I have really enjoyed previous Lucy Foley books so was thrilled to get the chance to read this one.

The action takes place around The Manor, a lavish retreat created when Francesca Meadows renovated the family home she inherited from her grandparents. As the guests gather to celebrate the grand opening, we follow multiple points of view across two different timelines. It soon becomes clear that many of the guests are not who they appear and that almost everyone not only has a secret to keep, but an ulterior motive for being there. All of this set against an undercurrent of local folklore surrounding The Birds.

The plot moves at pace with twists and turns, clues dropped and hints left until we reach the shocking finale.

Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for providing a digital ARC copy for review.

I enjoyed this read as with all Lucy Foley’s books! Lots of past secrets with a gothic twist. A past Manor House opening as a high class spa retreat uncovers past tension. Great characters and a great story.

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"The Midnight Feast" by Lucy Foley was an engaging read, featuring a well-paced narrative and a cast of intriguing characters that held my interest until the very end.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC.

A fabulous read from Ms Foley. Atmospheric and nostalgic at the same time this story has a complex and extremely clever plot that is revealed little by little. Great characters and well paced throughout.

I enjoyed this book - it’s pacy and full of interesting characters. It’s the perfect book for a holiday read - the story builds nicely around a couple of days at a posh new spa hotel built on the grounds of a Manor House owned by a very entitled family. Woven into the story is some folklore but overall, it’s a fun read with some sharp observations of the new age wellness business and its pretentious advocates.

Thanks to HarperCollins and the author for my ARC .

I absolutely loved reading this book - my first Lucy Foley book and it won't be the last!

So much tension, so many secrets and very sharp writing, with perfectly writtten 'voices' for each character. Lots of drama from the very first page and the reader is invested in all the characters and their back-strories.

I've been waiting for a while to read a book which makes me fight the tired eyes at night! Highly recommend!

Two timelines, the same people, revenge and hurt. Young free and fun loving, the main characters begin by entering a summer of fun. After a hideous incident, the wheels are set in motion for a shocking revenge story.
Good always conquises evil.
A clever story, with a fitting ending.

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley is a masterclass in storytelling, I think that this book could be her best yet. It was a very clever book to read.
The way different characters were all brought together to be part of the climax was such an awesome set of manoeuvres. I found that the storyline made the reader feel uneasy at times, because you were never quite sure what would happen next, would the birds that kept appearing been instrumental in bringing the Manor and its founder down or would it be someone else?
The tension built up throughout the storyline and in the end the reader was never sure if the Founder of the Manor, the husband., one of the guests or one of the staff would bring the midnight feast into mayhem and chaos, or would it be the mysterious birds and did they really exist?
Highly recommended

A fantastic fast paced thriller. At the opening weekend of a new hotel, a body is found…and that’s not all.

Told my multiple - slightly unreliable - narrators, the past and the present are gradually woven together to reveal the truth.

I enjoyed this book immensely. Another fabulous page turner from Lucy Foley.

I really enjoyed this novel.

Set on Solstice in a secluded English Manor, Lucy Foley has repeated her previous achievements in weaving a tale of mystery and intrigue through the perspectives of different characters, with the added characters of The Birds.

A page turner, keeping you intrigued until the end.

When I seen this book I requested it as I love Lucy foley especially the guest list. So when I was lucky enough to get it I was so excited.
At the start of the book you are introduced to the characters which make you think why but then bang the first twist happens and then it leads you into a false sense of now I know what’s going on. Wrong because then bang another one happens just don’t get comfortable with this book because the twists will make you feel goosebumps the twists within it will have you hooked right to the end where the twists still happen . I will definitely be buying a hard copy of this book as it was amazing. Don’t want to give too much away but the retreat and the description of activities and stories will make you want to go to the small town and explore it yourself. With twists that would make Agatha Christie proud this book will have you hooked.
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Harpercollins uk for the opportunity to read this and the release date set on a new moon was genius. Good luck Lucy foley but I don’t think you will need it with this brilliant book.

I love a Lucy Foley book but I always have a terrible sense of foreboding while reading . She is such a great author when you think you know where the story is going it twists and leaves you desperate to keep reading. Francesca has it all from launching the hottest place to stay in Dorset to the loving husband. There are no secrets between them, or are there?

An atmospheric read steeped in folk lore and the shadows of the past. Opening night at the Manor begins as an exquisite display of wealth as exclusive guests lap up the fine food and drink on offer whilst enjoying the entertainment. However, not everyone is pleased at the presence of this new retreat or its wealthy owner Francesca. The frivolity and celebrations quickly go up in metaphorical and literal flames, whilst blood, fairytale chants and hooded bird figures stalk the woods. It is an unforgettable night for many for all the wrong reasons and the last night for others. The multiple POVs drip feed us clues to this event and how the events of the last link to the sabotaged event. It takes unti the final chapter to piece it altogether. #themidnightfeast #lucyfoley #netgalley

Lucy Foley has done it again, this may be my favourite one yet. The Midnight Feast is a chilling and atmospheric tale told from multiple points of view and dotted with flashback chapters.

The opening of the luxury resort “The Manor” brings together a host of complex characters. A secret is bubbling to the surface which has been buried for too long. There are those determined to find justice however there are those who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried.

This was a slow burn however from about half way through the big reveals, plot twists and drama were just constant.

I would definitely recommend this as your next read.

Wow - what a book! The genre that Lucy Foley writes is not my normal reading; however, having read (and loved!) her previous novels, I was really looking forward to this new one. And boy, it did not disappoint in the slightest! The way she devises such a interwoven story, the characters she creates, the plot, the setting, the scenarios - all amazing! Yes, I do feel I have to try to keep "with it" at times - there are quite a few characters and as the story moves between timelines (not only over the few days of the 'event' but also going back 15 years to where it all began) and also from different characters point of view, it can be a little disorientating. However, things gradually slot into place and you learn that people are not who you thought they were, or should I say, you learn who they were 15 years ago.....!

A story that gripped me right to the end, with loads of twists and turns which you just don't see coming. Cannot rate this book highly enough if you love a good murder / crime / mystery - even if that isn't your normal genre, I would give it a go. You might be surprised how much you enjoy it!

Thank you to Net Galley and the publishers for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review, which is what I have given.

Francesca Meadows has returned to her family’s country pile - Dorset coastline in this story but you catch my drift - and is launching her newly renovated Spa Hotel for the Uber wealthy. But as you’d expect, nothing us as it seems and there’s a huge backstory here from multiple perspectives which flick from past to present. Sadly out of these leading characters there’s probably only one you’ll be rooting for and that’s Eddie who is living in the shadow of a dead older sibling. The death is connected to the Hotel in its previous guise. Then there’s birds, big and black who keep shedding feathers everywhere and a village full of people resentful of the hotel. It all gets a bit confusing to be honest. It gave me real Nine Perfect Strangers vibes initially but Moriarty’s book shone throughout whilst this fizzled out like a damp squib. I’m sure Lucy Foley has a huge fan base who will love this before even reading it and as such my opinion won’t matter one iota. Praise though to the publishers whose marketing persuaded me to read this despite my option of her last book being meh too!

It's midsummer on the Dorset coast and Francesca Meadows is preparing for the grand opening of The Manor, the latest high-end health resort. An opening that's beset from the start by delays, local hostility and hints of pagan superstition.

Cutting back and forth between the eve of the opening, its aftermath and a Summer fifteen years earlier it quickly becomes clear that nobody, not least Francesca herself, is quite what they seem. Before it's over long held secrets will be revealed and death delivered.

The Midnight Feast, which is a bit of a return to form by Lucy Foley after the disappointment of The Paris Apartment, has all the ingredients to be a classic crime: it's well constructed, packed with plot twists, red herrings and revelations, but just falls short. The ending gets bogged down by all the revelations. Just because everyone seems to have a secret do they have to actually have one!?

Thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins and the author for an advance review copy.

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley

First time read by this author and I wonder what rock I have lived under , I've been missing out !
Fab , edge of your seat stuff . I loved it.

Another gripping thriller from Lucy Foley. I defy anyone not to read this in one sitting. A gripping cast of characters against a pacy and tense narrative.

Twisty, juicy thriller as we have come to expect from Lucy Foley. very satisfying example of the genre, perfect holiday read - but maybe not if you are in an exclusive spa resort!

Thanks to Net Galley & the publishers for the ARC