Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth

58 reviews

jessreadreceipts's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness

Minor: Stalking, Infidelity, and Alcohol

remi_jane's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Mental illness

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Death

christareadswhat's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Mental illness

sarajjj_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death, and Mental illness

emgovan's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Infidelity, Cursing, Death, Blood, and Alcoholism

onemorepagecrew's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.5

The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth is a dual timeline, dual perspective mystery that kept the pages turning.  In it we meet two women, Pippa and Amanda, and we alternate between their narratives.  Amanda has recently fallen to her death from a steep cliff in Pippa’s backyard known as The Drop.  

 

But did she jump?  Did Pippa’s husband, Gabe, push her?  Those are the questions the book is anchored on. And my favorite aspect - Amanda’s story is being told from the afterlife, as she watches events unfold. 

 

I really enjoyed the two-woman narration and POVs.  There was a strange kinship between the two characters as they worked to unpack the stories of their husbands and it worked extremely well.  

 

I’d recommend this to those who enjoy a mystery that unfolds with clues along the way and a resolved ending.  It’s not a thriller mood, more of a somber puzzle you’re solving.  Personally, the ending was not my favorite, but I thought the storytelling was effective.  

 

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the gifted and advanced copy of this novel – I really enjoyed reading it.  

 

Content warnings: Mental illness, Self-harm, Suicide, Death, Infidelity 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity

emilylovesgoodbooks's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Death, and Infidelity

theoceanrose's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Gun violence and Infidelity