My first book by this author and it won’t be my last! The story kept my attention throughout the book and I enjoyed the twists! I liked how the couple had layers to their secrets that kept getting revealed. I would highly recommend this book for others to read!

The audiobook was such a pleasure to listen to. Barrie Kreinik and Jessica Douglas-Henry are both riveting. Unfortunately, this novel wasn’t for me. It leaned a little more domestic than suspense.

The Soulmate grabs hold of you from the start and doesn't let go until the surprise ending. Wow, what a book! Gabe and Pippa have bought a cottage on a cliff that looks out over the beach. Their 2 daughters love the house and location to the beach, but have been warned to stay back from the cliff. Gabe had a fence put in to make the boundaries clear for the girls. If Gabe and Pippa had known about The Drop as it's called, Pippa would've never agreed to buy the cottage. It turns out that suicidal people walk up here and jump off the cliff when they want to end their lives. Since living here, Gabe has saved 7 people from committing suicide by talking them off the ledge. He's become somewhat famous for it and there was even an article in the paper about him. The article talked about the amazing ability Gabe has to connect with people and save them from making a huge mistake.

After dinner one night, Pippa and Gabe are washing dishes when they notice a woman walking towards the cliff. Gabe rushes out to work his magic while Pippa watches while finishing the clean up. Pippa sees the woman step away from the cliff and she can tell Gabe is talking to her from his arm motions. The woman seems upset and throws her arms up above her head in anger it seems. Gabe keeps talking to her. As Pippa finishes loading the dishwasher she looks up and sees Gabe's arm stretched out in front of him, but the woman is gone!! Did she leave? Did she jump? Why are Gabe's arms in that position? He wouldn't have pushed her, would he? Gabe collapses onto the ground as Pippa runs out. He's distraught. The woman was upset that her husband had cheated on her with another woman and told Gabe she wanted to die. Gabe tried to reach for her as she jumped but was unable to save her.

The police are called and arrive to find the woman's body below. Gabe tells them what happened and they try to console him knowing that he can't save them all. The police know of Gabe and his amazing ability to save people from doing the unthinkable. Pippa's parents and sister are there to help the girls get to bed and have a normal evening even though chaos has occurred outside. It seems to be a case of a very unhappy woman who just discovered her husband was cheating. Is that all It was? Would it make a difference if Gabe knew the woman? When Pippa finds out Gabe knew the victim she's not sure what to think. She feels like this was her fault and is not sure what to do with that.

Gabe and Pippa don't tell the police that they knew the victim. They hope it will never be found out. How long can you really keep a secret like this? When the police notify the husband about his wife jumping from a cliff, he can't believe it! There's no way that Amanda would kill herself he pleads. Max is sure that his wife was not suicidal, but they tell him that she told a witness that she was upset about her husband cheating on her. She had seen a video. Max told the police she would never do something so horrible as his brother had committed suicide when they were teenagers. She knew how devastated Max was over this. Max used to be Gabe's boss before he was fired and Gabe knew Amanda from work functions and dinners. Did she really kill herself or was she pushed? Why would Gabe want to push her? Gabe is a good man, isn't he?

Sally Hepworth does a masterful job of keeping the reader on edge throughout the entire book by telling the story from various POV's. You see what Pippa, Gabe, Amanda, and Max are thinking both before and after the incident. This book will have you staying up late, getting up early, and reading whenever possible as you simply can't put it down. If you love a good thriller this is the book you must read! I loved The Soulmate and look forward to Sally Hepworth's next book. I'd like to thank NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced copy of The Soulmate in exchange for a fair review. #TheSoulmateSallyHepworth

So many questions surrounding the one person that didn’t walk away from the cliffs. Was it Murder or suicide? You will keep trying to guess while reading this story. You won’t see the coming.

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Another great thriller from Sally Hepworth! This one drew me in so much I was reading it during night feeds! Normally reading will put me to sleep when I’m up with baby girl.

The plot was unique and there was a good pace of reveals to keep you invested. And of course I loved the short chapters!

Sally Hepworth books will continue to be at the top of my TBR

Thank you to Sally, St. Martin’s, and Netgalley for an advance copy of The Soulmate.

Pippa and Gabe have been through some issues and come out on the other side intact. They have moved out of the city into a beautiful house on a cliffside where they’ve made their fresh start. Unfortunately, that cliffside is also a popular suicide spot known as The Drop.

Gabe has a new hobby of talking people off the ledge - literally. He’s personable and comforting, and always knows what to say to keep people from jumping until the authorities show up. Except for this one. When Pippa watches from the window as Gabe fails for the first time, she is devastated for him. But then it comes out that Gabe knew her, and Pippa starts to question whether Gabe tried to save her or just let her jump.

This was damn near a 5 star read for me, which is practically unheard of in a thriller. From the first page I was hooked and only put it down when real life came calling.

I like domestic thrillers in which overall the couple is very happy and do trust each other. Even though Pippa questioned what actually happened between Gabe and the woman who jumped, her trust in him felt quite unwavering as though even if something sinister did happen that there was a perfectly logical explanation and that she would stand by him. I feel like those are the domestic thrillers that are most relatable, as I would more or less need to catch my husband in the act to believe that he would do something awful and not tell me about it.

