I get weary of an author who starts pumping out a book every year. Almost always, quality suffers and my auto-buy authors turn into never-buy authors. Then here comes Sally Hepworth making a lair out of me. I discovered this author last year and have devoured her entire backlist. Just when I thought I couldn't love her more, I read The Soulmate.

I think that The Soulmate might be my favourite SH novel. I loved how each chapter gave me one more piece of the puzzle. The story was unpredictable in the best way. I couldn't put this down. Highly recommended!

Great book. Totally different from other books I’ve read. Told between alternating storylines of the living and the dead. My eyes were glued to the pages and it was hard to put down.
Thanks NetGalley and St. Martins Press for this ARC!

What a great read. Definitely a page turner. It reads like a mystery but it's also a study of marriages and the different ways we react to our partners. Did not see the twists and turns the ending took.

Get this book immediately if you enjoy complex relationships and all the various ways a life can turn out.

Sally Hepworth has written another killer suspense novel; one that is filled with lies and betrayals and twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you're looking for a well crafted mystery thriller, then you shouldn't miss reading The Soulmate.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the digital ARC of this book to read and review. Publication: April 4, 2023.

Pippa meets Gabe in the most unconventional way. She believes with her entire being that he is her soulmate. Gabe can charm the birds right out of the trees and everyone adores him. Pippa’s family love him so much that they pack up and move to be near them and to help with their two little girls. With time, Pippa starts to see a darker side to Gabe, but she supports him through all of his difficulties and, outwardly at least, they are a happy, loving family. Gabe is a dreamer. Pippa is a fixer. This is why their marriage works.

Amanda is married to Max, who she comes to believe is her soulmate. Though there are no proclamations of love, they do have a happy, stable marriage, until Max breaks her only marriage “demand”. Why, at this point, does Amanda go to the place where others have chosen to end their lives? Is she so heartbroken that her soulmate has betrayed her?

The story of these two families is told in a dual narrative by Pippa and Amanda with both a past and present timeline. This is done seamlessly through short chapters and gripping suspense. Nobody can weave together a domestic thriller better than Sally Hepworth. She keeps me spellbound. There’s no looking away once you read the first page, you’re trapped in the twists and turns until the very last word. Oh, how I loved this book.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC of this book. This is my honest 5-star review.

First of all, thank you so much to St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this book prior to release!

Recently, I read The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth and instantly knew I wanted to read everything that she wrote/writes. I went back and read The Good Sister and The Mother in Law and enjoyed them all. I was so excited when I saw she had a new one coming, The Soulmate.

I had high expectations, and I was not disappointed at all! This had all the elements I have grown to love in Hepworth novels: great characters, multiple perspectives, dual timelines, twists and turns dropped throughout, and an ending that will blow your mind.

That was seriously one ending that I didn't see coming, and yet it was perfectly satisfying!

I highly recommend this one for your drama/thriller/suspense fix! It's a quick and easy read you won't be able to put down!

4.5 stars rounded up to 5 for GR

This will be available for purchase on April 18, 2023

Who hasn’t dreamt of the perfect marriage. The perfect marriage with the perfect soulmate. Happiness and bliss. But what about the other times in marriage when you just want to (metaphorically) KILL your spouse. They didn’t take out the trash, forgot to pick up the kids … the never ending list of whoas.

For Pippa and Gabe, their perfect marriage in their perfect house on the cliff overlooking the ocean, is suddenly rocked by a woman plummeting to her death over their cliff… a suicide spot the locals dubbed “The Drop.” The problem is… Pippa and Gabe have different recollections of how she went off the cliff.

Told in alternating views (past and present) by Pippa and Amanda (who was so unfortunate to be the woman plummeting from the cliff), this book is one that will keep you up turning pages long into the night.

It’s told from the thrill and murder aspect, but this is also a murderous love story. How truly unique and unconventional is that??

This is one I will be rereading several times and highly recommend everyone to partake of.! Go on! Dip into the twists and turns of The Soulmate!

Sally Hepworth has become one of my favorite authors after reading this suspenseful domestic thriller! I can’t even count how many twists were in this novel but I can’t stop thinking about how this book went from happy family to lies, deceit, secrets and death. 💀

Pip and Gabe move into a new house with their two daughters. Their home is located near the ocean with a steep cliff which most people call The Drop. The Drop is known to the locals as a place to commit suicide. Pip and Gabe can see The Drop from their kitchen window and Gabe has saved countless people from ending their lives. When someone sees Gabe’s picture in the paper recognizing him as the town’s savior, she confronts him at The Drop to discuss her husband’s infidelity. Gabe wasn’t able to save her from stepping off the cliff but Pip could have sworn she saw Gabe push her. Was this a stranger or did Gabe know her? Did he push her to keep his deepest secrets safe?

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a chilling domestic thriller with so many twists that it’ll leave you wanting more!

