Spent Identity, by Marlene M. Bell

Jen N.
3 min readNov 30, 2021

Spent Identity is the second installment of the Annalisse series. In this book, Annalisse and Alec are on the rocks, and trying to navigate their changing lives after the adventure that they experienced together in Book 1. They love each other, but don’t know if they are the right fit right now (a right person/wrong time situation). Annalisse has to figure it out, and Alec also has some things that he needs to sort out, in order to keep Annalisse happy. Annalisse goes to visit her beloved aunt, Kate, to seek advice on what she should do with Alec. While at Kate’s farm, she, Kate and Ethan (the hired farm hand) find a dead body in the barn. The trio then is forced to go to Alec’s estate, while the police investigate the murder. Not long after arriving, Kate disappears from the estate without a trace, forcing Annalisse and Alec back into investigative mode again.

I wanted to note that this book could definitely be read as a standalone novel, even though it is the second book in the series. Although you would miss some background of the core group of characters, the book would be entertaining on it’s own. If you don’t have time or access to the first, I would definitely just go ahead and read this one.

There are many things I enjoyed about this book. I felt like the book was more refined than the first one. The dialogue was more naturally flowing, and you can…

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Jen N.
Jen N.

Written by Jen N.

Avid reader of all types of books! Actively pursuing a personal goal of being “better read” and breaking out of preferred genres.

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