Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth

57 reviews

mwetzel's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Murder

midnightrose_reads's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Soulmate is a domestic suspense/thriller set in Australia by Sally Hepworth. It’s about Pippa and Gabe Gerard and their complicated life together. A solid standalone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Murder and Infidelity

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

smagzisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

lilycrosman's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

cj_mo_2222's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Pippa and Gabe Girard moved to a cliffside home outside Melbourne with their two daughters for a fresh start. However, the Girards soon learn that their home is close to “The Drop” where many people go to end their lives. Gabe is handsome and charismatic and has made a name for himself for being even more successful than the police at talking people out of this. However, one evening Gabe runs out to help a woman standing near the edge of the cliff, but is unable to stop her from saving a woman from falling off the ledge. Something seems strange about this to Pippa and she wonders if Gabe could be lying and what other secrets he might be keeping.

This story is told from different timelines and different points-of-view, both Pippa and the victim’s. It is a long time before the reader learns what happened to cause the Girards to feel like they needed to move to a new town. There is much back and forth and twists and turns in this story that sometimes it was dizzying. Just when you thought you knew what had gone one in Pippa and Gabe’s life, something new would be revealed. I enjoyed both the past and present narration by Pippa as well as the past narration by Amanda, the victim. However, I think there are other ways that what Amanda said could have been told without her narrating from beyond the grave. 

There are so many surprises in the plot of this book, that it’s hard to comment on too much without giving something away. I will say that although I didn’t care for some of the choices made by the characters, I found the story to be compelling and I was eager to find out all of the secrets in the lives of these characters. I like that answers are given at the end and we get a glimpse into what the lives of main characters look like in the aftermath of everything that happens.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing an advance copy of this ebook. The ebook was provided to me at no cost, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness

victoriarosalesvt's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

riannacat's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Suicide, and Violence

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

acaluwe25's review

3.5

A fairly predictable domestic suspense taking place in a home near a cliff that is notorious for people committing suicide. Told in the past and the present, in several points of view.  Trigger warnings for suicide. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicide