While this book is amazingly narrated by Emily Rankin. You are able to distinguish the difference when each person is talking within the story line.  I just had a hard time believing that this amazingly smart woman made all this horrible decision. As always there are plenty of twists and turns to the story. The ending was completely not what I expected. This is for sure one I was not able to see coming. Slow moving but don't give up on it.

Thank you  #DreamscapeMedia #NetGalley for allowing me to review Unfaithful by Natalie Barelli in return for an honest review.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Ingrid is a journalist and on the 25th anniversary of the death of a local girl whom she went to school with, she decides to write a piece about the girl. This stirs up trouble with the twin boys, now men, that found the body and the man that was convicted of the murder.

I thank the publisher for sending me a widget for the book but unfortunately this book was just ok for me. On the positive side, it was a quick read but ultimately I had trouble connecting with the characters and when the reveal of the girl's killer came, it was not the interesting because somehow I just wasn't engaged enough to get excited about the mystery being solved. Still, I have enjoyed other novels from this author more and will read more from her.

At first, I wasn’t sure what I thought of this book. At about 75% I considered not finishing it because there were a lot of pieces that I felt were so confusing. I am really glad that I did finish it because the ending blew me away. I was 100% not expecting that one. Also, the ending cleared up so much throughout the book. It answered all of my questions. The twist that the end of this book takes is something I love but I still wish there was some clarity throughout the book. But overall, I am glad all my questions were answered in the end. I can’t even give an overview of what this book is about without spoilers.

Synopsis copied:
When I arrive unannounced at my husband’s studio in need of a shoulder to cry on after hearing that my best student, Alex, has died, I see a pair of wine glasses drying by the sink, and my deepest fear is confirmed: my husband is having an affair. Most women would fall to their knees in tears and throw him out of the house–but I just can’t bring myself to do it. Instead, I go home and cook a healthy dinner for our children, walk the dog, and unload the dishwasher without complaint. I will make him see that I’m still the woman he married; attractive, successful, the glue that holds our perfect family together. I need this marriage to work to protect a terrible secret of my own, something that would destroy everything I’ve already sacrificed so much for. But when the police arrive at my door asking questions about Alex’s death that I can’t answer, and threatening text messages start appearing on my phone, I know that someone close has been watching me very carefully. The truth is, there are three people in my marriage, but only one of them is deadly…

Thank you to @netgalley and @dreamscapemedia for allowing me to review this audio copy for my honest review.

This book was a very fun read! The narrator does a great job of keeping you in the dark, lying, and making you love her all at once! This book makes you question everything you know and I couldn’t stop guessing only to find out I was wrong! This never happens! I had a hard time not devouring every page and in less than 24 hours I knew all the answers. Read it today!

Well I could not stop reading this. I couldn’t tell if I liked the protagonist or not but I needed to know what would happen. The actual plot was pretty different her familiar to other thriller type novels I’ve read. Anyway I will now be seeking out all of the authors’ other books.

The main character, Anna, in this book is involved a mysterious problem with her husband's affair. Anna tries to keep everything together for the sake of her children and her marriage to Lewis. Not only, does she have turmoil in her own home but at work as well. As a mentor, she teams up with her graduate student, Alex, to solve and present a solution to a mathematical problem. Alex soons dies and Anna has to pretend that she knows nothing about his death.
Meanwhile, her husband's lover dies and she is a suspect. Lewis and Anna are tangled in a big mess that you can't figure out until the very end of the book. Anna and Lewis have so many secrets that come out at the end of the story. Who is really the unfaithful one?

As an avid reader of thrillers, I will have to say this book was not one of my favorites. I feel it lacked the suspense that a thriller should contain in order to keep the reader interested through the whole book. I found the beginning and the end captivating. However, the middle was slow to me.

This book was full of twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. I enjoyed listening to this story as I never knew what to expect next. Natalie Barelli writes wonderful psycological thrillers. This is the second I've read of hers, and it definitely won't be the last!

This book is a race to the finish line from page 1. Anna receives a frantic phone call at 6am from one of her most brilliant students. Hearing how stressed out he is she agrees to see him. From that fateful phone call till the end of the book there is non-stop action while we watch Anna twist and turn trying to figure out what is happening to what she thought was a perfect life. There is a ton of emotion in this book and since its an audio book we really get to hear the stress. Emily Rankin does a great job of really making us believe that Anna is losing her mind as one thing after another unravels in Anna's perfect world.

Once you think you have everything figured out there is another twist and wow the ending is one I did not see coming. This is an edge of your seat thrill ride from start to finish, I felt myself getting anxiety right along with Anna. I don't want to reveal too much or there would be spoilers so I will leave you with this, if thrillers are your style and you can handle the stressful ride this is a must read. Without a doubt one of the best I've read this year. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for supplying me an audio version of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Net Galley for this review copy audiobook of Unfaithful by Natalie Bareli. I loved the twists the author wrote. I did not see the ending coming, which was so well done. Emily Rankin was wonderful performing the book. She added to my enjoyment. Her inner musings of Anna Sanchez were fantastic. I will definitely listen to more books by this author and narrator.

