Liane Moriarty's "Here One Moment" is a compelling exploration of the fragility of life and the profound impact of seemingly small moments. The story centers around a tight-knit community grappling with the sudden disappearance of one of their own, a charismatic and well-loved individual whose absence sends ripples through the lives of those left behind. Moriarty masterfully weaves a narrative that balances suspense with deep emotional insight, drawing readers into the complex web of relationships and secrets that define the community.

Moriarty's characters are richly developed, each bringing their unique perspective to the central mystery. The protagonist, grappling with guilt and unresolved feelings, serves as a poignant anchor for the story, while the supporting cast adds layers of complexity and intrigue. Moriarty's skill in portraying the intricacies of human behavior and the subtleties of interpersonal dynamics shines through, making each character's journey both relatable and compelling. The novel's exploration of themes such as loss, forgiveness, and the search for truth resonates deeply, adding emotional weight to the suspenseful plot.

I have honestly never read a story like this before. There was a lot of depth in it. Here One Moment weaves a truly unique tale that makes us think about how we would live if we knew when we were going to die. The POVs of the characters as they await their fates was incredibly engaging. I could not put it down. I’ll admit I was a bit wary of the plot at first but I really enjoyed the way the story unfurled and the questions it ultimately raises. Great work from Liane Moriarty as usual. Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I really enjoyed Moriarty’s other books so I was surprised when it took a few chapters of this one to get interested enough to continue. But once I got there, I couldn’t wait to read it through to the end to find out what happened to each character. I had no idea how things were going to play out.

Psychic readings, statistics, OCD, mental anguish, grief, loss, extreme worry, love, coincidences, death predictions, marriage, divorce, friendships-new, old, and estranged. Destiny or free will? Contemplative and philosophical yet very real. I much appreciated the author’s straightforwardness of the subjects while also interjecting some humor.

This book’s upcoming release date is Sept. 24, 2024. Thank you very much to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the early e-book.

As if traveling isn't enough of a nightmare, imagine yourself on a flight that has been delayed two hours on the tarmac. You finally take off, and a totally nondescript woman travels through the plane changing everyones' lives with just a few words each. Moriarty once again shines as she takes all of these strangers' lives and weaves them together as they struggle and obsess about the futures she has given them. I loved the reminder to live each day and appreciate your life while you have it.

Such a great read. I love Liane Moriarty books and this one did not disappoint. Highly recommend! Five stars! I always enjoy the character development in her books and the varying perspectives. Can one prediction change your life and how you live. That’s the main thought in this book. Will it come true or will you change the course of your life based on what you are told..

Interesting

I enjoyed this book. The beginning, where an elderly woman went through an Australian airplane and told each person she saw when and how they would die, was interesting. So was the way some of the people dealt with the revelation. It dragged for me from about half way to 3/4 of the way through, but I kept reading instead of skipping ahead, I don't think I would have missed much as the story of the "fortune teller" and her mother got a little long, but the ending was very good. I enjoyed the resolution, although there were a lot of coincidences. Maybe since the plane was coming from the relatively small state of Tasmania, some of the coincidences were not all that far-fetched.

I received an ARC of this book from Crown Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for my honest feedback. I requested this title from NetGalley as I have read and enjoyed other Liane Moriarty books. But I wasn't sure if this would keep my interest enough, as I do tend to gravitate towards thriller novels. Well, I LOVED this book. I truly laughed out loud in spots. The characterization is extremely well-done; even though there are a lot of characters, I had no issues recalling who was who because they were written in such depth as to basically be real people. The book is long, but I really didn't want it to end. The way it's all tied up towards the end of the book reminded me of Kate Atkinson novels, and the cast of diverse and sometimes eccentric characters reminded me of Elin Hilderbrand. I rarely read books twice, but I could definitely see reading this one again now that I know the conclusion.

Also, I am not at all into mystical or supernatural - so if you feel the same, give this one a try anyway.

Count no one lucky until you know the nature of their death: the supposed words of an ancient Greek philosopher. Australian Liane Moriarty pushes the notion even farther in her latest book, HERE ONE MOMENT. Through a dual timeline, the life of the so-called “Death Lady” and her fellow passengers after their ill-fated airplane flight, she explores what if you do know the nature of your death, the cause of death and time. of death.

