I got through this at a nice clip, but still. I don’t know. I never felt truly IMMERSED in the book. I appreciated the attention to detail and the connection all the characters had. I enjoyed the multiple POVs. My curiosity propelled me to the last page.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure the journey was satisfying enough to recommend this to others as a "Must Read."

This was my first Lucy Foley book. I'm not turned off by her, however! I'm definitely going to try one of her other books now that I've been introduced to her writing style. Like I said, I enjoyed the multiple POVs a LOT! I know how much work it is to write from so many POVs, being a writer myself. And to that, I tip my hat.

Thank you #NetGalley for the honor of an ARC!

It's a 3.5 stars for me!

Lucy Foley has to be the Queen of short chapters and multiple POVs and The Midnight Feast in usual Lucy Foley form, did not disappoint when it comes to those things. The story jumps from the present day grand opening weekend of The Manor, the high end spa like travel destination.- filled with nature, linen pants, high end design, good food and fancy drinks and a summer fifteen years prior focused on grounds of the Tome Manor - the ancestral home of Francesca who is the owner of The (new) Manor.

There is a large cast of characters who are interweaved between past and present although some may not be recognized at first - there is murder, lies, greed, folklore and tons of secrets. It was a little slow to start but definitely picked up rather quickly just before the half way point. Unfortunately, it felt a little chaotic to me, hence why a 3 star and not a 4. In the end, it was a very quick read and I liked the ending.

Thank you to NetGalley, William Morrow and Harper Collins Publishers for the opportunity to read an uncorrected e-proof of this gem for my honest review.

4.5 🌟
After finishing The Midnight Feast I can honestly say that Lucy Foley is the master of misdirection - the plot had more twists than the trees featured in this novel - the mystery was multi-layered, clever, and exciting, and the shocks and secrets just kept on coming.

Francesca and Owen cordially invite you to the grand opening of an exclusive resort touting a holistic- themed experience. sooked solid, everyone is thrilled to be part of the savvy testivities. Everyone that Is except the locals who want no part of this venture.
And when the residents and resort owners clash not everyone walks away and lifelong secrets are about to be exposed.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for this ARC!

Unfortunately, I DNF’d this book. I read The Guest List by Lucy Foley and struggled to get hooked until the very end. I had high hopes for The Midnight Feast but it just wasn’t for me. The pacing was slow for a thriller, the POVs and timeline were confusing and I never understood what was going on, and I just found myself not excited enough to find out how it ends. As this is an advanced reader copy and not the final product, perhaps I will give the book another chance once it’s published.

I really enjoyed The Guest List and The Paris Apartment, so was excited to come across this book. The book summary didn’t really speak to me, but I still wanted to give it a go given how much I enjoyed the other books. Unfortunately, it was a DNF at 30% for me. I tried very very hard to push through, but I just could not get into it. Also, too many birds!

Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for an advance read copy of this book

I don’t even know where to begin! Lucy what the heck did you put in this book?? You had me hooked! I can’t wait to see this hit The NY Times best selling list!! Congratulations on another Amazing book, because you nailed it!!

This is my second Lucy Foley book I've read and I enjoyed this one and would recommend it to others.

We follow multiple POVs in this book and I felt like it was easy to follow and understand from everyone, as well as the short chapters which I love in books. With the shorter chapters it made my fly through it faster because I just wanted to know what happened.

It's opening night at The Manor, Francesca Meadows who's into wellness decided to renovate her grandparents estate with the help of her husband Owen who's an architect. But the locals are not happy with what she's done and it shows.

Among the guests are some old friends and enemies and finding out everything was crazy to me. You get the view from journal entries and from the past which was a nice touch and helped understand why some guests where there. Just outside the Manor is an ancient forest with secrets looming about. You keep hearing about "the birds" and it always makes you so curious as to what or who they are.

You also get the view of the detective who's on the case. On opening weekend they get a call about something not being right, there's been a fire as well as a body being discovered. So now detective Walker is trying to find out what happened and also uncover some past secrets meant to be hidden.

Fifteen years ago something happened and now it's all coming full circle. So many twists happened in this book and finding out all the connections at the end made this book so good. Finding out little things as you read made the ending that much better for me. This book kept me shocked and wanting to just binge read it to find out how it all connected.

(Thank you to William Morrow, Lucy Foley and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be released on June 18, 2024.)

For a thriller, I expected it to be thrilling not boring.

I found I was never able to connect with any of the characters. I definitely felt like an outsider getting a glimpse into the world of a bunch of obnoxious, rich people.

I also wasn’t completely into the alternating timelines. I felt like they were sometimes pointless because they just wouldn’t move the story along. The story would have been better if it just would have featured a few flashbacks.

Also the birds…a little frustrating in the beginning because I couldn’t figure it out, but I guess that was probably the only interesting thing in the entire book.

"Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin...

The deliciously twisty new locked room murder mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List and The Paris Apartment.

It's the opening night of The Manor, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; crystal pouches for guests' healing have been placed in the Seaside Cottages and Woodland Hutches; the "Manor Mule" cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen.

But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor's immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And the Sunday morning of opening weekend, the local police are called. Something's not right with the guests. There's been a fire. A body's been discovered."

Oh, Sunday mornings are the best time for police to be called.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

To be honest, this was just ok. I didn't like any of the characters either as children or adults. I still don't understand why the Birds were necessary. It didn't add much to the story besides spookiness. I was glad that the ending tied up loose ends.

Another thing that bugged me is that Jake never reached out to his family over a time span of 15 years. He had to have known how hurt his mom and brother were even if his dad was a jerk. How did he make it so far without a support system? I'd be resentful as hell towards him.

While I enjoy time skipping books, it was hard to keep everyone straight because no one stood out. It's also surprising and unbelievable that the time jump is only 15 years, yet no one recognizes each other.

Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for this early review copy.

This was a great book! It did sort of progress slowly building up to the big day where everything went down. However, it was all necessary and once you got to the main event all the dots started to really connect. There were multiple twists and surprises, and I absolutely loved every single one of them. "The Birds" throughout the book sort of threw me a bit and I feel like there could be a whole other book where you learn about them, which I would love. I definitely feel like I need and want more information and story on them.

What a creepy story. Layers on layers of secrets and lies and connections between the characters. The story is told from multiple POVs during the few days leading up to the Midnight Feast and solstice to open a new resort. Among those are bits of a 15 year old diary, explaining some of the character connections leading up to a hidden crime from back then.
There were lots of twists and turns. The reader would know about a dead body or some other situation but not exactly who it was, and there were lots of little comments and hints dropped in to raise suspicion of multiple people.
This was interesting, but there were some super creepy elements that were hard to read.

In the vein of "The Guest List", Lucy Foley's latest, "The Midnight Feast" is a gripping, suspenseful, thriller, set on the English Coast during the summer solstice . As you get introduced to characters and the scene, you immediately know something 'really bad' happened. Through a web of connections across parallel story lines, you are able to slowly connect the dots. Fans of Foley will enjoy her latest! I loved the quirkiness of the characters and waiting to see the 'who did what'. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC, this was a great read!

I received this as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

The premise of this book and the cover made me excited to read this but it just wasn’t for me. There were too many POVs in my opinion, though I know that that is this author’s style. In addition to that, the timeline also flip flopped around a lot and was a tad confusing at times. The characters weren’t very likable to me, but some were meant to be hated I think.

Also, the twists were not very exciting. I wouldn’t say they were predictable necessarily, but the reveals were not executed in a way that made them feel impactful.

I liked The Paris Apartment from this Lucy Foley but this will probably be the last book I read of hers.

I jumped at the chance to read this book. I’ve had this authors’s past books on my shelf since they’ve come out. Unfortunately for me, this book fell flat. I did enjoy the premise and was sucked in by the cover, but other than that, it was a miss. I will try again and hope that these previous or upcoming books are more a fit for me.

There were so many characters including some with name changes, that I found it hard to keep track. Some characters haven’t see each other in 15 years and there was a failure to recognize, which came off as totally odd. Scenarios were thrown in that were not necessary and added nothing to the storyline. Multiple POVs, journal entries and multiple time lines, made this book an extremely slow read for me. I feared if I put it down, I’d never pick it up again. I did finish this book, but once it ended, I totally forgot most things about it. I found the majority of the characters unlikeable and unrelatable. Privilege at its worst. The book does pick up towards the end, and there was a twist or two that I didn’t see coming, but it was too late to save the book for me. So much potential here about the local folklore but it just left me scratching my head as to why it was inserted and not fully explored.

Thanks to William Morrow and NetGalley for this ARC. This is my honest opinion.

This was one of the thrillers I was excited to read this year and I’m so glad and thankful I was able to get an advanced copy🥹 This was such a fast paced page turner thriller with multiple POV’s’ and interchanging timelines. The story was so entertaining, it made me want to keep reading after every chapter to find another piece to the puzzle! And it also helps that the chapters are so short because it keeps you wanting more! Once things started to click, I was like “OMG”😱 a perfect summer thriller👍🏼

Thank you NetGalley and HaperCollins Publishers for the ARC.

YA’LL. THIS. WAS. SO. FLIPPING. GOOD! I’m a big Lucy Foley fan. She’s an auto buy author for me because her books never disappoint, and this one was no different. She has the perfect writing style and formula for her books that just works. We start off in this one knowing there is a murder which immediately sucks you in. Then there are the classic multiple POVs, mysterious journal entries thrown in, multiple perspectives, and the plot flipping from the present to the past. She creates just enough mystery and intrigue that builds just at the right pace until you reach that perfect twist of an ending. And that last sentence??Chef’s kiss!!! I also loved how atmospheric this was. I could picture myself at The Manor watching all of the creepy chaos unfold. To me this was Midsommar meets Blair Witch meets The Village and I could not devour the words fast enough. Bravo Lucy! 👏👏👏

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Lucy Foley is good for an entertaining popcorn thriller that doesn't require much brain power to consume. The Midnight Feast is a tale of rich people acting messy and childhood vengeance. There's a lot going on at first and it was hard to track, but once I got the characters down and what they were looking for, I fell neatly into the story.

What a fun ride! This book DID NOT quit! It kept me on the edge of my seat and the twists and secrets were smart and well-plotted. Really enjoyed the ancestral nature of the setting. Felt like I was there - kind of wanted to be ha. Definitely recommend!

Thanks for the arc! Lucy Foley is an auto buy author for me. Her newest book is awesome! I loved it! Other fans of Lucy’s will definitely enjoy it!