This is book 2 in the Lost Bride series. Sonya MacTavish inherits an old Victorian in Maine. What she didn't know is that it is haunted. She hears doors slamming, footsteps, and music. One night, she slips through the old mirror and sees a bride getting murdered. Once she realizes that it is part of a curse, she moves to try to break the curse. Can she break it and bring happiness to the brides?

That mirror. What's in the mirror? It's different every time and where and when it shows up is anyone's guess as well. It gives off a certain pull to Sonya for her to enter and learn more of Poole family history. She's shown the tragedy and horror of what the witch Dobbs does to every bride.
I like this series and I want to read the final book to see how it all wraps up but I was somewhat disappointed with this book. The action with the mirror happens only a small handful of times. Most of the action is the same thing every night at 3a.m. and random slamming of doors when Dobbs is angry. There were so many mundane scenes that did nothing to advance the story. I was waiting for them to possibly have a callback later on but that never happened. It's like they were there just as a filler. This made the book of 400+ pages feel like twice that and I feel like this book could've been written in about half of that. Some editing for excess content would be nice.
Overall it was a good book, we learned more about some of the seven lost brides and discovered new ways to take Dobbs down a few notches in her attempts to get Sonya to leave the manor. Sonya still has a lot of work to do to get back the rings and break the curse.

It’s been a long time since I’ve read Nora Roberts. The Inheritance was all over the place last year. The cover and synopsis really caught my attention. I’ve also had many bloggers recommend it. I enjoyed it and was excited to get my hands on The Mirror.

The Mirror picks up right where we left off in The Inheritance. I appreciate that because I know what to look forward to in the next book! The mystery and the ghosts are my favorite aspects of this book. She does a great job of keeping it from getting too scary, for chickens like me. Haha! I’m not sure how this curse will be broken, but I’m anxious to find out. I’m so used to Robert’s using each book on a different love story. This series has some additional love interests in this book, but it’s mostly just a continuation of the first book. I like how she’s just adding to it and expanding, like many other series. It feels a lot different than some of her past trilogies.

The characters are great and I love the friendships. I do think there are times that it can get a little cheesy, but I expect that with Roberts. I also think many things are predictable when it comes to the characters, but the overall story is not. I have no idea how they are going to overcome the curse. I like seeing the glimpses of the past in this book. They are truly heartbreaking, and I hope there’s a way to get rid of the evil in this house!

Overall, I have enjoyed this series. I can’t wait for the third book! No worries, if you don’t like creepy stories, this isn’t too bad. There are some spooky elements from the ghostly things going on, but it’s not scary. I think the mystery and the lineage curse that’s going on are interesting.

Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for an e-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own!

Second in series.
A gothic mystery, haunted house magic mirror, romance.
with drama, suspense, twists ,romance.
Voluntarily reviewed.

I love anything written my Nora Roberts. The world building and the people and love stories are amazing. this is book two in a series about a women who inherited a house, and the house is a character in the story, from family she did not know she had. This a paranormal story that is also a love story. If you have read Nora Roberts before and have loved her other stories you will love this one as well.

The Mirror by Nora Roberts was a LONG read for me. She could have cut 100 pages by deleting the constant food prepping. It picks up where the Inheritance ends and could be read as a stand alone. The plot didn’t move along as well as I was wanting.
It blended suspense, mystery, and romance.
Thank you NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the ARC read in exchange for my review.

An amazing follow up to, 'The Inheritance'. I love all the characters and enjoyed how the chapters expanded outside of just Sonya's point of view. I would have read this whole book just to read about the big presentation where Sonya has to confront her ex. I'm so looking forward to the next book.

If you love murder mysteries or haunted houses this book is for you! I absolutely loved this book! It was funny. It has great characters. I love a book where the FMC stands up for herself. Hands down epic!

Just didn’t Hit for me and ended up a DNF… ((My apologies for the late review. (I am now cleaning them up for the new year)) overall this lost its magic from the first and felt drawn out and too many slow plotlines and the romance felt hollow .. due to it being a DNF I will NOT be posting

This book is the sequel to The Inheritance and it did not disappoint! loved how the overall plot continued in this book and was really easy to get back into! I loved the mix of fantasy, suspense, and romance that this book was able to combine and how the characters grew from the last book! This a great sequel that I definitely recommend reading if you have read the first book!

The story was well written. Characters are relatable and likable. The storyline flowed easily. The only thing I wish I would have done was to reread or skimmed through Inheritance again prior to starting this one. I believe that would have made it better. It had taken a while for me to reconnect with each character and remember all that had happened.
Thank you to the publishers for an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I recommend it.

This series is creepy in the best way. it's got the strong heroine and the dashing hero longtime Nora Roberts fans expect with the supernatural edge of her more recent books.

Ahhhh darn it. I had such high hopes after loving Inheritance, but The Mirror was not the sequel I had hoped it would be. This seemed more like a filler book with a repetitive plot of Sonya having some scary call with the mirror or witchy ghost, Hester, haunting her house. Trey or Cleo come to her side and help her feel better, the ghost and dogs interact with her, and repeat. Barely anything happened that has not already occurred previously.

