This was the first book that I’ve read by this author. I really enjoyed the beginning of the story. Cherry’s chapters seemed to be filler and really didn’t add to the story much. Overall, the characters were quite interesting and I throughly enjoyed their story. The ending was a disappointment, quite lackluster.

I was given an ARC copy by NetGalley for my honest review.

A flight is delayed and a woman makes her way around the cabin telling each passenger how and what age they would die. Some passengers were relieved; they would live to old age. Others were scared; they wouldn't make it past their next birthday.
I have read lots of Liane Moriarty in the past. I love her work. Here One Minute was a great story, slightly suspenseful. Moriarty goes between the past and the present. There are so many characters and often times I found it difficult to understand who the chapter was about. But I trusted Moriarty's process. With no chapter names or identification to the chapter at all, I just kept reading and the characters POV was eventually revealed. This is a long book but the shorter chapters help break it up and make for the perfect break points. Special thanks to Liane Moriarty, NetGalley, and Crown Publishing for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion. 4.5 stars for me.
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Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of Here One Moment.

I have a complicated relationship with the author. I was a fan of Big Little Lies, but didn't enjoy her subsequent followups.

But I haven't read a book by her for awhile and when I saw the premise of this, I was intrigued and pleased when my request was approved.

The author can write, but the narrative is bogged down with exposition, filler, and multiple characters and POVs.

Readers are introduced Cherry, the psychic/fortune teller in question, who reminisces about her past and present and what led her to that fateful moment on the plane, foretelling the deaths of numerous passengers.

Some of these deaths come true. Is Cherry psychic or it's just random luck?

I wasn't interested in Cherry or her life or any of the lives of the 6 passengers we follow after they disembark from the plane.

The narrative was too long, too drawn out, too tedious. I didn't need to know about Cherry's life story, or the lives of the six characters.

The morale to this story is; if you had a chance to change your future, would you do it?

Change is hard, but wanting to shake up your routine and do better to alter the future is harder. Harder than death for most people.

I was given this book by NetGalley for an honest review-
What an interesting book! Would you do things different if you knew you only had so long to live? On the plane a woman goes down the aisles saying Timmy will drown at 7, etc…. Six people are told an early death. Can she really tell the future? And then one dies, later two more and as this happens people become scared! Can they change the future?

An interesting take by a talented author on the familiar themes of destiny vs. free will, how one small change can have a big ripple effect, and what would we do differently if we knew how and when we would die. The book started to lag for me in the middle, but it was fairly easy to get through the hump as the chapters are short, with alternating viewpoints. I’m going to round up to 4 stars as I found the ending satisfying, and did enjoy the story for overall.

Thank you very much to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed all the other Liane Moriarty books I have read, but this one was not my favorite. I appreciated the overall theme of living your life to the fullest. I also loved the multiple POVs and learning about Cherrie’s life through the years. I could not get connected to the other characters and their stories. The middle of the book was also slow for me. I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I listened to it rather than reading it.

This may be my favorite Liane Moriarty yet, and is sure to be a big hit. Interesting premise and great character development. Will be recommending this as a perfect fall read.

Thank you to both #NetGalley and Crown Publishing/Crown for providing me an advance copy of Liane Moriarty’s latest #mystery novel, Here One Moment, in exchange for an honest review.

#HereOneMoment takes a timeworn concept about accepting or rejecting predetermined destiny, and revives it by creating a contemporary story that relies on a strongly character-driven plot and resists the use of fantastical elements other than fate.

The story opens on a short, yet harrowing, Australian domestic flight wherein passengers are subjected to involuntary predictions about their age and cause of death, which are made by a potential psychic, Cherry Lockwood, who rightfully earns the social media moniker ‘The Death Lady’ shortly after the flight lands and her predictions start coming true.

The novel is a slow-burn, which gradually builds in suspense as the passengers disembark and the story focuses on characters’ individual lives. The chapters alternate between Cherry’s retelling of her life up until the psychic incident, and the perspectives of several passengers whose fates were predicted on that flight.

The characters have varied and intriguing backgrounds, ranging from young to old, rich to poor, with different nationalities and ethnicities. At times, the story could drag if the reader was not interested in a certain character or their subplot. Grief, free will, and love are three of the heaviest themes running rampant throughout each individual subplot, preying on human emotions and fears that we encounter on a daily basis.

Overall, the novel was an intriguing and well-woven story that comes full circle in a predictable, but mostly happy fashion in the end. Readers should know this is a story that is more about the human condition, and less about mystery or the supernature. Solid 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

Liane Moriarty never disappoints!! Another great read from her. Thanks netgalley & the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

First off, I would definitely recommend this to fans of Moriarty's other novels. I received an advance copy, so I'm unsure whether it will be marketed as a mystery/thriller like "Big Little Lies," but I would classify it more as contemporary fiction, similar to "The Hypnotist's Love Story" and "Three Wishes". The story has a prominent "hook" mentioned in the synopsis; however, it focuses less on unraveling a mystery and more on exploring the characters' backstories—their grief, compulsions, and upbringings. I wouldn't describe this as a page-turner since each chapter primarily aims for character development. In short, it's a heartfelt story that reminds us to pause, appreciate life and cherish our relationships.

I loved this book! Not a mystery nor a thriller, more chick lit I guess...... but had me enthralled none the less and had me thinking what I would do. This is the epitome of a book club pick and I bet this will be a Reese Witherspoon pick when it comes out!

I really liked Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty, it was interesting and so touching! During a short domestic flight one woman gets up and starts telling everyone when and how they are going to die. After this predicted most passengers are chocked, amused or scared, but decide this is not real, except, then people start dying just as predicted! This book makes you stop and appreciate your life a little more. The story alternates between the passenger and the “The Death Lady” as she quickly is named.
Loved this book!

I have read a lot of Liane Moriarty’s books and really loved most of them, but this one just wasn’t my favorite. It’s so different from her other books. I just had a hard time keeping up with all the characters and it was kinda depressing. I guess it bothered me that she told each of the people on the plane when they were going to die and how, whether they wanted to know or not. There was a good moral to the story. Live your life to the fullest.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC copy!

Moriarty’s latest has such an interesting premise and starts off with a bang - a lady claiming to be psychic tells everyone on a plane the age and cause of death, the rest of the book follows several different characters from the plane as they try to determine whether she is to be believed or not, until some people from the flight actually die the way she determined. they then of course try to live their lives in avoidance of the cause.

I loved the initial setup (kinda like The Measure meets Dear Edward), but unfortunately it fell into the same trap as the last few Moriarty books I’ve read. we follow about 6 different characters after the flight in alternating chapters, but they aren’t evenly spread out so some characters get much more storyline than others, and as a result it took a long time before we circled back to certain characters. I’d say the most emphasis is placed on the storyline of Cherry (the psychic lady), who basically tells us her life story, yet I felt her storyline had such little impact on the book and I personally would’ve preferred to follow the ‘dying’ characters more. I enjoyed following Allegra, Eve, and Paula’s stories the most, yet I felt they were the ones who got the least amount of pages, compared to Cherry’s overly drawn out one.

and I don’t wanna spoil anything of course, but the ending left me rolling my eyes and the direction the plot takes was definitely underwhelming.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. Liane Moriaty is hit or miss for me. Some of her books I love and others I don’t like at all. This was the later. I thought the premise was ridiculous, (The Measure did it first and better), I couldn’t connect with any of the characters, and it was far far too long. I’m not sure why she wrote speculative fiction but I didn’t like this one at all.

Onboard a flight, Cherry astounds passenger’s by predicting their ages and manner of death, earning her the nickname “Death Lady.” As her prophecies materialize, Cherry and those whose fate she foretold share their perspectives. This book is a page turning thought-provoking tale and a compelling reminder to live each day like it’s your last.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Liane Moriarty delivers another gripping novel with Here One Moment. I always enjoy books that include multiple perspectives and I loved the way the different stories layered and intertwined.

Another gripping story from Liane Moriarity. She brings the storytelling and the writing, and this book will be very popular. Thanks for the ARC

Only Moriarty could have me finish a 500+ book in a few short days. I was on the edge of my seat from the beginning, and as always with her books nothing is quite as it seems. I absolutely love her writing style, the way the story all comes cleanly together at the end, and how unique her storylines are every time.
Thank you Netgalley & the publisher for my eARC!

I could not help it. I had to read this book as soon as I received the complimentary digital ARC from Crown Books and NetGalley. I don't think this author can write anything except for a best seller. The "Death Lady" walks through an airplane, in a daze, and predicts the death of most of the people on the plane. Some people laugh it off, some take it very seriously. The story follows about 5-6 of the passengers who were given an "expectation of death" which included the age and the condition causing the death. The chapters skip between the various characters, giving background, insight and suspense (!) as to whether some of them will be alive for their next chapter. Everyone was interesting and it was easy to remember each of their stories. Interspersed between the chapters of the passengers, the author tells us a little bit more about the "Death Lady." This book is not out until September 10, 2024 and I envy all of you readers who will be reading this book for the first time. This opinion is my own. A definite 5 star book.