Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and Nora Roberts for my gifted e-arc!!

I really enjoyed the first book in this trilogy, although I thought it to be a little drawn out, that was to be expected in a 3 book series. So I was pretty excited to get to book two and find out more about these brides and their rings!

However, this one kinda felt like a “place holder” until we get to the 3rd and final book and finally some answers. There seems to be a lot of accounts of the mundane day to day life chores with a lot of repetition about daily schedules. All the way through I was kind of waiting for something to happen. Anything. The parts that did get us farther along in the story were very engaging and really captured me ... I needed more of that! Also, the characters to me aren’t extremely likable. I feel like they are a bit immature and their language is a bit raw. My opinion.

I feel like maybe there isn’t enough story for a trilogy and could have probably been done better in just one or two books. Again, that’s just my opinion! I like my stories to move a bit faster! Having said that, I AM enjoying the series as the story is pretty unique and the mystery is wayyy creepy (and the friendly ghosts are FOR SURE the stars this show!) … hopefully when book three arrives, it is a satisfactory wrap!

3.75 Stars!

I loved that this story picked up right where the first book left off. It didn't take long for me to be pulled back into this world. If you like a story to have eerie vibes, but not be completely scary, then you would love this one! It has a haunted house and ghosts. I found it to be the perfect time to read this book as it's the fall season. There are cute animal companions as well that I would love to have in my daily life.

The pacing was a little bit of an issue for me about halfway through. I needed more from the main plotline, and in the middle, I think it slowed down a bit instead of building up for the ending. Also, I was expecting to get more new insights than what we got.

Overall, I enjoyed this book! I will be picking up book 3 when it comes out.

Thank you to the publisher for giving me this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

While I loved book one in the Inheritance series, book two left me wanting a little more movement with the plot. The characters are amazing, I love the relationship between Sonya and Cleo. I like how they are tough and fearless. Also, when the ghosts chime in with their quirky behaviors, it gives the story an oval endearing and heartwarming feel . A lot of this novel felt repetitive to me. Nothing moved, I felt like the characters were stuck in a ground hog loop, where each day was spent working, eating, and walking the dogs. And the plot didn't really move anywhere from the end of the first book. I look forward to book 3 though and can't wait to see how the series will end. I feel like we might be in for a jammed backed story.

I read and reviewed an advanced digital copy provided by netgalley and the publisher.

Sonya MacTavish inherits the huge Victorian mansion on the coast of Maine, She has no idea that the house is haunted. The footsteps she hears at night and doors slamming isn’t her imagination. In her dreams she sees glimpses of the past. While in the present she finds portraits of brides. One night a mirror appears and Sonya glides through it and into the pass and sees a bride murdered on her wedding day. The circle of gold torn from her finger. It is a scene that will play out again and agaiin due to a centuries old curse that must be broken and a puzzle she must solve if there is any hope of breaking the curse. Will she break the curse?

The author has written a mystery, it’s also paranormal, romantic, suspenseful novel. There are ghosts and spirits. It was a hypnotic and compelling book for me to read. It’s ends on a cliffhanger. I can’t wait to read the next book

A nice second installment in the series. I would not read this as a standalone. This continues and builds on the mirror from book 2, hence the title. Sonya and Cleo are making the house their own, and making Poole's Bay their home. Both feel peaceful there, despite the one terrible ghost, and there is lots of domesticity in this book. The women build relationships with Trey and Owen, and the pets.
At times the book moved a little slow, but everything had a purpose. I don't care for Trey's term of endearment for Sonya, and I wish the two of them could put words to their feelings for each other.
Sonya meeting more relatives, along with the scenes with her mother and Cleo's family, are some of my favorites.
I wish there was a family tree or chart in the book, to show the different generations. There is talk of many different cousins, but I don't think they are all cousins in the traditional sense (like some are distant or removed, etc.). So many ancestors amongst the brides, the husbands, second wives, children - hard to keep them all straight without help.
Looking forward to book three and how this gets resolved.

