The Midnight Feast – Book Review

Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin…

It’s the opening night of The Manor, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; crystal pouches for guests’ healing have been placed in the Seaside Cottages and Woodland Hutches; the “Manor Mule” cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen.

But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor’s immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And the Sunday morning of opening weekend, the local police are called. Something’s not right with the guests. There’s been a fire. A body’s been discovered.

THE FOUNDER * THE HUSBAND * THE MYSTERY GUEST * THE KITCHEN HELP

It all began with a secret, fifteen years ago. Now the past has crashed the party. And it’ll end in murder at… The Midnight Feast.

This book was creepy and weird at the same time.

The Manor is hosting a Midnight Feast, but the next day, the manor was burned down and a body was found by the seaside. The small town people are not the fans of the owner of the Manor and some hold grudges against Francesca, the owner of the Manor for an event that happened fifteen years ago.

The story has so many POVs–Francesca, Bella, DI Walker, Owen, Eddie. There is also the change in timeline that is during the Midnight Solstice, after the solstice and of course, the entries of the diary written by Bella, detailing about the event that happened fifteen years ago. The time frame is one issue that I kind of struggled in the book as I had a hard time keeping track of what timeline I was in, as it alternately changes from during the solstice, to after the solstice and suddenly to the past. The character revelation towards the end was unexpected.

What really got me into the book was the so-called local legend “The Birds” because this legend kind of added the creepiness into the book thus making the book more interesting and intriguing to read. The locals trying to sabotage the party, in the form of this group also was interesting. There were twists and turns along the way and the ending was unexpected as a result. Overall, I think this was a good book but not overly top notch that will keep you up all night kind of book. It was creepy, interesting. The confusion of times lines is the only one that led me giving this book a 3.5.