Excellent story with great characters. Relationships with many twists and turns. You go back and forth to past and present characters which was skillfully done. I totally enjoyed the history of these characters which was a plus to this story. This book was a great read and i would highly recommend it. I found myself turning those pages faster and faster, but then I didn't want it to end. Awesome job on this book

I always get excited when Sally Hepworth writes a new book, and this one did not disappoint. I enjoyed reading the events from two different perspectives. This book had great twists and I had a hard time putting the book down. I definitely recommend "The Soulmate",

I couldn't have been more excited to get my hands on this one early! I was already a huge Sally Hepworth fan, but this one may just be my favorite yet.

The story starts off with a jolt and sucks you in from the very first page! Pippa and Gabe have recently moved to a cliffside home, hoping for a fresh start. Soon we learn that this area is a popular suicide spot. Gabe seems to have the uncanny ability to talk potential jumpers of the edge, literally.......until he fails one time. From here the plot takes off in alternating timelines and couples stories. I love the story she crafted and the way these two seemingly unrelated characters are slowly woven together. Sallly's writing is so good, she can tell a tale like no other

This is a story of love, loss, betrayal and the true meaning of your "Soulmate" I stayed up way too late finishing this one and loved every minute of it. Can't wait for it to be released so everyone can devour this one like I did.

Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press and Sally Hepworth for this advanced copy.

Hepworth has a way with engaging the reader so quickly and on this case, keeping you on the edge if your seat until the mystery is solved. Pippa and Gabe move theie family to a dreamy home with a cliff edge known for people to jump off. Amanda jumps and we see how that jump involves so many in a dark propulsive read

Wow, wow, wow! I was not expecting the wild ride that Sally Hepworth just took me on! There were some great twists that I was not expecting at all, and I devoured every second!

Pip and Gabe, along with their little girls, moved out of Melbourne for a fresh start. They bought a cottage with a killer view and cliffs behind the house known as “The Drop”, which was a well known spot for people to take their lives. In their first year there, Gabe is able to talk 6 of them off the ledge, but wasn’t so lucky with the last woman. When Pip discovers that Gabe knew the most recent woman, she starts to spiral with questions about what really happened….

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martins Press for my ARC in exchange for my honest feedback!

| About |

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.


| Thoughts |

It grabbed me from the first chapter. They were quick and immediately that caught my attention. I love quick chapters I can grab a few between my daily tasks. The book itself wow, the first half was shocking, thrilling, made me laugh in parts and had me quickly predicting all the wrong things! It was unexpectedly refreshing. The second half of the book was just as exhilarating. A slow burn thriller with a twist!

The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth was an excellent read. It explored the effects of mental health on a marriage and the struggles the other spouse often faces trying to keep their head above water while protecting their loved one. It was full of mystery and it kept me guessing until the end. It was written from several points of view and each narrative was so engaging. It was my first book by Sally Hepworth but won’t be my last. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

My last book review of August. The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
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Thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the earc book of Sally Hepworth 's latest. I devoured this in three days, if it wasn't for my darn old day job, I probably could have done it in a day.
This one will be out April 4, 2023 and as soon as you have the chance, grab it!
The twists are turns are tremendous and I loved it.
Gabe and Pippa live in a beautiful house at the beach, high on a cliff. This is their dream home and there is only one big problem. It seems this particular spot is a place where many people go to commit suicide. Gabe has decided to be the self prescribed hero and talk folks off the ledge literally. He has successfully succeeded in talking 7 people back from the edge.
Pippa is in the kitchen with Gabe and their daughters when she sees a woman close to the edge. Gabe goes to help while Pippa calls the police. As Pippa watches the woman disappears over the edge and it looks like Gabe has his palms up and arms out like he might have pushed her. There is no way that could be, could it? Days later, Pippa learns that the woman was actually Gabe's old boss's wife. Why would he not tell the police he knew her? What really happened outside on that cliff?
You will love every twist and turn that keeps you guessing. I didn't see the last one coming! Great book.
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I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley and am writing this voluntary, honest review. Ms. Hepworth wrote an amazing story that kept me guessing until the very end. Each character was well developed throughout. I could not put this book down! I will definitely read more by this author.

I requested this ARC when I saw a review on Instagram saying it was amazing, 5 stars. I had read one other book by Sally Hepworth and loved it so I wanted to give this a shot as well. I can say, I am VERY happy I was given this arc and read it immediately. WOW!

The amount of twists left me in shock. It also made this book so very hard to put down. It’s told in dual perspectives in different times (then and now). As soon as I knew what was happening, I didn’t! I had countless conclusions in my head but not a single on was right. I absolutely loved that the most.

The ending was so unexpected but such a perfect way to wrap up this story. I loved and then hated almost all of the characters but it made it that much better. Please give this book a read, you will not be disappointed!

This was a great one...another win for Sally Hepworth. So many twists in this story! A good dose of drama along with a mystery to solve. Appreciated the sensitivity around key social themes which I won't mention because they could be spoilers. Loved the them/now which was so creatively done. Definite 5 star!

Now THIS is how you do a thriller. Twist after turn after twist, whenever I thought I saw something coming the next development threw me for a loop. It was honestly EXCELLENT.

That’s all I will say so as to give away not even an inkling of the book but if you like a mystery thriller, pick this up immediately!

4.5 stars!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the digital ARC!