Loved the narrator for this audiobook, she kept me engaged in the book. I enjoyed the storyline of the book, but felt like I was missing a few things, that's then I realized this book is Book 2 in a Trilogy. Even though I got the gist of the storyline and was able to understand most of what was going on I think I would have enjoyed it more if I read book 1. I love Nora Roberts books so I will be getting this entire set and reading it.

Thank you NetGalley and the author for this ARC!!

I love this series, just like I knew I would. The Mirror is the second in the Lost Bride Trilogy, and I ALMOST wish that I had waited until the third book was out to read the first two, because now I just have to know how it all will end. I am loving the #girlpower and paranormal vibes of Inheritance and The Mirror. From helpful ghosts to the spirit of a boy that entertain Sonya's dog while she works, this is Nora Roberts at her best. The only thing that could make this series even better? Brittany Pressley as the narrator. need book three ASAP!

Thank you, NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this audiobook for review. This was a captivating audiobook about the past and how it was affecting the present. It is the second book in the Lost Bride trilogy, but I didn’t feel like I was missing anything by not having read the first book in the series before reading this one. I will be going back and reading the first book now since I enjoyed this book so much. Roberts always delivers a story full of drama, love, and mystery.

I absolutely loved this book and was hooked from the beginning of it. Nora Roberts is and always has been an amazing author with flawless writing.

Rating: 4/5
I received an eARC for my honest opinion.

This is book two of The Lost Bride Trilogy. I will admit that I didn’t realize when I requested this book, it was number two in the trilogy but let me tell you what, I didn’t have a hard time at all with understanding what was going on. I do have to say a lot of that is due to Nora Roberts retellings of things that happened in the first book and to her great job at the world-building and having great characters that I didn’t even need the first book, but I will be reading book one here soon because if it's anything like this book I know I will like it.

I liked that this book is about Sonya MacTavish who has inherited a Victorian mansion off the coast of Maine, but she had no clue that it was haunted by the ghost of seven brides who have died in that house on their wedding day. Why are they all dying? That is the mystery and one that you will know once you pick up these books. I liked that Nora gave the readers a glimpse of the past and why everything is happening. I loved getting to know the characters in this book and I can’t really say if the plot was coming through or not more in this book because I haven’t read the first one. However, for me that wasn’t a big deal because I got to focus on the characters, which I loved.

I found Sonya and Cleo to be the best of friends and where one might be lacking, that is where the other one will be there to help them. That is true friendship balance that you don’t see much in books anymore. You will see that these two women are strong and dedicated, who understand failure but don’t accept it, who will do anything to make sure that they get their HEA and to get through the hard times. I found the males in the book to be paired with the exact woman that complaints them, I liked that they’re there for Cleo and Sonya but they’re not trying to go above them or stop them from trying to understand what is going on in the house and how to stop it. I loved the romance between Sonya and Trey, and with Cleo and Owen it really helped to balance out the negative things that one spirit is doing around the house.

I received an audio copy of this book as well and I loved the narrator Brittany Pressley really helped this book shine with the characters, and the details to the book. I loved that she put her heart into narrating this book and helped bring it to life. I can’t wait to read book one and then book three, I must know how Nora is going to wrap up this trilogy.

I want to thank NetGalley, Macmillan audio and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to review this book.

*The Mirror* is a fascinating mix of historical fiction, mystery, and fantasy. It follows two women dealing with relationships and a haunted house with a creepy ghost, all while unraveling a centuries-old curse—plus, the story has enough background to make it easy to jump in even if you haven't read the first book (like me).

Thanks to #Netgalley and #Noraroberts for the free arc of the Mirror. This is the first of Nora's titles i have read and yes i should have never started on book 2 in a series but it actually seems to be ok to read as it is, there is enough information on the characters to understand the context of the story. I love anything with ghosts and this has a maleviolent one that is at odds with the main characters. The story focuses on 2 women and the men in their lives but the house is also a huge presence in the story.

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for sending me an early copy of this audiobook! All opinions are my own!

I was not expecting to like these books as much as I do, but I have fallen in love with this world. The characters are all so compelling, each in their own unique ways. I can't stop thinking about what might happen to them next and where they will go from here.

My one thing was that it feels very drawn out, especially with not having found a single ring yet, but maybe that will make more sense with the third book. Otherwise I was sucked into these books from the first chapter and I cannot wait to see what happens next. The romance is so sweet, and I love how each character is learning something new about themselves from their relationships. I adore the strong female leads and how their fear does not make them any less strong.

And don't get me started on the complexity of the plot and the eeriness behind the story reflected into the present. I love the atmosphere of these books and simply cannot get enough!

