Thank you to @netgalley and @WilliamMorrow for this ARC. It is opening weekend for The Manor. The estate was inherited by Francesca and she turned it into a "must" place to stay. The big event of the weekend is the Midnight Feast during the solstice. Becca is a guest but little do others know, she has been here before, one summer 15 years ago. She has come back to uncover secrets that have long been held. The locals aren't happy what Francesca has done to their "land". When a body turns up, there are a lot of possibilities of who it is and who may be guilty. #TheMidnightFeast #LucyFoley #June2024 #WilliamMorrow

I was so excited to receive this ARC! Lucy Foley is an auto buy author for me and although she writes thrillers, they all wrap up nicely with no cliffhanger ending which I love. This new one was no different. Very fast paced. Very edge of your seat. I finished it in less than a day

Setting: If you are like me and want to read a mystery/thriller in the same setting as the book, you’ll want some combination of: luxury resort, an old world forest, or a cliffside over a beach. Enjoy!

My thoughts: The first 40% was very slow and hard to engage with. There are a lot of characters, though they’re very interesting, and a lot of information/backstory is very obviously being withheld from the reader. The story elements are intriguing, though, and the setting and ambiance and approaching tension and escalation are very well-crafted. The surprisingly disparate characters also bring a lot of “how is this person possibly connected?” small thoughts to the reader.

Foley is a master at nailing the execution, though. Everything escalates so smoothly, so inexorable, so alarmingly high and tensely. All of the secrets are revealed, one by one, and complete a wonderfully detailed, intricately woven plot. The ending is so satisfying on so many levels, not the least of which is from a craft perspective.

I had so much fun reading this!

Recommended for: I think this book has broad appeal, honestly. It’s more on the thriller side than the mystery—a lot of the secrets unwind quite naturally, rather than any one character trying to solve something within the world itself. There’s also nothing alarming or problematic that I would recommend anyone stay away from the book either.

I realize that one of Foley’s previous books has a big, ugly “Reese’s Book Club” sticker on it that we must all suffer, but I do think her books lend themselves well to chatting with friends or discussing in groups. There are plenty of fun elements that you can think about more deeply or consider how you yourself would react to.

It’s also not bad for reading slowly and in sections, if need be; the story changes POVs frequently and that gives you easy points to enter and exit. I do urge people to push through to at least halfway before giving up on it. I struggled in the beginning but the action-packed second-half more than redeemed any slow moments!

Content/trigger warnings were not included in my version, here’s what I noticed:
Sexual assault (on page and off), physical assault (punching), emotional abuse/gaslighting, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, psilocybin/mushrooms use and abuse (non-consensual and graphic), death (on page and graphic), attempted suicide (off page), blood (descriptive), animal sacrifice (farm animal, off page), familial abandonment, birds*

*Included because my mom is deathly afraid of birds thanks to The Birds movie, and this book would freak her out. So if anyone else has the same issue, this is not your book.

Note on punctuation errors: I can only assume that the punctuation and formatting errors are a watermark on the ARC, but they were very distracting, especially in the first 50%. I was repeatedly pausing, thinking, and often setting down/forgetting the book once I was distracted.

I have been scared of crows and ravens ever since I read this book, I do not know why I'm so unsettled but I kind of love it!! For the entire book, I was just trying to figure out wth was going on. I loved it!!

✨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??

💭 ⓂⓎ ⓉⒽⓄⓊⒼⒽⓉⓈ
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!