⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.💫/5. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty. The author of Big Little Lies, Apples Never Fall, What Alice Forgot plus many others has a new book coming out in September! Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for this advanced reader copy. This novel was terrific. It’s an ordinary day for a plane load of Australians. There’s an aggravating flight delay and tensions are high. Suddenly, a nondescript older lady makes her way down the aisle, telling everyone how old they will be when they die and what the cause of death will be. Many people indulge her, thinking it’s dementia. However, when she tells a baby and a bride about their impending early demises, people want her to stop spreading nonsense. Weeks later, some of her predictions start coming true. If you could know, would you want to know? What would you do differently? We follow several of these passengers as they try to fight fate. Ultimately, we learn that this is a book about grief - grief for loved ones, grief for the road not taken or grief over what could have been. I think we can all identify with those feelings. I loved this book! Make sure you check it out in September! #bookstagram #netgalley #whatiread #whatsinyourbeachbag #bookgram #reading #bookworm #lianemoriarty #goodreads #libbyapp #thumbsup

Thank you, NetGalley and Crown Publishing | Crown books for this advanced reader's copy. It took me a minute to get into this book and then I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!! I have not loved a Liane Moriarty book this much since the first one I read, The Husband's Secret, years ago. What would you do if someone told you exactly when and how you would die?? Would you take them seriously and make changes in your life or would you just keep going as you always had? This book really makes you think about things. One woman went around a plane and calmly was telling passengers on her flight when and how. Some were very far off their lives, so they didn't think anything of it, but a couple were next year or very outlandish like a newlywed couple or a small child. So, should those people really take her more seriously? All the lives were very interesting, and you get to read about the woman's life who made the predictions as well and how to she ended up there.

As a huge fan of Liane Moriarty, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to read an ARC of her newest book and this was worth the excitement!

A woman stands unprompted on a plane and announces cause and age of death for the other passengers. The bulk of the story takes place after the flight and alternates between the perspective of the psychic and a few of the passengers. The story lags a little at times (specifically during Cherry’s chapters for me) but I had a hard time putting it down after the first death. I anticipated (and loved) the suspense of this story! I didn’t anticipate the emotional depth and reflection of the characters and I loved that even more!

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the ARC provided in exchange for my honest review.

Liane Moriarty is an incredibly gifted author, as evidenced by the popularity and critical acclaim of each of her novels. The beauty of her body of work is that no two pieces are alike. Her literary choices seem to develop organically, rising to the occasion each plot presents, allowing Moriarty to create profoundly moving characters brought to life through the carefully crafted development of each unique voice. Here One Moment is this author’s most recent offering.

The premise of the story is that a flight from Hobart to Sydney is suddenly disrupted when an elderly woman who, just before the flight lands, moves down the aisle, points to each passenger in turn and shares at what age that person will die as well as their eventual cause of death. Reactions run the gamut from shocked to dismayed, from entertained to horrified. As they deplane, they each take with them a new burden—the burden of facing their own mortality and the forced exploration of their foundational beliefs. The remaining chapters alternate between those told by Cherry, the elderly woman passing sentence, and those that explore the lives of the passengers themselves as they face their new reality. Even many of those aboard who were initially skeptical begin to feel more than a little uneasy as the pages turn and predictions are realized, in exactly the way they were shared.

Cherry’s chapters move through time like mercury, slipping smoothly from decade to decade as she steeps her story in pop culture references that anchor her in time. From Taylor Swift to Ed Sheeran, line dancing to the Lion King, the reader is able to follow Cherry’s footprints as she traverses the timeline of her life. The passenger chapters aren’t, by design, as dependent upon the past and are instead firmly planted in the present with a wary eye to the future. One constant is repeated in each passenger’s story—in some way, Cherry has brought to them chaos and discomfort.

Whilst the writing itself is truly memorable and moving, as are many of the stories shared by both passengers and Cherry, the book was, for me, a very slow burn that never transformed from smoldering to actual flame. The payoff of the build fell flat and was more anticlimactic than the plot of a Lifetime movie. I wanted fireworks and instead received a fizzling sparkler. The disappointment was real.

I encourage readers to find joy in the clever wit Moriarty brings to the page. Revel in the details as they unfold and enjoy feeling like they are insiders when they can identify with current events. Read for the beauty of Moriarty’s art and allow the denouement to occur without judgement. In the case of Here One Moment, it’s all about the journey, not the destination. 3.5 stars rounded up, because…Liane Moriarty!

Thanks to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the opportunity to receive an ARC. Publication is slated for late September of 2024.

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The overall story plot was very interesting. I did have trouble keeping track of characters at times, as there were so many characters with their own interwoven stories. It was a fun, enjoyable read!

