I can honestly say that I have never read a book like this. It reminded me of Christie's And then there were none.
The plane was a bit delayed, but arrived at its destination with minimal hiccups aside from the "crazy" lady telling all the passengers when and how they would die. At first they brush her off as crazy, but once a few of the passengers actually die, everyone on the flight is getting very anxious. Can destiny be changed? This was a wonderful book and I loved it so much.

This may have climbed to the top of my “favorite books this year” list. There is SO much that I loved about this book. The premise is, or course, fascinating… but it’s so much more than that. Moriarty does a beautiful job of developing her characters and their responses to their “date of death, cause of death” predictions. Surprisingly, the character I grew to like the most was Cherry, even though she’s arguably the least likeable at the beginning.

The best part of this book is its message and the quote at the end captures it best: “it is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on Earth and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had.” -Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

This is the First time I’ve read a book by his author, and I really enjoyed it.. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting, but I was definitely surprised by the way the story progressed. I love getting tidbits of cherry’s history

Absolutely loved. I was worried because it had felt like it had been so long since Moriarty released a book (although it’s only been three years!) and she’s one of my favorite authors. I think this book could have done with maybe one POV less to make this a little less bloated, but I loved it. Especially the “villain” POV (if that’s even fair). As always big fan.

I honestly really struggled with this book. It sounded really interesting from the description but, to me it was just very chaotic and hard to follow that many different characters. There was a lot of built up for a very anticlimactic ending. I couldn’t connect with this book at all and kept catching myself not paying attention to what I was reading and having to reread a lot of parts of this book.

Here one moment by Liane Moriarty.

It all starts with a flight from Hobart to Sydney. A flight delayed long enough to seem plagued. And then, once underway, something odd happens. An older woman wanders down the aisle informing each passenger of their age at death, and cause of death. While some are understandably upset by the prediction, a few others are quite happy with the pronouncement. But once the plane lands they all go on their way thinking this was a very strange occurrence.

And then the predictions begin to come true. The rest of the story flips between the predictor’s life story leading up to her being on the flight, and the experiences of the other passengers.

A solid 3 1/2 stars. Here one moment keeps you wondering what’s next and whether the Death Lady, as the predictor comes to be known, will be right again. A thoroughly enjoyable read.

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty is poignant, emotional and perfectly paced. I loved all the different POV’s and how we got to know each character. As I read this book, it made me think of my own life and what decisions I would make, if I were in these positions. So thought-provoking but there is also fun. What a wonderful book.

Another Liane Moriarty I truly enjoyed. A unique story and although there were a lot of characters and POV changes, I felt like I could easily follow and felt invested in each character. Highly recommend picking this one up on 9.10.24!

Reframing Beliefs Using The ABC Model and HERE ONE MOMENT by Liane Moriarty

Cover of the book Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty used to describe the therapy concept of Reframing Beliefs using the ABC Model

The flight was massively delayed, and, as happens when plans are derailed, everyone was frustrated. Leo was particularly distraught. He tapped his foot and answered his seatmate Sue’s polite inquiries in abrupt monosyllables. Sue, who sat between Leo and her husband, Max, thought that Leo seemed rude and self-involved. A warm, grandmotherly type herself, Sue was somewhat offended and more than a little put off by Leo’s behavior.

Their trio was stuck in this awkwardness until a silver-haired lady, a fellow passenger, started making off-putting predictions about the age and cause of death of fellow passengers. Jarred by this disturbing behavior, Leo's honesty about what was bothering him became a turning point. His daughter was the lead in a play that evening, and because of the delayed flight, he was missing it and letting her down. Upon learning the truth, Sue immediately changed her beliefs surrounding Leo and felt empathy for him, highlighting the value of reframing beliefs.

Beliefs deeply impact thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Reframing beliefs is an effective way to improve feelings. The ABC Model, a powerful tool used in rational emotive behavioral therapy, empowers individuals to reframe their beliefs and emotions.

Here is the ABC Model:

A – Activating Event: What happened?

B – Beliefs Surrounding Event: What were your interpretations or beliefs about what happened?

C – Emotional Consequences: What feelings and behaviors did you experience as a result of your interpretation of what happened?

D – Dispute: Try challenging your beliefs and reframing from negative to adaptive. Some questions to try include: Are there other potential interpretations? How would you see the situation if you adopted a different perspective? Use the dispute to try out adaptive beliefs.

E – New Emotional Consequences: What new feelings and behaviors arise when you adopt more adaptive beliefs? These are likely healthier consequences than the round 1 consequences above.

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

Thank you to Crown Publishing and Net Galley for giving me access to view this ARC.

4 ⭐️

Thank you so much to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read “Here One Moment” in exchange for an honest review.

I have been a Liane Mortiary fan for quite some time. The premise of this book really caught my attention and after reading the book I enjoyed it even more than I suspected.

The thought of being on an airplane just minding your own business and a stranger starts predicting passengers date of death and how they would die would be completely jarring, but when the predictions start coming true it forces the passengers to truly face their own mortality and start living their days with purpose and passion.

It forces us as readers to examine how we are living and ask ourselves if we are living the lives we hope to live or just putting off living until tomorrow. I absolutely adore books that bring these questions to mind and possibly change our own lives for the better.

