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!

Unfaithful by Natalie Barelli
Narrated by Emily Rankin
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
Release Date: November 27, 2020

Unfaithful by Natalie Barelli is a psychological thriller that takes you on an incredible rollercoaster ride.

Every time I thought I had figured things out or that that couldn't get crazier or escalate any more I was wrong! This book is so intense and has you question your own humanity.

The narration is incredible. Emily Rankin did such an incredible job! Wow!

I don't read a lot of psychological thrillers (because they usually freak me out) and this one snuck up on me and wouldn't let go! I loved this book!

I'm so grateful to Natalie Barelli, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.

yes yes yes I loved it! Natalie Barelli not going to lie whatever goes on in that imagination of yours scares me a little. Seriously Natalie has written some of the most unreliable unhinged characters I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Meet Anna. mathematician, loyal colleague, devoted wife, adoring mother, faithful friend... maybe? No need to mention any of the plot here you get more information than you need from the blurb and truly that is not the highlight of this book. This Book takes you on a fast paced addictive wild and crazy ride in Anna‘s brain through her inner dialogue. I kept thinking... Is she delusional? A master manipulator? does she have the worst luck ever or is this all by design? As The story progresses things spiral more and more out of control. Miss Anna does and says things that wil leave your jaw dropped open. #nofilter there were so many times I was thinking, oh no she didn’t, but yes yes, she did. The ending to this book was so twisted and brilliant all I can say is bravo Natalie Barelli! The audiobook was narrated by Emily Rankin Who did a stellar job. She gave the perfect voice and tone to off the chains narrator Anna. cannot wait to see what comes next from the imagination of this remarkable author.

This book in emojis 👩‍🏫 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 📓 📱 🍷

*** Big thank you to Bookouture & Dreamscape Nedia for my gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own. ***

What an amazing read! First off, let me just say that the description for this book is NOTHING compared to what happens through its entirety! The book does follow a wife's downward spiral after having found out her husband is having an affair (amongst other things), but it is so much more than that!

Anna, the wife and protagonist, is a complete mess! Although she is a teacher at a university, she is totally unreliable and drinks way too much. She loves her family but longs for a breakthrough in her professional life. When her favorite student dies, it sets off a series of events that she desperately struggles to get control of.

The book is filled with terrible people, which made it great because I was suspicious of everyone - including Anna! The ending was shocking, but then it made total sense! Like one of those moments where you realize you should've known all along but didn't put the pieces together until the last minute! The author did a great job at keeping me guessing throughout every single chapter! I couldn't and refused to stop listening until I knew exactly what happened!

To say I enjoyed this book is an understatement! I listened to it in ONE sitting - just couldn't stop. The ONLY thing I didn't like was how slow the narration was, but I just sped it up to x1.75 and all was well. Read/listen to this book TODAY, NOW, IMMEDIETELY! You will not be disappointed!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for giving me the opportunity to read this amazing novel!

She was on top of the world- amazing husband, wonderful children and on the road to a big promotion- but now she's caught in a downward spiral that's threatening the one thing she cares about the most... her family.

When Anna's student Alex solves a famous "impossible" equation, she is over the moon and can't wait to publish it with him as his thesis advisor. After an unfortunate accident, Anna takes advantage of the situation to better her family's life. She seeks comfort in her husband, Luis, but when she arrives at his art studio, he is nowhere to be found. However, it appears that Luis wasn't alone before he left the studio, as there are two freshly washed wine glasses on the counter. When she returns home, he arrives ahortly after her. When she asks him where he was, he says, "at the studio. Remember, babe? I was working late tonight." From here, her life quickly begins to fall apart, one piece at a time- her career, her marriage, maybe even her sanity...
I went way out of my comfort zone with this book, choosing the audiobook over the print/ ebook version. I have always been hesitant to try an audiobook out of fear that I would not be able to focus or that I would not like the narrator's voice. I was pleasantly surprised by this audiobook, and the combination of a lovely narrator, noise-cancelling headphones and an INCREDIBLE thriller has made me keen to explore more audiobooks in the future! As for this novel, the story can seem overwhelming with sub-plots at first, but this actually made me not want to put it down. I loved the twists and turns that led to a thrilling and shocking conclusion that chilled me to my core. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good psychological thriller that will keep you on your toes and the edge of your seat!

I received a free copy of this audiobook via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review. All reviews are my own personal and honest opinion.

I thought I would dislike this book and the ending about halfway through, but I stuck with it and was a little surprised by the ending. A little bit of a bland book. I wouldn't say that it is boring, at all, just nothing too astounding about it. The ending twist was quite good and I did not see that coming, I also really enjoyed the narrator.

