Book Review for The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts

 

The Lost Bride Trilogy #3

The Seven Rings by  Nora Roberts

Published:  November 18, 2025 by St. Martin's Press

Genre:  Paranormal, Romance

Taken from Goodreads:  The #1 New York Times-bestselling author concludes her compelling Lost Bride trilogy as two women—one dead, one alive—prepare for a terrifying final showdown…

Long ago, Arthur Poole built a grand house overlooking the turbulent ocean, in a Maine village that bore his name. Today, Sonya MacTavish lives in that house—a manor that has been cursed for generations. Within its walls, she has witnessed the deaths of seven brides and the thefts of seven wedding rings. And now, to break the curse and banish a malevolent spirit once and for all, a difficult task must be completed.

After Sonya, her boyfriend, Trey, and their friends are forced to hear, see—and feel—the suffering of the house’s many ghosts as their torment is reenacted by the evil presence, their bond only strengthens and their anger is renewed. Refusing to let her spirit be broken, Sonya searches each room for clues to her ancestors’ hidden story, putting the picture together, unearthing small treasures, and uncovering the moments of joy that existed among the sorrows. She’s determined to bring light to this haunted place—to fill it with people, with life and hope, once again.

But the enemy in the black dress continues to hover, to come at her in frightening forms. They may be illusions—but illusions can be powerful enough to wound and kill. She feeds on fear, and lies are her weapon. This dark-hearted witch wants to be mistress of Poole Manor, at any cost. And Sonya will need to fight a battle across two realms to finally take possession of the house on the clifftop—and of her own future…

My Thoughts:  Let’s start by saying, this series MUST BE READ IN ORDER.  The Seven Rings is book three in The Lost Bride Trilogy and each book picks up directly where the one before it left off.  There is no recapping, the story goes right on. 

The Seven Rings is the last book in the series and it completes a trilogy that I devoured.   I love the characters, I love the paranormal twists and turns, I even loved the character of Dobbs.  I felt like this book was a little bit repetitive. It felt like the same things were happening over and over, although they did escalate.  I am not sure what I wanted to happen, but I was hoping for something more.  

Nora Roberts is a diverse author.   She writes her romance books, then she has her paranormal romance books, and she writes as J.D. Robb with her In Death Series.   Everything she writes is must-read.   This series is a must-read series too.   I could not put the book down and am left with that what should I read next hangover.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press for a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Meet theAuthor (taken from her website):  Nora Roberts was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, the youngest of five children. After a school career that included some time in Catholic school and the discipline of nuns, she married young and settled in Keedysville, Maryland.

She worked briefly as a legal secretary. “I could type fast but couldn’t spell, I was the worst legal secretary ever,” she says now. After her sons were born she stayed home and tried every craft that came along. A blizzard in February 1979 forced her hand to try another creative outlet. She was snowed in with a three and six year old with no kindergarten respite in sight and a dwindling supply of chocolate.

Born into a family of readers, Nora had never known a time that she wasn’t reading or making up stories. During the now-famous blizzard, she pulled out a pencil and notebook and began to write down one of those stories. It was there that a career was born. Several manuscripts and rejections later, her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, was published by Silhouette in 1981.

Nora met her second husband, Bruce Wilder, when she hired him to build bookshelves. They were married in July 1985. Since that time, they’ve expanded their home, traveled the world and opened a bookstore together.

Through the years, Nora has always been surrounded by men. Not only was she the youngest in her family, but she was also the only girl. She has raised two sons. Having spent her life surrounded by men, Ms. Roberts has a fairly good view of the workings of the male mind, which is a constant delight to her readers. It was, she’s been quoted as saying, a choice between figuring men out or running away screaming.

Nora is a member of several writers groups and has won countless awards from her colleagues and the publishing industry. Recently The New Yorker called her “America’s favorite novelist.”