I had really high hopes for this book, but felt like it was pulling teeth trying to get through every chapter. And I fell asleep after a few pages, EVERY SINGLE TIME. If I'm not sucked into a book after 20-30%, I give myself permission to step away - which is exactly what I decided to do with Midnight Feast. I usually enjoy Lucy Foley's books, but realized I have listened to the audio for the last three that I've read from her, and wonder if that was the sticking point for me. The characters in The Midnight Feast were not memorable, and I'm not finding myself curious about what happened or why.

Thank you, NetGalley and William Morrow for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley, Lucy Foley and the publisher for this advanced copy. This is my third book by Lucy Foley and my favorite! I liked that there are less characters in this book and it was so easy to follow. Short chapters helped me to stay engaged and finish the book in 2 days. I enjoyed all the twists and she kept me guessing until the end. I can't wait for her new books! Highly recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for my arc in exchange for my unbiased opinion.

I always find myself moderately enjoying Lucy Foley's books even when I've guessed things a few chapters in and "The Midnight Feast" is no exception. The narrative is told in alternating point of views and sometimes alternating timelines, and we're told that something happened years ago to all of the players in this book. Add in some British countryside folk suspense horror and I think you get something pretty fun and exciting for a summer horror read. That said, I did find this to be quite slow to get into. Things didn't really start picking up and getting exciting until after the initial introductions of who's who and the local politics regarding the Manor and Francesca. I enjoyed this once it was set up that everyone knew eachother and that there was a character haunting the narrative. Once things were revealed, I still enjoyed it. It reminded me a lot of a soft folk horror movie.

"The Midnight Feast" is an enjoyable summer horror read. Is it perfect? No, but I thought it was engaging for the most part and Foley does really well with setting things up.

Francesca has developed her childhood home into The Manor, a luxurious vacation retreat catering to wealthy clientele. It’s opening weekend and Francesca believes she has planned for everything, however, a mysterious event that occurred fifteen years ago resurfaces and threatens to ruin everything.

This one is told in the alternating POVs which I felt added to the story. Just like in Foley’s Paris Apartment, the setting takes a major role in the plot. The wooded land adds an atmospheric element that is easy to visualize and get lost in. This one releases June 18th!

I love Lucy Foley and this book did not disappoint. This was a very quick read in a really positive way and definitely follows the same style as her other books. Overall a fantastic read!

I had high hopes for this one, maybe too high. I felt that I spent far too long confused and trying to figure out what the heck was going on (not in a good way). The pacing was a little too slow for me, with as many POVs as there were. The plot was interesting and kept me intrigued through the slower parts though!

2.5 🌟.
While I think some people would love this book; I was not a huge fan of the paranormal elements in this book. I think I just don't resonate with paranormal books.
This book follows a hotel names, The Manor, where a mysterious event happens years ago. This books follows several POVs and was at times hard to follow along with some elements of the book that were not explained and not tied up. Overall, I think if you like multiple POV books with some paranormal elements with a mystery thrown in I think you would love this; it just wasn't for me, however I have loved other works by this author.
Thank you to Netgalley and William Morrow for the eARC of this book for my honest review.

If you loved the first season of The White Lotus, you will love Lucy Foley's latest thriller, The Midnight Feast! It has all the components that make The White Lotus so bingeable:
-It kicks off with a mysterious murder
-It is set in an exclusive resort, The Manor
-Each of our characters is hiding a secret (or two) that makes you wonder who to trust.

The novel opens with a group of local fishermen discovering a body at the bottom of the cliffs, but we the readers do not know whose body it is. We then are then given a play-by-play of the past 36 hours from five unreliable narrators:

Francesca, the owner of The Manor, inherited the property when her Granfa passed away, and she has transformed it to a luxury, holistic resort.

Owen, Francesca's husband, is the creative genius behind the architecture of The Manor.

Eddie, a dishwasher at The Manor, lives on his family farm down the road. The farm has been struggling for years, and Eddie is secretly working at The Manor to bring in some extra money.

Bella, one of the guests at The Major, is not like the other guests. She is staying in the cheapest cabin and is here with a mission to accomplish.

Detective Inspector Walker, whose interest in the murder case is suspicious given that he lives an hour away from the crime scene but is one of the first to arrive.

Through the lens of each of these narrators, we meet the most nefarious character of all - the woods. The woods are home to The Birds, a force that works to ensure the rights of the locals prevail.

As you travel back and forth in time, from narrator to narrator, you will be kept guessing until the end, Who did the fishermen find at the bottom of the cliff? Who or what led to their death?

I thought this was a well-written thriller with a captivating setting; however, I am a reader that needs to connect to at least one of the characters to really get into the book, and I was unable to do that. The characters are just so unlikeable, which they must be in order to be partaking in the opening weekend of The Manor.

I enjoyed this so much! Short chapters, multiple POVs, a creepy resort and a murder mystery. I was fully entertained and would recommend this for a quick thriller!

It’s opening week for The Manor, the newest, high end Hotel built on the English seaside. The guests are in heaven, the locals aren’t happy, and the towns mysterious and haunting folklore seems to still be making everyone nervous. After only three days, there’s a fire, a dead body, and a bunch of hotel guests acting very oddly. Who is to blame?!

This was a really great, creepy read for me. It is from the perspective of many different characters whose past and presents are all tangled up. Things aren’t what they seem and everyone seems to have a secret. It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire book and feels different than other books I’ve read in this genre. This is a first I’ve read from this author and it did not disappoint!

