✨T H E M I D N I G H T F E A S T✨
🅶🅴🅽🆁🅴—𝒯𝒽𝓇𝒾𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓇
🗓ℙ𝕦𝕓 𝔻𝕒𝕥𝕖—𝕁𝕦𝕟𝕖 𝟙𝟠, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜

✂️ P L O T L I N E
No expense has been spared by Francesca when bringing her vision of the Manor to life. The locals are anything but happy about having this place right in their backyard. After one weekend of having this luxurious resort open, there is a fire and a death. Everyone is saying the birds did it. But is that true? Is the legend of the birds one of legend or truth? Everyone is a suspect in this twisty murder mystery…but who is the victim??

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It took me a little while to get in to this one, but how it all came together at the end made it all worth it!!! Lucy Foley does a brilliant job of connecting all of the characters in a way that you don’t see coming. This book was full of secrets and lies and contained so many unexpected twists and turns. The writing was super creepy and made you feel like you were one of the guests at the opening of the Manor. Needless to say, with the level of detailed writing in this book, I’ll never look at birds the same way.

📚 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
🧐Murder mystery
📝Atmospheric writing
👀Creepy books
🔪Revenge
🔀Twists and turns
🧍🏻‍♀️Flawed characters
📍Luxury Manor Backdrop
💰Rich vs. poor
🔀Multiple Timelines
🗣️Multiple POVs

🐧𝕄𝕐 ℝ𝔸𝕋𝕀ℕ𝔾🐧
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💕Q U O T E: “𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝒹𝑜𝓃'𝓉 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓅 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔, 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊'𝓋𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝒹 𝒶 𝓀𝒾𝒹. 𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝒹𝑜𝓃'𝓉 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓅 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝑜𝓇 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝑜 𝒸𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝒶𝓃 𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝑒𝓇 𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑜𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻.”

🙏 Thank you NetGalley, William Morrow Books, and Lucy Foley for this ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts. 💕

Lucy Foley did it again. This book took a hold and it was a wild ride. From beginning to end, it had me hooked. Twists and turns and then a shocking twist. I will definitely recommend this book to friends.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and found it to be incredibly satisfying. Lucy Foley’s ability to write from multiple points of view is absolutely amazing. The plot of the story was not only exhilarating but also incredibly engaging. This whodunit is outstanding, and the constant state of second-guessing makes it nearly impossible to pinpoint the culprit. While there were many aspects that I enjoyed, it was the inclusion of paranormal and folklore elements that truly captivated me. I highly recommend this with no hesitation!

4.5 stars!!

Ok I actually reallllly enjoyed this book! I was stoked to get to read it as an ARC before it gets released, but honestly, I loved it as much… NO…. EVEN MORE..as I loved her book “Guest List” and “The Paris Apartment.” At first, I felt like It may fall flat because there was a slowish start of the first two chapters, but then I realized I couldn’t put it down. The way that this book turned into a super twisty book had my head realing!!

The story is about an estate or manor if you will, that’s supposed to be this like secluded but peaceful place for more prestige people to go (more wealthy). The owner hides a ton of secrets behind the estate, and she isn’t the only one hiding secrets either. Her husband is also a crazy dude and has his own as well. Well, they get this one guest named Bella who basically disrupts a very determined owner and husband and their crazy events they plan at the manor. It’s wild. That is the best way I can describe this.. WILD.

Then the book also shifts into the day after the events that happen, and you meet a detective that specializes in cold cases, and they want to investigate what happens at the manor (something I refuse to go into because YOU NEED TO READ THE BOOK!!!) basically you feel like your Sherlock Holmes while reading this and I absolutely LOVE puzzles and mysteries in books!

There’s twists, clues, superstitions, just everything!!

I have to say I feel like this book is my favorite out of the few I’ve read from this author, and I HIGHLY enjoyed it. I will absolutely be buying a copy to place on my bookshelf and recommend a ton!


Huge thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for allowing me to ARC read this book and review my thoughts about it. I felt so honored!

Lucy Foley does it again! Her books always leave me wanting more in the best way! This book was 5 out of 5 stars for me. I read this in one sitting!

The Midnight Feast begins with the opening night of the Manor, a luxurious wellness center, the culmination of the dream of the owner Francesca Meadows, who aspires for glamour and perfection. The story is told from several points of view. There is a body at the bottom of the cliff and a raging fire. Who is at the dead at the bottom of the cliff and who set the fire? The story develops over two time periods. The past history is presented through a summer diary. The characters are not who they seem. It keeps you guessing til the end. I enjoyed the latest work by Lucy Foley.

Wow this was so scary I loved it. I wanted to try out this authors books to see if it would be come one of my new favorites authors and I think she did it. I loved the story line and the characters. Wow there was a lot of character but I hear that’s how she writes. But I will definitely be reading more books by her.

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!