An adrenaline pumper! Truly a masterpiece! This audio book, UNFAITHFUL, took off with a suspenseful, intriguing plot that rushed me through a revolving door so fast to another place, and another time, I barely had enough time to catch my breath. With every event, right before something was about to happen, I could hear and feel the tension in the narrator's voice as she made the character, Anna, seem to leap into action with each thought process Anna had. Anna was great in this story. So were Louis and Jean. I waited with anticipation as the story developed and the plot thickened chapter by fast-paced chapter. An impressive scene! Each foot-step echoed, then faded in the hall as Anna gasped, then held her breath. This scene seemed to move in a slow motion action, then sped up. I felt the tension rise as she stepped into the hall and practically ran. Then suddenly she felt a little fear when she met someone in the stairwell, spoke in a whisper, then walked on with her head down until she got outside, then nearly sprinted to her car. Excitement bloomed right there. I felt her nervous apprehension. In my opinion, what could possibly have helped that scene a little more, maybe, and caused more nail-biting experience, perhaps some music to show anticipation or excitement right before the echoing of the foot-steps in the hallway. I loved that scene! It made my heart beat a little faster as I listened intently.
Anna's fear kept mounting as the days went by. Could that fear cause her to imagine and react differently to what was actually happening? Or, in other words, could her imagination be running wild?
Then there was another scene toward the end of the book that made my eyes go wide as I listened, and made me gasp suddenly. That scene was shocking because it surprised me so much when I found out who did what! I love it when they take me right to the very end that way. Throughout this audio book things kept happening to certain people. Why? That is the real question. Were these accidents? Suicides? Or murder? Suspense right up until the very end! The characters played their parts very well. If you listen to one audio book this year, I recommend, UNFAITHFUL. Natalie Barelli really out did herself with this one. I loved this audio book! It was more than great, it was impressive!

Thank you, NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for providing the audiobook of Unfaithful by Natalie Barelli in exchange for my honest review.

Um, WOW. This one started a little slow for me. In fact, at one point, I almost gave up, but I’m glad I kept going. Holy twists Batman! The narration was wonderful!

We start by meeting Anna, a happily married mother of two, who is a math professor at a small university. Her world is perfect. Her husband is an artist who supports her busy schedule, while she works with a needy student who is attempting to solve and publish a mathematical proof. When her student suddenly dies right before her eyes, her world quickly begins to unravel and it becomes very apparent that Anna is an unreliable narrator with a drinking problem. I can’t decide if you’re supposed to feel bad for Anna, but most of the time I wanted to punch her or walk away. She’s in denial about her life and it’s obvious she needs help.

If you can get past the frustrating beginning of the book, I promise the payoff is great. AND the reason I bumped my 3 rating to 4. I thought I had this one figured out until all hell broke loose. I couldn’t put the last 20-25% of the book down. I was reading so fast, that I had to go back and check that I was reading things correctly.

This one is full of horrible characters, just BAD people, except for the kids, the adorable dog, and June! Thank you Barelli for JUNE. June brings light into this dark, messed-up world. I don’t know if I’d like this as much without June. That said, if you enjoy tense, dark, twisty, and chaotic stories, give Unfaithful a go. The sucker punch twist is worth the mediocre start.

What an emotional ride!!! I absolutely loved this book. I did not want to put this down. The author had me invested in the story and there were lots of twists and turns. There was one part in the book that made my heart jump! I am now a fan of Natalie Barelli.
Thank you #NetGalley #DreamscapeMedia for allowing me to get an advanced audiobook copy of #unfaithful by #NatalieBarelli

This book was so exciting it never got dull for me at all! Anna’s character really surprised me. And that ending was not expected. Loved all the twist and turns it took!

Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy. I love Natalie Barelli. The book was great. The narrator did a wonderful job. This book had a lot of secrets with a lot of twists I didn't see coming. Just when you think you know who the bad guy is, something else is revealed and you realize you are not on the right track! another great book!

Unfaithful by Natalie Barelli was such a great book. The storyline was engaging and kept me guessing. The characters were well developed. The protagonist was likeable, then not, and finally…read the book to find out. The narrator, Emily Rankin, has a great voice. I will look for other books narrated by her. All in all, this is a must read for all psychological thriller junkies.

***** I received an ARC from NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my honest review. *****

Another great one from Natalie Barelli. I have always been a fan and this one did not disappoint. Twists and turns galore, crazy characters, and loads of suspense. A true psychological thriller. Thanks to NetGalley for the privilege to read and review this book.

This book was filled with craziness! It was so fast-paced because there were multiple pieces of the story. I feel like Anna, the main character, just keeps having bad day after bad day. I don't want to spoil too much because I want each reader to get the experience of finding all the fun stuff out on their own. So, I will say that a LOT happens in this book, and it is full of one crazy character after another and surprises to go along with each of them.

