{"id":1602,"date":"2025-01-14T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T14:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2025-01-14T14:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T14:32:00","slug":"book-review-the-third-estate-secrets-of-the-manor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=1602","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Third Estate (Secrets of the Manor)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Third Estate (Secrets of the Manor)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by D.R. Berlin<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Mystery, Thriller & Suspense<\/p>\n

ISBN: <\/strong>9781977279026<\/p>\n

Print Length:<\/strong> 282 pages<\/p>\n

Publisher: <\/strong>Outskirts Press<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Reviewed by Jaylynn Korrell<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>A family tragedy opens up a world of secrets for one daughter, while placing a target on her back.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sophie Allard\u2019s world is rocked after she learns that her adoptive father died in a fire. This news comes at a difficult time, as her final assessments at her military academy are coming up and her latest acts of bravery have her in hot water with the higher ups. As her future hangs in the balance, she returns home to honor a man that practically abandoned her. Little does she know, events didn\u2019t unfold in the way she was told.<\/p>\n

As Sophie makes arrangements to return, a mysterious woman named The Grey Lady assigns a known assassin to make a surprise appearance at the manor. With specific instructions to ensure his target\u2019s death is legitimate, this assassin makes his second appearance in the book with the intention to kill.<\/p>\n

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When Sophie gets back, she notices some inconsistencies in the story of his murder and the events that led up to it. With military professionals sent to keep her safe from potential danger, her willpower is tested\u2014as is her ability to listen. Her safety is on the line, but placing her trust in the wrong person could lead to her demise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As she grapples with who to believe and starts to make sense of her lonely past, she realizes that she hasn\u2019t been told the truth her whole life. It\u2019s up to her to take control of her future before it\u2019s snatched away from her. Secrets of the Manor <\/em>rocks readers with its emotional storyline while making you question the intentions of every single character.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sophie is just the kind of strong female lead that thriller fans are going to love. She is not someone you want to mess with. She goes after what she wants and defies orders in order to save her friend\u2019s life. It\u2019s clear early on just how excellent of a protagonist she\u2019ll be; she\u2019s always standing up for herself. Some characters see her as unable to keep quiet, but she is a smart and capable person who knows a lot and has a lot to say. She\u2019s faced with so many men in power, and she holds her own with every single one of them. Berlin\u2019s storytelling shines through her female protagonist, bringing on a much needed personal angle to a book filled with suspense and thrill.<\/p>\n

The family dynamic of Secrets of the Manor<\/em> is one of the most fascinating aspects of this story. Sophie was an orphan; she was adopted by a couple she later referred to as the Professor and Aunt Vi. After experiencing a couple of love-filled years with them, Aunt Vi dies unexpectedly and the Professor begins to ignore Sophie\u2019s existence completely. Years go by, but it\u2019s easy to tell that her longing for that feeling of love, or to just impress the Professor so that he\u2019ll acknowledge her, is the reason behind all of Sophie\u2019s actions. It\u2019s a roller coaster of despair and joy and then back to despair. Even her professional aspirations mirror that of her adopted father\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is puzzling why the Professor cuts her off emotionally. It seems too simple for it to just be because he\u2019s grieving his wife. It\u2019s our job to piece together that mystery, which Berlin does an excellent job of weaving through the many bigger mysteries of the book.<\/p>\n

Speaking of mysteries, there is a lot to be uncovered in Secrets of the Manor, <\/em>one being who exactly The Grey Lady is and what her end goal is. Early in the book, she hires a man named Lovac to look into the Professor\u2019s death more closely, but this isn\u2019t the first time we\u2019re introduced to him. The book starts 12 years earlier with an execution he made on a previous assignment. While it\u2019s obvious that they\u2019re likely not the good guys of the story, as assassins rarely are, I couldn\u2019t help but feel like there is more to the arrangement than what it seems. Berlin leaves readers with breadcrumbs to follow that\u2019ll have you questioning the little details well after closing the last page. Secrets of the Manor <\/em>is a worthwhile mystery thriller.<\/p>\n

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