The last few chapters really tugged at my heart strings. “It is only when we truly know and understand that we have limited time on earth and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had.”

I adore this author but this one was not my cup of tea. The opening chapter alone was poorly written and I almost DNF based on that alone. It did not grab my attention it annoyed me and went on forever. After that however the storyline picked up. It got creepy and eerie and I was hooked into that storyline. But then just as it’s got you entertained the chapter changes and the interest drops and you move to a new character and have to start building again. And again and again just as you get into the story the chapter and whole story changes and that didn’t work for me. I was just frustrated by it. I wish they had done the writing a bit different so it flowed better as the story line after the first chapter to almost the end was great. You are dying to see if the predictions come true and every time you get to a characters chapter you get invested and then your brain is forced to leave that story and adjust it the next. By the time it picks back up you have read 4 different story lines and it’s hard to get that excitement to find out back,
If you like the alternate story flipping then this will be great for you.
The end also felt rushed and anticlimactic. I won’t put spoilers here but I was let down.
So on the plus it was a great concept, the storyline itself was amazing. The way it was told was frustrating to me. I will still recommend the read as the characters were awesome and if you get past how it was told the actual meat of the book was great.

I'm torn about this book. I didn't really love it but it had enough pull to make me want to finish it to see what happened. It jumped around a bit so at times I had trouble following it. But I'm glad I read to the end as I did like how it ended.

I enjoy this author, but book was mostly predictable. Not my favorite of her books. To be honest I am not sure what it was missing, maybe too many characters and storylines within it.

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I am sitting here with tears running down my cheeks and I feel so grateful for this amazing story. It begins with a nondescript woman standing up on a plane, walking down the aisles, and predicting each person’s expected cause of death and age of death. Are the predictions true? How will they impact each passenger? 🤯 I haven’t been on such an emotional or suspenseful roller coaster read in a long time. Through multiple narrators, Moriarty celebrates the mundane everyday things that are universal to humanity. The message is clear - cherish every second and appreciate the little things that seem so frustrating or trivial, because despite their monotony, they are fleeting and numbered. I am so impressed that she saltines so many of life’s moments and stages - the curiousity and innocence of children, the falsely confident young person forging into adulthood, single life, married life, infertility and motherhood, career focused, grieving, and so much more. I think no matter who you are, where you are from, or where you are in life, there is something in these pages for you.

Thank you, @netgalley and @crownpublishing for this amazing ARC. I know it will be sticking with me for a very long time. ❤️

This novel is an emotional whirlwind, encapsulating the full spectrum of human experience. It stands out as my favorite work by this author. With a compelling message about living life to the fullest, it serves as a poignant reminder of what truly matters. The narrative poses a profound and thought-provoking question: if you knew your future, how far would you go to alter it? Although the subject matter is weighty, the book's engaging prose made it a quick read for me.

Liane Moriarty never disappoints! I love the family drama/contemporary pace of her storylines when I need to step away from intense thrillers for a little. This story was lighter hearted and inspiring and really got me thinking about life. Thank you!

It all begins with a bizarre event. An inconspicuous woman walks down the aisle of a plane mid flight and proceeds to point at passengers and give predictions about their “cause of death” and “age of death”. The result of these interactions causes some curious effects. This book tells the story of several passengers following this event and alternates with chapters of the life story of the woman on the plane who was making the predictions. I really enjoyed this book. It took me a minute to get all of the characters straight but it’s worth it. This book has the potential to spur some great book club discussions regarding fate, interconnectedness, grief, joy and living life to the fullest. Thank you for Netgalley and Crown publishing for an ARC of this heartfelt read.

I was frankly initially intimidated by the length of this book (over 500 pages!) but was very happy to find it was broken up into over 100 pleasantly short chapters. Don’t let the length scare you away, this book reads much more quickly than your typical 500-pager.

It had been a while since I had read a Liane Moriarty book, and this one didn’t disappoint! She masterfully weaves a tangled web of characters together here (as she tends to do).

The book starts off with a woman on a flight causing a scene by predicting the age and cause of death of many of her fellow passengers. We then follow a diverse subset of passengers in the aftermath, while also slowly learning more about our primary narrator.

I was maybe (definitely) slightly biased in the end by how much I ended up relating to some attributes of the main character (not the least of which was finding out we shared a profession pretty late into the book).

4.5 stars, rounded up. I would like to thank NetGalley, Crown Publishing, and the author for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Seemed like normal day on an airplane….. delayed flight… civil engineers need to fix the plane before take off. Finally, the plane gets moving. About halfway through the flight an older woman stands up and started predicting the death of the passengers. Pointing to each passenger she says things like, heart failure age 95, drowning, age 7. Should the passengers believe her ? Is she telling the truth ? can she really see into the future. Turns out … maybe it wasn’t a silly joke.

This book had a good plot and storyline however it wasn’t for me. I don’t like reading stories about people dying.

Wow, this book was a trip. I love Liane Moriarty books because they’re always so unique and keep you guessing the whole way through, and Here One Moment was no exception. The way she weaves the seemingly random characters stories all together is masterful. I wanted to get to the end as soon as possible to find out what would happen to all of them and I couldn’t help but think about what I would do if I knew how and when I was going to die. This book made me grateful for the mystery. If you enjoy Liane’s writing this will definitely be another hit for you.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!