She can't give up her search.
A birthday excursion turns deadly when the SS Eastland capsizes with Olive Pierce and her best friend on board. Hundreds perish during the accident, and it's only when Olive herself barely escapes that she discovers her friend is among the victims.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, Olive returns to her work at a Chicago insurance agency and is immersed in the countless investigations related to the accident. But with so many missing, there are few open-and-shut cases, and she tries to balance her grief with the hard work of finding the truth.
While someone sabotages her progress, Olive accepts the help of newspaper photographer Erik Magnussen. As they unravel secrets, the truths they discover impact those closest to Olive. How long will the disaster haunt her--and how can she help the others find the peace they deserve?
I jumped right into book three of this series, not unusual for me, let's be honest, but I can honestly say that it was totally fine. In fact, I enjoyed the characters so much that I started book 2 immediately after finishing. (Yes, I'm reading backward. It'll be fine, I promise.) I have only read one of Jocelyn's books before, and I loved it, so I had high hopes for this story. And yes, I loved Drawn by the Current. I think that Olive and Erik were both really fleshed out characters that had so much depth and growth going on. Olive realizing that being useful was not the entirety of her personhood was so powerful. I enjoyed the little bit of intrigue going on. I will say that I was surprised that the love interest didn't really show until about a quarter of the way in, which is unusual. I was about to chalk this one up as a non-romance, and you know what, I was okay with that, because the story was interesting and engaging. I think the portrayal of the accident was so moving, and the many storylines that took. At one point I know there were at least four different angles I was following, which kept the story moving. Now, here's where I may lose some of you who have read it, but I didn't care for Claire all that much. She just didn't have the emotion I expected to see, not until the very end. Overall, though, I think this series is probably going to be a favorite for lots of people. I'll tell you how books two and one go when I'm done reading them. Bottom-line, if you enjoy early 1900s romance, lots of mystery, Chicago, and sooooo many classical literature references, then you'll like Drawn by the Current. Have you read it? Who was your favorite character. Let me know in the comments.
I received a copy of this book through Netgalley but all opinions are my own.
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