"The Midnight Feast" by Lucy Foley is a gripping and atmospheric thriller that transports readers to a mystical manor where secrets and betrayal takes center stage. Foley masterfully builds suspense, weaving together multiple perspectives and a glimpse into the past to keep readers guessing until the very end. Each character is richly drawn, with their own motivations and secrets, adding layers of complexity to the intricate web of relationships that form the heart of the story. This book does start off a tad slow, introducing characters and timelines through diary entries, but do not be discouraged because when things ramp up - they RAMP up really good. At one point, I was anticipating the twists and before I knew I was hit 3 more! Truly enjoyed this wild ride, as always Lucy Foley created another wonderful story.

I liked it. Twisty, pacey and back and forth between timelines. If you a in the mood for a rocky weekend at the idyllic but ominous countryside locale: The Manor, dive in! Surprises await!

This twisted thriller from Lucy Foley starts with the discovery of a dead body positioned gruesomely at the bottom of a cliff, a large English manor burning to the ground, and an elite resort filled with dazed guests. The story then jumps back in time 36 hours and plays out from many characters’ points of view, including those of the property owners, employees, and guests. Foley masterfully ties the multiple story lines together, weaves in a backstory of a fateful summer 15 years in the past, and brings to life a local lore of supernatural forces who reside in the nearby woods. 4.5/5 stars

I overall enjoyed this one. Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow, I received an ARC of Lucy Foley's newest novel - The Midnight Feast.

I gave it four stars because this one took me a bit to fully invest myself into the plot and the multiple POVs. At first it seems quite chaotic and slow - then the diary/journal is introduced.. that is when things started to pick up.

While I think some of the twists were a little hard to believe, and there was a lot going on, I still managed to stay up in order to finish the last 100 pages because I HAD to know what was going to happen.

Definitely worth a try if you didn’t like her other thrillers! I, for one, think this is her best one so far!

What and overall awesome read! This is my first Lucy Foely book but certainly will not be my last!

The Midnight Feast offers you multiple points of view from privileged characters, locals and law enforcement with different timelines all surrounding the manor. Present day the manor is gearing up for opening weekend which is supposed to be an all inclusive, spa retreat. But little do the guest know about all the mystery in the woods surrounding them, including the notorious “birds”.

This book is everything dark, spooky and thrilling. It touched on pagan folklore and gives a very Midsommar vibe including murder and mystery. I was on the edge of my seat continuing to want more. The character development was mostly great, although I wish there would’ve been either more elaboration, or a little less info to keep it up to the imagination towards the end.

Overall I think it was a super solid book and I’m really glad I read it and highly recommend to people who enjoy folklore and murder mystery, who did it/how did they do it, type books!

Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC of this book!

Who doesn't like a Lucey Foley thriller?? Our story follows multiple POVs and timelines, all centering around events taking place at The Manor. Present day, we're at The Manor's opening weekend--a Goop-esque retreat complete with spa treatments, an infinity pool, organic food, crystals, etc. However, this bougie stay isn't what it seems. Lurking at the edge of the grounds is a spooky forest that may or may not be inhabited by The Birds, a powerful force that will step in when the law does not. We follow our cast of characters through opening weekend as they party, serve, and ultimately... try to survive.

I give "The Midnight Feast" a 3.75 stars, rounded up to 4. Much like The Manor guests, I was entertained, intrigued, and excited to see what came next. Also like The Manor guests, I ended up a tad disappointed, but had fun until close to the end. I felt like some of the characters were a bit flat (a common issue with multiple POV stories). My biggest complaint, though, was that it got pretty cheesy toward the end. A few parts felt a little spoonfed, like the audience couldn't handle anything other than a very explicitly laid out ending, nothing at all left to the imagination. The last few pages though made up for it a bit!

Overall, I'm glad I read this, and I had fun along the way! Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy!

This was such a delight to unfold. The story is revealed through a combination of past and present multi-povs and diary entries. We have a clash of privileged characters, locals and investigators that have crossed paths and interwoven their lives all coming to a head at The Manor in present day. This story, shrouded in mystery and murder, touches on pagan folklore and gives an all too familiar Saltburn/Midsummar party scene. The author really dials into the anticipation and building intensity by paralleling the major twists to the peaking chaos of the “midnight feast.” The reveals and how/who they were discovered by was such a sinister touch to the overall anxious atmosphere. Highly recommend!

Vibes: True Detective, Midsommar, Saltburn, folklore, a cliff side manor, atmospheric woods

Thank you Netgalley, author & publisher for this electronic advanced reader copy. This is a honest review of The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley & receiving a ARC has no way influenced my review.

I was intrigued when I read the synopsis of this book & have read Foley’s other books in the past and found them entertaining. I will say, the way the plot/twists were built, was perfection.

This story has her classic multiple POV’s. The setting is dark & eerie. The small town has these folklores that already set the story up with so many secrets. It was definitely a page turner for me because I wanted to find out what happened.

I will say how she created each character was perfection and how she fitted them into the plot was clever.

If you’re like me & enjoy thrillers where you legit want to go back in pages & yell “how did I miss that,” this book is for you! Clever and excitingly written. Favorite Lucy Foley book to date.

