Book Review: Veiled in Smoke by Jocelyn Green

 


Veiled in Smoke - Jocelyn Green - 5 Stars (Book 1 in The Windy City Saga Series)

I found my first favorite book of 2024! 5 stars. This book was a wonderful historical fiction story that immediately engages readers and brings you right into the thick of things in the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and its aftermath. We follow 2 sisters, Meg and Sylvie, and their father Stephen. Meg and Sylvie manage their family bookstore. Stephen is a Civil War Veteran and is going through some extreme war PTSD and certain events surrounding the fire land their father in an insane asylum. Meg and Sylvie work together, along with a reporter, Nate, to exonerate their father in a murder they don't believe he committed.

I personally related to both of the sisters in this story with how they handled some of the situations throughout the story for personal reasons I will not go into. I loved both characters and how the story unfolded as we saw what Stephen was going through in the asylum and the sisters in their journey to get him out. 

Jocelyn Green is a phenomenal Christian historical fiction author and I can't wait to read more books from her. I learned so much about the Great Fire of Chicago and the faith element in this truly shows us that God can bring beauty to our ashes, He will always be there with us through times of trouble and we need to trust Him in his plan for our lives.

I highly recommend to anyone who loves a good historical fiction story with a bit of murder mystery and family elements. 

Trigger warning for: PTSD details, treatment of prisoners of war and patients in an asylum.

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4737485283
Amazon: https://amzn.to/47O0S0s
Baker Book House: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/38634

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