A wonderful second book in The Lost Bride trilogy!
A novel that has it all - historical fiction, historical thriller, contemporary fiction, mystery and fantasy.
Inheritance (the first book in the trilogy) leaves us with quite a cliff hangar at the end and The Mirror picks up right where it left off.
A captivating story of multiple weddings performed at Lost Brides Manor. Seven brides marry and soon after die under very frightening circumstances. Returning main characters work together to try to break the centuries old curse.
A constantly evolving plot leads to a very compelling read!

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy of this audiobook in return for my honest review.

Absolutely enjoyed this second installment and can’t wait for the next!

Thanks to Macmillan Audio for the ARC provided by NetGalley for my honest review.

The Mirror by Nora Robert’s was a great follow up to the first book, Inheritance, in the Lost Brides Trilogy series. I enjoyed that The Mirror picked up right from the point that The Inheritances left off. Chloe had moved in with Sonya and had settled in nicely making great use of the studio Chloe set up to complete the art she had promised to Owen in exchange for him building her a boat. Sonya and Trey do not disappoint either as their relationship has deepened. Chloe and Owen have finally given in to their feelings for each other. Cooking has become very important to Chloe and she derived lots of pleasure from cooking for her friends. In The Mirror, Sonya begins to feel an urgent pull towards the mirror every time one of her departed relatives wanted Sonya to witness something that happened to one of them long ago. Sonya feels the summoning sometimes at 3 in the morning and sometimes in broad daylight. She feels defenseless to resist even though all of her friends have insisted that she should be accompanied by one of them. The pull had become so strong at times that Sonya was unable to hesitate or deviate in any manner. All of them, Sonya, Chloe, Trey and Owen have pledged to break Hester Dobb’s curse on the Poole manor house any way they can. They are tired of her tactics that she used to try and scare them away. Life for Sonya and Chloe at Poole Manor was good if they ignored the constant presence of Hester Dobbs. Will they figure out a way to free Poole Manor from the curse Hester Dobbs placed on Poole Manor all those years ago and finally rid Poole Manor of Hester Dobbs all together? I can’t wait for the last book in The Lost Bride Trilogy to find out. I listened to the audiobook of The Mirror that was brilliantly narrated by Brittany Pressley.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for allowing me to listen to the audiobook of The Mirror by Nora Robert’s through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is the second book in the Lost Bride Trilogy, however, I have not read the first and this book was able to stand on its own as a stand-alone. I read this during the month of October and it was a perfect spooky, suspenseful read. The characters were well developed and the narration was exceptional. The twists and turns in the story keep the reader engaged and allow for a quick-paced read.

Thank you to Macmillian Audio and Nora Roberts, via NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to and review this audiobook.

The Mirror really kept me on my toes! I absolutely love how this story is progressing and appreciate the slightly creepy vibe I get from Hester's tantrums. I also love all the delightful ghosts that engage in not only helping with the upkeep on the house house but also with Sonya, Cleo, Trey and Owen. I can't wait for the final installment where Hester gets what she deserves and the seven brides get their peace.

Book two of the Lost Bride Trilogy picks up exactly where book one left off, as Sonya comes out of the mirror and continues to try to unravel the mystery of the manor and its inhabitants. While it’s enjoyable as a continuation, it wouldn’t work at all as a stand-alone. This book is also slower paced and spends more time developing the characters and the small Maine town, and I’d say is a bit cozier than the first. These are great qualities of a fall read to me! My biggest and probably only complaint is how often Sonya and Cleo yell at the ghost witch, it just felt overdone and kind of childish given the situation. I think it was supposed to give off feminist/funny, and maybe would have landed there if it had been once or twice. But it’s nearly every chapter and became grating. As far as our ghost mystery goes, although some answers are found, the plot is still very much unresolved and the cliffhanger leaves you wanting to move right into book three, which I’ll definitely do when it’s available as an audiobook, because this narrator is fantastic! Her voices and range are some of the best I’ve heard. Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the ALC in exchange for my honest review.

