Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth

15 reviews

mtnest's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

kaylasbookgram's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Pippa finally feels like she’s found her happily ever after. The perfect husband (yeah they’ve had their ups and downs but what couple hasn’t) and the perfect home. The only downfall is their perfect home sits on a cliff where people have mad a spot for suicides. Every time Gabe is able to miraculously talk people off the cliff and back to safety until the night he doesn’t. Pippa is at a loss of what she may of saw. Did her husband push the woman or did she jump? Once she learns her husband knew the victim she begins to question his story even more.

This is a very addicting domestic suspense book! So many twists and turns that caught me off guard with each new secret coming to life. I loved having all the different POVs especially that of the victim gave the story an exciting perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Murder

soobooksalot's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Twists aren't just for the end of a book!
 I read the majority of Sally Hepworth's newest, The Soulmate, in one evening. It's perfectly bingeable.
 Pippa, husband Gabe, and daughters Freya and Asha, appear to be the perfect family. But any thriller reader knows this is never the case.
 The story is told from the points of view of two characters. Each is in two time frames - before/after, and then/now.
 I'm a big fan of domestic suspense and I did not see the twists of The Soulmate coming, built in along the way to keep us off balance. And I definitely did not anticipate the ending!
 Great characters, excellent pacing.
 Recommended!
 For release on April 4.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

An excellent thriller.  It kept me engaged from beginning to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Addiction, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Ableism, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

sleeson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Thank you NetGalley for this e-book ARC. Hepworth is back!!! I was captivated and encompassed the entire 3/4 of the book! THEN, Hepworth took it a step further with a twist at the end of the story, I don’t think anyone will see it coming! I for sure didn’t. She was so slick at the end. I will continue to support her when I can. Mild sexual content. Mild swearing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt