The Mirror by Nora Roberts

When 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, the doors slamming, the music playing, are not figments of her imagination. In her dreams she sees glimpses of the past. In the present she finds portraits of brides. And when she has visions of an antique mirror, she is drawn to it, sensing it holds dark family secrets.

Then one night the mirror appears and Sonya glides through this looking glass, into the past—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 again—a centuries-old curse that must be broken—and a puzzle she must solve if there is any hope of breaking the curse.

Hardcover, 435 pages

Audiobook, 16 hours, 48 minutes

Published November 19, 2024

 by St. Martin's Press

4/5 stars

Book 2 in Nora Roberts, The Lost Bride Trilogy continues right where Inheritance left off.

In The Mirror, the ghosts of the past are getting restless. And for Sonya McTavish, her newly inherited mansion begins to take on more of a life of its own. Aside from the footsteps, the piano playing and music, she now dreams of the past and the pieces are finally clicking together in regards to the seven brides. She knows what needs to be done, but alas, that will be for book 3, which comes out in the fall.

As a new Nora Roberts reader I enjoyed this one just as much as Inheritance. It has things that go bump in the night and the acceptance of Sonya and her friends makes it not as creepy as one would anticipate. Because seriously if someone started playing the piano at 3 AM every single night I wouldn’t really be staying there for very long.

 There are twist to the backstory and part of me wishes that there was a family tree available just so this old brain can remember who is who and what year each bride was from. All in all a fun and entertaining read/listen.  Yes I did have the audiobook on hand also.

My copy of the book was through my local public library and the audiobook via Everand