Words cannot describe my appreciation and love for this book! I wanted to thank the author and Macmillan Audio for the audio ARC of this book, just a few days before the release date which gave me a whole new perspective on reading. I'm not generally an audiobook person but the narrator narrated extremely well for all the characters and I liked hearing the voices. I was imagining them before so hearing them as the author intended was a nice addition :). Story wise, I loved the continuation of the romances though I was eager for them to develop faster so I was reading rather quickly. Despite the timing of receiving the audio ARC, it's taken me a bit to sit down and write my review as this week and last has been busy! So, I began "reading" by audiobook and when the written version was available digitally at my local library, I read along there as well, while listening to the audiobook. This is something I enjoyed as you can read the words while also getting the inflexions and mannerisms of the characters voices. So many events happened in the book that I had wished to read or hoped would be expanded upon in the second book so I was pretty excited about all of it! Especially the families meeting each other!
My only thing that I disagreed with slightly was when Sonya would let Trey know about the manor events after they happened. I agreed with her hesitation and doubts after the events happened and felt Trey was not showing all his concern when he did find out. But for me, when such big events happen in books, the MC's call their loved ones immediately to prevent any worry on their part. The argument that one doesn't tell their loved ones so that they don't worry doesn't make sense to me because, eventually, that person tells their loved ones because of that love.

Outside of that, I really liked the story! I didn't agreed with some other people's reviews' that the cliffhanger was bigger this time or that the anticipation was just as much. There is a cliffhanger, I'll agree, but it wasn't as dramatic. Maybe I just prepared myself this time around. Overall, great continuation, great story! Waiting eagerly for the next one!

It is 3 am and in a Victorian Mansion on the coast of Maine the ghosts are walking.

A woman jumps from the widow's walk casting her curse, a bride dies in a bedroom giving birth, another in ballroom and more in other rooms of the house. Sonya has gotten used to living with ghosts, she even likes most of them, but it is her job to break a curse going back generations that has claimed the lives of seven Poole brides. She is the only one with the blood needed to be able to stop the witch ghost of Dobb's before Sonya herself becomes another victim.

I enjoyed Inheritance last year when we got to know Sonya and some of the ghosts living in the manor with her. As she found a new man to love and set up her life with her best friend Cleo we explored the rich history of the manse and all of the baggage that comes with it. The Mirror picks up right where Inheritance left off with Sonya and Cleo about to do the impossible and walk into a mirror and the past.

I enjoyed the Mirror, we still explored some of the bride stories of the past and got to feel some of the fun of living with a house full of spirits. This book was far more character driven than the last as we work our way through the brides deaths in the past to learn more of their stories and how Dobbs is keeping a hold on the Manor. There are a few tense moments and some great personal and professional ones for Sonya that I enjoyed living through with her. But, it reads like a southern gothic meandering along the way leisurely until we get to where we are going at the end.
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There is one more book in this series and The Mirror is setting the stage for that well. It will be interesting to see if and how Sonya will be able to get the best of the ghost of a witch in her house and what will happen to the rest of the ghosts trapped there if she does.

A little romance, some cooking explorations, a get back at the ex moment and some pet fun all wrapped up inside.

Narration:

Brittany Presley is a well established narrator who killed it with her performance in this book. She continues her narration from the first book and matches the character voices well. She was able to really bring the fun of Sonya and Cleo's friendship out and is able to capture the voice and tone of the story well. I listened at my usual 1.5x speed.

Performance: ★★★★★
Character Separation: ★★★★★
Diction: ★★★★★
Pacing/Flow: ★★★★★
Sound Effects: none

Thanks to @macmillan.audio for the gifted ALC! #macaudio2024

I’ve been wanting to try Nora Roberts’ books for a long time, but her backlist is a little intimidating. When I saw she had a new paranormal series coming out, I decided that was the perfect place to start.

The Lost Brides Trilogy is a story about Sonya MacTavish, a woman who has inherited what on the surface appears to be a haunted house but as she soon discovers is much more than that. She has inherited her family’s centuries-old curse, and a puzzle that she must solve if she has any hope of breaking it.

The first book in the series, The Inheritance, was a riveting page turner that really sets the stage, laying out the details of the curse, and shows us through flashbacks how tragedy has struck brides in the family for hundreds of years. It ends on a cliffhanger, and thankfully, The Mirror picks up right where the first book left off.

Being the middle book in a trilogy, The Mirror doesn’t give us all of the answers regarding the curse, but it does give a lot of interesting history about the ghosts, particularly the baddie that needs to be stopped. In addition to that one, there are also several friendly ghosts who like to help with domestic chores, etc., so it was fun to watch Sonya and her roommate interact with those ghosts on a day-to-day basis to balance out the mystery/curse breaking aspect of the story. There’s even a fun party scene and a little romance to round out the story!

I read the physical copy of the first book and did an immersive read of The Mirror with the physical and audiobook. Brittany Pressley narrates the audiobook, so you know it was phenomenal!

