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A review by sophbookers
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I was really excited to read The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth because I loved her last book, The Secrets of Midwives. And, once again, she did not disappoint! This book is gorgeously written with an amazing twisty plot.
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Gabe and Pippa Gerard have just moved into their dream house: a cliffside cottage in a sleepy coastal town outside Melbourne. Itโs a fresh start to their marriage, and the perfect place to raise their two young daughters. But the houseโs perfect faรงade hides something more sinister: The Spot, where the tall cliffs have become a popular place for those wishing to end their lives. After talking someone down from the ledge, Gabe becomes a local hero, saving person after personโฆ until one night, he doesnโt. And Pippa sees Gabe the moment after it happened, standing alone at the cliffโs edge, arms outstretched, palms facing out.
The death is ruled a suicideโ Gabe said it was a spur-of-the-moment decisionโ but Pippa canโt help but feel thereโs more to it than that. Then she starts getting anonymous emails with snippets of peopleโs thoughts just before they died at The Spot. Could Gabe be behind them? As Pippa tries to uncover the truth about what happened to her husband, she comes closer and closer to a shocking answer.
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If you're looking for a spine-tingling thriller with plenty of twists and turns, The Soulmate is the perfect read. From the very first page, you'll be hooked.
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The writing is beautiful and lyrical, and the characters are well-developed and intriguing. I loved the suspenseful plot and the way that the story unfolded. This is a book that's hard to put down, and I raced through it in just a few hours.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ :
There were a few things that I didn't love about The Soulmate. First of all, I would have liked a little more resolution at the end - it felt like there were some loose ends left unresolved. Secondly, I wasn't entirely convinced by the romance plotline. However, these are minor quibbles in an otherwise excellent novel.
๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ?
Overall, I would highly recommend The Soulmate to fans of domestic suspense thrillers. It's an addicting read that will keep you guessing until the very end.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ต-๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ'๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ.
๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ:
Gabe and Pippa Gerard have just moved into their dream house: a cliffside cottage in a sleepy coastal town outside Melbourne. Itโs a fresh start to their marriage, and the perfect place to raise their two young daughters. But the houseโs perfect faรงade hides something more sinister: The Spot, where the tall cliffs have become a popular place for those wishing to end their lives. After talking someone down from the ledge, Gabe becomes a local hero, saving person after personโฆ until one night, he doesnโt. And Pippa sees Gabe the moment after it happened, standing alone at the cliffโs edge, arms outstretched, palms facing out.
The death is ruled a suicideโ Gabe said it was a spur-of-the-moment decisionโ but Pippa canโt help but feel thereโs more to it than that. Then she starts getting anonymous emails with snippets of peopleโs thoughts just before they died at The Spot. Could Gabe be behind them? As Pippa tries to uncover the truth about what happened to her husband, she comes closer and closer to a shocking answer.
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐จ:
If you're looking for a spine-tingling thriller with plenty of twists and turns, The Soulmate is the perfect read. From the very first page, you'll be hooked.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ :
The writing is beautiful and lyrical, and the characters are well-developed and intriguing. I loved the suspenseful plot and the way that the story unfolded. This is a book that's hard to put down, and I raced through it in just a few hours.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ :
There were a few things that I didn't love about The Soulmate. First of all, I would have liked a little more resolution at the end - it felt like there were some loose ends left unresolved. Secondly, I wasn't entirely convinced by the romance plotline. However, these are minor quibbles in an otherwise excellent novel.
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Overall, I would highly recommend The Soulmate to fans of domestic suspense thrillers. It's an addicting read that will keep you guessing until the very end.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ต-๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ'๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness