Wow! What a twisted red. Liane Moriarty has done it again. The characters and storyline of this book are riveting. Had me from the first page to the last. Recommend! I was given an advanced reader copy of this very well written book by NetGalley and I am freely sharing my review.

Here One Moment has a fascinating premise. On an airplane flight, the passengers receive an eerie prediction of date and cause of death from a fellow passenger. Once they exit the plane and go their separate ways, some of the predictions begin to come true. The book alternates between telling what happens to individual passengers that were on the flight and the backstory of the Cherry, the woman who made the predictions. Some of the passengers are deeply affected by Cherry's predictions and make serious changes to their lives in light of her predictions. Cherry, meanwhile, is a fascinating character and it was gratifying to learn more about her.

I debated on the rating of this book. I wavered between 4 stars and 5 stars. Ultimately, I landed on 4 stars but I could see myself going back and adjusting after I've had time to process the story a bit.

What I liked about this book: It is deeply thought provoking. You can't help but wonder what you would do if you had been a passenger on the plane and received your own prediction. How would you live life differently? What would you change? Would you try to outsmart death, or spend your time focused on making your time left the best it could possibly be? How would it impact day to day life and interactions with others? Liane Moriarty explores all of these things and weaves a fascinating story about each of the characters and how they respond.

What didn't work so well for me: There are a lot of characters in this book. I lost track of some of them, to be honest. Thankfully, the author gives enough of a recap that I usually was able to pick up the thread of who they were (and what their predictions were) before getting too far into the chapter.

Ultimately, the book has a lot of sad parts to it. I would be careful about picking this book up if you're in a tender headspace. This is definitely not in the same vein as the author's clever thriller/mysteries. Don't pick this up thinking it's going to be in the same wheelhouse as Big Little Lies, for example.

Other things a reader might want to know: Yes, it's a long book. However, the chapters are super short and the last half of the book goes pretty quickly.

Do I recommend this book? Yes, absolutely! It's a fantastic book and I would put it just a smidge behind Big Little Lies in terms of ranking Moriarty's books.

A big thank you to the publisher for giving me an e-galley of this book. I can't wait for its publication day so that I can hear more buzz about it!

As is usual with Liane Moriarty's work, this book really made me think. It took me a while to get started with this book - the subject matter of death was a little too dark - but after I put it down I found myself continually wondering about the characters and their fate. Once I picked it back up, I read it in less than a day. Here One Moment tells the story of Cherry, who may or may not be a fortune teller, and the group of people she meets on a plane. I found the characters very engaging, and was deeply invested in finding out the ending. I loved the way Moriarty tied everything together in the end and gave the reader a sense of closure. Four stars, definitely recommend.

4.5⭐️
Wow. This was a wild ride, filled with predictions and scares, and oh my goodness I don’t know what I would’ve done if I’ve been on that plane. Do you want to know when you’re going to die???
Liane wrote a deeply moving narrative filled with second chances and heartache. It was good!
She writes intense? Extensive? Deep internal dialogues?? She really did a great job explaining everything the person was thinking and feeling.
I was a total wreck when I first started and then the ending filled me with a happy reflection. I really enjoyed it.
Thanks Crown Publishing via NetGalley.

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Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / Pages: 512 / Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Release Date: September 10, 2024

On a seemingly routine domestic flight, no one could have predicted the ramifications that were to come from the rantings of one “crazy old lady.” As she slowly makes her way down the aisle of the plane, she points to each passenger and gives them their age and cause of death, which later gave her the notorious moniker “The Death Lady” when her predictions started coming true.

As we follow several passengers on the plane throughout the book, we see how her predictions played out and how they lived their lives knowing that their end was nearing. We also learn more about The Death Lady and her life story. I love every single one of Liane Moriarty’s books, and this one tops my favorites of the year. I just loved it. I love all the detailed quirks she gives each character and how they all fit together in the end.

Thank you, @NetGalley, @CrownPublishing, and @LianeMoriarty_official for my gifted copy. I absolutely loved it and feel so bad for everyone who has to wait all the way to September to read it.

Liane Moriarty is one of my favorite authors, so I jumped at the chance to review this book. It did not disappoint.

I did not read the book description before I read the book. I knew I was going to read this no matter what! I highly recommend going into this without knowing what's going to happen. It adds so much.

It also makes it harder to review without giving anything away. The author provides just the amount of information you need to know at each stage of the book, so I will say it's about someone who gets called the death lady, because that's given to the reader at the beginning. The book explores how different actions and thoughts affect outcomes, including whether or not they can cause someone's death. The cover features a butterfly with rippling water, since that's discussed in the book -- the famous theory that a butterfly flapping its wings, say in Brazil, can lead to a hurricane somewhere else. Is it fate? Destiny? There's so much food for thought here. Does hearing a prediction lead to a certain outcome? Can psychics predict the future? Do actuaries know when someone is going to die? Are they sometimes right and sometimes wrong? Can you change something that is meant to happen?

All of this is laid out beautifully in a story featuring nuanced, fleshed-out characters. The main character's story is interspersed chapter by chapter with several other characters. There's a lot of fun and humor with layers of meaning, and it all comes together at the end.

I had a hunch about halfway through the book that things would tie up pretty much as they did, but it was full of tension and suspense, leading to a satisfying ending. The very last chapter made me cry. Not tears of sadness or joy, just tears of emotion, like it brings the point of the whole thing home so beautifully.

This is a long book, but the chapters are short and easy to read. It flew by.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for an advanced copy for review.

This was not what I expected. This book was emotional and witty. The characters were well written. I even laughed out loud at some of the parts. Overall great read!

This book was ok, not something that I would strongly recommend. I struggled to become engaged throughout the book.

I love this novel. I was hooked on Cherry's story from the beginning. The horror experienced by the passengers on the plane was so very realistic as well. It was easy to imagine oneself as an unwittingly recipient of such morbid attention and news.

The ending was better than I could have imagined.

Love, love, love!

A truly unique reading experience that I really enjoyed! I was engaged throughout and thought the beginning grabbed the reader from the jump. It’s something we’ve all thought about; how and when will I die? A even more interesting thought this book makes you contemplate is if you could find out the answer to that question, would you? This is my first book by this author, and I’m now interested in reading her backlist. Thank you for the advanced copy of this enjoyable book.

Thank you to the Crown Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC copy of this book. I usually really like Liane Moriarty books but this one fell flat for me - so if you're new to this author I wouldn't suggest starting with this one. The plot sounded really different from other thrillers I've read so I was immediately drawn to it. Overall premise is a mysterious woman aboard a plane shares her predictions for age of death, cause of death with each of the passengers. When a few of those predictions come true, the remaining passengers spend their days constantly worrying about what's to come and whether they will meet their fate as predicted. Sounds interesting right? This read more like an inspirational drama to me than a thriller. There was a serious lack of thrilling moments, the first few chapters being the most promising, but then it turned into more of a life story about this 'mysterious woman', Cherry and not so much about the passengers. I feel like this had so much potential to be twisty but ultimately left me bored and really underwhelmed with the ending.

This is the type of book that really makes me think. I loved the concept and the multiple perspectives, but I loved the message at the end the most. We should all be living our lives as if we are limited on time.

I am a huge Liane Moriarty fan. I was very excited to be given an ACR digital copy of “Here One Moment.” I jumped right into reading and couldn’t put it down. I knew that I was in for a wild ride and could not wait! This book did not disappoint at all. I loved meeting the characters and finding out their predictions and final outcomes. Laine Moriarty always surprises me with twists and leaves me in shock in the best way possible.

Right away I was captivated as to who is this “lady” everyone is speaking about. Who is she and what is her story? What if you’re on a flight and you were told your future? Would you take it seriously and let life come as it may because you think the person telling you this may not be quite right?
Challenge fate? Does free will exist? Are actions predetermined? Can someone change the future if they know it? What ifs, statistical probability and fate got me thinking about my own life.

We meet an airplane full of people of various backgrounds and their fate as told by a psychic. The chapters flip between point of views past and present following the passengers we met as they live their days knowing their fate. I love that we got to know the characters better and really feel their stories.

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy of Here One Moment. I have read a few of Liane Moriarty’s novels and although this one was long, it was my favorite of hers. It follows a collection of individuals as their lives go on following death predictions on an airplane flight. Along the journey we learn more about the one offering the predictions and how her life brought her to the current time. Although it felt long at times there were a lot of characters to follow and I feel like this was done well.

I adore Liane Moriarty! The Husband’s Secret was the first novel I read by her and I fell in love. Each one of her stories is so well written and captures so many emotions and Here One Moment is no exception- I devoured this book!

The overall story was so creative and I found myself thinking, what would I do if I knew the time and cause of my own death. Although this is a deep and heavy topic to touch on, Liane does what she’s best at and tones down the weight of it with wit, banter and laughs. But still hits home the moral of the story, living life to the fullest, regardless of the time we have left.

I love a story that stays with me long after I’ve read that final page and this book will truly be one I’ll come back to again and again.

Make sure to grab your hard copy September 10, 2024, I know I will!

Thank you NetGalley and Crown Publishing for an arc of this book. All opinions are my own.

I love Moriarty's books and while this wasn't my favorite, it was engrossing when I got farther in. It begins with a woman on a plane flight who roams the aisles giving fellow passengers the date and cause of their deaths! Pretty horrifying to be on plane when this happens...! And then we follow each of the passengers as they are fearful, disbelieving, or just flummoxed after the odd flight. We also get the backstory of Cherry, the "fortune teller" as she navigates her own odd life and we see all of the pieces come together like a crazy jigsaw puzzle!
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!

I really enjoyed this book although I thought it was a lot sadder than Moriarty's other books. I also thought it dragged a little in the middle but the tension was good. I can definitely see this being another best seller and I would recommend it.

This is my favorite book from Liane Moriarty in many years. I was enthralled by the premise and the ensemble cast, each character somehow even more authentic than the last -- I absolutely could not put it down. Best of all, she stuck the ending as only Liane Moriarty can, answering the big questions of the story while leaving room for just the right amount of possibility to guarantee you won't stop thinking about this one for a long time. HERE ONE MOMENT is a book you will not want to read too much about, because spoilers really will spoil it: Just trust that you're in very good hands, buckle in and enjoy the ride.

Liane Moriarty does not disappoint! With her classic domestic suspense, dark humor, and deeply human characters, she tells this story about families, grief, and a silly little plane ride that had me gasping.

Fans of Nikki Erlick’s The Measure will enjoy this multi-POV look into different types of people struggling with their mortality.

If you could know when your last day on Earth would be and how it would end, would you? What if you didn't have the choice? The lives of a group of passengers on a flight from Hobart to Sydney become inextricably linked when one elderly woman on the plane decides to tell everyone their date and cause of death.

At times this was a tough read and I would have to pause to just step away from my thoughts and anxiety the subject matter stirred up within me. Trauma, loss, grief, death-they're all very difficult, but very real subjects. Moriarty masterfully crafts a novel around what it's like to face the mortality of those we love and ourselves. I loved every character and while <u>Here One Moment</u> is not necessarily as thrilling as some of Moriarty's works, it is still filled with plenty of drama and suspense.