I don't think I have ever NOT given a Liane Moriarty book 5 stars. This one took me ever so slightly longer to get into, because the beginning is a bit repetitive with some kind of omnipotent narrator chapters.

However, once I was in, I was IN. As always, Liane Moriarty crafts such realistic and flawed characters who you immediately fall for and can't help but root for. Every interwoven story tugged at my heartstrings and I cried like a baby at the end!

“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.” -Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

This is the quote that ends the book. It is the perfect summary of how a prediction for date and manner of death can influence a person’s life, and in most cases, change them for the better. Another part that I loved "She will simply cherish every moment she is allocated until there are no more." As will I, after reading this heartfelt novel. Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the pleasure of the arc.

“𝓕𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓷’𝓽 𝓫𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽.”

💭 ⓂⓎ ⓉⒽⓄⓊⒼⒽⓉⓈ
This is definitely my favorite Liane Moriarty book to date. It’s not a happy fluffy book by any means, but it had my brain working overtime and my body experiencing so many deep feelings. There was a lot of talk about death and grief so I did have to take small breaks while reading this book because it gave me a little bit of anxiety here and there. The cast of characters were diverse and I found Cherry’s POV to be so raw and interesting and I really couldn’t get enough of her. The ending came together perfectly and solidified my 5🌟 rating. If you loved the book “The Measure,” you will need to read this one!

📚 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
🔮Psychic predictions
🦋Destiny vs. fate
🪢Intertwined characters
📖Short chapters
💡Thought provoking
😢Emotional
➕Math talk
💚Mental health rep
🗣️Multiple POVs
✌🏽Dual timelines

⚠️ 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨: death, grief, mental illness.

🦋𝕄𝕐 ℝ𝔸𝕋𝕀ℕ𝔾🦋
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💕Q U O T E: “𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉’𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒: 𝒷𝑜𝓉𝒽 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉𝓂𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓈 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝑒.”

🙏 Thank you NetGalley, Crown Publishing, and Liane Moriarty for this ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts 💕

Like so many of Liane Moriarty's stories, things are never as they appear. And yet, each time I am surprised this is the case.

Women of a certain age are not noticed. We scan over them, even through them, as we search a room. Such is the case with Cherry who boards a plane with many others, all just living in their own worlds. However, this time, the woman who would otherwise be a part of the background, becomes a major element of the others lives, unbeknownst to her.

In alternating chapters, Cherry tells her story, jumping backward in time to explain who she is and why she is. We learn about her mother, her loves, and who she is as an individual. The other alternating chapters shift between the others whose lives she's been a part of since the shared plane trip. At first, the shifts are confusing, but like any other time this happens in a story, a simple rereading of the start of the chapter reminds the reader who the current narrator is. There are several storylines to keep up with, so while this is a light read, it's one a reader will have to give some attention to so they can keep up.

About halfway through, I told my sister it seemed as if I was coming to a resolution, but noticed there was still over half the book left. I was delighted to still have more time with these characters. Rather than superficial closure, each storyline really received its due, getting full character development and a tied-together treat at the end reminding the reader how intertwined our lives really are.

Wow. Just wow. Probably the best book I have read in the last few years. This story was unique, compelling and kept me wanting to read more. Would recommend

I'm torn.... I enjoy a good mystery suspense book, but this just didn't hit for me. The setup was promising with a good "can fate be changed" concept.

We got to know our characters and were all set to go, and then the book just fell flat from there for me. It just felt slow and poorly paced at times. Maybe it was because we jumped around POVs but some characters received more "air time" than others.

It probably would have been closer to a four but the ending just underwhelmed me and just had me feeling like I was cheated a little bit.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the early copy.

I enjoyed the multiple narratives and parallel storylines. I loved the exploration of grief through the lens of the main character.

A thought provoking book about time. Would your life change if you were given a prediction about cause of death and age of death? Would your future change or would you continue living life as normal? Would you take a psychic reading seriously? Can fate be fought? This book examines the lives of many characters who are given those predictions and how it impacts their lives.
I loved the concept of this book, but I found it confusing in the beginning with so many life predictions given to characters I did not know. It was hard keeping up with who was who. It would have been easier to follow if the chapters were listed with character names instead of numbers.
Overall, I always enjoy a book by Liane Moriarty! Thank you NetGalley for this opportunity.

What would you do if someone told you the age you would die and the cause of death?

Liane Moriarty is the queen of writing characters. In this 500+ page book, she develops so many different personalities and we find several small-world connections over the course of the book.

The premise of the book is that on a flight, an eccentric woman named Cherry predicts the age and cause of death for many passengers. The book then follows these characters and how they respond to their predictions, while we catch glimpses into Cherry’s life too.

This book immediately captured my attention, but then simmered into a slower burn until the ending. I love Moriarty’s writing style, current references, and sense of humor. My only critique is that it could be hard to remember who was who with so many different people, but after a few sentences it is easy to refresh on who it is. Do not be daunted by how many pages there are, several chapters are incredibly short and each start to the chapter has a lot of blank page space (and there are over 100 chapters).

Thank you NetGalley, Crown Publishing, and the author for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Pub Date 9/10/24

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for trusting me with Here One Moment. I have read many of Liane Moriarty's books but Here One Moment is my new favorite. I would highly recommend.

This book immediately drew me and with the central theme - would you want to know how and when you will die? In this story, passengers and some crew on a flight are told when and how they will die by another older woman on the flight. The rest of the story follows these passengers and crew with what they do with the information. How do they live, do they continue to live or do they try to change the outcome?

