Thank you NetGalley, St-Martin’s Press and the author Sally Hepworth.
Would you buy a beautiful cottage on a cliff which is a popular spot for people to commit suicide.
Gabe and Pippa did. Gabe comes to the rescue of these people until one day he doesn't.
What happened? Did he push the person? Does he know her?
I totally enjoyed this novel, well written, quick read,
Recommend
4 stars

Soulmate by Sally Hepworth

The book showed promise, with Gabe having helped many people and keep them from jumping off the cliff near where Gabe and his wife had recently purchased. Until the day, when Gabe ran to stop another person, to encourage them to step away from the edge, and find a way to get through the turmoil that had sent them to this deadly spot.

Gabe and Pippa had moved their family to this home, and on this day their entire life changed, when Gabe couldn't stop a death. But was it because he had helped cause it? As Pippa watches from the window, what she see's is shocking, Gabe's alone on the cliff, with his hands held up, palms out. What happened and why?

I admit I had a hard time with this book, because of the mental health issue's I think it needs to come with a warning, that it may not be a good choice for many people.

This review is my own personal opinion.
I do want to thank NetGalley, the author and the publisher for allowing me to read the Advanced Reader Copy. For many this will be an enjoyable read, for some maybe not.

Pippa & Gabe seem to have the perfect life. They buy a cliffside home in Portsea only to find out that the cliff has a reputation and is known as The Drop. People who wish to end their life come there to jump.
In the year that they’ve lived there, seven people have come to do just that but Gabe was able to talk to them and save them. Unfortunately one night he isn’t so lucky but Pippa swears by the way her husband was standing that it looked like he pushed her. But not her Gabe, right?

When questioned by the police, Pippa lies about what she saw that night only to find out later that the woman was Amanda Cameron. She was the wife of Gabe’s former boss. Why didn’t he tell her that he knew the woman? What other secrets could he be hiding?

Although Sally Hepworth is a new to me, I really enjoyed this book and plan to read more of her domestic thrillers. It wasn’t an edge of your seat, can’t stop turning the page, unputdownable book for me. It has an amazing start but I felt like it started to fall flat halfway through. It has some great twists but didn’t deliver that shocked feeling.


Thank you Netgalley & St. Martin’s Press for this ARC of The Soulmate.

The Soulmate by Sally Hempworth took me on a wild ride. Just when I thought I knew what what was going to happen another twist and turn would happen. It kept you at the edge of you seat the whole time.
You are following Gabe and Pippa who appear to be the perfect couple that lives in this gorgeous house by a cliff. What seems to be the perfect couple/perfect house.... but is it all what is seems to be??
The character build up was AMAZING.
I would recomend this book to anyone that enjoys a wild ride for a domestic thriller.
Thank you St. Martin Press for giving me an E-ARC. Also, thank you @libro.fm for adding it to there audiobook selections.

This book officially turned me into a big Sally Hepworth fan. I previously read The Mother's Promise and loved it so right now Sally is 2/2 in five star reads for me. This book was everything I love; a mystery, emotional, and full of twists. I truly did not predict that ending in a million years. I gasped, I cried, I hugged my book and sat there speechless for several minutes. This book addressed so many topics and did so incredibly well.

I did not expect this book to be as thought provoking as it was and I loved that. Before I read this I never thought about the difference between loyalty and fidelity in a relationship and I loved how differently those were portrayed in this novel. I really appreciated the conversation in this book regarding the mental load of motherhood that is put on women even when they aren't the primary caregiver. It's so real and refreshing to see it acknowledged and talked about in a book.

The only thing I wanted more from this book was I really wish there were date stamps on the flashbacks, sometimes it was a bit hard to try to figure out when those flashbacks took place. This didn't detract at all from my understanding of the novel though and I was able to piece together when the different flashbacks were and it did add to the mystery a bit. Overall a total 10/10 that I could not put down and I have already recommended this book to many people just after finishing it.

Sally Hepworth is the queen of domestic thrillers. Her twists are never what I expect them to be, and I really loved her last release, The Younger Wife.

The Soulmate starts off with intrigue - Pippa and Gabe live next to a cliff where people often come to end their own lives. Gabe has taken to trying to save these lost souls and has always succeeded - that is, until a woman shows up one night and ends up at the bottom of a cliff. But all is not as it seems...

Slow burn, layered and not what you would expect. This book is about love and murder- an exploration of the good and bad sides of a marriage. This wasn't my favorite of hers due to an ending that felt quite little lackluster, but overall this was a quick read with short chapters and will definitely leave readers thinking... what would you do? 3.5 stars rounded up to a 4.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the advanced copy.

This was a fast paced novel and there is definitely a lot to unpack there. I think overall for me there wasn’t much that I loved about it and not much I overly disliked it about. It was an okay book that I didn’t struggle to read and it would be good if you wanted to add a quick read suspense to your TBR

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙡, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙥𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝'𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚.

📍 Read if you like:
• Domestic Thrillers
• Short Chapters
• Dual POV
• Mental Health Rep
• Quick Reads
• Australia

This is my second read from this author, and I’m so glad I enjoyed it much more. This is a domestic thriller, but it also focuses on family dynamics. There were some suspenseful moments, but it’s not your typical kind of thriller.

I highly recommend going into this book completely blind - and possibly checking the trigger warnings as this book focuses a lot on mental health.

I was completely entertained the whole way through and loved the short chapters. We also get dual POVs with Pippa and Amanda. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I’ll just say I found them both interesting to read about - were they the greatest? No, but they were still fun to follow.

I also really enjoyed the atmosphere of this Australian cliff. It was super eerie! There were also many twists throughout the book. I didn’t find all of them shocking, but some did surprise me.

The ending wasn’t my cup of tea. I feel like it didn’t wrap up nicely considering everything the characters went through, but I guess it made sense.

I had a great discussion with a few bookish people about this story. It was definitely entertaining and quick!

Thank you so much St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the gifted e-ARC and Macmillan Audio for the ALC in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you to Sally Hepworth, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for providing me with an ebook copy of The Soulmate for me to read and review. This is the first book by Hepworth that I've read and wow did I pick a great story to start! The unique family dynamics, mystery, intrigue and suspense were all there in spades in this book. I was constantly questioning whether or not I was seeing the full picture and wondering who could actually be trusted. This story was masterfully written with twists and turns and withheld details, right down to the final pages. The character growth shown by the female main character was excellent! I will definitely be reading more books by Hepworth.

Sally Hepworth does it again!

The Soulmate definitely took a few turns I didn't expect, making it a quick and exciting read. Each new chapter brought more and more to the story, uncovering secrets and lies on all sides of the characters. This is told from multiple points of view, as well as a back and forth timeline of past to present, and while I sometimes found myself annoyed at Pippa, this book explores just how much a woman is willing to do for love.

4/5 stars and thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the digital copy for my review.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. Pub date: April 4, 2023

CW: mental illness, suicide, infidelity

A twisty and turny domestic thriller that kept me guessing and had a few surprises. This kept me glued to the pages but I struggle when characters are developed one way and act differently. In this case I had issues with Amanda. She is perplexed by spreadsheets but flawlessly and efficiently backs up an entire computer onto a flash drive in seconds. She and Max grew their communication exponentially but then suddenly had none when it mattered most? The ending of this is quite sad and wrapped up rather quickly.

3.5

This book started as a solid 4 stars, it was really good. But I wasn’t a fan of the direction it went. I was looking for more drama, more gossip. I was just waiting for the juiciness. But it was actually really sad. I know the author was portraying a different message, but I found it to be pretty heavy.

Gabe and Pippa move to a lovely cliff side cottage, with amazing views, walking paths…a dream home. Until they realize that people that want to end their lives come to the cliff to jump. But Gabe starts talking them down and saving them. Until he doesn’t save one. Pippa realizes that Gabe knew her. Did she really jump? Did he push her?

Thank you NetGalley and St Martins Press for a DRC. The Soulmate is available now.