How will you feel, or act, then? Is life determined? Can a person change the dictates of fate? Is it even possible for the future to be predicted? Or are predictions only carefully dressed up probabilities?
These are weighty questions but in Moriarty s capable hands, the book manages to be entertaining, even hilarious at times. She creates a large cast of true-to-life characters with identifiable quirks and, little by little, interweaves their stories together.

Sometimes it’s too much of a good thing, however, as the characters and their stories proliferate beyond what seems to serve the story. I wanted to give this book a 5 because of the many endearing characters but I couldn’t because of what i decided was “Cherry overload,” the depth of backstory given the inadvertent or actual agent of fate.

With thanks to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for an Advanced Reading Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book! I was so interested in all the characters and how their stories would end. I genuinely ignored my family so I could read . I did tell my mother in law to make a note with names and info while she was reading for reference. This was definitely a book I found myself thinking about when I wasn’t reading it and kept bringing it up in conversation.

When I first started this book, I could not figure out where it was going. I almost gave up because I felt like I had too many characters to keep track of. I am so glad I didn't give up! Everything plays out in it's time as you come to know the characters and their fate after they are given their day/reason of death from someone known as the 'death lady" on their flight. Not only do you become wrapped up in the characters, you also come to fully embrace Cherry aka "death lady". I am definitely recommending this one to all types of readers. It is fiction with a dose of mystery and suspense. I look forward to what is next from Liane Moriarty.

I really enjoyed this book. It's classic Moriarty. It explores the familiar ideas of what is pre-destiny, self-fulfilling prophesies, and the interplay of self-determination and fate in a fun and unique way. It was quick and very easy to read, yet left me with much to think about even days after finishing.

A side note of next to no worth, but lots of people predicted to live to 100+ lol. Felt disproportionate, it niggled.

This book poses an interesting question, what would you do if you knew when you would die? There are multiple POVs which allows the reader to understand many characters very well. Having read most of Liane Moriarty books, this one was a slightly underwhelming compared to some of her other books. I enjoyed the concept and the characters but the ending fell a little flat (except for the swimmer!). It's very possible that my expectations were too high and if I had never read anything else by her I would have enjoyed it more.

Thank you for the early copy from one of my favorite authors. This book did not disappoint. I have already purchased multiple copies for my library.

Book Title: Here One Moment
Author: Liane Moriarty
Publisher: Crown
Genre: Women’s Fiction, Mystery/Thriller
Pub Date: September 10, 2024
My Rating: 4.4
Pages: 512

The flight from Hobart to Sydney is delayed for 30 minutes, and finally takes off. As everyone gets settle and ready to get to Hobart, a lady is stopping at each row talking to the passengers. However, she is actually making a prediction of when she expects they will die and what the cause. In other words how long or short they will live.
Actually the lady is Cherry (not Cheryl) Lockwood, the daughter of Madame Mae a famous psychic.
. The passengers regard her predictions as entertaining- reminding me of the time we enjoyed playing with an Ouija Board- however my son-in-law still tells of the time before he ever met my daughter that the Ouija used her initials as his true love. Hmmm

Later when passengers return home from their flight they are a bit nervous about whether or not this woman’s predictions will come true.
When asked to describe her, no one can remember much in fact, nothing specific other than the predictions. They identify her as a lady but cannot determine if she is 30 or 80 or somewhere in between.

Six deaths are predicted not far in the future.
When after a few months three passengers die as predicted, others now give her predictions consideration.

We follow the lives of the passengers who predicted to die somewhat soon ~
~ Allegra Patel, the flight attendant predicted from self-harm on her 28th birthday.
~Dr. Bailey and his wife also Dr. Bailey were on the flight to attend great grandchild’s christening and told would die when one was 100 and the
other 101 – their birthdays are approaching – will it happen?
~ Dom and Eve the couple on their honeymoon, although Dom is predicted to live until 100, Eve is told she will be killed by Dom.
~Leo a Civil engineer who is predicted will die in an accident and he is nervous about missing his daughter's school performance.
~Ethan Chang is told he will die after his upcoming birthday from an assault, Ethan is a mild manner man but recently has not been pleased when
housemate Jasmine has boyfriend Carter stay over. Carter is messy and acts like a spoiled preschooler.
-Paula Binici is told one of her children will live to be 100, however little Timmy will die at age 7 from drowning.
Does she risk this coming true for Timmy?

