That was a long read, could be cut down a lot I think. But the story was very good. A plane flying from Hobart to Sydney suffers a long delay after the passengers are loaded, which causes tension aboard the plane. After the jet leaves Hobart, the tired and anxious passengers are looking forward to arriving, when an elderly passenger begins to walk the aisles, telling each person their life expectancy and cause of death. This freaks some of them out, some just laugh it off. We follow the lives of some passengers who are particularly spooked because their deaths are predicted to be soon. We learn of the "Death Lady"'s life story and what caused her to act this way on the plane.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy.

I enjoyed the pacing on the book. It was easy to keep in mind each character and their prediction. I didn't expect surprises or twists, but I liked how Moriarty wove so many of the characters together. The wedding dress detail was a top favorite.

This book was a tornado of complex characters, stories, and twists. It took me a few chapters to get into it, but I loved it once I did.

Thank you to NetGalley a for letting me read this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Having read ten of Liane Moriarty's previous novels, and enjoyed each one, I was excited to start this. I finished it in a day. It was that good.

The book follows a group of people flying on a flight in Australia. A woman boards the plane and in the middle of the flight, to everyone's surprise, begins to predict year and cause of death for each passenger. For example, she says to a little boy "seven years old, drowns". Then she says fate cannot be fought. No one takes her seriously until one by one her predictions come true.

It brings up a lot of questions. If you knew how and at what age you would die, would you change the way you live? Would you just keep living the way you did? It's such an interesting premise.

The character development is spot on. The writing is excellent. I loved it.

I could not put this one down. I feel it’s her best book yet. It’s about an older lady named Cherry who is on a flight and suddenly starts predicting all the passengers deaths -cause of death and age of death. It then follows these passengers lives and the outcomes of the predictions. Well written, very interesting. I loved how you got to really know the passengers and cherry as well. The ending just tied it all together. So good! I definitely recommend this book!

Liane Moriarty has done it again! Interesting storyline with relatable characters with death and living life to the fullest as the main message.
On a flight to Sydney, our characters are confronted by a woman who tells them their cause and date of death. We follow the repercussions of this knowledge and how it changes their lives. We also learn about the fortune teller and her past life.
I found myself routing for all the characters to find happiness and could not put this book down. I highly recommend and hope this turns into a mini series.
Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you for this ARC! I have read every one of Mortiary's books and this did not disappoint. A cast of interesting characters, worlds colliding, reflections on life and loss, it was delightful. It was mildly suspenseful and definitely held my attention as it shifted between two story lines. I highly recommend it.

At times deeply painful, at times heartwarming, this book is an emotional rollercoaster. I can truly say that it broke my heart and then put it back together again. I fell in love with all of them - Cherry, Ned, Paula, Sue, Eve, Ethan, Leo, and even Madame Mae - and will carry their stories with me for a long time. Definitely a must-read! Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

I’ve read all of Moriarty’s books - each one very different and each one hitting me differently. This one jumped out at me quickly because it led with a woman, seemingly possessed by something, begins to tell passengers on her flight at what age and how they will die.

43 - workplace accident
31 - assault
98 - old age
7 - drowning

The passengers all leave the flight a bit shaken but resume their lives with only a small bit of worry that something might happen. Until the predictions begin to come true…

Who is this woman? And how does she know so much about these people and when they will die?

This book was very interesting to me. I loved the psychic part and really wanted to see how her predictions worked out. I did think the book had a lot of characters that were hard to keep track of at times. The book was also really long. Aside from these two things, I enjoyed the book and would recommend it.

In her latest novel, Liane Moriarty crafts a gripping tale centered on a routine flight where an unassuming woman predicts the deaths of six passengers with eerie accuracy. As the chilling prophecies unfold, Moriarty delves deep into themes of destiny, grief, and the struggle for control in an uncertain world. With sharp wit and profound insight, she creates a cast of characters whose lives intersect in unexpected ways, delivering a thought-provoking narrative that lingers in the mind long after the final page. 5 stars!

While I loved the premise of this book, I was unable to finish it. I read 50% before I decided that I’d move on to my next read. The author will remain one of my favourites and I’ll forever recommend some of her other books. I found this one very wordy and it followed too many story lines with too much detail to truly capture my attention. I can see how others would enjoy this, but it wasn’t for me.

ARC from #Netgalley

“Here One Moment” by Liane Moriarty is a captivating novel that intertwines the lives of passengers on an ordinary domestic flight. When they learn how and when they will die as predicted by a passenger dubbed “The Death Lady”—some far in the future, others much closer—their lives are forever changed. As a result of this knowledge, each character grapples with their mortality. Alice, a middle-aged woman who learns she has only a few months left to live, struggles with the weight of her impending mortality and tries to make the most of her remaining time. Oliver, a young man who discovers he will die in a tragic accident within days, embarks on a quest to alter the course of events. Samantha, a successful businessperson learns she has decades left to live and grapples with the burden of knowing her future, especially in her relationships. Henry, an elderly man who finds out he has mere hours left, reflects on his life, regrets, and the people he loves. Ella, a teenager who learns she will die in a car crash, struggles with the knowledge, torn between living freely and avoiding risky situations.

