The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth was fantastic. It was full of secrets, betrayal, questioning relationships, and just thrilling. If you’re in the need for a book that has any of those qualities, this is the book for you. The narrator did a fantastic job bringing the emotion into this book as she read it.
Great book! I would recommend.

I received an ARC via NetGalley for an honest review*

This domestic thriller had me hooked from the get-go. Sally Hepworth really gets you into the story with the complex characters and twisty plot in The Soulmate.

Gabe and Pippa bought a home near a well-known suicide jump on picturesque cliffs. Over the years, Gabe has talked down 7 would-be jumpers. But The Soulmate begins when Gabe isn’t able to save a recent jumper, and Pippa can’t be sure what she really saw. Soon she’s questioning everything - can she really trust Gabe? I thought it was SO well done when we dragged Pippa into the mud! Nobody’s hands were clean and that was fantastic.

The Soulmate closed with a few little twists that I really enjoyed and didn’t see coming! Fantastic 👏🏻👏🏻

First off I want to thank @netgalley & @stmartinspress & @macmillanaudio for my free ARC & ALC in exchange for an honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed this one up until nearing the end. It was my first Hepworth book, it won't be my last, but this ended being just an okay read for me.

Keep in mind this is more of a family drama, which I think is why it might have fallen flat for me I was expecting more. The atmosphere was great I loved the suicide cliff aspect. Pippa the FMC is pretty annoying to be honest, she is way too naive and forgiving which is almost unrealistic. I didn't like how mental illness was treated in this book. They also depended a lot on Gabe's good looks to excuse all the wrongdoings, which I didn't enjoy.

I did not enjoy the ending, I was expecting a more thrilling and twisty ending, which left me feeling underwhelmed.

Fans of Sally Hepworth's writing style will enjoy this story. It begins with a couple who buy a house on a cliff, a cliff where people come to commit suicide. However, Gabe, who is very caring, seems to be able to talk people out of jumping, that is, until he doesn't. So, why did this particular woman go through with it? Well, you will just have to read this one to find out. I was a little confused by Chapter 28, Freya is a year old and there's no mention of her sister, Asha, who would have been a baby. Well, my confusion and questions were soon answered, and, oh boy! I am usually not one for ghosts and dead people talking but, the author just makes it work. Apr 2023 Pub date.

This was not one of my favorite books. I didn’t love the character so much or the plot it seemed to drag and was a little boring. There weren’t any characters that I was invested in and the plot seemed stale.

Sally Hepworth has quickly become one of my favorite authors and this book really solidified that. The story is carefully crafted, then takes several unexpected (but wildly entertaining) twists and turns. As I listened to the audio, I found myself gasping a time or two. Absolutely unputdownable!

Sally Hepworth gets better with each novel she writes! I was amazed by the plot line, twists, and character development throughout THE SOULMATE.

My first great thriller for the year.
This kept me hooked from beginning to end. I devoured each chapter and could not put it down. I enjoyed the dual timeline and had me invested in all the characters

This book had tragic love stories, plot twists (the author is known for) that surprised me! The story explores the signs of toxic and dysfunctional relationships, and the real pain and deep suffering when you have to deal with mental illnesses.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to preview the book.

The story is told from the POV of Pippa and Amanda. Two women who have married what may or may not be their soulmates. They are also two women who have different ideas of just how far one can and should go to protect their said soulmate. The timeline goes back and forth between “before” Amanda has a tragic accident(?) on the cliff behind Pippa's house and “after.” Amanda's storyline was my favorite of the two. In fact, I kind of wanted to push Pippa off the damn cliff for gushing on about how great Gabe was. Sally Hepworth writes great likeable and unlikeable characters and there are some of both here. Let’s add in a possible psycho child for some good family fun too!

Thanks to NetGalley @macmillan.audio @stmartinspress @sallyhepworth for an early audio copy in exchange for an honest review and I honestly loved it.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook.

Great book! Sally Hepworth did not disappoint!!!!
Secrets and lie... what else does one want??

This book definitely held my interest. Especially the connection between Amanda and Gabe. Was it just an affair they discussed?
Pippa and Gabe bought a gorgeous house - unbeknownst to them, with a cliff known for suicides. Gabe works hard to help those who come to the cliff - talking to them, lending them hope. He even has an article written in the paper.
A woman comes to cliff - stammering her husband had an affair. Gabe tries to help - though Pippa isn't quite convinced. They call the police - and Pippa's life unravels.
Great twists and surprises. An enjoyable read.

Overall a great read. Heavy on the infidelity and mental illness with lots of twists! Everything is not always as they seem. Living at the house on the cliff where people come to end their lives is crazy. Having a husband who is able to talk them down seems great until one day it isn't. Was it suicide or something else?

