This book starts with a body on a beach and then jumps back and forth from the present to several days prior to lead the reader to who it is and how it got there. At its heart is a tale of a well-to-do family who believes themselves to be better than the locals, a brand new high-end destination built by this family, and many secrets concerning a summer 15 years earlier. No one is quite who they seem and nature has a way of balancing itself out with a little help from locals... A tense and page-turning masterpiece that kept me reading way, way past my bedtime.

Another great Lucy Foley book. I enjoyed the story and the characters. Read through this one pretty quickly.

I never really got invested in this book, even though I've really enjoyed most of Lucy Foley's other books and the premiss of refurbished country house, a corrupt health guru and slow burning revenge should have been a slam dunk - but what's with the birds?

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC for review.

I'm a fan of Lucy Foley, but almost gave up at the start of this one. I was not connecting with the pretentious characters. Luckily, I kept reading and the book got better. This story has multiple narrators, and even at the end, I didn't like many of them. They tell the tale of a new, high-end resort built into a very tenuous town. Flashbacks brings twists where you see how current-day characters met each other in the rundown town. Long-ago mistakes come forward in the present day resort. There were twists near the end that I didn't see coming and which amped up the plot.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for a digital copy of this book!

It’s opening night at The Manor, a new resort where every last detail has been intricately arranged with absolutely no expense spared. What starts as a lavish celebration ends in chaos, lies, deceit, and death. Some guests are not who they appear to be, and secrets long buried come to light.

I loved the premise of this book, and found myself highly interested in what was going on from the very beginning. Told from multiple character perspectives through a dual timeline, the pace of the story was fast, which was very effective in maintaining a feeling of tension and suspense throughout.

The Manor itself was eloquently described, its beauty and opulence serving as the perfect contrast to the treacherous things that were happening on its grounds. Adding to the mystery were the bits of folklore woven within the plot line.

Overall, The Midnight Feast was an enjoyable read that I flew through, so why only 3 stars, you ask? For me, the resolution of the story was underwhelming. While the action was exciting, there were no gasp out loud moments where I was shocked at how something turned out. One of my favorite aspects of Lucy Foley’s writing that I have come to expect are jaw-dropping plot twists, and in this case, everything wrapped up somewhat predictably. Ultimately, it was still an exciting and entertaining book, so I would recommend trying it.

"The Midnight Feast" is one of Lucy Foley's best yet! The twists and turns take the reader on a wild, English countryside ride and she drops "A ha!" moments that keep the pages turning to find out what happens next. I also LOVED the ending. A must read!

It was OK. It was a bit hard to follow the story line at times. However, I did not anticipate all of the twists and turns at the end. I did find myself reading a bit faster at the end to find out what happened.

Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC.

Thank you to William Morrow for not only my physical copy but also my ebook copy of THE MIDNIGHT FEAST.

I LOVE LUCY FOLEY. She has cemented herself onto my auto buy authors list for sure. I definitely recommend this one to everyone looking for a quick escape read. I loved the alternating POV chapters and the pacing of the book was ::chef's kiss:: Go snag yourself a copy of this one now!

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley kept me on the edge of my seat! I never knew who I could trust or what was going to happen next. I was fully engaged in the story throughout the entire book. I really liked The Guest List by Lucy Foley, but I think The Midnight Feast may now be my new favorite of her books! Highly recommend.

I thought this book was fine, but a bit of a repeat of The Guest Lost. Francesca was an annoying narrator, but I liked the rest of them.

THIS WAS SO GOOD. My favorite book by her yet. She has such a great way of making social commentary, creating nuanced characters, challenging notions of justice, all while creating such atmospheric locations that are characters unto themselves. The perfect book for a hot summer night!

Thanks to William Morrow Books and NetGalley for the digital copy of this book; I am leaving this review voluntarily.

If you’re a Lucy Foley fan like me, then you’ve been eagerly anticipating her new book, The Midnight Feast. Her book are full of multiple POV, twist and turns, and surprise endings that always make me wonder how someone could create such an intricate world. I think she’s a bright talent who writes mysteries the way Agatha Christie would write them today.

However, saying that, I don’t think this is my favorite Lucy Foley book. It’s good and I enjoyed consuming it, but I won’t likely revisit it. There’s a Hitchcockian element to it that I liked, and as much as I know it’s her signature style, the constant flipping of the POV grew tiring, and it also made it hard to follow the story in any fashion without being confused. Maybe that was her intent, but I’ve read some of her other books and didn’t feel that way. Maybe I was in the wrong frame of mind while reading this book, I don’t know, but I just felt this book wasn’t hitting all the cylinders. Of course, for a Lucy Foley book, that means it’s still good, just not as great as her previous works. I still recommend it if you enjoy locked room mysteries.

I’m a big fan of Lucy Foley, having loved all of her previous books. This one didn’t cut it for me as much as it pains me to say. I felt like there was a lot going on and it got confusing. Foley is an excellent writer and I will still read her future novels! Thank you NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

I have enjoyed most of Lucy Foley's previous novels, but "The Midnight Feast" just did not do it for me. There are too many alternating points-of-view/timelines, and too much teenage angst.

I enjoyed the setting of the spooky woods , although many other things fell flat . It did get confusing with the past and the present and a diary and different names for the same people. Also didn’t love all the “bird” talk . It was surprising how things fell together at the end but still was wanting some more explanations .
Thank you William Morrow and NetGalley for providing an advance copy in exchange for an honest review

2.5 stars rounded up..
this was a bit of a drag to get through. Didn’t pick up until 85% in.
The whole “birds” thing was just weird and i didn’t really get it.
Characters were meh. Plot pretty predictable.

Wish i had better things to say

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review.

I was so excited when I received the ARC for this one, mainly because I know how well loved she is in the thriller genre. I have had a few of her books on my TBR, and when I got the chance to read this early, it was exciting. There were a few things right off the bat that I really loved. The writing style is interesting, and easy to keep up with. The dual timelines is a thing I've come to realize I really like a lot of the time. And the multiple POVs were also really interesting.

While this one kept me on the edge of my seat for most of the story, I was extremely disappointed in most of the plot twists. There were a few really good ones that shocked me. Overall this one didn't wow me, but I will definitely still check out those other books that are on my TBR cause of her writing style.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC digital copy. I was not compensated for this review and all opinions are my own.

I don’t like being negative with reviews out of respect for the author, but… I can’t think of anything positive to say about this book. The mystery was unfulfilling and the characters were underwhelming. The antagonists were better written than the protagonists, and yet I felt no emotional connection to either.

And then there were The Birds. Their presence detracted rather than added to the plot. I quite literally have no idea why The Birds were even a part of this story.

Was so excited for this one, but it fell a little flat for me because of the secret group element. Wasn't entirely believable, there were parts I enjoyed and some twists that were still shocking to me.

Did not finish-- made it about 30% in and could not get into this. Once they started talking about birds, it really lost me.
I like Lucy Foley, but this one just wasn't for me. It never grabbed me-- I was just waiting for the book to pull me in, but it didn't happen.