I could not put this book down. I've recommended it to so many people and posted it on my IG. Page turner. Great twisty thriller.

Pub day: APRIL 4, 2023

This is my third book by Hepworth and in all three she does a great job of writing characters who are complex and multifaceted. However, this was my least favorite of the three I’ve read. I didn’t find myself needing to keep reading to find out what really happened. I also didn’t think a particular suicide made sense. It didn’t feel like it fit with the character we’d read about up until that moment . I like Hepworths other books a lot but this one feel quite short for me and lands around 2.5.

Thank you Netgalley and St. Martins Press for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 Stars

I don't remember how I started reading every book that comes out from author Sally Hepworth, as mysteries and thrillers are not my favorite genres. I only know that every time I'm offered the next one, I read it. They are usually quick reads and the writing style is easy. This one was no exception. It clocks in at just over 300 pages, yet it's one of those rare books that (for me) could actually be finished in a day. The pages just kept effortlessly turning.

This tale involves a young couple with two little daughters in a newly purchased cottage near a cliff dubbed "The Drop". It is famous for people committing suicide at this location. And her husband has become somewhat famous for talking prospective jumpers out of it. That is until this last time...

This was one of those books where the main "voices" narrated the story by reaching back and forth in time from the past to present day until its conclusion. I wasn't as invested in the story as with other previous books from this author and considered rating it 3 Stars for "Good", but was impressed with some big reveals at the end that tied up the story- for which I added on a point. As I review my ratings of Hepworth's previous books over the years, she's always gotten 4 and 5 Star ratings from me...so she continues to be on a roll with her excellence in writing.

Thank you to the publisher St. Martin's Press for providing an advance reader copy via NetGalley.

So many twists and turns! Just when I thought I had something figured out something else popped up and threw me off course! Sally Hepworth is one of my favorite thriller authors so I knew I would love this one!

Gabe and Pippa, along with their two children, move to a cliff side house and have a seemingly perfect life.. Max and Amanda are a wealthy married couple, no children, with everything they could ever want... on the outside. But, on the inside there are lies, betrayals, and many secrets hidden. Is love enough to conquer? Just how far are you willing to go for your ‘soulmate’?

Sally Hepworth does it again. I loved this book. The short chapters pulled me in quickly. The chapters go between two people and before and after the initial event. It was easy to keep track of what was going on and when. Some issues were discussed such as mental health and done very well. Great book!

I really liked The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth! The chapters alternate between a few POVs and timelines. The chapters were also super short and most were cliffhangers which made this a fun read. There’s some tricky mental health stuff so just be aware of that but there’s also a pretty cool business storyline that I wasn’t expecting but enjoyed. I love how Sally Hepworth explores the cracks in relationships, marriages, and families. Excellent read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Thank you @netgalley @stmartinspress for the early copy in exchange for a review.

Sally does it again!!

I love Sally’s writing and she become an auto-buy and auto-read author. She has a way of creating rich characters while creatively weaving in and out of POV’s and timelines.

The Soulmate is an unputtdownable domestic thriller. It boasts a married couple and who seemingly has it all including frenetic chemistry. Along with another married couple with greater resources and a relationship that is less passionate yet fiercely loyal. The two converge in unexpected entanglements.

I read this in a day and literally gasped at the end.

Instant 5 stars!

Two storylines.
Multiple points of view.
Twisty plot, lots of descriptive detail.
Cleverly plotted conclusion that I definitely wasn't expecting.
Great weekend read.

This was my first Sally Hepworth book and it did not disappoint. Dual POV, past and present. It takes you through the lives of two soulmate couples. When an accident happens outside of one of the couples properties, they all try to uncover the truth. If you want a fast-paced thriller with an ending that you didn’t expect, pick this one up!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this advance reader copy. All opinions are my own.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an e-ARC copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Another great, suspenseful novel by Sally Hepworth!

In this story we meet Gabe and Pippa and their 2 girls. They move to a gorgeous home, on a cliff, but it's in a spot where people have come to end their lives by jumping off. Gabe has been successful in talking people out jumping....until one night, a woman who they both know, comes to the cliff.

As Pippa watches in horror the events unfold, the woman jumps - and she can't be sure that her husband didn't push her over the edge.

Full of twists and turns you don't see coming, I highly recommend this book!

Oh how I loved this book! I simply devoured it, reading rapidly, telling myself just one more chapter, and then of course not being able to stop. I had to know how it all would end! Sally Hepworth unwound this story masterfully; twists at every turn. This is the first domestic thriller I have read in a long time that I couldn't figure out the twists until Ms. Hepworth wanted me to. Bravo!

3.5 raised to 4 stars

Audiobooks make it possible for me to cook, drive, clean the house, and do a myriad of other things while enjoying a story. One thing I have discovered, though, is that I have far more tolerance for a slow audiobook than when I actually read a book.

In this case, the narration was very good and most of the story moved along. Pippa and Gabe live in a beautiful seaside home that is located on a cliff. What they didn’t realize when they moved there is that their cliffside location was infamous for jumpers wanting to commit suicide.

Gabe is a stay-at-home dad who has been able to talk several out of jumping. One particular jumper appears when his wife, Pippa, a lawyer, is home. In this case, the jumper does end up going off the cliff and dying, but had Pippa glimpsed her husband reaching for the lady or pushing?

The point of view uniquely goes back and forth between Amanda, the jumper, and Pippa. That may not feel necessarily unusual, but the viewpoints go before and after the jump occurs. So that means at times the perspective is from the dead jumper.

My Concerns
To a large degree thriller and suspense didn’t apply. Plus the flow of the story felt slightly off.

Final Thoughts
The narration and the story had no trouble holding my interest until the middle, where it felt a bit repetitive and slowed it down.

This is still a thumbs-up. However, one of my favorite books by this author is The Good Sister.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ALC.

Many thanks to the publish and NetGalley for the advanced copy of the new book by one of my all time favorite writers, Sally Hepworth!

Ms. Hepworth sure knows how to write a domestic thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat!

Well developed and fascinating characters, short chapters and twists every 20 pages kept me glued to this. Her writing, as usual, was superb, and I ate up every little drop of hints along the way.

This is getting 4 stars instead of 5 just because the final twist at the end wasn’t my favorite. This lands at the number 2 spot of Hepworth novels for me, just below The Other Sister.

Pippa and her family live at a beautiful home with a cliff in the backyard. The cliff is where people go to jump off to commit suicide. The newest person to jump is Amanda. However there is an problem, Pippa and her husband know Amanda.
A great mystery and I really enjoyed it.
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC and to the publisher St. Martin's Press.

Pippa and Gabe live in a beautiful home in a coastal town. Their house sits right on the cliffs and they love it - except it's become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Gabe discovers he has a knack for talking those people off the edge, until the night he doesn't. Suddenly, their life is turned upside down and Pippa starts to wonder if Gabe is really her soulmate, or if he is even the man she thought he was.

This is another winner from Sally Hepworth. Her stories always are engaging and full of twists and turns. This was a ride from start to finish and I really enjoyed it. If you're a fan of Hepworth, you'll love this one too!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with an advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

Available April 4, 2023.

In The Soulmate, Sally Hepworth brilliantly captures the love and loyalty of two women to the men they have married. By weaving the past and present circumstances of each woman, Hepworth creates a story rich in character analysis and steeped in domestic suspense. Using short chapters that alternate the female characters as well as the timeline, Hepworth sustains the reader's interest through a puzzling plot of suicide or murder. With this latest novel, Hepworth manages to keep you turning the pages and on the edge of your seat to the finale. Sally Hepworth is at her best!
#ThankyouNETGALLEYandST.MARTINSPRESSfortheprivilegeofreadingthisawesomeARC.

I devoured this book so quickly. I love the author & her writing; once again, does not disappoint. Definitely recommend!

I would like to thank NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

As with all of Sally Hepworth books, The Soulmate is full of twists and turns that kept me wanting to read/listen to just one more chapter. I was never sure who to trust so I didn’t figure out what had really happened to the woman on the cliff. The audiobook with an Australian narrator adds even more to Hepworth’s ability to write evocative settings. I will continue to read everything Sally Hepworth writes!

I have given this author many tries since I’ve seen her recommended so many times but I cannot get into her books.

I did enjoy the story, but felt that the first part of the story drug on. I disliked most of the characters which is always a struggle for me too.