OH MY GOD THIS WAS ADDICTING!!!!

I seriously could not put this book down. I alternated between listening and reading my ebook and wow. The story alternated between POVs: Pippa, then and now, and Amanda, before and after.

A family lives in a little cottage right by a known suicide spot. The husband, Gabe, is known for his efforts to save anyone who walks to the edge, and he has been successful each and every time, until now. Pippa, the wife, sees some walk towards the edge and tells Gabe to go, as she calls 911. She watches from the window. One second she sees them in an intense conversation and the next she sees Gabe by himself with his hands in a weird outstretched way.

Now we get to dive into the investigation and learn about how these two characters interconnect! I seriously loved it so much. I never knew where the story was going to take me and the plot twists GOT ME GOOD!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS YALL

🌊 The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth 🌊

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⭐️ Rating: 3.25/5

My first Sally Hepworth book and it was good, but not great! I enjoyed the ominous vibe of the first half of the book and loved the difference in perspectives from the multiple povs and the then/now timelines.

This was more of a domestic thriller filled with betrayal, lies, dysfunctional relationships and what constitutes “soulmates.” There were a few twists along the way and the final twist at the end felt lackluster to me. It felt predictable and left me a bit underwhelmed. The very end also seemed corny to me. I definitely enjoyed the first half way more than the second. Overall a decent read but not one that I will stick with me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I read this as part of the #thrillabookstaclub for this month and it was such a fun chat since so many people either loved or were indifferent to it!

What to expect:
✨ Domestic thriller
✨ Family secrets
✨ Toxic relationships
✨ Ominous setting

3.5 Stars
I didn't know if I was going to enjoy this book at first because the pacing was slow, I didn't feel like I really liked any of the characters, and I was a little iffy about having one of the POVs being a dead woman. Multiple POV's and timelines can sometimes be a hit or miss, but fortunately in this case it wasn't confusing and added something to the story.
None of the characters were likable, and I found myself frustrated with Pippa most of the time.

It was a bit slow-going until about 70% of the way through the pace picked up and events started streaming together and it started to get more interesting. Then, it seemed like there was a lot of information packed in. A couple of the twists I didn't predict, but I still felt a bit underwhelmed at the end. I also didn't really like how mental health was portrayed.

Overall it was an interesting, slow-paced domestic thriller that left me just a bit underwhelmed.

This was my first read from Sally Hepworth and it did not disappoint!

Pippa and Gabe have moved to an idyllic coastal town, but what they don't realize is their dreamy new home is located next to a popular (if one such place can be "popular") suicide spot called the drop. Gabe turns out to be extraordinarily good at talking people literally off a ledge until one day...he isn't. From there, Pippa and Gabe's lives unravel, exposing lies and corruption that threaten to tear their lives apart.

I found this a totally enjoyable read. The alternating chapters between the POVs of Pippa and Amanda were done masterfully and the plot was engrossing. It may have been my first Sally Hepworth but it certainly wont be my last.

Gabe and Pippa have it all - a beautiful family, a gorgeous house, and a gorgeous sloped lawn and gardens bordering picturesque cliffs. It's their dream home, but it has a dark side - the cliffs have become a popular location for those who want to end their life and leap from the cliffs. Gabe has taken on the role of talking people down whenever he sees them near the cliffs, from their home. One day, however, Gabe attempts to talk a woman down...but she jumps anyway, and when Pippa sees Gabe, he is WAY too close to the cliff. Then, Pippa discovers that Gabe knew the woman, and the mystery deepens. Is Gabe lying to Pippa? Secrets begin to unravel along with the beautiful dream life that Gabe and Pippa have created.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this one before its publication date. I really enjoyed this one!

First, I loved the back-and-forth POV switches and timeline switches. I felt like I was being given pieces of a puzzle one at a time, slowly but surely fitting them all together until the culminating end. The continuous POV swaps left lots of suspense and cliffhangers which made this a quicker read - I just wanted to find out what happened!!! Second, I felt like I couldn't trust any of the characters which really makes for an enticing mystery read. Comparing the characters from the "past" and "present" POVs really added depth to the characters, and like I said, it was like a puzzle trying to figure everything out. My third highlight - I thought the author did a great job creating a real feeling of danger in this novel. The cliffs were always looming in the backdrop, always a part of the story. The threats to Gabe and Pippa's children felt very real and very ominous. Pippa's worries about Gabe's mental state were incredibly real. The unraveling of the mystery revealed a lot of covert danger that was hiding right under the surface.

I would recommend this one to those who enjoy quick-paced mysteries with lots of suspense and cliffhangers. I'll definitely be checking out the author's other works!

Another good thriller from Sally Hepworth.

There are two couples: Pippa and Gabe. Amanda and Max. Two, not timelines exactly, but times. Before and after. From Amanda's prospective and from Pippa's. These two couples are on a collision course that may do so much harm. Or it may help some heal. Move on. Find happiness. Either together or apart. Whichever way it all starts at the jumping off place. Literally....

Pippa and Gabe love each other so much it is crazy. Pippa can barely breath away from Gabe and he just can't seem to cope without her. Their's is a love story for the ages. Soulmates if you will. But what about all the secrets. All the lies. All the things that are not what they seem. When the trust is tested. Limits are broken. What happens then. Do you bury your head in the sand and pretend all is well.... Maybe you do. For the sake of your daughters. But what about for your sake?

Amanda and Max have a more conventional marriage. It was not really a marriage of love but more a marriage of necessity. For them both. Yes they care about each other. Very deeply. They are friends. They get along and they make a promise. Always be faithful. This fits for Amanda after the life she's seen her mother go through. Until it's not. Until she is looking at things from the other side. Until that day on The Cliff...

Gabe has many issues and Pippa deals with them very well. She helps him in every endeavor he starts. He does ask a lot too. I was all set to dislike this man but he grew on me. I felt bad for him for some things. But I like Pippa too. Even though I thought she was crazy to put up with Gabe at times I still like her. She just needed to find what truly made her happy.

Max was a hard one to like for a bit but he also grew on me. I liked that he was so involved with suicide prevention after losing his mother and brother do suicide. I felt for him after his wife fell from the cliff. There were times when I wanted to push him off but then this book gave me the thrill I was waiting for and didn't even see coming. The moment it happened I actually gasped out loud. I did not see that coming. I didn't see a couple of things but the big thing was a shocker for sure. Well played Ms Hepworth. Well played indeed.

My favorite line despite it all is:
"Pippa," he said, "I thought you'd stay forever."
My second favorite:
So, here we are. Finally, it makes sense, what I've been doing here-stuck in this strange space between life and death. I've been waiting for him; the love of my life. And now it's time to go....

Thank you #NetGalley, #SallyHepworth, #StMartinsPress. This is my own true thoughts about this book.

Five huge stars and I do highly recommend it.

This is my first Sally Hepworth book. I found the book to be very slow and it took me ages to get through it. I wouldn’t call this a thriller, I’d categorize it as a family drama.

One of my most anticipated 2023 was a banger!!!! There’s no doubt in my mind that a book by Sally Hepworth is always going to be a fun time!!! Sally has become an auto buy author for me. So you already know when this approval came in from Macmillan audio it was an immediate STOP everything, headphones in, world off kind of moment!! Did I stay up wayyyyy too late indulging in this bing worthy listen, yes, YES I DID!!! No regrets!! Thank you to the publisher for granting me access to an ALC via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This book was full of all my favorite things in a domestic suspense novel! Sally gave us dual timelines, dual POVs, a questionable death, and such a captivating twisty thriller!! Just when you think you have it all figure out, BAM! Nope, you were wrong!! This was fantastic and so atmospheric. The narration and the storyline was well paced and really shows great character development.

Such a gripping listen!! So many twist and turns to keep you on the edge of seat guessing until the very end!

The Soulmate left me craving for more Sally Hepworth’s storytelling!! Can’t wait to see what Sally comes up with next!!