While the suspense was great, I just wish there was more to the ending and it all was not as simple. The things we do for love and self-preservation are astounding but Gabe simple only cared about himself. The title of the story was fitting but I wanted more for Amanda and Max

I blew through this one I’m two days. It’s fast paced with alternating POVs and timelines. Short chapters that makes it an easy and quick read. The end I thought was a tad anticlimactic but I enjoyed it overall for a domestic thriller.

Interesting secondary characters!
Pippa and Gabe have been married for seven years and have two girls that are both four years old. They see a woman walking by the cliff edge near their home and Gabe rushes out to talk to her and keep her from jumping in case she’s feeling suicidal. He has saved several people before but this woman, Amanda, falls off the cliff. Pippa wonders why Gabe had his arms out and palms forward as she fell and questions whether or not he pushed her. The story gradually unravels the mystery behind Gabe, Pippa, Amanda and her husband Max. Mental illness and unsure circumstances create uncertainty in Pippa’s marriage but she and Gabe stay honest with each other through it all. I didn’t become invested in the main characters Gabe and Pippa as much as I cared about Max and Amanda. Abrupt transitions made it difficult for me to love this book. The best parts are with Amanda because there’s suspense involved in her story. 4 stars!

I couldn't put this book down. I hink his was Sally's bet book yet. The story is told by two narrators, Pippa and Amanda. Pippa's husband has a talent for talking people off a cliff and Amanda just happens to be the one person he wasn't able to talk down. The story jumps back and forth between the past and present and all the pieces come together and wait until the end. It is fabulous.

Pippa and her family — her dreamy husband Gabe and their two little girls — just moved into a house on a cliff with a breathtaking view. It also happens to be the area’s go-to spot for people looking to end their lives. When the family sees someone alone out there, Gabe goes to meet them to try to talk them down while Pippa calls the police and distracts the girls. Then one day, Gabe’s efforts are unsuccessful and a woman dies — and Pippa is left to question why her husband’s hands were extended out as if he just pushed that person to their death.

But the woman isn’t a stranger, and as the truth unfolds, Pippa has to confront her husband and his lies — as well as her own role in the series of events that led to the death on the cliff.

I love Sally Hepworth so much. Her books always involve some delicious and salacious twists and turns — always reflecting some dramatic family dynamic. The chapters are super short and alternate perspectives and timelines — it made for a quick read!
A solid read, not too spooky, but TW for suicide and mental illness.

I enjoyed this one even more than The Mother-in-Law (which I loved)! Gorgeous setting, unique POV, lovable characters and a story line that will keep you guessing.

In addition to receiving this as an ARC, I also had the immense pleasure of meeting Sally Hepworth in person at a book event on her pub-day. She is an absolute delight. I highly recommend seeing her in person if you ever have the opportunity. If not, follow her on Instagram - you won't be disappointed!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and #NetGalley for allowing me to read a pre-release of this novel. My reviews are voluntary and all opinions are my own.

An excellent thriller that kept me engaged from start to finish.
Pippa and Gabe live in house near a cliff, infamous for people taking their lives there. Gabe is equally as well known for talking people off the ledge and saving their lives. Until one day, he speaks to a woman who jumps anyway. Or did she?

I read and love everything Sally Hepworth writes. The Soulmate was another hit for me!

I couldn’t put it down. It had all of the things I love in a thriller - hooked me immediately, lots of secrets and twists and turns, complicated, multi-dimensional characters, dual timelines and dual POVs.

I really enjoyed The Soulmate and would absolutely recommend it. (Also, how gorgeous is this cover?)

Sally Hepworth twisted a tale that kept me hooked throughout. There were no chapters that felt like fluff and I was definitely kept on my toes the whole way through to see how it would all come together.

The characters were real, and although not always likeable, they seemed genuine and it did make you care to know how their story would play out.

Longtime fan of Sally’s here. Special thanks to St Martins Press for the review copy! This mystery was so good and super easy to get into. My school schedule is what kept me from finishing fast. This is definitely one of those easy weekend reads!

Marriage, betrayal, mental health issues and the perspective from the dead wife. Gabe and Pippa’s dream house lies on the side by the ocean with beautiful views but, sadly it’s become known as a place where people go to commit suicide. Gabe is usually able to talk people down but, one afternoon a woman arrives and chooses her fate. The story is why did she do it and what’s her story?

The way this story grips you from the first chapter and keeps you interested makes it the perfect beach read. The “ghost” aspect is brilliant and ads another perspective. I really enjoyed the latest from Sally, the details are perfectly placed just enough to give you chill bumps as you read through. Characters and story are well developed. Definitely recommend! Four stars!

This was my first Sally Hepworth novel, surprisingly. I enjoyed reading The Soulmate a lot more than I thought I would. There was so much happening! Multi-POV, multi-timeline, and plot twists at every turn. I will definitely be picking up another one of her books in the future.

