Reading the second book in a series without reading the first gave me a hard time understanding the characters. The next hurdle I faced was understanding why and how on earth could a person face chaos after chaos in one single day! It seemed way too dramatic for Anna is a simple girl with an overly rich boyfriend.

The story takes you on this journey to finding Aunt Kate. People come, events happen, they become suspects, there is showdown and our protagonist manages to handle herself and save everyone. Quite capable I must say!

What bugged me was the romance popping in at moments where it was totally unnecessary. The characters lacked development and thus aren't memorable. Events from the first book are continuously mentioned when it's not even relevant to the plot. There was no emotional connect with the characters. Nothing tugged at my heart :/

The plot line was loose but I'm glad that the explanation wasn't far-fetched from reality. The ending wasn't how I expected (I just found out there is a third book coming soon). Towards the end everything comes together and the reader understands the big mystery behind the events. Yet it was underwhelming.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a copy of Spent Identity in exchange for an honest review.