Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley

45 reviews

baz46's review against another edition

0.25

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Birds are not real. 

This book is a masterclass in how to write an idiot plot. 

Your telling me that none of these people recognized these people after all of this time especially if they where that close… utter nonsense. 

This book is so stupid the plot twists where predictable and mystery a straight line. 

This is my last Foley book all of them are the same. Vapid empty people being stupid for 2/3 of the book followed by a predictable plot twist ending that only work since the other characters are too stupid to notice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Classism

gracescanlon's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Francesca is insufferable from her first POV chapter. I loved how the more chaotic the story got, the more chaotic the POV chapters and their lengths became. The falling action

did well discussing the not-wholly-satisfying nature of the conclusion. Though the falling action was a little short, it wasn’t too quick. I would've liked a bit more of it, but I’m also not angry about its length.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting

mjacksondonnell's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment

lpdx's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Rape, Stalking

Minor: Abandonment

winter_b's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was great to read as an audiobook, all the narrators did a great job at embodying their characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Abandonment

arnold_shelby's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I didn't really enjoy this book very much. I have read other Lucy Foley that was okay but this one bothered me. I felt the multiple POV was actually too much, and while I get why we were following so many characters it was a challenge to get into the book because each chapter was so short. 

The series of reveals towards the end were interesting, but not enough to outweigh the slow pacing of the beginning and the broken up story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Car accident, Toxic friendship

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Abandonment

lindsayshosho's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Murder, Abandonment

cdifrango's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I think the full cast narration really helped this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Classism

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

vic_and_twisted's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I am always drawn to Foley's work because it's atmospheric, and Midnight Feast delivered deliciously. Such a nuanced setting rendered to disturbing perfection. Great commentary on social class and greed. The most gothic beach read I've found.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment

youonlylizonce's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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For my first Lucy Foley, I am extremely impressed and ready to read more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment