The Midnight Feast is what you would expect from Lucy Foley, so if you liked her other books, I’m sure that you’ll like this one.

There are a lot of characters, POVs, and twists in this book. I’ve read a lot of thrillers, and a couple of the twists really surprised me.

The story is split between 2 timelines: the opening weekend of a luxury hotel in 2025, and decades ago where the main characters were teens. Both timelines occur in this small town, with ominous lore about the woods and the birds….. The story unveils the past, and how it impacts the future.

The characters are developed well, and the atmosphere is hella creepy. I think this is a favorite Lucy Foley book.

The midnight feast by Lucy Foley was sooo good the vibes where kinda cabin in woods meets cult so creepy and fast pace every pov was exciting

I really enjoyed this book. The plot twists and character building was so well done. This is one of those books where you really connect with a character and love to hate them.

I am a big fan of Lucy Foley and was excited to begin reading her latest,

The Midnight Feast. It is opening weekend at the Manor, which promises to be an exclusive resort experience with every detail, no matter how minute, curated to maximize the experience of the guests. A lot is riding on this for Francesca. she has put everything she has into making this weekend an event to be talked about for ages. It will indeed be talked about, but not for the reasons she hoped. It will end with a fire and death. through multiple POV and timelines, the story unfolds. Who are the people gathered for this weekend and what ulterior motives are they hiding?

Although the chapters are short and move quickly, the plot seemed to drag on bit, I felt less that I was getting to know the characters than I was waiting for the curtain to come up. As far as the characters went, although they were well described, they were not as well revealed, I didn't really feel anything for them, which only made the plot feel that much slower.

While this is no the book for me, I would highly recommend her others and still very much look forward to those still to come.

My thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC of this book.

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley is a decent thriller that delivers on atmosphere but falls short on character development. The isolated setting of a secluded manor in Dorset creates a suitably eerie backdrop, and Foley’s talent for suspenseful storytelling is evident. The multiple POVs offer a glimpse into the complex lives of the guests, but their motivations often feel shallow and predictable.

While the plot twists are intriguing, they don’t quite pack the punch they could have. The ending, though satisfying in some respects, feels rushed and leaves a few loose ends. Overall, The Midnight Feast is a serviceable read for fans of the genre, but it doesn’t quite reach the heights of Foley’s previous work for me.

Thanks for the complimentary copy!

I received this book as an early advanced copy. I have read a couple books by Lucy Foley and enjoyed them.
This book was hard for me to get into but I stuck with it and it definitely got better. There are multiple main characters in rotating chapters. I will say there were twists every time I thought I knew who the killer was. I did find “the birds” a little far fetched but since it was a small town I could see how many would believe it. About half way through it really picked up speed and started grabbing my attention.

As always, Lucy Foley is suspense author extraordinaire!! After reading The Paris Apartment, it was great to be back in the Foley universe! This book, complete with a fancy resort, infinity pools, and a signature cocktail that has CBD oil in it, packs a punch. Friends, enemies, secrets, a fire, and a dead body!!

As usual, I loved this book by Lucy Foley. She is simply on of the BEST when it comes to murder mysteries. And this one is no exception. This book had intrigue, secrets, a past that comes back to haunt the characters, and of course someone dying. I would highly recommend this awesome book by one of the best!!

The author manages to handle the atmospheric setting absolutely spot on with the manor and the past of the characters. Bella is at he mansion after 15 years with an uncertain agenda and Francesca who owns the place seems to have made it in her life with a loving husband Owen who is hiding something from her. All these people back at mansion at the same time after a decade cannot be a coincidence. But who orchestrated it and for what purpose is the major suspense part of the plot. IT was a slow-burn thriller with atmospheric vibes as the strong point. IT has unsettling feeling throughout the book but more neatly tied up ending though. I rated it 3.5 stars simply due to the slow pace for me.

Thank you, NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was just okay. It wasn't my favorite Lucy Foley book. I'm a sucker for a quick-paced thriller, but often times, the plot is predictable and I guess the twists and turns, just as I did with this one.

Lucy Foley is an auto-read for me! This was the perfect thriller book club read! I highly recommend to all. The cover is also beautiful which is always a bonus!

I am a Lucy Foley super fan and have loved her previous books including The Guest List and The Hunting Party which have both been big wins for me.