This book was very thought-provoking for me. My grandmother always said she would NOT want to know because at that point she felt like she would stop living during the short time we all have. In other words, as the title suggests, we are just Here One Moment.

Imagine you’re on a plane. It’s a short flight and you’re just ready to get home. But on this plane, in the middle of the flight, a woman walks around, points out each passenger, and tells them how and when they are going to die. Well, in Here One Moment, this happens to the passengers of the flight from Hobart to Sydney, Australia. Most of the passengers blow off the prediction but for 6 of these passengers, their predicted death dates are not far off and this makes them a little unnerved. At first, no one really takes her predictions too seriously, until those predictions start coming true. If you knew you only had a limited time left to live, would you make changes to your life and do things differently?

Here One Moment is a story that takes a look at free will vs. destiny. Can a person’s personal choices change their fate? This book, with its eccentric cast of characters, will make you contemplate life and how you live it. Written in multiple POV, you get a look inside each character’s mind. It takes a look at themes of grief, love and life written in a comical way. You will be desperate to know what happens to who next! This book delivers a powerful message to its readers to live life to the fullest!

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the opportunity to read this ARC copy of Here One Moment in exchange for my honest review.

I have enjoyed all (but one) of Liane Moriarty’s novels, so was excited to get this ARC. Here One Moment details the lives of several people aboard a plane with Cherry Smith, after she tells them all when she expects them to die and how. No one wants to believe her. They all think it’s lunacy. And yet, their lives become threaded with fear. Especially after people on the plane die in the exact way Cherry predicted.

Cherry also tells her story. We travel back in time through her childhood, loves, travels, everything. We start to believe she might have some psychic abilities. I didn’t know where this book would go… I wondered will every character die of her prediction by this book’s end? And continually wondered how I’d act or feel if told about my own untimely demise.

This book is on the longer slide and moves a little slower than I would have liked. The writing didn’t grab me, but I was interested enough to stick with it. Overall, I’d recommend it, but it’s not my favorite Liane Moriarty read.


Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read Here One Moment. I’ve read all of Liane Moriarty’s books, and this one did not disappoint. It was actually quite clever with the death predictions, and I was curious I how it would all play out. At first I was confused with all the characters, but then they became familiar to me. I also found myself really enjoying the story of the Death Lady. I highly recommend this book!

Liane Moriarty's "Here One Moment" is an enthralling exploration of fate, free will, and the human condition that I found utterly captivating. The novel takes an ordinary domestic flight and transforms it into a gripping, thought-provoking journey that left me pondering long after I turned the last page.

From the moment the passengers aboard the flight learn their fates, the narrative takes off with a blend of suspense, humor, and deep emotional resonance. Moriarty’s ability to weave complex characters—each with their unique quirks and stories—into a cohesive and engaging plot is nothing short of masterful. The enigmatic “Death Lady” and her chilling predictions create a palpable tension that drives the story forward, keeping readers on the edge of their seats.

The real strength of "Here One Moment" lies in its profound exploration of human nature. How would you live your life if you knew your death was imminent? Moriarty delves into this question with both sensitivity and wit, offering insights that are both poignant and thought-provoking. The varied responses of the passengers to their predicted deaths highlight the diverse ways people cope with the inevitability of mortality.

The novel’s ability to balance humor with a deeper existential inquiry is reminiscent of Jane Austen’s sharp social commentary, yet with a modern twist. Moriarty’s storytelling is as compelling as ever, blending elements of mystery, drama, and a touch of the supernatural to create a truly unforgettable read.

I am deeply grateful to NetGalley for providing me with the opportunity to review this remarkable book. "Here One Moment" is a must-read for anyone who enjoys a well-crafted story that challenges the mind and touches the heart. Thank you, NetGalley, for this incredible reading experience!

Thank you NetGalley, Liane Moriarty, and Crown for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

I enjoyed this book but it wasn't my favorite and one I definitely stretched out over the past month. The multiple characters and switching back from past to present really made my brain work!

Liane Moriarty has done it again—this time with a captivating tale that blends humor, mystery, and existential questions. The characters are interesting, unique and even fascinating at times. You will laugh and even feel connected to their experiences. I love the plot! Imagine knowing your future the when and how you will die. I'm not sure I would want to but it is an adventure. There are so many unexpected twists that left me in a rollercoaster of emotions. A fresh take on life's biggest questions.

Moriarty does it again. The second I read the synopsis for this book, I wanted to know what happened. It starts on a plane, simple enough, with a variety of passengers traveling for all sorts of reasons. Then the "Death Lady" enters, exclaiming age and cause of death for many of the passengers. Would you want to know? What would be different if you did? While there were rapid changes of POV between the fortune teller and the passengers, I found it easy to switch voices and follow the story. I found the ending satisfying, and had immediate tears on the last page. Would recommend to readers of Moriarty's work, and those who enjoy a fast paced read that still makes you think. #HereOneMoment #NetGalley

This one was just okay for me. I really enjoy Liane Moriarty novels so I was excited to get an ARC. But this felt way longer than it needed. The “death lady” walks around predicting when people are going to die while on a plane. Then each chapter would switch to one of them but I could never remember who was who or how they were predicted to die. I think putting this info in the chapter title would help a ton! It gave Final Destination vibes which I liked because that movie is a favorite of mine. Overall, I’ll probably forget how it ends.

Another fantastic read from Liane Moriarty! During a flight, a plane full of passengers each learn how much longer they have to live from a fellow passenger. When the couple of passengers who were slated to pass away soon after the flight actually die as predicted, those aboard that fateful flight start to believe what they were told.

Like all of Liane Moriarty's novels this one is written beautifully. A story so complex and so intriguing, I couldn't put it down.