author! I haven't read a book by this author that didn't keep me guessing.
I have already preordered it for our library.

5 stars

Definitely do not start this book if you have anything else planned for the day! I finished reading this one in 24 hours because I just couldn’t put it down. It was thrilling, but also a short and easy read.

Gabe and Pippa live in a house beside a cliff known as “the drop”, a popular suicide spot. When they spot a woman on the edge of the cliff, Gabe goes to talk her off the ledge. Pippa looks away briefly, and when she glances back the woman is gone and Gabe has his arms straight out. Of course the woman jumped…. Or did she?

The dual POV of Pippa and the woman on the cliff works so well for this story. It really does keep you entertained until the very end. I have to admit that I did not see the twist coming. The ending surprised me, but also left me just a tad underwhelmed. It was a good book, but I think I just expected a bigger finish. Overall I would recommend this for those who like a quick thriller read!

This was my first Sally Hepworth read and now I'm going to have to read them all!

Dual POV both past and present, I really liked the pacing which kept me turning pages, and the twists!! i read this book in two sittings but it would have been one if i started on a weekend! From the first sentence i was hooked

I can't really talk more about what i love about this book without giving anything away but i would recommend to anyone who enjoys a book that keeps you interested from start to finish.

i received this book as an ARC from Netgalley and i am so glad that I did.

This is the first book I’ve read by Sally Hepworth and it won’t be the last! Excuse me while I go buy all of her other books. The book was a little slow moving for me but it also held my attention the whole time. Pippa and her husband Gabe have two children and appear to have the perfect life, the perfect marriage. But things aren’t always as they seem. What secrets are they hiding from each other? And what will be destroyed by them?

YALL> Sally Hepworth is an auto-buy author for me and she did NOT disappoint! A new favorite and buying a physical copy for sure.

The Soulmate is another fabulous read by Sally Hepworth who consistently and undisputably knocks it out of the park. I was fully absorbed in the lives of these characters from the very first page.

Gabe and Pippa Gerard live in a beautiful clifftop home with their two precious daughters. Time and again, Gabe has taken heroic measures to lure potential jumpers off the edge of the cliff, saving many lives. But on one particular night, the woman with whom he is speaking suddenly plunges over the side. As Pippa watches the shocking scene from the kitchen window, she is unsettled by one specific detail. Why does it appear that Gabe has just pushed the woman to her death?

Full of secrets and shocking twists, the narrative comes to life via the perspectives of two key players, and unfolds with a pacey tension. You will not want to miss this latest offering from the wonderful Sally Hepworth.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC.

A thrilling tale of how a family has moved to a cliff-side cottage and realizes that it is a popular jump spot for suicides. The husband has saved about eight people and even has a news article about his heroic efforts. But one day, when his wife sees someone standing by the cliffs and sends him out to do his magic, he fails. What she then sees makes her question who her husband really is.

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ADDICTIVE 5 ⭐
Well, from where should I start? This was a fabulous read for me. Sally Hepworth has done it again. She's proved that she knows what the audience want from her.
Pippa and Gabe Gerard move into their dream home with their two young daughters. Their home is located on a Cliff side in a coastal town outside Melbourne. The Cliff is famous for suicides. As people appear by the Cliff, Gabe has a gift being able to talk people out of their plan, until one day he cannot save a women. Pippa sees Gabe talking to the women and witnesses his reaction after the fall. Was this an accident or was she pushed?
Her death is ruled a suicide, but it turns out Gave knew the lady. The lady was upset that her husband had cheated. He does not disclose this to the police or Pippa. The husband is also someone Gabe used to work for. This web of deceit runs rampant in their lives and the twists in this novel were fun to try to unravel. Will Pippa, the husband and the police find out the truth of what really happened?
Although I personally think that this character ( Pippa) irritated me a little bit because she's forgiving everything so easily. If I were in place of her then I would have done it differently.
Overall it's a must read and highly recommended from my side.
Thanks to Netgalley and St Martin's Press for giving me an advance copy.

Sally Hepworth knocked this one out of the park!! I flew through the pages in less than 24 hours. There were many unexpected twists and turns and the suspense was killing me. I couldn't get to the end fast enough.

Pippa and Gabe Gerard move into their dream home with their two young daughters. Their home is located on a Cliff side in a coastal town outside Melbourne. The Cliff is famous for suicides. As people appear by the Cliff, Gabe has a gift being able to talk people out of their plan, until one day he cannot save a women. Pippa sees Gabe talking to the women and witnesses his reaction after the fall. Was this an accident or was she pushed?

Her death is ruled a suicide, but it turns out Gave knew the lady. The lady was upset that her husband had cheated. He does not disclose this to the police or Pippa. The husband is also someone Gabe used to work for. This web of deceit runs rampant in their lives and the twists in this novel were fun to try to unravel.

Will Pippa, the husband and the police find out the truth of what really happened? Each of these main characters is trying to unravel the truth, but at what lengths will Pippa go to, to prove Gabe’s innocence or betrayal? Hepworth novels are always a MUST read!

Sally Hepworth is a must-read author for me and The Soulmate does not disappoint! The book and its twists were better than I expected. Hepworth weaves the story through multiple viewpoints and in past and present tense, culminating in an unexpected and powerful conclusion. Highly recommended for anyone who loves suspense and mysteries. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

This was a really great thriller and my first by Sally Hepworth!

Pippa and her husband Gabe have been through some ups and downs in their relationship. They decided to have a fresh start and move out of the city to be closer to the ocean. They decide to buy a house on a cliff, which happens to be a popular suicide spot. Gabe has managed to talk down seven people, and when a woman appears on the cliff during their dinner one night, no one thinks this night will be any different. This woman, however, jumps... or did she?

The novel was narrated from two different perspectives (Pippa and Amanda, the woman who died) in both the present and past. Both narratives were compelling, and the novel had short, punchy chapters, which is a must for me in a thriller. I was hooked on this. I read it in a couple of hours; couldn't tear my eyes away. I think the author also took an interesting look at love and relationships, and what loyalty, love, and trust really mean. This book took on a lot of different trigger subjects, and that usually drives me crazy, but the author tied them all together well.

The only reason this isn't a full five stars is because Pippa bothered me. I hated how she overlooked and forgave everything, and acted like her marriage was so perfect and enviable. I liked how the author showed us over time that this isn't the case. I was also disappointed with the end. Amanda's last chapter was pretty moving, beautiful, and sad, but I wanted to see more repercussions for those who had done wrong. Instead there was another undeserved chance given. Wasn't that the problem for this character the whole book? That people constantly enabled and cushioned the fall? In the end, which woman really married her soulmate?

4.5 stars.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

“one thing I’ve learned about happy endings is that they don’t always look the way you would expect.”

Synopsis: There’s a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa’s dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Night after night Gabe comes to their rescue, literally talking them off the ledge. Until he doesn’t. When Pippa discovers Gabe knew the victim, the questions spiral... Did the victim jump? Was she pushed? And would Gabe, the love of Pippa’s life, her soulmate . . . lie? As the perfect facade of their marriage begins to crack, the deepest and darkest secrets begin to unravel.

Personal review: 4 stars

Easily the most bingeable book I have read in a while, but aren’t most Sally Hepworth books like that? This one takes place on a cliff in Australia, a quaint home, and not-so quaint family. Hepworth is the queen of domestic thrillers and dropping the plot twist on you at just the right moment! I spent 25 percent of the book loving Pippa and Gabe and the other 75 percent shaking my head at their toxic relationship. This took place between multiple points of view over the course of only a few days, but was non linear and spent half the novel in the past describing how Amanda got to that cliff and what lead to her untimely demise. I loved connecting all the dots and making predictions about what was going on the whole way, as I always do with Sally books! This will be the perfect spring break domestic thriller.

I love a book with great characters, lots of plot twists and the classic question about whether we can truly trust/ ever really know someone. Sally Hepworth paints the idyllic family while slowly unraveling layers of secrets and turmoil which keeps the reader turning the pages! Oh and that setting….. the beautiful cliff side home which harbors many secrets/ tales of anguish of its own! Loved this one! Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to preview this book in exchange for an honest review! I will be recommending this read to my friends!

The Soulmate was so good! It had me absorbed in the story and I felt like I was there. It was full of suspense and Pippa was easy to relate to as I am a pushover. I love Sally Helpworth’s work and will continue to support her. If you like gripping, suspensful reads that deal with marriage and values I can’t think of anything better than The Soulmate. This was very well written.

Thanks to Hepworth and St. Martin's Press for an advanced e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I teetered between a 3 and 4 star for [book:The Soulmate|60784540]. I ultimately chose 4 stars as between this and <i>Daisy Darker</i> by Alice Feeney, it was <i>The Soulmate</i> that I wanted to finish first.

I hate giving a synopsis of a book when I feel the publisher's synopsis does it justice. Ultimately, this book is about the complexities of marriage- what we sacrifice, what we gain, and what we're willing to do in the name of it. The difficulties of being in a relationship with someone dealing with mental illness is also a core theme and one that highly resonated with me. While there was nothing that overly surprised me or took me off guard, I was still eager to finish <i>The Soulmate</i> which is all I'm really looking for in a thriller.