ARC Review: 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.

So those of you who follow me know that I often don't read about what a book is about when it's an author that I like. Which is what I did with the first book (The Inheritance) and I ended up being shocked when I found that this series was going to be a continually story for each of the books. Most of the time if I read a trilogy like that (no ending till the third book) I would wait till I have all books. 

Since I didn't do that with the Lost Bride Trilogy, I have to keep on waiting for the last book to come out and we have an ending. Up this time we have The Mirror which in the second book in the trilogy. It follows where book one left off. I was so excited to start it because the way the first book ended; I don't want to give anything away in case you haven't yet read it. The ending of the Inheritance was so good but also left you feeling unfinished so having the Mirror and being able to know what happens was needed. 

I so loved The Mirror and all that happens in it. You get to know the characters more, both the ones that are alive and the ones that have passed. Like in the first book I love the relationship between both Sonya and Cleo and Trey and Owen. Sonya has a different relationship with each of them. I like how her and Owen are learning to be family and how he's there for her. 

This story adds a bit to what's going on at the manor but more of who the characters are and what they are all about. I liked getting to know them all better. But what I really want is to know what is going to happen in the last book and I really don't like waiting. One reason I'm not good with these types of trilogies. 

As always Roberts tells a wonderful story that you find yourself quickly becoming invested in. I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to the last book in the series. 

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