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The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
3.5

Thank you so much to MacMillan audio for providing an advance copy of this audiobook! 

This is my 2nd Sally Hepworth book and I can say that I enjoyed this one much more than the other I have read by her. 

This started off strong right away. Gabe and Pippa's home is right along a spot where sadly individuals go to end their lives. Somehow Gabe is always there to save the day, this time though he did not succeed. As the story develops, we learn the connection Gabe and Pippa had to the victim and was her death on purpose?

I really liked that we got the two different point of views - one from Pippa and the other from Amanda (the deceased). Amanda's point of view was both present and past tense which helped piece the story together. 

Pippa is a very dedicated wife & will stand by whatever her husband says and trust that is being truthful in what really happened that day on the ledge. But Pippa has her own secrets that she is keeping for everyone.  Gabe's struggle with mental illness could have gone a little bit deeper. 

As the book went on though, I became less invested in the characters and just was waiting for the truths or the lies to come to light. This wasn't the best thriller I have ever read BUT I enjoyed it enough to keep going and needed to see the mystery through. 

The thought the audiobook narrators had done a great job bringing both characters to life.