The Soulmate was a creeping, building suspense book, but it also moved quickly. It was no trouble at all for me to tear through chapters despite the slow burn to get to the resolution. With a dual-POV one of those POVs being unconventional and surprising, it will be hard to stop flipping the pages in this one.

Before reading The Soulmate, I was expecting a thrilling whodunit. What I actually read was the tragic fallout from a toxic relationship.

The dual POV of Pippa and Amanda (the woman who died at the cliffs) is both maddening and effective.Sally Hepworth does an amazing job of creating truly unhinged characters in the most ideal of settings. The Soulmate is no exception. It is hard to believe that this sleepy, coastal town is the stage for Gabe’s web of lies and deceit while Pippa runs herself ragged cleaning up after him.

I finished The Soulmate in under 24 hours and it has taken me about a month to get my thoughts together as this story truly affected me. My biggest takeaway from The Soulmate is that this story is not for the faint of heart and the ending is sheer tragedy. While I was shocked by some of the relationships between characters, it is important to note the ripple effect of ones actions when held unaccountable for too long.

For readers who are looking for my depth with their mysteries/thrillers, I highly recommend checking out The Soulmate.

I really enjoyed this suspenseful novel by Sally Hepworth. I have read many of her books and she is something of an auto-buy author for me. Her latest did not disappoint. I found this book propulsive and I was able to finish it in a day and a half. I really enjoyed the set up and the timeline and back and forth between a living character and a dead character. I am not always a fan of this convention, however Hepworth made it work. The setting was evocative and integral for the story. This will rank pretty high for me in the cannon of Sally Hepworth. Would recommend to suspense readers and fans of Sally Hepworth. You will not be dissapointed!

Trigger warnings: mentions of suicide, mental illness and infidelity.

The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth immediately drew me in and didn't let go. It starts with a family who lives on a seaside cliff known for attracting people who want to end their lives. The story begins with husband and father, Gabe, trying to talk a woman away from the ledge. The story is told from the perspective of Pippa, Gabe's wife; and Amanda, the woman who died. I was fascinated by the story and characters as we learn more about them and the secrets our dearest loved ones can keep. I listened to the audiobook, which was perfectly narrated by Barrie Kreinik and Jessica Douglas-Henry.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for providing this ebook / audiobook ARC. All thoughts are my own.

I’m the type of reader who’s usually in the middle of five books at once. So it’s become a rare occurrence that I pick up a book and only read that book until I reach the end. That is exactly what happened when I started The Soulmate.

I was unprepared for how quickly I’d be pulled into Hepworth’s newest release that by the time I checked where I was, I was already halfway through the book. The Soulmate is propulsive and an engrossing read. I loved that the story was told from the viewpoints of Pippa and Amanda, two women who seem to have very different marriages.

I also enjoyed how it continually switched between the past and present, creating quite a buildup to the very end. All in all this was the perfect thriller that fully captured my attention and allowed me to escape into a twisted story about marriage, love, and deceit. Be sure to check out The Soulmate if you’re looking for a quick, exciting read!

I really enjoy Sally Hepworth books and classify them as domestic thrillers. The Soulmate examines the makeup of a marriage and is as thought provoking as it is thrilling. Overall it was a solid read and entertaining with a good twist. Everything I like in a good book.

You get married. You support your other half as you can. Sometimes thick and thin represent one great splotch of multi-colored paint. But you love because you’ve found your Soulmate, even if you’re not entirely sure who they are.

Gabe Gerard entered Pippa’s life on a day when she looked the worse for wear after her boyfriend dumped her. And, yet, Gabe thought she looked wonderful and wanted to see her again. When he doesn’t call, Pippa figures that she’s been ghosted, but Gabe re-enters her life with the best of excuses as to why he hadn’t called. At first they seem to have a fairytale marriage but then Gabe starts having ups-and-downs, growing increasingly unreliable. They makes changes. Gabe improves. A move to the coast seems to benefit him greatly, especially when he becomes the savior to so many potential suicide victims. But then there’s one he doesn’t save. And then Pippa discovers the identity of the woman and nothing will ever be the same again in Sally Hepworth’s nail-biting The Soulmate.

If you love mysteries, then you most definitely won’t think it odd when I say just how gleefully satisfying a well-written, twisty murder mystery can be. Those red herrings pointing you in the wrong direction. The guesses as to motive. And the ultimate: what’s going to happen next?

While there isn’t a lot of thriller in The Soulmate, there is a lot of page-turning and guessing what’s going on and why.

The Soulmate is told from two POVs, Pippa and Amanda, the woman who went over the cliff. Between both POVs we learn a great deal about the women as well as the men in their lives, Gabe and Max. And, we come to learn that everything we thought we knew at the beginning, just isn’t so. The reader’s sympathies change hands.

Sally Hepworth does a very good job of showing the effects of mental illness on a relationship and its outward thrust that affects more than just the immediate family.

The plot is an onion in which we just keep peeling layers to find the surprising core.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book really surprised me. I read a few of the authors other works. Her books for me are hit or miss. This was a definite hit. I thought it was very well written and I loved the characters.

I love Sally’s writing. It’s riveting and captivating. I didn’t know what to expect next. Just when I think I knew what was next I was wrong and that ending was so far off my radar it was very unexpected. Loved it.

Loved the concept but not the execution. I was intrigued by the idea of a woman witnessing her husband at the edge of a cliff when another woman suddenly--jumps? Falls? Or was she pushed? But as the story developed, I unfortunately never developed any feelings of attachment for any of the characters, and the plot was sluggish and disjointed.

Let's start with the characters, because I think that's where the book's biggest problems lie. The main wifey character, Pippa, is probably the worst. She's a long-suffering victim of another annoying character, her idiotic and mentally ill husband, Gabe. Gabe frequently cheats on her with bar maids, even bringing home his illegitimate child with one for her to raise, stays out all night, loses jobs, and has violent outbursts. That said, Pipps still somehow thinks she is just soooo lucky to be with him because he is super hot and St. Pippa can't possibly think of leaving him! Come on woman. Grow some ovarios!

Next there's the "suicide" (or was it??) victim, Amanda. Amanda was poor but now is rich because she married a rich guy named Max, who is creepy Gabe's boss. Max has some shady business dealings but is otherwise uninteresting and I wasn't sure why he was there until the end, and then it's like "oh, so he's there pretty much to act as a patch to try to tie this whole soggy mess together? Mmmkay." The book toggles between Pippa and Amanda's perspectives "then" and "now," and the way it does gets pretty confusing. And "now," keep in mind, Amanda is dead, so apparently she is just kinda hovering there, narrating this novel to us. It's just ... disorienting.

Lastly there are many sections of the book with little kids running around, sometimes wildly close to the cliff. Why? Why is anyone ever close to the cliff? Back up people! Put up a fence maybe? And whyyyyy would you possibly have a big house next to a dangerous cliff that's a known suicide spot if you have very young children??) Also, why make your readers suffer through discussions re: dropping them off at the parents or feeding them a sandwich or whatever? They are not drivers of the plot in any way. You know, no matter how much the book might want me to care about these fictional little kids, with descriptions of how cute they are, I just don't care. They only serve to annoy me, especially in a book that's just ... not about kids.

Another big problem was the ending. I didn't like it, not one bit, and there's only so much suspension of disbelief I will tolerate in a thriller. Here, the characters' motivations simply don't make sense, I don't buy it, and I don't like the outcome. Nothing else though so I don't spoil it.

Lastly, the book is just not a thriller. There's no sense of danger or suspense or lurking doom or anything interesting. I would call it more of a soap opera, or a dysfunctional family story, or something else, but it is not a thriller, domestic or otherwise. I found it to be extremely slow pacing and it took me a very long time to finish the book, even when I'd reached 80% through. Usually the last part of a thriller has that burning pages under your fingers feeling. This really did not.

To sum up, I've liked some of Sally Hepworth's other novels, I like books set in Australia, and I like domestic thrillers/psychological thrillers, etc -- but this one is a big no for me.

QUICK TAKE: very dark concept and I thought Sally did a really nice job with the book. I liked the alternating POV, and the mystery kept me turning pages from start to finish. It's not the most memorable thriller I'll read this year, but it's a solid recommendation from me.

I love a Sally Hepworth book! She does family drama and unique thrillers so well. We knew from the beginning that it wasn’t a suicide but seeing all the twists and turns to what actually happened on the cliff was a wild ride. The chapters alternating between Pippa and Amanda (the woman who died) and the time shift from present day to before worked really well. It could have been confusing but it really wasn’t and helped to slowly reveal information in a fun and creative way. If you’re looking for a fun, different kind of thriller I recommend this one (and any other Sally Hepworth!)

Anything by Sally Hepworth is an automatic read for me. I was super excited to receive an arc of "The Soulmate" as I've enjoyed Hepworth's domestic thrillers in the past.

It should be noted that "The Soulmate" does contain some trigger topics including suicide and infidelity. While I enjoyed the novel it was not one of my favorite's of Hepworth. I personally found the main characters frustrating and wasn't able to connect.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for my digital arc in exchange for my honest review.

While this one was not my favorite by this author I still enjoyed reading this one. This story follows a couple who purchase a house next to a well known suicide spot and the husband tries talking to them to get them to back away from the ledge. One night when he goes out there to talk with a woman he doesn't save her and when the wife looks up she is not sure what she saw. I really enjoyed certain parts of this story especially the flash back chapters of the woman who jumped. There were a few twists, some I saw some I didn't. If you have read and enjoyed any of this authors other works than I would recommend picking this one up as well. Thank you St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for my gifted copy for review.

I put this one off for a while and now I'm kicking myself. This was an awesomely twisty, gripping family drama and the dual POVs provided one of my favorite literary devices. I was engaged from start to finish and truly enjoyed Hepworth's latest success.