Lucy Foley is the queen for suspenseful thrillers! She has done it again. The Midnight Feast had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

This was the first Lucy Foley book I have read. Thanks to Net Galley I was able to get my hands on an early copy to read. I thought this very much reminded me of a beach read-type thriller in the sense that if you are looking for a book to breeze through and enjoy without having to pick apart the plot this is a great book to choose. I am very much a mood reader which is why I rated the book what I did. I think that if I was on vacation reading in my spare time I would have really enjoyed this. My biggest criticism of the story was the addition of the locations mentioned outside of the town that the story was set in as well as the mention of the year at the beginning of the story. I think these details took away from the story as they felt like the information was thrown in without a purpose.

Overall I would say this book is great if you are not an avid thriller reader or if you are looking for an easy enjoyable read and love quick thrillers.

At first, the different perspectives were confusing. It was flashing from childhood to adulthood. The beginning was slow. It picked up in the last 1/3 of the book. I was pleasantly surprised that I ended up really enjoying the book. The character development was nice!

Lucy Foley is an insta-buy author for me as her books have never let me down and she keeps that run going with The Midnight Feast." She has a way of writing thrillers unlike others with a spiderweb like trail, where the story keeps get more and more twisted together. And keeps you guessing until the very end. I could also picture the area where the book is written perfectly in my head. The characters were a litlle... annoying at times but I can see where she was taking the story. Highly recommend!

Ugh… I was really locked in the first 50 or so pages but it fell apart for me from there. I did enjoy the underlying folklore feel but there were just too many characters with multiple identities and the way they were all connected felt too perfect / tied up in a bow.

I don’t know if this is my favorite book by Lucy but I was glued to this one! I wanted to know what was happening so bad! Loved it!

This book was phenomenal! I could not put the book down! As you are put through many character point of views of the whole event that happens within the book, you are in awe! This book had twists and turns I did not expect!

Summer of frenemy-ship leads to dark secrets spanning 15 years. Wowza. This was my first Lucy Foley book, and it won’t be my last. I love the way she tells the story through different character viewpoints that all reach the same climatic ending. I had a hard time putting the book down bc I was obsessed with the story. Creepy, dark, twisted..loved it! Thank you Net Galley and Harper Collins publishers for the advanced copy!

Overall, I LOVE the concept of this book. The high-end resort with a side of culty vibes was so fun. I could vividly picture the setting and the characters which is my absolute favorite. The vibes this book put off made it a good enough experience to continue.

I usually don't have any issues with timeline hops or multi-POV but this one kind of missed for me. If the timeline hops weren't labeled, I wouldn't have known which timeline I was in. A few times I set the book down mid-chapter and when I came back to pick it up, it was fairly easy to tell who's POV I was reading so that was really nice. While all of the ! in Francesca's did make her sound manic (quite to the point) they did get slightly old after a while.

I don't really feel like anything happened in this book though. I would've liked some deep detail nuggets along the way. I felt like I was just about to learn an important detail when the POV, or the timeline changed, and it kept taking me out of the book.

DI Walker being in 3rd person while the other 4 POV's were in 1st made sense to me. Everyone was taking us through their version of the story while DI Walker was investigating but I don't know if he really added anything at any point.

The ARC is very appreciated. Thanks to Lucy Foley, William Morrow and NetGalley!

So, here we have another Lucy Foley twisty thriller, where you just never know what you’re going to end up with when it wraps up!

I really liked a few things about this book- the culty/pagan angle and midsummer feast is always a great base for a thriller or a horror novel. The Birds were a super creepy part of the folklore. The setting was perfect for the story arc, and the ending/epilogue was the best part!

The problem I had- I just didn’t love this book as much as anticipated. The characters fell kind of flat, and I’m not sure how that happened with the contrast between “Frankie” and “Francesca.” I was more than ready for her to finally break at the end. Eddie was the only one I felt was a bit more fleshed out, even with Bella narrating parts and the flashbacks into her old journal.

Overall I liked it, but I didn’t love it.

Thanks to Lucy Foley, William Morrow and NetGalley for the advance copy!

I love the web that Lucy Foley weaves! This was such a fun twisty mystery. Sometimes with multi POV books I have a hard time keeping characters straight but each one in this book was so distinctive that I didn’t have this problem at all.

Thanks to NetGalley & William Morrow for the digital ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

I didn’t really love this book. The frequent time changes from past to present and then from before / during / and after the solstice made the story hard to follow. Also, the fact that the characters went by different names throughout the story was also confusing. None of the characters were particularly likable either, and it didn’t seem like there was a clear protagonist.