Lucy Foley strikes again. This is the perfect read to ease into Summer. Everyone pasts catches up with them someday - but sometimes it needs a bit of a nudge. This atmospheric read will have you both ready to head to the beach and second guessing that choice. Be prepared for some unexpected twists and turns. Told in dueling timelines, this book will have you on the edge of your beach chair.

Probably the laziest of Foley’s novels to date. The archetypal “hidden identity” trope is getting old and predictable. The final reveal here was like if Scooby Doo tried to do an episode about feminism. The book didn’t hook me like other Foley works have, it was painful to get through and not worth it in the end.

Too many POVs and extremely slow. Normally I love Lucy Foley, but this one was a miss. Due to the writing style and the pace of the book, it made me not want to finish the book. If it tells you anything, I debated whether I should finish it for majority of the book.

Overall, wouldn’t recommend this book.

I wanted to love this. But I did not. It really dragged for me. One of the main characters I hated. Not because I was suppose to hate her, just because she was just ick. The story was really hard for me to follow for some reason. 3 time lines. I will admit the last part was much better when all the action was happening. That is what made me decide to give it 3 star.

I will continue reading Foleys books because I'm hoping I get another Guest List or Paris Apartment, both of which I loved.

Thank you for an advance copy of The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley.

3.5 stars! I enjoyed the last half of the book much more than the first half. It took me a while to understand who the characters were and to wrap my head around the timelines, but once I did I was hooked. This was the fourth book I’ve read by Lucy Foley, and enjoyed it as much as the others.

Lucy Foley as always does not disappoint in this charismatic twisty murder mystery. Add a little folklore to the drama of this addictive novel. The setting had me wishing I was at The Maor with all its beauty. Then the addition of murder and this novel took off and had me hanging on tight around every curve. A wonderful thrill ride that I wouldn't mind rereading. I am always waiting for my nest Lucy Floey adventure.

Slow

I normally like this author's work and was very excited to start this book. But I found myself reading only a couple short chapters each night. My normal pace is to finish a book in two or three nights. After reading it for two weeks, I was only 60% finished. I skipped part and read the end. There wan't anything that made me want to go back and read the skipped stuff.

The story alternates between several people and the past and current time.. Several characters grew up together, yet nobody seems to recognize anybody else.

There are a few sympathetic characters, but most were people I didn't care what happened to., either in the past or present.

I am looking forward to the next book by Ms. Foley and hope it is faster paced.

I unfortunately had a hard time with this style of writing. The synopsis really peaked my interest however, it felt a little all over the place. Started out really good, but went really dry for me. This book was a miss for me.

I received this DRC from NetGalley.

This book kept me intrigued as it built up to the various reveals. Some things felt too convenient, but were satisfying enough. Switching between the different POVs worked well, although I wondered if a teenager would really write like that. I think more could have been done with some of the side characters to make them more suspect. And, the reveal about who was in the house at the end felt a bit like a throwaway. Overall, this was a quick read with enough questions that were all fully answered by the end. 3.5 stars.

“Because the Birds are like nature. And nature always finds a way.”

The Midnight Feast is the newest mystery-thriller novel by Lucy Foley following the grand opening of a new luxury retreat, The Manor. Francesca Meadows inherited the property from her grandparents and commissioned the project to architect Owen Dacre, now her husband. However, this posh opening weekend has guests from the past – including someone with a 15-year grudge against “Frankie” – and the townspeople have their own agenda about how properly to welcome the guests of The Manor.

On the surface everything is perfect, but things are never as they seem. Especially in this small town, where legends are plentiful, and people are warned about entering the woods. Told in multiple POVs, the story begins with a body, dead off a cliff, and a fire at The Manor. So, whose secrets were that explosive to put this whole thing in motion – and who doesn’t make it out alive?

Wow! This story was really eerie at some parts. Foley knows how to grip you with the unknown and weave a story from multiple viewpoints that come together at the end. This book started out very slow for me and I was wondering who all of these characters are? what point do they have in this story? maybe this is just a slow burn, creep-you-out mystery…. But around the 65% point of the novel it really picks up, and the ending is worth the read.

I was not a fan of the Summer Journal entries. I didn’t particularly care for them and tried to read through those chapters as quick as possible . . . I now understand we needed that background to understand the characters 15 years later, but Frankie’s character was too over the top for me.

Overall, Foley is a very creative, visual writer that knows how to set a scene. Her good vs. bad, local vs. invaders, poor vs. wealthy plot lines foreshadow the fiery ending and make this book another success. Also – gotta love book club! I give this novel 3.8 stars (beginning was around a 2.5 and ending was a 5!)

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for this twisted ARC; all opinions are my own!

“[T]here are times when it’s better to keep a secret from our loved ones than to hurt them with the truth. Right?”

I am typically a huge Lucy Foley fan but this one fell a little flat for me. It was definitely a very slow burn.

Foley has a formula that certainly works well for her novels: multiple perspectives, someone with a tragic background, long hidden secrets, and people masquerading as someone else. If she continues with this trajectory, you’ll certainly know what you’re getting into if you pick up one of her books. That said, I did really enjoy The Midnight Feast and it’s definitely up there with The Guest List for me. It did take me a moment to really get into, but once I did read, I couldn’t put it down. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC and ability to provide a review! This was a 4.5 for me.