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced readers copy!! Book comes out middle of June!

I did find that in the beginning this was a bit slow for me. But knowing that I did like the other Lucy Foley books I had read in the past I decided to keep on going. In the end it did end up picking up pace.. 3. 5 stars overall

This is a multiple POV book told over multiple timeframes which keeps you on your toes. This was a book I found that I could put down and took me a bit longer to read then most books. I am glad in the end that i did finish it as in the end i did like the twists.

This book has a lot of twists and turns and keeps you guessing throughout the story. I like getting the story from the points of view of various characters.

The Midnight Feast was the perfect thriller and definitely my new favorite Lucy Foley novel!

Here are a few things that made this a 5 star thriller for me:

* The complicated relationship between Bella and Frankie - Teenage friendships are so complex, especially when you add in questions of class and money.
* The creepy legacy/folklore of the town, the woods, and “the birds” - this gave an eerie undercurrent to everything happening at The Manor
* Duel timelines - the present told from 4 different perspectives (the founder, the husband, the guest, and the kitchen help) and the past told from the pages of a teenager's diary
* The way the story unfolded was so suspenseful - we don’t even know who the victim is until the end of the novel, which kept me guessing the entire time
* Perfectly timed plot twists - not one but two plot twists that hooked me!

I would recommend this to other mystery fans. Lucy Foley always keeps readers on their toes and delivers an atmospheric story that is a true escape.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the eARC!

⭐️⭐️⭐️3/5- I’ve found Lucy’s books are either a huge hit or a miss for me. This one was just okay.
📖 Francesca inherits The Manor and renovated it to be a luxury resort. The locals aren’t too happy about it though. Everyone has secrets, then someone turns up dead.
⭐️ PROs: the writing itself was good, I liked Eddie a lot and was rooting for him. It had a few little twists that were interesting and the folklore aspect was intriguing.
🙁 CONS: too many POVS and alternating timelines. I had to go back a couple times to figure out who/when thinks were happening. I would’ve liked the folklore to have been leaned into more. It also wasn’t very “consuming”… I want a thriller to grab hold of me and this just didn’t.

🎁Releases June 18th
A HUGE thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC in exchange for a review.

The first 50 pages of this book had me. I thought this was going to be at least a 4-star read, but after the first 50 pages, it started feeling like pulling teeth trying to get through this book. The story ended up being boring and I thought the POVs changed way too often to get invested in what was happening. I was not a fan of any of the characters in the book to even care who died, what happened or how it happened. The end did not leave me satisfied. I think there are better thriller books out there and I would not waste my time with this one.

Thank you, NetGalley and William Morrow for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Foley's latest work had an interesting plot but with very unlikable characters... I think that was the point, but it made it less enjoyable than her previous novels. Even the "good" characters were annoying, tiresome, and one-dimensional, falling into either the locals or the posh intruder crowd. Still, the multiple timelines were well paced and engaging, and it definitely made me curious to see what would happen next. I'd put Foley's other works a cut above this one, but it was nevertheless a worthwhile read.

At The Manor's extravagant opening night, guests indulge in lavish amenities and a signature cocktail while old tensions simmer beneath the surface. As dark secrets from fifteen years ago resurface, a mysterious fire and a shocking discovery of a body lead to a deadly turn of events.

Lucy Foley does it again! Fans of the author will be pleased to dive into another juicy thriller that is told from shifting perspectives and time periods.

All is not what it seems, and the characters are more closely linked than you would suspect. The twists keep coming, even when you think the story is finished. There were at least 3 additional twists that I wasn't expecting.

This one sucked me in, and I could have easily read it in one sitting if timing allowed. I loved the character development of Eddie as well as the journal entries from 15 years prior.

I was thrilled to receive an advanced copy of "The Midnight Feast" and would like to thank NetGalley, Lucy Foley, and William Morrow for the opportunity.

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley. Publication date: June 18, 2024.

The story is told from multiple perspectives and timeframes, which I usually really enjoy, but with this book I found it hard to keep the story and characters straight. Because of that, I never felt a strong connection to any of the characters, and until about the 80% mark, I never felt a strong desire to pick it up and finish it. But the last 20% was twisty and fun and I’m glad I stuck with it. Overall, I felt the book was just ‘okay’. I would recommend it to fans of Lucy Foley, but it definitely wasn’t my favorite of her books.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher, William Morrow, for sending this ARC for my review consideration. All opinions are my own.

The Midnight Feast is trademark Lucy Foley. We get lots of viewpoints surrounding the events of the opening weekend of a luxury boutique hotel. We aren't sure exactly what's happened, who is involved, or how the main players are all connected. Foley reveals information slowly but surely throughout the book. There are twists and turns around every corner and just when you think you know what's going on she throws in another twist. Some of the twists readers will easily see coming and others are better hidden (but won't be a completely shocking surprise). While the beginning of the book takes a little time to gather steam, readers will fly through the end.

The Midnight Feast follows a cast of characters staying/working at the luxurious Manor– a renovated rich people sanctuary in the countryside. I think if you were a fan of Foley’s The Guest List, you’ll have a lot of fun with this one. The book starts out a bit slow, but picks up quite a bit at the halfway mark.

There were a ton of fun twists that I really wasn’t expecting. Four stars because I felt the ending wrapped up a bit too cleanly for my taste.

We also get some interesting commentary on class and the goop-like facade rich people put on, which I found entertaining.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-ARC!