Book two in the Lost Bride Trilogy, The Mirror continues the story answering the questions where the Inheritance left off. The story continues the magical realism between friends and sprinkled with romance as Sonya looks forward to her life in the Victorian Manor in Maine.
My hope is that book three will wrap this story up and answer all my lingering questions.
Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for my ARC.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC.

🌟🌟🌟🌟 4/5 stars

The Mirror is the second installment of the Lost Bride Trilogy and a great continuation of the story. Nora Roberts can bring to life a setting like no other. I loved the romance and the turns the story took. I cannot wait to read the final installment!

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Netgalley for the advance copy. Nora Ri arts tells a compelling ghost story and we want MORE! Can’t wait until book 3. How does she do it?

I love the first book of the trilogy, where we discover a haunted mansion tied to a mysterious side of the family we never knew about. Throughout the story, we get to know the personalities of the ghosts that inhabit the house while the protagonist falls in love with both the mansion and the attractive lawyer overseeing her inheritance. The book ends on a cliffhanger when Sonya disappears into a mirror.

In the second book, we pick up in that mirror. The Pooles travel into the mirror and learn about the past, experiencing it as if they are in a 3D movie or a living memory. The story dives into the history of the brides, the mechanics of the house, and the hauntings. It revolves not only around Sonya but also her best friend Cleo, who is constantly by her side, Trey, the hot lawyer, and Owen, Sonya's cousin. The pets are also significant, as they are frequently let in and out.

While I enjoyed the story, it suffers from "middle child syndrome" often seen in trilogies. We need to bridge the excitement and discovery of book one with the resolution in book three. The middle book tends to focus on how we get from point A to point B. A lot happens, yet it often feels like very little progresses. There are subplots involving backstories, business ventures, and various meals being prepared, along with moments of letting pets in and out, and watching cliff jumping every night.

Nevertheless, I love the relationships in this story. The friendship between Cleo and Sonya is legendary, the interactions between the ghosts and the group of friends are entertaining, and the budding romances are enjoyable, even if they follow a cookie-cutter formula. We end this story on another cliffhanger, but I don’t feel as anxious as I did with the first book. I’m excited for the finale, even though this installment wasn’t everything I had hoped for.

THE MIRROR is the second of Ms. Roberts' The Lost Brides trilogy and as amazing as the first one the second was even better so I cannot wait to see what the finale looks like.

Reviewed for Fresh Fiction by Annetta Sweetko

Complete review: https://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=88800

Thank you to NetGalley and both Macmillan Audio and St. Martin’s Press as well as the author and narrator for both of these ARCs in exchange for my honest opinion.
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Title: The Mirror
Author: Nora Roberts
Format: Both eBook and audiobook
Narrator: Brittany Pressley
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press/ Macmillan Audio
Publication Date: November 29, 2024
Themes: family, friendship, paranormal, family history, witches
Trigger Warnings:murder, death, paranormal, witches, ghosts,

I have never been disappointed by anything this author has written and this is no exception. This book is the second volume in Ms. Roberts’ “The Lost Bride” trilogy. It picks up right where the previous book left off. We’re right back with Sonya MacTavish, her best friend, her boyfriend and her cousin. This one continues the story of the Poole family curse at Lost Bride Manor.

This book picks up exactly where the previous volume left off and I had no trouble with the transition. I easily and eagerly reentered this world filled with a cast of characters that I loved. I love a good haunted house story and the ghosts are some of my favorite characters. I especially love the ghost of Sonya’s biological grandmother, Clover, who communicates through music. I enjoy finding out which song she’s going to choose for which situation. I guess it truly is the little things. I also loved the pets, especially the addition of Pyewacket, the cat. Ms. Roberts never leaves the pets out, which is one of my favorite parts about her books.

It did feel a little slow at times. I felt that this book needed a little more content as it felt a little like a filler. I still enjoyed it and still plan on reading the final book next year. I start missing the characters as soon as I finish the books.

A word about the narrator, she’s my very favorite. I love Brittany Pressley. I often choose audiobooks based on her. She’s excellent at changing her voice for each character without overdoing it and sounding cheesy.

All in all, this book wasn’t my favorite of Nora Roberts but I still enjoyed it a lot. As usual, I recommend this book along with all of her other books. That’s a lot of books so get reading! Enjoy!!

This is the second book in the Lost Bride series, and it absolutely needs to be read after the first book. I can't imagine reading this book without having read the first one, especially since the first one ended on a cliffhanger. This second book gives us more detail of each of the brides that were killed over the years. It also moves further along with the development of the two new relationships, for both Sonya and Cleo. While there were times that parts of the book felt like filler, as in let's get to the heart of the story, overall, the story was very good. I am definitely looking forward to the third book because I really want to know how they break the curse! I have to hand it to Nora Roberts in that she really knows how to draw the reader into a story and keeping interest over the course of multiple books.