I have very mixed feeling about The Mirror book two in The Lost Bride Series. I have always enjoyed a good Nora Robert’s novel especially her book series and the first book in the series was very engaging. The Mirror picks up where Inheritance leaves off with Sonya and Owen going through the mirror together.

Throughout the story Sonya along with Cloe, Trey and Owen we learn more history about each of the brides including their death – their back story and what happened to each I found interesting and fun. But it was mundane, the day to day lives of the characters vs more ghosty creep events happening. It is the constant repetition that night after night Hester Dobbs either would appear and makes havoc in the manor or they all witness her plunge to her death. And day after day Clover always picks the right song; Molly always selects the right outfit for Sonya and Cloe as well tidies the rooms; and Jack seems to always be playing ball with the dogs. I also found the lineage hard to keep straight – a family tree would have helped. The Sonya and Trey romance continues to grow and we finally get a little hint of a romance between Cloe and Owen.

While I do not mind a 435 page book, I guess I expected more than I got, I did enjoy the book but did not love it, I am looking forward to the conclusion of this series with the third book.

Thank you, Nora Roberts, St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for providing me with a digital ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. This novel was released on November 19, 2024.


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Here we are again at the spooky mansion in Maine with Sonya and her gang and I have mixed feelings about this one. This is a bit of a filler book and like the first is probably longer than it needs to be. The information about the day to day activities (every meal, every time the animals go do their business, Sonya and Chloe's daily work activities) is tedious. The constant rehashing of all the spooky stuff that happened is unnecessary. Every song that Clover plays (honestly does that ghost ever give them a little privacy!) Owen calling Sonya "Cutie" is just cringey.

We do get a little new information to move the story along. And again we end in a cliff hanger. So even though this book was very slow for me, I'd like finish the trilogy (that didn't need to be a trilogy, but that's Nora's thing I guess), and see how this is wrapped up.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for an advanced reader's copy of this book for my honest review.

This second novel in the Lost Bride Trilogy picked up right where the first book left off and drew me right back in. I love the coastal Maine setting, the gorgeous manor, and the engaging characters (including the ghosts and the animals). A little bit slower on the pace this time, but still the fun and light contrasted perfectly with the dark and creepy. One issue I struggled with: I would really have preferred if Cleo wouldn't call Sonya "Son," because every time I saw that I had to correct the pronunciation in my head so I wasn't saying son, as in a male child... In any case, this was still a thoroughly enjoyable story and I look forward to the next installment!

Another solid Nora Roberts novel. This one had some romance but was more focused on several aspects of the life of the main character, Sonya. It has lots about her family and friends; her haunted house and the run-ins she and her friends have with the evil Hester; and the good interactions with the benevolent ghosts. My favorite scenes in the book, though, were about her growing her business, which I never would have guessed. I'll definitely be reading the last book in the trilogy!

The second book in the series, so far this has been a very good series one that keeps you turning the pages. I look forward to the next book in the series, and would recommend this book to others.

I received and ARC from NetGalley and St. Martin's Publishers, and I am leaving my review voluntarily.

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.

I have been waiting on pins and needles for this one…. A LONG year later (I understand why, but I know many of us were ready for the second book as soon as we finished THE INHERITANCE), with The Mirror, we are back on the coast of Maine at Lost Bride Manor, with Sonya, Cleo, Yoda, the curse, and a house full of haunts, all but one of them happy. Together with Trey and Owen, their dogs Mookie and Jones, and the addition of Cleo’s rescue cat, Pye, they become more integral to each other and the story that’s unfolding.
I enjoyed the ride as we learned more about the curse, those it affected, and how it came to pass, while Sonia goes through the mirror, sometimes alone, sometimes with Owen. There is the deepening of Sonia and Trey’s romance, and a new one coming into play. What I really appreciate about this book was the strengthening of the characters and the deepening of the stories surrounding the brides, making us care as much as the characters in the book. Where others have commented that there was a little too much about Sonia and Cleo’s work, I feel it was an important part of their development.
When I picked this one up to read, I fell into the story and would have happily read it in one sitting if not for life intruding. As it was, I flew through it faster than I wanted and will now anxiously await the final book in The Lost Bride Trilogy.
Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of the novel. All opinions are my own and freely given.