There is no doubt following their lives kept me interested even though I kept hoping some predictions would be completely off.


In addition to following the passengers we also get background info on Cherry the lady now named ‘Death Lady’.

The characters were all great. I am one who isn’t a fan of long books but this one actually went quicker than I expected.
I was hopeful to read ‘Author’s Notes’ as I always love knowing the motivation for an author to write a story. However wasn’t included in this early uncorrected galley= perhaps will be added later.

I am a psychological thriller fan but there are some authors who are on my favorite list no matter what they write. Author, Liane Moriarty is one of those authors! Ms. Moriarty has written 40 books and this was only my eighth but I still call myself a fan.

Want to thank NetGalley and Crown for this early eGalley.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for September 10, 2024.

I was very intrigued by the book summary, and because it is Liane Moriarty, of course I'm going to read it.

I was hooked by the first few pages. Towards, the middle, I was starting to get confused because there were so many characters with their own sub-stories. However, knowing Moriarty's writing, I knew it would come together in the end -- and it did! Also, for U.S. readers, the book cover made no sense to me until about a quarter of the way through the book. It fits perfectly for the story.

I would rate this in my top 3 favorite Moriarty books.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

3.5 stars. First I have to say that I really love Liane Moriarty's books but this one for me may be an anomaly because frankly it was just too long. The idea is great - Would you change or alter your life based on what a psychic told you? Sounds fantastic, right?

A woman on a plane goes down the aisle and predicts the age of death and the reason for the death - disease, drowning, etc. Well obviously this creates havoc.

What follows is many pages with too many characters to remember at the beginning and it seemed a bit disjointed. The narrator, the psychic, speaks to you, the reader, and I didn't really like that. The chapters alternate between the alleged psychic and then one of the other people that were on the plane. As she tells her story though, she then interjects it with analogies or questions to the reader and I just didn't like this. It felt odd.

Thank you to NetGalley, Crown and Liane Moriarty for this very interesting storyline and one I was very interested to read - but for which I think went about 100 pages too long.

Another unique storyline from Liane Moriarty! I loved the premise of the story and I was fully invested in what happened after they stepped off the plane. I’ll be recommending this one!

Great writing, excellent character development, and multiple POVs that intersected seamlessly.

I devoured Liane Moriarty's latest, Here One Moment, pretty much in one sitting.

The first chapter of this book may be my favorite thing I've read all year.

A group of strangers boards a much-delayed flight in Australia. Among them are a weary mother with a toddler and an infant, honeymooners who are still in their wedding clothes, a retired couple returning from vacation, a hipster with an injured arm, and a workaholic dad who is about to miss his daughter's school play.

An already taxing experience turns even worse when an older woman slowly makes her way through the plane, pointing to each passenger, and predicting age and cause of death for each one.

Who is she? What is she doing?

And what if she's right?

Switching perspectives among passengers, a flight attendant, and the woman issuing predictions, Moriarty presents an entertaining meditation on fate and choosing your own destiny.

I received an early review copy from NetGalley.

Thank you to @NetGalley and @crownpublishing for the eARC of this book! These opinions are my own.

Synopsis:
People aboard a local Australian flight are shocked when suddenly an unremarkble septuagenarian (Cherry) gets out of her seat and walks through the entire plane telling each person their death age and cause.

As expected, many passengers are pleased when she predicts long lives, but several are shocked and nervous when she tells them they only have a short time left. The passengers who have been given a more concerning expiration date vary between disbelief and paranoia, each changing their post-flight lives to see if they can 'outlive' Cherry's sentence. All the while, the story of Cherry's own life is revealed as the current timeline continues for each passenger.

Opinion:
This might be my favorite Liane Moriarty book yet. This story is equal parts heart-wrenching, heart-warming, tense, and hopeful. Each passenger's lives are so relatable and I love how they range in age, careers, and family situations, and yet some of them make connections with each other through their shared bizarre one-time experience. I feel like this book would appeal to a wide range of readers and the story has a very satisfying conclusion that makes you cheer for humanity.

I hate to say this, but my least favorite of her books. Too many characters that I felt NO connection too. Really cool concept for a book, that I had high hopes for