This is opening weekend for The Manor, a high end, luxury resort. There is a fire and a dead body has been found on property and we look back at the last 36 hours to unravel this mystery.

Here are the things I did like:
▫️This is her most atmospheric story by far.
▫️I love the short chapters, multiple POVs
▫️The multiple timelines worked well
▫️ The locked room mystery with multiple timelines

This was one of my top 3 most anticipated books of the year and I was honestly, quite disappointed and here’s why:
▫️This is a very slow burning suspense but the pacing feels flat
▫️The twists were predictable and underwhelming
▫️I was just never invested in the characters or story.
▫️There an excessive amount of bird talk

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

I’m a little backlogged with my ARC’s but working diligently to get caught up. It took me a while to get into this book as it has many different characters and is told from many points of views. Once I got the handle on all the characters, it flowed seamlessly and I needed to know what was going to happen next. There were twists and turns, some I saw coming and others that took me by surprise. I would recommend if you like psychological thrillers and mysteries!

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley starts out a little slow,
But stick with it as the twists and turns of this book will keep you up late into the night.
How long can you hold on to a secret.
15 years?
Would you be able to do that?
Is there a dead body?
Of course there is… but you’ll never see the ending coming.
Be sure to pick this one up

I’m going to be totally honest, there was so much going on in this book (mostly in a good way) that even about ⅓ of the way in, I forgot it started with a dead body! The multi-POV was kind of interesting, but there were a few characters whose chapters I just didn’t like: Francesca is clearly written as satire but it was almost too much. Same for Owen– he was too obsessed with Francesca and it felt like just a trope for its own sake. With that being said, I appreciated that each character’s chapter did have a different vibe/voice to it. The ending was hairpin turn after hairpin turn– it’s definitely a book that I stayed up waaaaay too late reading so that I could finish it. The wrap up is a little outlandish, but the whole story was a little outlandish, so I didn’t mind.

I was so excited to read Lucy Foley's latest book "The Midnight Feast", but I am sad to say this book did not work at all for me. Foley usually starts her books off with a bang and pulls you in to the story, so much so that even if the middle part of the book lulls, you still was to perservere to find out what happens. This one, never hooked me in in fact at no point did I feel invested. Foley tried to distract me from the incredibly boring plot line by throwing numerous POVs, different time lines AND diary entries. There was just so much going on yet, absolutely nothing happened. As an American (Southern American at that) I found the language also incredibly frustrating. The Grand Father was called "Grandfa" I couldn't get over having to read that over and over. Francesca read like a character on "Absolutely Fabulous" so over the top 'darling this'...'darling that'. I cringed whenever her chapters rolled around. I could not tolerate her chapters, because also she was so "zen" and an utter idiot. Did she honestly not recognize her best friends from 15 years ago...? Lousy writing.
Foley also tried to throw in some folklore-I hate that-Birds Birds and more Birds.
I think she wanted has to be spooked by the setting, but it ended up just being another way for her to fill pages and have a whole bunch of nothing happened.
I had to force myself daily to pick this book up. The ending was also incredibly boring, I was not shocked and frankly I was just so glad the book was over I could care less.
Hard pass for me.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to review this advanced copy read. I was not influenced or paid in exchange for my honest thoughts.

I love the work of Lucy Foley and "The Midnight Feast" is no exception.
Well-paced and with many twists and turns, this multiple POVs book keeps you intrigued right until the end.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

Lucy Foley's latest thriller with Clue vibes is surely to satisfy fans! Pacing to keep you on the edge of your seat and leaving you to wonder, who did it!

While this isn’t her best, it’s certainly a fun read especially for summer. Foley knows how to set a stage so well, and I truly felt haunted by the resort on the cliffs. Would recommend this for beach bags!

Thank you for this ARC!

Unfortunately, I DNF about 60% in. I really struggled to enjoy this one and it’s definitely one of her weakest books

This is my first read by Lucy Foley. I've had a few of hers on my TBR for a while now. Unfortunately, it took me quite a while to get into this story. There was a lot going on in the book between the characters, setting, past/present, POV. I had a hard time keeping track of it all. I did find the last 25%(ish) of the book to really grip me though. I really didn't love any of the characters either - I didn't feel like I got to know them well enough.

Thank you to Netgalley, William Morrow and Lucy Foley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.