Another enjoyable tale of criminal adventure from Lucy Foley.
Guests arrive for the opening weekend of The Manor - a luxury retreat developed and run by Francesca. In addition to local opposition and 'The Birds' all is not as it seems in the resort or with many of the staff and guests. Events of years ago, when many were teenagers, come back to haunt the celebrations
A thoroughly enjoyable read as you piece together the links between the characters and the story that runs in parallel to the opening weekend.

A really engaging listen with wonderful narration.
Lucy does it again! I enjoyed this book & was eager to finish it to see how it would end!
The perfect summer setting & small community thriller.

I loved the writing but the plot (folklore “the birds “) just didn’t connect with me at all - I won’t be publishing a review as I didn’t really enjoy it

Not my favourite Lucy Foley book but worth a read. I found it easy to dip into the characters enjoyed this well written thriller

Foley consistently knocks out mass market bestsellers, but despite this it’s taken me a while to warm to her writing. Her winning formula of unpleasant rich people getting bumped off continues and this is the best one yet set in an exclusive resort on the Dorset coast. The family-owned Manor Hotel has been renovated by a world-renowned architect and the opening weekend proves to be a thriller. So many secrets, so much unpleasant history and a woodland steeped in local folklore result in murder and mayhem. Another bestseller for sure.
My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley. This review was written voluntarily and is entirely my own unbiased opinion.

I have read a few of Lucy Foleys novel and have enjoyed them, however this one just didn't quite match up to those.

I found most of the characters to be unlikable and whilst there were a couple of twists I didn't guess the plot was just not very exciting. I wouldn't say I disliked this book but just wasn't as good as expected.

A deliciously dark mystery set against the backdrop of of the beautiful Dorset coast. Francesca has inherited The Manor and transformed it from her grandparents home into a stunning spa hotel. Guests gather for the grand opening and summer solstice celebrations but among the rich and famous are people determined to remind Francesca of her history.
The local folklore plays a big part in the events, ensuring a chilling darkness and sense of evil.
A thoroughly enjoyable mystery with characters you like and some you loathe but that keep you reading until a very satisfying end.

💭 ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ:
I loved this one from start to finish. The short chapters, multiple POVs and flashbacks kept me intrigued and I was flying through it. It’s a quick and super suspenseful read. I loved how everything came together in the end. A solid 5 star read.
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🤓 ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ:
Multiple POVs
Continued suspense
Flashbacks
Quick read
Short chapters

ꜱʏɴᴏᴘꜱɪꜱ:
𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩. 

𝘎𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘫𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦....

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺; 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.

It’s opening night at The Manor a beautiful instagram worthy retreat for the wealthy artfully created by Francesca Woodland to match her own carefully created persona. Francesca’s Sunday supplement worthy summer solstice midnight feast to celebrate the opening does not go as smoothly as planned. Bella a person from Francesca’s past is determined that Francesca won’t be able to keep a dark past hidden and locals bristle with indignation at Francesca’s arrogance. A heady cocktail that ensures opening night will be one to remember.

A clever multi narrative read with a touch of satire and a healthy chunk of local folklore thrown in. A good read.

I enjoyed this book but didn’t love it.

I found so many characters and the constant changing of timeline a bit confusing.

However, I loved the setting. I enjoyed the diary entries particularly and finding out what was happening in that situation.

I think there were just a few too many moving parts and if the story had been given more depth and less people involved- less convoluted…I would have enjoyed it more.

Having said that, I still liked it and rated it a 3 star read and I’ll always give a Lucy Foley book a go!

I highly anticipated The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley, as I really enjoyed her other releases, and it did not disappoint.
The different POVs were easily distinguishable and had the typical mix of unlikeable and likeable characters. The setting was excellent, and the fast pace made me want to read the whole book in one sitting. There were many reveals that I didn’t see coming and which truly shocked me.

Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I absolutely devoured this book. I was hooked from page one!

Can’t wait to read more from this author.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Midnight Feast is an atmospheric, chilling murder mystery with a sprinkling of fun throughout. The characters were great and I love how Lucy Foley ties everything up so neatly at the end of her books! A modern day Christie.

Another hit from Lucy Foley. I saw Lucy talk about the book at Capital Crime so immediately had to read it as she spoke so passionately about it. Really enjoyed the plot & the setting plus all the weird Solstice stuff. Also liked the way the characters used to tell the story were so different & allowed you to see things from all angles. The book definitely kept me guessing until the end which is always a bonus. Highly recommended.

Another fantastic read from Lucy Foley.

A thriller mystery with twists and turns, this has the familiar multi POV that Lucy's books always have, and some intriguing characters for you to love and hate.

An ok read, perfect for pool side. Quite a bit I found to be filler and could have been cut. But some good twists towards the end of the book

A suspenseful almost gothic thriller set in a coastal up market hotel at the time of summer solstice. Lots of twists and turns plus a darkness that underwrites the narrative. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for my copy of The Midnight Feast. Whilst I enjoyed it. it was not my favourite book by Lucy Foley. I found it to be a really, really slow burner with characters that never really developed. However, the final chapters more than made up for that with so many surprising twists and turns I felt my head was spinning!

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me this book for a fair and honest review.

I had great hopes for this book as I have read other Foley books and enjoined them, however, this one I did not like and dnf which I hate doing. I just feel it went on too long with no read character development. It won’t prevent me from reading her books going forward this one just wasn’t for me.

I have read a couple of Lucy Foleshill and you really have to pay close attention to everything as its all linked. Really enjoyed this book definitely recommend!!