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.

First off, Nora Roberts is the QUEEN of cliffhangers. I loved this book so much I had to read it a second time right after I finished it. It is so well written and a super fun ride! I cannot wait for the third book, I know it will be amazing.

A solid second addition to this series. I kind of wish we had gotten a little further along in solving the curse, but overall I really enjoyed it! Nora always succeeds in creating a story we can just fall into, and this one was no different.

The Mirror is the middle book of a trilogy and while it can work well as a stand alone, it really needs to be read in order to get the full enjoyment.
I have read both books of The Lost Bride Trilogy close to publication date, so it did take me a second to get back in the grove of the story.

As expected with Ms Roberts, this is well written with robust characters. The Mirror jumps right into the action regarding the history/mystery around the Poole family and manor. The focus here is definitely family and relationships.
I continued to enjoy Sonya, Cleo, Trey, and Owen along with their 4 legged sidekicks. This is a group of friends that it has been easy to become invested with and root for. I also love the extended families that play secondary roles here too.

After reading the first two book of the Lost Bride Trilogy, I am excited to see the conclusion!

I just couldn’t get into this book. I wasn’t a fan of the style of writing. The flow was off putting and not for me. I’d still tell others to check it out but it was a hard pass for me.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

Nora Roberts has done it again. I absolutely loved the second book in The Lost Bride Trilogy. I can't wait for the 3rd and last in the trilogy to be published to see how Sonya, Cleo, Trey, and Owen deal with Hester Dobbs.

I will admit that some scenes were a little scary for me, but I blame that on the fact that I have an extremely vivid imagination and could picture certain things a little to well at times.

The Mirror by Nora Roberts is book 2 of the lost bride trilogy.

Sonya has settled into her mansion with ease but the fact it is haunted is something she wasn’t expecting. After she passes through a mirror and it shows her the murder of a bride, she begins to see that the house is cursed and only she can break it and let all the dead’s brides move on. The family curse is an old one and one ghost in particular isn’t happy that Sonya is there.

Oohh it was so good! Book 1 was so amazing I couldn’t put it down! Her romance with Trey is beginning to really take off and I love that he understands what is going on with the house and is happy to be there for her.

The supernatural elements to the book are top notch! I love that most of the ghosts love having her there and she is respectful to them. Her friendship with Cleo is lovely and their personalities really balance each other out.

The story built more on Sonya building her business and getting more comfortable in the house and less on the spooky stuff which while entertaining, wasn’t what I wanted! I need more about the house and history and don’t get me wrong, it did give us a lot of stuff to ponder, it still left us on a cliffhanger… thank goodness the next one is the end because my heart cannot take it!

4.5 stars! Brilliant so brilliant.

Thank you @stmartinspress for my gifted ebook and audio!

The Mirror is the second installment in the Lost Bride Trilogy and as such, the first book titled The Inheritance is required reading. To set things up, in the first book, Sonya inherits a beautiful stately mansion in Maine, and she inherits the ghosts and the curse that go with it. Her BFF moves in, she gets a sweet dog, a love interest, and a whole family she didn't know of in the first book. It was delightful.

In The Mirror, the story picks up right where things left off in the first book. Sonya and her new crew, her new fam, must do whatever it takes to break the curse on the Poole family for which she is a member, she must lift the curse so that future brides do not suffer from the witch, Hester Dobbs', evil spell!

I love the storyline so far, and will have to pick up the third installment as soon as it comes out! This particular installment was slow moving but I feel like it's setting us up for the big finale so that all the puzzle pieces must be moved into place in this one. Overall, I loved it and though the first book was better in my opinion, this one was a fun and cozy read as well, setting us up for the big showdown between Hester and Sonya.