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The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth

21 reviews

bitesizedbeet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked the book for what it was. However, I wouldn't necessarily categorized this book as a thriller and more like a mystery/cozy mystery. So if you're expecting this book to be super thrilling then lower your expectations because that's not what this book is. Once I realized that and got over that fact the book was pretty entertaining to me.

I'll have to admit the book was messy. There was alot of drama going on here. It was kinda crazy. The book didn't give me crazy feelings or anything. In fact, I didn't really feel anything after I finished and I don't think I'll ever think about it again, but it was still entertaining for what it was.

Amanda being ghost make no sense the entire book. I saw a comment that said that it seemed like she was nowhere but everywhere at the same time and I completely agree. I also I lowkey still feel like Gabe pushed Amanda off that cliff. I'm so happy Pippa FINALLY left him. I felt like he was a red flag from the jump and I really wish her family didn't cottle her feelings and just told her how they felt about him because she endured all his drama and for what. Also his intial diagnosis of ADHD didn't make sense to me because he literally had a psychosis early on and that's not a symptom of ADHD. Even I saw that!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism, and Murder

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Grief, Alcoholism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

mtnest's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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

riannacat's review against another edition

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

soobooksalot's review against another edition

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

volsairine's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

I really liked it!! I have a low "cringe" tolerance when it comes to thrillers because sometimes the authors seem to go out of their way to make their books edgy, but this one was incredible and there wasn't a single line that felt too dramatic for the scene. I'm full time student and still managed to finish it in two days. It kept me guessing until the very end and there were multiple times where I audibly said "holy shit". Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, and Sexual content

jessreadreceipts's review against another edition

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