This heart pounding domestic thriller had me second guessing every move made. Brilliant, beautiful, a good wife and a loving mother, she has it all. However, having it all also included a husband that’s a cheater.
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What does she do when she finds out her husband is cheating? She goes home she makes a health dinner for her family, loads the dishwasher and walks the dog. This woman interfering with her marriage is not going to win. She is going to save her marriage no matter the cost.
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She feels she has it all under control until her student died, the police show up at her door questioning her and she starts receiving threatening texts.
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There is way more to this story then just an unfaithful husband and the twists and turns had me holding on for dear life.
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Thank you to #Netgalley and #dreamscape for an #alc in exchange for an honest reveiw

Oh wow, I really thought I had the ending figured out early but boy was I wrong!

This was a magnificent twisty thriller that explores the dangerous waters of obsession and betrayal.

I'll admit this was a hard read for me at first because Anna was not a likeable character in my opinion. She's very selfish, judgmental, entitled (I could go on and on..) BUT somehow at the same time Natalie Barelli still had me feeling bad for her and the way her life was falling apart.

I listened to the audio book and really enjoyed the effort Emily Rankin put into conveying Anna's emotional distress as it amplified throughout the book.

Big thanks to #NetGalley and #DreamscapeMediaNatalieBarelli for granting me an advance copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Unfaithful by Natalie Barelli definitely kept me in suspense until the very end! The narrator was incredible on this one. She just made listening better than actually reading this one, in my opinion.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook.

This was an interesting book. I found the writing to be decent and engaging while reading, but I wasn't dying to get back to it when I put it down. I think this was mostly because of my disconnect with the main character.

I struggled to connect with our main character for the majority of the book. She was a brilliant mathematician, but kept panicking and making terrible decisions. I found it very frustrating and couldn't understand how someone that was supposed to be so intelligent could do such dumb things consistently.

The final third of the book was significantly better than the earlier part, with interesting, albeit convenient at times, twists. I did like the way the story played out and the conclusion of the book. It wrapped up a bit too quickly for my taste, but everything came together in a manner that was explained well and made sense in the overall story. I was really glad that there were no glaring inconsistencies in the conclusions. I think if this shift came earlier in the book and the conclusion played out a little longer, I would have enjoyed the overall story a lot more.

I listened to the audio, which was narrated expertly by Emily Rankin. I thought she was an excellent choice for our narrator.

This was the first book I read by Natalie Barelli and I am definitely interested in reading more of her work. 3.5★

#NatalieBarelli #Unfaithful

Unfaithful by Natalie Batelli is a thriller that had me hooked from the beginning. Anna is a married math professor with two kids and a life she believes is great. Anna struggles with a few work issues but realizes her biggest issue could be her husband cheating on her. What will Anna do to save her marriage? The narrator of this book was excellent.

Anna has a picture perfect life, that is until it starts to unravel. One bad choice leads to another and she’s suddenly juggling to keep all the balls bouncing. In spite of those choices it’s hard not to want to step in and help her out. There was a moment where I reached what I thought was the aha moment...I was totally wrong! Bareli does a great job of leading the reader astray throughout right up to the surprise ending! With a great plot paired with a great narrator, this was one that I could not stop listening to.

Anna must be the most unlucky person. She’s having trouble at work and at home. She’s passed over for a promotion, months ago she almost slept with her boss, the grad student she’s advising commits suicide just as he’s made a discovery that will put Anna on the map and someone is harassing her. And on the home front Anna suspects something is up with her husband. I love a good thriller and this book delivered. I was guessing up until the last chapter. More than once I was sure I had figured everything out, only to be wrong.

Kudos to Natalie Barelli. And great narration by Emily Rankin. The narrator makes or breaks an audiobook and Emily enhances the story. I highly recommend this audiobook.

As a FAITHFUL reviewer, I am unable to provide a stellar review for "UNFAITHFUL".  

Perhaps my expectations were too high for this book.  I usually "eat up" psychological thrillers with infidelity themes...but not so here.  The first portion of the book was very, very, very, very slow and I am being kind.  Where were the book's editors?  

The book's plot was unrealistic and just all over the place.   The book's ending was simply not plausible and, quite frankly, very anti-climatic.   In addition, none of the book's characters were likable and the author's character development was shallow.  I thought of abandoning the book multiple times but I kept hoping that it would improve, so I stayed with it.

I have read Natalie Barelli's earlier books and some of the author's books have been better than others.   All of the author's previous books were much, much better than this one.

I listened to the book's audio version and the narrator was good, not great.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an open and honest review.