The Mirror AUDIO by Nora Roberts is the second in a trilogy. I did not read the first book but it did not impede by enjoyment of this one. The story is a little odd. A young woman, Sonya, inherits the family manor. She had not been aware she had been a member of the family but as she lives there, she learns a lot, not only about how she fits in, but about her ancestors, as well. Moving with her is her friend, Cleo. Both have jobs that allow them to work from home so they are there much of the time. Also important to the story is the looking glass that appears now and then. A trip through the looking glass gives Sonya insight into those who came before, but also into the witch who haunts the place. This witch does not frighten the young women as she hopes, but rather makes them angry that they are being disturbed and later, angry at all the havoc she has wreaked over the years.

Robert writes compelling material. This is a wonderful example of her free-flowing imagination and her skill in meshing an everyday story and a hugely disturbing past, represented by the hauntings. Not all the hauntings are bad, though, and the women learn to love some of their netherworld inhabitants. It is a job well done by an amazing author. Full of emotion and curiosity. Can’t wait to read the finale.

The reader is Brittany Pressley who does a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life and imbuing them with personalities beyond what the author gave them. An excellent job.

I was invited to listen to The Mirror by MacMillan Audio. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #Netgalley #MacMillanAudio #NoraRoberts #TheMirror

The Mirror, Nora Roberts' second book in her Lost Brides Trilogy, picks up exactly where the first book, Inheritance, left off. Sonya and her cousin Owen have just walked through the mysterious Mirror in the manor that seems to call Sonya to it night after night. Once crossed, Sonya and Owen find themselves confronted with the past specifically the night one of the brides died. While Sonya and Owen look on, unable to change what has happened, they do begin to gather more information about Hester Dobbs' powers.

The Mirror is showing them specific events for a reason, but what the reason is remains unclear. The only thing Sonya knows is that the curse Dobbs brought upon the manor must be broken.

While listening / reading, The Mirror included all the things that make a Nora Roberts book a Nora Roberts book. It was easy to pick up and follow along from the previous book without having to go back and refresh. It almost moved into a "comfort read" category.

Before going further, I really need to commend Brittany Pressley for her narration. She fully commits to the characters and the story. Each character is their own individual self. To the point where I easily forgot that there was one person narrating the whole book and it wasn't a collected cast of narrators. And it is quite a big cast of characters with a lot of smaller background characters flitting in and out that each required their own cadence and "voice". Honestly, out of all the versions available to consume this book, audio is the one I would recommend.

For better or worse what you expect is what you get. However, I wanted this middle book of a trilogy to give us more than we got. I wasn't surprised by much and a lot of the story felt like a retread of what we already knew about the brides, about Dobbs, and about the mansion itself. The few moments where something new is discovered or surmised are great and only makes me wish that we would have continued to follow that thread, but instead these instances were fleeting and only tease more to come, but with the caveat that we're probably not going to see it until the third and final book.

We get little in the way of actually figuring out how to stop Dobbs and her centuries-long reign over the manor. Instead we see over and over again the power she wields which, honestly is something we already know from the first book.

I'm really not trying to drag the story. I was fully invested in reading the entire thing and I'll admit I enjoyed it overall. I do think there is merit in reading something where the stakes aren't high. As I said earlier: comfort read. I just wonder how Nora Roberts will tie everything up in the next book when so little was given to us in this one to forward things along.

There's a lot of day to day and Sonya living her life and running her business. My favorite parts were the glimpses we get of the past and the ghosts. Honestly, I kinda just wanted Sonya to go through The Mirror and witness the past for the entirety of the book. I would have loved that. I did enjoy getting more information on the Brides themselves. I'm just waiting for whatever piece of information it is that will make the means for the resolution click into place. Unless I completely missed it, and Ms. Roberts hid a clue within the pages, this is not something we'll discover until the next, and final book.

This does actually achieve the goal of making me interested in how the story will conclude. So...well played Nora Roberts?

While I didn't quite love this as much as book one, it was still very good, and the setup for book three has me excited and intrigued. It didn't seem like as much happened in this one. However, that was fine. It focused more on character development and moving the story along. The characters themselves were enough to make this a fantastic novel. No one writes fully developed characters as well as the great Nora Roberts.They always seem so real, and you can't help but fall in love with them.

This was a beautifully written emotional book filled with magic, romance, evil curses, and a house full of ghosts that frequently show their personalities. The Mirror is an enchanting tale that brought me to tears in a few spots. I'm very much looking forward to the conclusion of The Lost Brides Trilogy.

This audiobook was narrated by Brittany Pressley, and honestly, I'm starting to run out of ways to say how amazing she is. I guess all that's left to say is that I purposely choose books based on her as the narrator. Her narration of The Mirror was as superb as usual.

Thank you, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley, for this ALC. Opinions expressed in this review are my own.