The Soulmate
By Sally Hepworth
Review and Rating 4 ⭐️

Sally Hepworth seems to be the master of the complicated family dynamic. She tackles this once again in The Soulmate.
Told from the alternating perspectives of Pippa and Amanda, who both feel they have married their soulmates, husbands Gabe and Max respectively.
Pippa and Gabe live in a cliff side home right next to an unfortunately popular suicide jump location. Gabe makes it his mission to ‘talk down’ those attempting to jump to their death by suicide and fortunately successfully does so, until one night he doesn’t.
The repercussions and unraveling that occur because of this make for the twisty and suspenseful Sally Hepworth novel we have all come to know and love.
Keep in mind there are themes of mental illness and suicide throughout. If you love a twist filled domestic drama and haven’t picked this up yet, give it a try! 4⭐️

I want to thank St. Martin’s Press and #NetGalley for providing me with an eARC. All opinions provided in this review are my own.




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Sally Hepworth's books never have the same formula twice. Some authors tend to write similar plots but Hepworth manages to keep you guessing every time.

In The Soulmate we have alternating perspectives and alternating timelines, but something really unique was hearing from a woman after death. It was a unique way to allow us insight into all the characters. This dead woman's soul serves as our mostly unbiased narrator with the ability to observe almost any scene. I thought this was such a great way to give the reader insider information without a typical POV.

Gabe and Pippa live in their dream house, except for the fact that it's on a cliff side. Let alone the anxiety over keeping two small children away from the edge, they now know it's a popular suicide location popularly known as "The Drop." Gabe has become a guardian angel of sorts, trotting out any time they see a person approaching the edge to talk them down, literally and figuratively, until the police arrive to help. He's saved a handful of people from jumping, until the night he doesn't. Pippa is washing dishes when she alerts Gabe to a woman nearing the cliff. Gabe heads out and Pippa calls the authorities. It looks like it isn't going great, lots of wild and angry hand gestures. Momentarily distracted when Pippa looks back up, only one figure is left on the land, her husband.

What follows is an unraveling of secrets and relationships. What exactly happened out there? And who was the woman who jumped? Did she indeed jump? Pippa finds herself questioning herself and her husband as anxiety and anticipation build. Police and reader alike rush to figure out the puzzle of this apparent suicide.

I really enjoyed this read. It was such a great view into the different complicated relationships in our lives. It shed light on how we see ourselves versus how others see us and how very different those views can be. I was definitely kept guessing until the end.

I absolutely love Sally Hepworth, and was so happy to receive this ARC!

The Soulmate starts off with a unique and interesting premise - a family who lives nearby a deadly cliff. Gabe, a husband and father, is known for quite literally talking people off the edge. One night, a woman seemingly jumps off despite Gabes intervention efforts.

This story was engaging, twisty and turny and I absolutely loved all the characters. Sally Hepworth creates such complex stories and characters that it is so easy to fully immerse yourself into the Australian countryside. I so enjoyed this!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

This was a better than average suspense novel. Sally Hepworth is a reliable suspense/thriller writer.

This was another great twisty novel by Sally Hepworth. What I love the most about her stories is even when you think you know where she’s going, she always surprises you. This was so perfect because I *thought* I knew where she was going with the story and then *bam* she surprised me with not one but three twists. Such an addicting story where it’s hard to put down but one that you’ll remember for years later.

Sally is back with another top read! 🔥

It's been a few years now since I read The Mother-In-Law by Hepworth and I honestly still think about that book at least once a week, and I have a feeling that The Soulmate is about the be the same exact way!

This one starts out with a bang and doesn't let up the entire time! The short chapters kept you on the edge of your seat the entire time, and made it nearly impossible to STOP reading.

I think what I love so much about Sally Hepworth's books are they dive DEEP into a topic and family dynamic that is so fascinating. This had multiple timelines and POVs which I always love. This had so many twists, that I didn't see coming (as most of her books usually do)!

But it is more than just twists - they aren't always this shocking act has happened, but instead what you never would have thought is now actually reality. I'm sure I'm making zero sense, but that's what I loved so much. They are so shocking because it makes you think so much about that specific relationship and why that is happening. Ugh, I loved it.

Loved this. Loved the cover. Love Sally Hepworth. Love it all.

A cottage on a seaside cliff. A young, successful family. The wife a successful lawyer. The husband a local hero. The picture of happiness. Then a woman falls from the cliff and despite all signs pointing to suicide, a case is opened, and the picture perfect life begins to reveal its cracks.

Told from the perspective of two women, Pippa, the wife, and the dead woman, The Soulmate takes readers on a dual-timeline, suburban drama adventure. Filled with secrets, lies, and the commitments of marriage, Hepworth's latest thriller is impossible to put down. We know there must be a tie between the two women or their husbands, we know they each have made commitments to their marriages that subvert the norm, and we know that there is only so long that one can turn a blind eye.

You could not pull my attention from The Soulmate for anything, I had to find out if my assumptions were correct, and yet with every page I turned Hepworth introduces something more to add to my case file. Like a bowl of spaghetti you must untangle, The Soulmate is twisted and with every unravel we discover just a bit more that leaves us, and wife Pippa, questioning everything. To add to it, Hepworth writes a compelling tale of loyalty and trust, taking readers into a sympathetic territory despite all hell breaking loose. It is possibly not a unique story, but absolutely told in a unique way.

This was not the type of thriller I usually enjoy. It was a bit slow and I would classify as more of a suspense. I think this may have been a me problem.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced review copy.

I believe that this is my first Sally Hepworth novel, and it was pretty good. The dual POV with dual timelines did make me glad that I had the ebook to look at instead of just the audio. It was very entertaining and held my attention. I was trying to figure it the who done it and way, but there were a couple twists that I didn't see.

4/5