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dana_reads_travels 's review for:
The Midnight Feast
by Lucy Foley
Thank you to the publisher for a free Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
And to be honest, this one was just not good. In her typical writing format, Foley has numerous points of view and short chapters. The short chapters make it a fast read, but at times the shortness meant we were not really learning a single thing about the characters. This was my problem with The Paris Apartment as well. Yes, the Guest List followed the same format, but I found we weren't left completely hanging every chapter.
The journal entries were fine, but honestly were not great. They did not add to the story, I think I would have preferred flashbacks while in the characters' chapters. The "birds" if meant to be creepy were not.
I always look forward to a book by Foley, but this one just did not do it for me. The plot was meh and I will post my biggest wth in the spoiler below.
At this point, I genuinely wish that Foley would change up her writing style and try something different.
You are telling me that Francesca did not recognize a single person? Not Owen? Not Michelle? Not Eddie looking like this brother? Not "Bella"? I know people change from their teens on, but come on? Not a single one of them?
And to be honest, this one was just not good. In her typical writing format, Foley has numerous points of view and short chapters. The short chapters make it a fast read, but at times the shortness meant we were not really learning a single thing about the characters. This was my problem with The Paris Apartment as well. Yes, the Guest List followed the same format, but I found we weren't left completely hanging every chapter.
The journal entries were fine, but honestly were not great. They did not add to the story, I think I would have preferred flashbacks while in the characters' chapters. The "birds" if meant to be creepy were not.
I always look forward to a book by Foley, but this one just did not do it for me. The plot was meh and I will post my biggest wth in the spoiler below.
At this point, I genuinely wish that Foley would change up her writing style and try something different.