This story was an enjoyable atmospheric read that I think leans more towards "mystery" than "thriller". Don't get me wrong, the book had me gripped from about the 60% mark on wards, but it also has a lot of build-up as we get to know multiple characters and "The Manor" in the past and present. My favourite parts of this book were the folklore elements and the "After" epilogue when we see our characters interact a few months after the fateful event.

Firstly thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the ARC of this book.

This is the first Lucy Foley book I’ve read but it won’t be the last! I had seen a few of my friends talking about this book and decided I had to give it a go. The book is about young love and friendships, money divide, murder, mystery and small village traditions and the power they hold.

It’s told in multiple points of view which I found to be very engaging and gave me a sense of knowing what’ was going on while figuring out the mystery at the same pace as the characters. There’s elements of paranormal that I enjoyed too. I feel like this book would suit many readers. I will be reading more of Lucy Foleys work. She’s made a new fan!

It s open weekend at the Manor. The manor is by the beach and surrounded by woods. Two bodies are found all whilst the manor behind them is burning. I will say the one downside of this book is the that the timeline is all over the place

Honestly, I spent the initial 30% of the book questioning whether I liked it. There might have been slightly too many points of view for my taste, and I struggled to get a decent grasp on them. Despite this, I couldn't put the book down because I was eager to discover what would happen next and what twists awaited—and there were definitely twists! Trust nobody!

I'm giving it 4 stars, but that's only because it took me a while to become fully engaged with the book.

Thanks to Netgalley and Lucy's publishing team for the opportunity to read this. I'll be recommending it to everyone.

It was a good read but quite predictive. It was enjoyable though. It is just that it is quite convoluted for me and things are not piling up.

The best yet from Lucy Foley!

Such a thrilling book, that had me hooked from the very start. I enjoyed the characters, location, and storyline of this book. It was easy to read and follow and would definitely recommend to others.

5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️



✨ 2 timelines
✨ lots of pov
✨ mystery thriller



✨ wow. What a great read. This book actually put me out of my reading slump!

✨ story was in a small town in Dorset, in a manor which is francesca is the madam of the house.
Freaky things starts to occurs when a local myth/folks call it the birds which they think it’s a reason why murder happen.


✨ the story was split into two timelines with multi pov’s. Which is need to be read properly as you get easily confused .


✨ it’s an intriguing story with a twist on the end which I never actually thought it will be.
one of the best book I have read so far🫶🏼



✨ Thankyou @harpercollinsuk for the arc copy of this book for a honest review.


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Another banger from Lucy Foley. A story of deep, dark woods, a touch of the supernatural, class differences and a long held, dark mystery. A cross between The Birds, The wicker man and the opening of a luxury boutique hotel.

This was an excellent thriller, a tense, well-structured novel where people’s long held secrets are forced into the open.

The setting was fantastic. This novel all takes place in a small town on the Dorset coast. The wealthy grand-daughter of the land and manor owner has inherited the estate upon his death and has chosen to develop it into an expensive resort. Francesca outwardly displays calm, spiritual goddess vibes but really, she’s selfish, callous and a horrendous snob. She’s a fantastic villain as she so firmly believes her own narrative believing she’s helping the people she treats disdainfully. She clashes with the locals who are furious with her cutting off their right of way to the woods and the coast. She believes she’s helping them by creating jobs, but this is false as most people are hired from elsewhere. There’s a really interesting juxtaposition of the genuine local folklore and pagan beliefs and superstitions of the townsfolk versus the fake, just for instagram nature worship that Francesca spouts.

This novel is told through multiple perspectives and this works really well for keeping the novel well balanced and providing a believable way for characters to gain information and uncover secrets as they interact with each other. Voices were distinct and the pacing was excellent.

Two timelines are shared through this book, twenty years apart. This was well handled through the use of a journal for the earlier time period which was kept by the teenage self of one of our perspectives.

I thought this book was utterly gripping and a fantastic thriller! Really enjoyable with a great theme and setting!

The Midnight Feast is creepily atmospheric from the opening page. The setting is new luxury hotel, The Manor, bounded at the front by steep cliffs leading down to the sea, and at the back by ancient woods. The owner of the hotel, Francesca Meadows, is pretentious and unlikeable, determined to let neither the local people nor their established customs get in the way of her goals. Mature trees and generations-old family businesses are all fair game in her plans for expansion. As the grand opening of The Manor gets underway, one of the guests doesn't quite fit with the others. It's clear that the out-of-place Bella isn't here to be indulged like the other wealthy patrons.

This is a very intricately-plotted novel, with short chapters and multiple points of view, both from the past and present. Within the first few chapters we know that The Manor has in fact been ravaged by fire on its opening weekend. There's a lot of story to come before we understand why.

Everyone has a secret in The Midnight Feast, and the surprises are still coming thick and fast even once you think you may have uncovered the major plot points. This is a novel that gives up its secrets gradually, and I found myself wrong-footed and having to revise my understanding of characters and events several times.

4* The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley. Dark, sinister and one of the twistiest books I have ever read. Nothing and no one can be taken for granted.

Francesca, heiress of the family estate and wellness guru is opening her Dorset retreat. Designed by her architect husband and dripping in high end everything, the hand picked clientele are in for an incredible opening week.

However, not everyone is in attendance to enjoy the karma. And not everyone is the person that Francesca thinks they are. As dark secrets are unearthed, will the past bring everything tumbling down.

This is a rip roaring ride. I was a little sceptical for the first third of the book, as the characters are mainly unlikable and there is a sprinkling of folklore emanating from the woods. But once things really get going, everything you think might have been happening is turned on it’s head. It’s an absolutely bonkers riot of secrets, bad behaviour and twists which I devoured across 3 sittings. An absolutely belting thriller.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC.

I enjoyed the story as a whole but kept getting confused as it jumped back and forth between past and present and there seemed to be too many characters POVs. Frankie/Francesca's character was the only really strongly depicted one.

An expensive retreat is the setting of this gripping story, which will keep the reader engaged until the last word. The settings are by turns luxurious and menacing and characters a bold mix of good, bad and downright evil! As murder mysteries go this one is a stunne,r with a very fine sense of place and characters who leap off the page fully formed into the reader’s mind.

Wow! What a page turner I could not put this book down. Even at the end lots of twists and turns.
Really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend to other book lovers.

3.5/5 I enjoyed this, the pacing was a little slow-medium for me in the first 3/4 but picked up in the last 1/4. I had no idea where the story was going and loved the way it all came together at the end.

I really enjoyed this book. I’ve also read The Paris Apartment and The Guest List by Lucy Foley, and I would rate this in between them. The Midnight Feast was easier to follow than The Guest List, with fewer characters, and I was far more gripped. There were plenty of twists and turns, and I was surprised right down to the last page. The novel predominantly takes place on the June Solstice weekend, as Francesca Meadows opens her new hotel in her Grandfathers old Manor, but secrets from a summer 15 years ago come to light. We move back and forth in time a bit over the weekend, allowing us to begin to see the police investigations. There are also chapters which take the form of a summer journal from 15 years ago, telling us the backstory and why certain characters are back on the scene now - I really enjoyed these chapters. Overall, I would really recommend it, a perfect summer thriller to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Childhood best friends, from completely opposite backgrounds, what could go wrong?
Francesca has turned her grandparents manor into the next up and coming venue for retreats for the best of the best. She is excited for the opening weekend but what she doesn’t realise is that one of the guests is her childhood friend who is only there to get revenge, and she isn’t the only one.

I loved this book, everytime I thought I had worked out what was going to happen a different twist happened! Amazing.

This book packs so much atmosphere, and really hits the mark. The tightly woven plot had me guessing right to the end. I love the way that Lucy Foley sets up a rich cast of characters, so that as a reader you really have no idea where things are going, and who will strike that final blow. This one for me invoked a real Hitchcockian vibe, with I can’t get enough of. Bravo.

The story centres around The Manor, a luxury hotel complex on the Dorset coast with “woodland hutches” nestling up to the forest. It’s midsummer and the hotel is celebrating its opening with wealthy select guests and lavish entertainment including a midnight feast.

Within the first few chapters the scene for suspense is set with a body in a cabin in the woods and the hotel engulfed in flames. The central characters are quickly introduced and it becomes apparent that each has a public face whilst hiding their true identity with hints of secrets not yet shared. There is also an external influence with someone manipulating events and bringing people together.

This is an intriguing mystery presented through the eyes of the central characters. I particularly like that each chapter is titled so that you know who’s story it is and where they are in the sequence of events. The narrative jumps forward and back in time and provides a tantalising glimpse of what is to come whilst carefully unfolding the sequence of events, exposing secrets and leading ultimately to the underlying motive. Events from the past come colliding into the future with life changing consequences.

A very clever plot, masterfully delivered and engaging throughout. Highly recommended.

I couldn’t put this one down. A twisty thriller where the actions of teenagers come back to haunt them fifteen years later. Cleverly done with some characters you love to hate.

Thanks to Netgalley for the preview copy.