4 solid stars for The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth, narrated by Barrie Kreinik and Jessica Douglas-Henry. From the very start, this thriller sucked me right in and it was hard to put down. Loved how the mystery unfolded -it really kept me on my toes and I was eager to get to the end to see what happened. The narrators had two distinct voices and both fit the characters perfectly.

Big thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this advanced copy of the audiobook. #Netgalley #TheSoulmate #sallyhepworth

I always love Sally Hepworth's writing and THE SOULMATE is no different Plenty of twists and also interesting parallels between two couples, each married to who they'd sincerely consider a soul mate, each with extraordinarily different circumstances defining their marriage and the fates of the relationships. I love how Sally introduces readers to characters with neuro-diversity. Very enjoyable!.

I was given an early audiobook to early review The naration was very good with the voices mainly of Amanda and Pippa. Looks into the marriages of these two couples and what you will do to hold the marriage together because they love their spouse so much. But what is it that can destroy Filled with twists and turns up to the very end. A part of this, while a bit interesting, I found to be implausible. I did find it intriguing enough to keep going nonstop. Yes, I would recommend the audiobook. Thanks to the following for allowing me the opportunity to review early.All opinions was my own and honest
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Pub.Date: 04 Apr 2023

This was a good domestic thriller! I wasn’t exactly sure what would happen but liked the couple twists at the end. As always the narration was excellent for. Hepworth book! Excited I got to read this one early!

When Pippa and Gabe move to a small seaside town outside Melbourne, it’s a chance to start over. They buy a cottage above the sea with a jagged cliff called “The Drop”. Gabe has become somewhat of a local hero as he has talked many people out of jumping. He has a perfect record until the day the inevitable happens and a women jumps … or did she. Pippa thought for a moment she saw something else. When she finds out they knew the victim, Amanda, more questions arise. Especially when her husband, Max, says she would never even contemplate suicide. The two couples have a history and soon Pippa is believing it’s her fault Amanda jumped. The story is told voices of Pippa and Amanda in the now and then. and narrated very nicely by Barrie Kreinik; Jessica Douglas-Henry. Little by little we find out more about the reason for Pippa and Gabe’s move and how it ties in to Amanda’s final moments. Hepworth does not disappoint with her newest domestic thriller. The twists just keep coming and the last one leaves you reeling! Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for an ALC of this book.

This is a hard one to review but for all the right reasons. Twists and turns I didn’t anticipate at all.!
This story focuses on two couples, mainly from the wives perspectives in past and present tense. Sometime audiobooks with different voices and timelines can be hard to follow but this was super easy to keep track of. As the book synopsis notes, one couple lives near a cliff where people often go to end their lives. When a person comes to the cliff that has social connections to the couple, the rest of the story explores was it a push or a jump and why in either case.
To say more about who is reliable and who is not and how people are connected, etc, would be to steal your joy! I’d recommend this to Lisa jewell fans, Alice feeney fans and the like.

The Soulmate just didn’t work for me, unfortunately.  The beginning was interesting: Pippa and her husband Gabe live on a cliff overlooking the ocean, and people come there regularly to end their lives by jumping off the cliff.  Gabe is a charming man who normally talks them down, saving their lives before the police even arrive.  One day, Pippa sees Gabe out speaking to a new woman, who jumps—but Pippa thinks she may have seen Gabe push the woman.

It seems odd that no one would put a fence or some sort of other safety measure up at this location, especially since Pippa and Gabe have kids, but I went with it.

The mystery goes back and forth between two narrators.  There’s Pippa’s narration in present day, as she grows suspicious of her husband and flashes back to troubles they’ve had in the past.  There’s also Amanda, the woman who jumped, who is narrating her portion as a ghost.

The dead narrator conceit didn’t really work for me, and the mystery of why Amanda jumped or was pushed never really drew me in.  I found most of the characters pretty unlikable, and not in a fascinating way -- though I did find Amanda and Max a little more interesting by the end.  

I listened to the whole book, and the narrators were engaging, but it never really caught my attention.  The female protagonists seemed to have very little agency and there wasn’t a sense of danger to really hook me into the mystery.

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for my review copy of this audiobook.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to review this e-audiobook.

The novel was great. It kept me guessing throughout and the ending, I never expected.

I love how Sally has minimal characters, but enough to keep you wondering and gain a deep understanding of each.

Pippa was deceitful which led to a lot of the drama, but it kept me wondering how much I could trust her and second guessed everything. While I tried to figure out the mystery on my own, I failed miserably. Ha! She was the easier of the two characters to follow though.

It was a lot of back and forth in the novel with time swaps, and sometimes made it difficult to follow. Although, I think that added to the mystery of this title.

Great novel!