I was so excited to get approved for this ARC but unfortunately I really didn't care much for the book. It was shrouded in so much mystery that the reader didn't really know what was going on - but not in an intriguing way, more in an irritating way.

I didn't like the characters except for Eddie and I drew the line at about 55 percent mark with what they found in the woods.

I am so grateful that I was given an ARC of this book!!! Thank you William Morrow and @netgalley ! Lucy Foley is my absolute favorite author and so I was so excited to dive right in. I read this book in less than 24 hours. Lucy foley has a way of making you care about every single character’s past and what is coming for them. This story tells a tale of many individuals’ woven past and present. The setting of this book is so different and unique and the atmosphere is perfection. Just read it when it is released on June 18, 2024, you will not be disappointed.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. Lucy Foley did not disappoint with this book. It is told in dual timelines and multiple points of view that bring it all together at the end. I enjoyed the character development throughout the book, especially bringing the young characters to the older characters in the book. The sinister plot was very intriguing, but took me a little while to understand what was going on. The book took a couple of unexpected twists, which I love!

This was fast-paced and a little dark, but not the most memorable thriller! It had a unique concept.

Lucy Foley has delivered yet another knockout of a thriller! The world of The Midnight Feast is rich with suspense and full of intrigue, set against the eerie and atmospheric backdrop of Tome Manor. Behind the lush landscapes and stunning soirees, dark secrets lurk and slowly begin to emerge after years of careful concealment.

Tome Manor's lavish opening night turns dark under the midsummer sun. As guests mingle, an ancient forest nearby bristles with the echoes of past crimes. The tension peaks when a fire breaks out and a body is discovered, leading to an investigation tied to a secret from fifteen years ago.

The story is told through multiple points of view, with each narrator having their own distinctly individual voice. Foley skillfully weaves these perspectives together, their stories intertwining cohesively by the end. The characters' diverse viewpoints allow the reader to ponder the mystery from all angles. Each one has a secret they're desperately trying to keep— will they finally face them or will they take them to the grave?

I've always been fascinated by mythology and folklore, so I simply adored how Foley incorporated such elements into the Midnight Feast with her mysterious sylvan entities known as the Night Birds. Do these creatures truly haunt the forests of Tome or are they naught but mere legend? Everyone in the town has their own theory on the matter, but whose is correct?

Whether you're new to Lucy Foley or a longtime fan, this gorgeous book is sure to impress! I highly, highly recommend.

Thanks to Netgalley & William Morrow for the ARC!

Lucy Foley does it again with another thriller told from multiple perspectives and across different time periods. The Midnight Feast will be sure to be enjoyed by fans of whodunits. This fast-paced mystery is one I’ll highly recommend to anyone who loves a good suspenseful read, as long as they aren’t already afraid of birds.

Lucy Foley serves up a delicious feast of secrets, superstition, and revenge in this thriller set on the Dorset coast in the midst of a sweltering summer.

Wealthy manor heiress Francesca and her much younger trophy husband Owen create a resort for the wealthy and famous in the midst of the dark forest overlooking the wild coastline. But their plans for a magical opening weekend become violent when mythical village creatures appear to come alive to wreak havoc and exact revenge.

Every character, from the heiress to the lowliest villager, harbors a dark secret which they are desperate to hide and hungry to avenge. Rotating points of view and swift transitions between past and present make for a page-turning summer reading experience with an unexpected twist and resolution.

I had an enjoyable experience with this slow burn suspense. When the book kicks off, you know someone died, but you don't know who or how. You follow multiple POVs over the weekend of the grand opening of a new woodsy resort as you as the reader try to piece together what went wrong. I enjoyed the way everything came together (even though I will say everything felt a little too convenient with a million little connections). My favorite part was the atmosphere / cozy woodsy feel with some witchy vibes.

Thank you to the publisher for granting me access to an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions remain my own.

Pros: I've read the author's three previous mystery/thrillers and find her to be a dependable author in the genre. What I especially enjoy about her books is that the setting plays a big role in the plot, and The Manor in this book does just that. This book got off to a slow start for me, and it took awhile to figure out who all the players were and to make sense of the multiple timelines. However, once I got to about 66% I really enjoyed seeing how everything came together with many twists along the way.

Cons: The birds.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the opportunity to read this book.

This book was amazing and I devoured this book in just a few sittings! I loved the character development and how the story progressed.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book because I had read some very mixed reviews of this book but I’m honestly surprised that this book was so much better than I expected it to be.

Frankie clearly has some deeply disturbing mental challenges we will say …. She tries so hard to forget her old life and all of the bad things that happened in it, but they haven’t forgot her. Opening weekend of her new posh hotel proves to be very interesting. The past comes back with a vengeance and it would seem that justice is served. A family is reunited, a son moves past his mother‘s death. Another son figures out what his mom‘s secret life is.🫣.

All in all a very quick, good read. I didn’t want to put it down. I just had to know how this was going to go.

As a long fan of Foley, I so wanted to love this book, but it was not it for me.

The book centers around The Manor, a new wellness hotel that has its opening weekend during the Solstice. Owner Francesca wants to have a midnight feast for her guest, an homage to her childhood days when she was growing up on the same grounds that The Manor is on. The story jumps between characters and time, so we know there was a fire and a death, but not how they all tie together.

Foley is known for her characters all getting their perspective shown, and she does that well in this one. The characters all get fleshed out well, and the pieces of that past that led them all to The Manor at the same time were well done.

My issue with this one is it didn’t feel like a suspense novel. The “whodunnit” felt secondary to the character building in the novel, and so many of the characters I just didn’t care about because they were awful. I wanted to be more invested in the mystery, but by the end of the book, I didn’t even care anymore.

If you’re already a Foley fan and interested, pick it up. If you haven’t read her yet, I wouldn’t start with this one.

🫶🏽What I enjoyed
I read most of this at night while home alone and it was so eerie it gave me chills! I loved the short chapters and felt like many of them ended as cliff hangers because the next chapter would change POV, so it kept me wanting more. Even though it was slow, these little snippets at the end of many chapters kept me from ever getting bored. No surprise, the ending left me shocked and I had a little book hang over.
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I will say, there are so many POVs, timelines and small details that this would have been easier to follow if I had binged it to keep details fresh in my memory, instead of spacing it out across a week because I did start to forget things. I would have absolutely been lost if I had tried to listen to this on audio. Also, one of the POV’s is a teenage girl and bravo to Lucy for making me realize how incredibly annoying I must have sounded as a teenager 🤣 The writing style was spot on for what a teen sounds like 🙈

I was thrilled to get selected for an ARC for this book because I am a big fan of Lucy Foley’s thrillers. I enjoyed this book, but my favorite still remains The Paris Apartment. Things I enjoyed about the book:
- multiple POVs in typical Foley fashion
- the Manor, this renovated, perfect and hip retreat destination was a great setting for a thriller
- the childhood legends to stay out of the woods and beware the Birds gave the story a creepy vibe
This book was unpredictable for me until the end!

Lucy Foley never fails to keep me guessing! I've loved all of her books so far, and this one was no different. Highly recommend if you already enjoy her or if you enjoy Agatha Christie or similar stories.

Thank you to @NetGalley for letting me read the advanced ebook in exchange for my honest review.

Wow this book was not what I was expecting, and not in a good way. I have enjoyed other books by Lisa Foley, but this was just too expected. No twists or turns, but so obsessed with "The Birds" but weren't really addressed in the end. It was a classic mean/rich/narcissistic girl gets whats coming to her from all the people she wronged. I was expecting more but it just fell flat. It did get confusing with the amount of jumping from past and present with all the characters.

I will read her books in the future, but this one was not a hit for me.

Usually I LOVE anything Lucy Foley does but this one was just not for me. The setting was great, I thought it was very captivating. But I was confused about 65% of the time because there were so many characters to keep track of. Additionally, I felt like I was reading a story that went a little like this:

And she was like....
And I was like.....
Then she was like.....
And he was like....
But I was like....

It was driving me mad. The premise of the story was utterly intriguing but unfortunately it fell a little flat for me. I still enjoyed it but I don't think it is a book I would read again.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers at William Morrow for the opportunity to ARC read The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley.

It’s opening night at “The Manor” and no expenses have been spared. Old friends and enemies are all mingling in the crowd of guests. The midsummer sun is burning and yet there is a darkness stirring. Past the grounds of the Manor is a forest full of secrets. Once morning hits, the police are called. There has been a fire and a body is found.

Lucy Foley, is one of the very few thriller authors I trust. I find myself not liking thrillers often, yet every one of Foley’s novels is a five star for me. Their writing is very immersive and atmospheric and the multiple POV style of story telling is an absolute favourite.

These characters, were a mess. In a good way. I loved them. I found them to be very well fleshed out and well rounded. Their relationships and the way they handled things were messy and I ate it up.

I absolutely need a physical copy when this comes out.

I thought the Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley was an excellent thriller! The multiple view points over flashbacks was a little wonky to keep track of. However! I'd rank this one over her previous book, The Paris Apartment. I very much enjoyed the ability to read this one early. Thank you! I will be recommending this to friends who enjoy a good thriller.

The Midnight Feast is the first Lucy Foley book I've had the chance to read, and wow was it an exciting and twisty ride. Told through the perspectives of several characters and jumping between the past and the present, this book will have you at the edge of your seat. Set in what at first appears to be an idyllic boutique hotel in the countryside, the owners of The Manor, the locals working for them, and even the police are not who they seem. Each time another twist and revelation is revealed, you can't help but say, "Wow!" aloud. Definitely a summertime must read.