The Eternal Mirror (Lucifer’s Mirror 3) by Nina Croft-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 8, 2025

So, I fulfilled my destiny. Escaped Hell. Saved the world. (You’re welcome.)

But now my freedom has been traded for the lives of the people I love. I’m held hostage by my boyfriend’s father, a self-proclaimed god with a serious control complex and a direct link to the Eternal Mirror—the source of all creation… and all destruction.

Khaosti knows where I am—we’re bonded, heart and soul. No cage is strong enough to break that. He’s a dragon now (long story), and if anyone can burn the world down to save me… it’s him.

But the gods haven’t finished playing with me yet. Because the Eternal Mirror is broken—and if someone doesn’t fix it, boom. End of magic. End of worlds. End of everything.

And guess who’s supposed to fix it?
Yeah. Me.

But I am so done with destiny.
I won’t be the gods’ weapon—or their sacrifice.
This time, I choose how the story ends.

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REVIEW:THE ETERNAL MIRROR is the third (and final) instalment in Nina Croft’s contemporary, new adult LUCIER’ MIRROR paranormal, fantasy romance series focusing on nineteen year old Amber, and Khaosti aka Khaos. THE ETERNAL MIRROR should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events and cliff hanger of book two MIRROR OF LIES. If you have not read the first two books in the series, there may be spoilers in my review.

SOME BACKGROUND: Three years earlier our heroine was found injured without a memory of who she was, or where she came from. Tossed into the child welfare system, Amber went from home to home where she would meet her best friend Zayne, and eight year old Josh until the night everything begins to spiral out of control.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Amber and Khaosti) THE ETERNAL MIRROR focuses on Amber’s imprisonment by Khaosti’s father, a position in which she willingly surrendered herself to save the people she loves but Khaos’ father Khronus is determined to find and use the Eternal Mirror, a powerful mirror that can make or break gods, as well as create new worlds or destroy those already thriving. As Khronus continues to gather more power, Amber and Khaos find themselves not only searching for a way to stop Khronus, but Amber struggles with her fated bond to the man with whom she had fallen in love. War ensues, many will die, and Amber must choose between a promise to herself, or saving the world, such as they know it.

Once again, the world building multi-layered and elaborate as Amber, Khaos, and their intrepid gang of shifters and witches, find themselves battling amongst themselves, gaining and losing powers, and preparations for the encroaching and destructive war that may prove deadlier than they could have ever imagined.

The relationship between Amber and Khaos is one of fated mates but Amber struggles with her destiny and her future, and in this, she is hoping to save the people she loves, by venturing on her own, without the man she owns her soul. Khaos and his beast, know that Amber is their fated mate but as Amber struggles with the reality of what is, Khaos is willing to sacrifice everything for the woman he loves. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

There is another large ensemble cast of magical and enchanting characters including alicorn, dragon, and wolf shifters, as well as witches, gods and goddesses.

THE ETERNAL MIRROR is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, magic and mayhem, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The premise is detailed, dramatic, complex and fascinating; the romance is subtle; the numerous characters are magical, mythical and fabled.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Lucifer’s Mirror
Mirror of Lies

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Reviewed by Sandy