"The Soulmate" by Sally Hepworth

 

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 façade of their marriage begins to crack, the deepest and darkest secrets begin to unravel. ~taken from Goodreads

Author Sally Hepworth hit the mark again with her latest release. I have read and reviewed two other of her works that you can see here. Her novels have a way of sucking the reader in, get the reader excited with all the twists and turns, have their head reeling with how the story will end and then surprising them with an ending they didn't see coming. 

"The Soulmate" was no different. This story follows Pippa and Gabe- husband and wife with two children who live in a cottage near a cliff. The cliff is a known spot for suicide jumps, and Gabe is usually very good at talking people off a ledge, literally. But a woman didn't make it. That fact is eating Gabe from the inside out. Pippa is trying all she can to help him get past his deep regret and sadness. 

We also follow Amanda, the woman who died falling from the cliff. It turns out Amanda knew both Pippa and Gabe. The stories she tells from her past slowly start to show the reader that Pippa and Gabe don't have the perfect life that they show the world. 

Pippa also learns that Gabe knew the "jumper" and starts to questions if she truly knows her husband.

This story was wild and unexpected. At no point did I know what was going to happen next. There were shocking plot twists that turn the entire story upside down and made me wonder how on earth it could be related to the overall plot, but in the end it all came together seamlessly. 

Drug addiction, infidelity, power struggles, criminal enterprises, and strong family bonds are the themes sprinkled through this roller coaster of a book! 

"The Soulmate" is set to be released here in the U.S. on April 4, 2023 so pre-order now! It was a 5 star read! 

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me an advanced digital copy to read and give my honest review. 

Happy Reading!