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.

I have read a few books by this author before so I knew it was one id enjoy… the first chapter is crazy right off the bat. I honestly loved the different mix of POV’s including the woman who died.. I had a few guesses through the story but I didn’t guess it correct! This is always nice for me because as an avid mystery/thriller reader I tend to spoil a lot for myself.

This was such a fast paced book that hooked me right from the beginning. The twists towards the end were amazing! I felt deeply for a few of the characters. Definitely the perfect thriller.

Oh Sally, you have done it again!

Your writing wiggles it’s way into my head and encapsulates my heart. Perfectly written from the hook of the first chapter, to the suspense that keeps building, and THEN when the ending twist happens here I am shedding tears over these characters over a few lines you masterfully crafted!

This is a great one yall! I will remember this book for a long time coming!

Gabe and Pippa live at the precipice of an ocean cliff, which many people visit in order to find a means to an end. In the year that they have lived there, Gabe has become adept at helping those people on the edge. That is except for his last encounter, where he could not save her…or is that just the story he has spun…

This book had me from start to finish—it took me a day to read from cover to cover—typical of a Sally Hepworth thriller!

The ending was a slightly dissatisfying, but not enough for me to rate this any less than 4 stars. Definitely check this one out!

Thank you to St. Martins Press and NetGalley for the ARC!

Featuring ~ dual 1st person POV, dual timeline ~ now and then & before and after, suicide, infidelity, mental illness, short chapters

Pippa narrates in the now and then. Pippa is known as the helper and husband Gabe the hero since he's saved 7 suicidal people from taking their life near their house that sits on a cliff. Until he doesn't save one...in steps Amanda as she narrates in the before and after, but talking as if dead ~ what's up with that? Not sure, but it worked well to slowly reveal, in a fast paced way, all the secrets and betrayal.

Sally is quite the storyteller giving us some nice twists. I was kept engaged and was able to bust it out in just one day.

Side note ~ this is one of my favorite covers.

thank you netgalley & st. martin’s press for this ARC! THE SOULMATE by sally hepworth is out april 4, 2023.

i am a big fan of sally hepworth’s books, so i was really excited to read her new release! THE SOULMATE is told from the perspective of two wives and switches between past and present. with every chapter, you continue to uncover more of the truth, slowly but surely. the short chapters helped keep things moving along and the setting/plot of “the drop” was really interesting.

overall, i was slightly underwhelmed by this thriller. it didn’t captivate me as much as THE MOTHER-IN-LAW or THE GOOD SISTER did. it still had great elements of family drama and domestic suspense!

I really struggled to read this book it was so painfully slow and the twists weren’t twisty enough for me. The plot was flat and there was way too much “fluff” in between. I often found myself skipping paragraphs of overly descriptive or irrelevant descriptions/dialogue. It could be that marital issues are simply not something that interests me enough but I hardly consider this a thriller or even a suspenseful book. The only reason I finished it was because I was determined not to have a DNF this year.

I personally feel that this novel featured a weak female lead, it was frustrating to see all that Pippa continuously dealt with. This was not a character that I could relate to or even have sympathy for. I also did not appreciate how mental illness was featured in this novel either. The portrayals of suicide, bipolar disorder and ADHD were disingenuous and I felt that it fueled misconceptions about those that struggle with these illnesses.

Okayyyyy this was a lot deeper than expected 😅

This book was intense. I felt like the term “the plot thickens” could be said like four times during this read. It kept getting deeper and deeper into these couples’ lives. I had no clue what was going to happen next!!

Mental illness was a heavy theme and not only shows how it affects the person struggling but also how it affects everyone around them. I felt like this was written delicately but honest and true.

I enjoyed this book! However, it kind of stressed me out lol but overall made me happy and appreciative of the calm, quiet life my husband and I live. 😂

This was my first Sally Hepworth book and it won’t be my last!


Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this eARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is my first Sally Hepworth novel, and I loved it! This story hooked me from the beginning. Pippa and Gabe live near 'The Drop', a notorious cliffside that is often used as a suicide jump point. Gabe has talked many people down, but on the night when the story opens, he is unable to talk a mysterious woman out of jumping, or did he?
The plot of this novel is fast paced and so interesting. It is not like a typical domestic thriller where you kind of know what is going to happen. There were lots of twist and turns and I really enjoyed it all the way through.
Thanks to St. Martins Press and Netgalley for the advance reader's copy. I'm really looking forward to checking out some of Hepworth's backlist now!

Book Review:
🌊The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth

I’m so glad that I found this author. I have enjoyed several of her books so far, and her latest was no exception.

Sally Hepworth is a master at creating realistic, flawed characters who the reader can relate to. The Soulmate brought us a couple who appear to be the picture of a perfect marriage, but slowly unfolds to reveal later upon layer of complexities.

This book explores themes of loyalty, mental health, family dynamics and love which are all interwoven by the author’s typical fast-paced writing. The past/present timelines and narration from different points of view kept me turning pages, dying to find out what happened next.

If you are sensitive to reading about suicide, drug use, mental disorders or violent crime, definitely consider the trigger warnings.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and am always excited to see what she comes up with next.

Thank you to @stmartinspress @sallyhepworth and @netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

3.5 ⭐️ Not my favorite by Hepworth but still a fun & fast-paced story. It’s told from 4 different timelines: Then/Before and After/Now. It alternates between Pippa & Amanda’s POV, detailing their marriages. Both women believe they married their soulmate, but you’ll have to find out if they both succeeded. Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy!

Trigger warning: Infidelity, mental illness, suicide

A twist at every turn - my mind was spinning as I read this book. I couldn't wait to finish and find the answers.

Okay I am a huge Hepworth fan. Unfortunately this book fell a little short of her usual suspenseful thrillers. I was hooked from the beginning but I think there was too much backstory that made the book a little muddy and the ending didn’t live up to the start.

However I will read every word she ever writes as I love her as an author!

Sally Hepworth does a great job with fast, twisty suspense novels. I enjoyed The Soulmate, but I can't say that it was my favorite by this author. I did enjoy the quick pacing of the plot, but I really didn't care for any of the characters. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC of The Soulmate.