This is perfect for readers that enjoy a psychological and domestic thriller!

I was provided a gifted copy of this book for free. I am leaving my review voluntariily.

Anna Sanchez is a respected married math professor and a doting mother to her two kids. She and her husband (Luis) are very inlove and life is full of hearts and roses... but roses have thorns and so are the things that are about to happen. She is working a thesis with a student (Alex) who killed himself and she found out that her husband is having an affair.
All the good things in her life are about to crumble because investigations are about to happen and she is afraid of the truth she might tell.

This was the second Natalie Berelli novel I have read and just like before, this is a light domestic thriller that any reader can finish in 3 days tops.
I listened to the audiobook and the narrator Emily Rankin did an amazing job portraying Anna.
The adult characters in the novel (even the minor ones) were too unreliable. Some characters are "too kind" which made me think "oohhh what is he/she up to?".

Though I enjoyed it, it kind of felt a bit "boring" in between because the character just talks a lot about unnecessary events that I find irrelevant.

Thank you NetGalley and DreamScape Media for the audiobook in exchange of an honest review.

Rating: 5 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷
Book: Unfaithful
AVAILABLE NOW!!!! November 27, 2020
Author: Natalie Barelli
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers

Sipping Synopsis: Could you find out, or assume, that your husband was cheating and just keep quiet? Well, that is exactly what Anna does. But this is not her only problem. A cheating husband, a close student who dies suspiciously, threats, is just a little of what Anna goes through. But she is determined to keep it classy and be the perfect housewife…or is that just an illusion in her head?

What in the BLANK did I just read??!! Just wow! This book was nothing like I thought it was going to be. I went into this book with the typical woman scorned story in mind. I got some of that but SO, SO much more. As I was reading Unfaithful, I felt there were so many good storylines that I was reading 3-4 books put into one. You would think too many storylines would muddle the main synopsis but not in this book.

Final sipping thoughts: I was able to have the ebook and audio book. The narrator Emily Rankin was phenomenal. This is my first Natalie Barelli book but trust and believe it will not be my last. I did not even realize how good this book was until listening to the last 15-20%. It kept me interested and surprised but when the main twist was revealed, I was absolutely floored. I pride myself on figuring out twist, but I think Barelli was so clever it literally comes out of nowhere. I can see many of my fellow psych thriller lovers will say that they hate it because of that-not me! This is what I loved about it and I think you will too!

Cheers and thank you to @NetGalley, @Bookouture and @DreamscapeMedia for an advanced copy of @Unfatithful

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My first encounter with Natalie Barelli was when I read The Housekeeper over the summer. I couldn't get enough of the diabolical narrator in that one, so I snatched this November release up as soon as I saw it was from the same author. Unfaithful is definitely as "unputdownable" as the cover claims.

Anna is an associate professor in mathematics at a decent university. She seemingly has a perfect life that includes a satisfying career, a husband she adores, and two adorable children. From the outside, Anna appears to have it all, but it doesn't take long for her world to start tearing at the seams. A grad student Anna worked with to crack a previously unsolvable math concept suddenly kills himself in front of her. While this is bad enough, his death could also take away her hard-earned chance at a prestigious professional prize. She makes the shady decision to claim his work as her own, which leads to a whole slew of stress and anxiety as she waits for someone to find out what she's done.

I thought this was going to be the major problem in this novel, but it turns out Anna's life is a veritable s**t-show. Her husband's cheating on her and his mistress rubs it in her face every chance she gets; Anna has zero friends and a toxic relationship with her mother; she's somehow become the target of a dangerous stalker; and to top it all off, she finds herself the prime suspect in a murder case. Oh yeah, she lies and drinks every chance she gets. I'll be honest, I don't really blame her for imbibing excessively because this book filled me with anxiety. I'm still not sure if this a good or a bad thing, though.

I will say that this is definitely one of those books that you won't be able to put down for long. I was so engrossed with Anna's crazy life that I couldn't wait until I could begin reading again. It was suspenseful and the ending was both unpredictable and satisfying. At first, the number of major obstacles the narrator had to face seemed excessive, but I'm honestly impressed with how smoothly Barelli was able to pull it all off. Besides the stress this story added to my life, my only real complaint about Unfaithful was all the unlikable characters. I never did end up liking Anna, primarily because of how she handled her cheating husband, but she also lied and whined way too much. In the entire book, there was only one character I even kind of enjoyed, but she got annoying at times too.

Overall, this is a fantastic, suspenseful thriller that will keep you listening/reading way past bedtime. I listened to the audiobook and thought the reader, Emily Rankin, did a wonderful job. If you can get past Anna's objectionable personality, I think most mystery fans will enjoy the ride!

My Rating: ★★★★ out of 5

*Thanks to the author, Dreamscape Media, and Netgalley for providing me with this audiobook in exchange for an honest review!