This was an interesting read that caused me some serious stress while reading it. I wasn't sure where the story was going. On a short flight, a women stands up and walks the aisle, giving and age and cause of death to passengers. This starts a chain of events for all of the characters once the death predictions start coming true. There were two storyline in this books and I did find myself skimming thru Cherry's story at moments just to keep going with the stories of the passengers. Overall, a good book and one that definitely make you think about how you would treat your life if you thought you would know when it would end. Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

Wow! This book was a breath of fresh air for me. I really liked the concept. It was a tiny bit slow to start, but once I was in I felt pretty sold. I loved the characters and the overall short chapters and learning more about Cherry and how the flight came to be. I loved that you can change your fortunes and steer fate. It was a really sweet book!

A fantastic story that drew me in and kept me reading. This was my first Liane Moriarty book. An interesting premise done so well!

Easily one of my favorite Liane Moriarty books. Emotional, deep, but not too heavy. Her characters were witty and eccentric - an absolute pleasure to read

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Crown publishing for this advanced reader copy of Liane Moriarty’s, Here One Moment. I’ll never forget reading What Alice Forgot and then promptly devouring anything else by the author that I could get my hands on. I adored her earlier books, didn’t connect with the last two releases, and am happy to say I loved this new novel!

Airline travel is really something these days. If you’ve flown at all this summer, I’m sure you came back with a travel story or two to share at the water cooler. Imagine being on a plane minding your own business when another passenger begins roaming the plane and telling everyone their cause and age of death (whether you want to hear it or not)! Imagine discounting this behavior as absurd until time passes, and the predictions befalling your cabin mates come true.

Moriarty excels at writing quirky and endearing characters that pull you in even when the plot would be something you’d normally roll your eyes at. I had to know what would happen to these characters! Yes there were a lot of them, but I felt connected to them all with a sense of urgency for their outcomes.

Here One Moment publishes in the US on September 10, 2024.

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Liane Moriarty has done it again with this engaging story that really makes you consider what would happen if you were given your death date and reason how you died. How would you handle that? The way each character reacted and acted on that information was realistic with these very likeable characters. Will definitely be ordering and will be putting on our 'staff picks' wall.

This is a different read from what I am used to. It was very well written.

Six passengers board a plane. These six passengers have been predicted to die in the very near future. One of the passengers on the plane does die. Could the predictions be correct?

I loved how the story came together but I didn't care for some of the chapters and found myself struggling to finish it until about half way. The story is very long and I struggled at times. Although I did enjoy the ending. Give this one a try!

Thank you to NetGalley for this arc!!!

This was the 8th book I’ve read from Liane Moriarty. It once again confirmed that she is one of my “must read” authors. This is another 5 star read!

We begin the book with a plane full of people who are stressed due to a long delay. There is a woman roaming around the plane telling people how old they will be when they die, as well as their cause of death. That alone was enough to hook me!

We jump around to different characters with each chapter. I loved seeing how the story developed from so many different view points. This one kept me hooked from the very start!

Thank you to Crown Publishing and NetGalley for the advanced copy. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This book was sooo freaking good! It was really difficult to put this book down. It was intense but not in a bad way. The story really makes you think and start wondering "what would I do?"

Liane Moriarty is so good at writing about serious topics with humour to lighten the mood a bit. One min you are on the verge of tears and before the tears fall she has you laughing.
This book is about a group of people on a plane who are told when and how they will die by an odd lady that boards the plane. No one even knows her, they call her "the death lady"
No one really takes her predictions seriously until one by one the passengers start to die exactly as predicted.

Liane Moriarty has a talent for creating very interesting characters that are entertaining. She also has a way of writing stories that keep you intrigued and invested, her books are incredibly difficult to put down. If you've read Liane Moriarty you know what I mean and if you are new to her writing, you will not be disappointed.

I really enjoyed the storyline of "Here One Moment" and hearing about each character's story. I sometimes got confused about who I was reading about. Overall, this was another excellent book by Liane Moriarty!

i really loved this one, love all of Liane's books and loved how she tied all the stories together. I've already recommended to my friends to pick up and buy! Hope to see this one on screen as well!

I have read each and every Moriarty book there is, and as usual she does not disappoint. How would you react if you were told the date and means of your death? Would you try to avoid situations in which you might die? Follow along as several characters in the book go about thier lives and try to ignore that impending death date... and is it even true?

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC of Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Loved it! I have wanted to read books by this author for a while now and received this ARC.  I was pretty excited.
The author is great with description and thinking outside the box. I loved the characters and their personalities and the plot was great. I enjoyed how the story was told in stages about different characters and how Cherry's story unfolded. I enjoyed the connections between some of the characters at the end of the novel. It was a longer novel at just over 500 pages, but it's packed full of detail.
I'm looking forward to reading more books by this author

I will always be a huge fan of Moriarty's storytelling... with this book it is no different. It kept me enthralled, wondering how paths would cross, how story lines were related and how eager to see it all come together. She weaves the best stories with the most unique plot lines rich with characters you end up loving in spite of themselves.

I’ve always enjoyed books that make you face your mortality and deeply think about the time you have left. The character driven nature of this story is one that won’t soon be forgotten.