I did like the short chapters and found this to be a quick and easy read, but overall I wasn’t really a fan of this book.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for gifting me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Foley does it again! I am such a fan of her writing style and how seamlessly she weaves multiple POVs together to tell a fun and twisty story. She's given the masterclass with this one. She really went outside of her usual framework with this one to add in the "pagan" element and outside forces trying to penetrate the perimeter of her characters rather than a whodunit perpetrated from the inside. I loved the "Mystery Guest" POV because it kept me on my toes the entire time. If you're a Foley fan, you HAVE to get into this one!

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this book. I have to be honest; when I first started reading this one I found myself confused and having a hard time following what was going on and getting into the book. But, I powered through and once the diary pages were introduced the pieces started to fall into place. Once I understood where this was going I was on board and really liked the book. Overall a great read!

Welcome to the grand opening of The Manor, an eco-chic luxury retreat nestled deep in a remote forest. The Manor is the brainchild of lifestyle and wellness maven, Francesca and her new husband Owen, an avant-garde, naturalist architect.

The opulent opening has spared no expense and the Midnight Feast is the most highly anticipated event the area has ever seen, but not everyone shares in the excitement. What lies just beyond the Manor's sleek facade? What sinister secrets does the forest hold?

Told from many POV, this richly layered, edgy psychological thriller is full of twists and turns.

Lucy Foley does it again!! So much I did not see coming! This book has been one of my favorites this year! I did not want to put his down, but life made me! Thank you Net Galley for picking me to read this title! #TheMidnightFeast #NetGalley

The Midnight Feast is a book I truly don’t know how to describe. When I close my eyes I can imagine the location of this story as though I were there in person. I can see the employee’s uniforms, the decorations, the Manor itself. The vibes this book put off was so wonderful to experience. There’s mystery and excitement to the Manor, and there’s fear to the potential threat against it.

I can’t think of the last multi-POV book I’ve read where I truly enjoyed everyone’s POV equally. I was excited to catch up with each character each time it switched. Every character in this book has their motivations, and I truly enjoyed getting to experience each and every one of them. While not every character in this book is an angel, there’s such a strong nuance to each character that you can find them empathizing with (most of) them.

I’m not the kind of person to spoil stories as I review, so I’m finding it hard to find ways to talk about the characters and how I enjoyed them, as there is some pretty hefty spoiler territory for each of them. Each character truly is a treat to be in the shoes of, however. I was especially a big fan of getting to see their different perspectives, and witnessing their moments of slipping in their portrayals of themselves.

The scenery of this book feels so rich, and its lore feels so intriguing with a payoff I loved. The characters may have made the story, but what I’d give to experience this world for a little longer.

Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. Thank you, NetGalley and publishers.

The Midnight Feast is perfect for readers who already know and love Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware or Ellery Lloyd’s The Club. If you like your thrillers twisty and your mystery to keep you guessing til the end, you’ll love the Midnight Feast.

This was a chaotic story but I had an absolutely great time reading it. When I first started reading this book, it was giving similar vibes as The Guest List. But the feeling went away as I got further along and this definitely felt original and different from her other books. Taking place in the English countryside on beautiful cliffs along the sea, the story gives us a spectacular atmosphere for this mysterious thriller that provides a bit of local folklore with the clashing of the upper and lower classes. As with other Lucy Foley books you have a multitude of POVs. I usually hate more than 3 POVs but Foley does a great job of limiting confusion at the beginning of the book. Her writing is easily consumable and I definitely was surprised as the pieces and parts were revealed.

This is my 3rd Lucy Foley book. In my opinion, her stories are getting better and this is her best one yet.

I went into this one blind. Without reading the description, I requested it knowing that it may be a hit or miss thriller. For context, I was meh with The Paris Apartment, couldn't remember a thing that happened in The Guest List, and I'm currently reading The Hunting Party. The Midnight Feast is hands down my favorite! I'm immediately gripped by the setting, a posh (re: expensive) hotel opening weekend. What could go wrong? Apparently, everything from the locals' distaste of the manor/hotel, to THE BIRDS, to fires, to the past unraveling both in real time and through journal entries.

I'm giving this a 4.5 stars. The story got my attention and nearly sustained it till the ending where it became just a bit unhinged. I wasn't quite sure what I was reading at that point. I might go back to figure out the birds because the symbolism and Hitchcock reference didn't always land for me. Overall, my favorite of the author.

Special thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.