These characters’ lives unexpectedly intersect, and their individual stories weave together into a poignant exploration of fate, choices, and human connection. Moriarty skillfully captures their emotions, fears, and hopes, making “Here One Moment” a compelling and thought-provoking read.

I really enjoyed this one!! It kept me guessing and wanting to read more from start to end!! I wanted to tell Cherry to just stop and get to the point but her rambling made it even better. If you have ever been intrigued by psychics this is a great book for you!! 5 stars all the way!

Several strangers board an ordinary domestic flight -and exit forever changed. The flight itself is smooth and arrives at its destination as scheduled, however when a seemingly mysterious woman on the flight begins making predictions about the impending fate of several passengers- that are ultimately proven correct, the incident goes viral and the passengers involved become alarmed. Do they try to do things differently and avoid their predicted fate? Or are these accurate predictions just some type of uncanny coincidence?

I LOVED this book!!! The premise is absolutely captivating- I'm always a sucker for anything involving free-will, fate, destiny, coincidence, etc... The characters were so well-developed and each chapter would leave you desperate for the next. Told in multiple POV's and dual timelines, with a brilliant intertwining between the characters at the end, this book was AMAZING! This is my favorite book of Moriarty's so far- and that's saying SO MUCH for this spectacular author.

Thank you to Crown Publishing, Netgalley, and Liane Moriarty for sharing this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

When reading this:
• Have your tissues ready.
• Have your phone ready because you’re going to make an appointment with your doctor for a full checkup.
• Be prepared to start living for the day…instead of for what may or may not happen tomorrow.

This is a tearjerker of a novel. The author lets us into the hopes, fears and dreams of every one of these characters and you simply don’t want to come up for air.

The reason behind everything is unique and very clever and I was so there for it.

This one stays with you.

• ARC via Publisher

3.5, rounded up-- This is my first foray into reading Liane Moriarty, though I've been a fan of adaptations of her books (Big Little Lies and, although to a lesser extent, Nine Perfect Strangers). Despite having only watched those series, I can already see similarities between them and this latest book, a sort of signature Moriarty. Distinct strands of people are brought together in a single place and are bonded forever by a single, life altering event. From there, their strands become inextricably linked as Moriarty weaves them together, closer and closer together, in her tale.

Here, various individuals are brought together for a short plane trip. They remain mostly disparate, consumed by the minutiae of their own lives, until a mostly-nondescript woman predicts the age and cause of death for each of them. Through this event, Moriarty raises the issues of mortality and determinism, calling into question whether we all have a specific fate, and whether, when that fate is revealed, it is possible to thwart it by taking precautionary measures. Is the older woman merely mad, or does she possess psychic abilities? Or is it all just a matter of simple math; probabilities, based on data? Moriarty also subtly poses a challenge to the reader: if you knew your fate, would you accept it, or endeavor to change it?

Overall, I enjoyed this whopper of a book, though I would say my enjoyment was due more to the philosophical questions posed by the incidents than by the actual content of the book. The writing is serviceable and straightforward, but it lacks a certain poetry that I've come to crave in fiction. Although, then again, perhaps a more clinical approach is better for maintaining an overall sense of groundedness. While there is a hint of the supernatural (maybe), there is no magic to the realism.

Loved the premise of a stranger on a flight predicting the deaths of passengers that start coming true. I’m a big fan of Liane Moriarty, and this was quite different than her usual brand of suspense. It was a big cast of characters that kept it engaging but also made it harder to connect. Cherry was technically the main character and some of her sections felt a bit bland. The ending was somewhat satisfying but this was a bit cheesier than what I normally like. Overall, would recommend it but didn’t like it as much as her other books.

Question: Can Liane Moriarty write a bad book? Answer: No! This is obvious from her latest book, Here One Moment. The story begins with a very unnoticeable elderly lady on a flight from Hobart to Sydney, who suddenly stands up and begins telling all the passengers their possible cause and age of death. Some people just smile and accept it, others don't even hear her. Many though, are understandably upset. Especially those who are close to their forecasted time of death.
As the story evolves we learn about the life of the elderly woman who is named Cherry and how she came to be on that flight. We also learn about many of the other characters whose lives are affected by what Cherry has told them. Moriarty has the wonderful ability to have numerous characters without it becoming cumbersome or confusing. Many of the lives intersect, which makes one wonder if everything in life is connected.
I read this in one sitting and loved it. Thank you to Crown Publishing and NetGalley for letting me read this arc.

On a domestic Australian flight, a woman stands up in the aisle of the plane and starts making predictions about the other passenger's deaths. One or two of those predictions eventually come to fruition. They make the news. The other passengers begin to take steps to mitigate their chances of her predictions becoming true. They find a deeper meaning/purpose in their lives by making changes. This story follows the passengers after the flight. And how the predictions impacted them. While some of her predictions came true, some passengers found new hope and opportunities. This quote in the story shows how some passengers began to live more fully when they knew of their predictions. This is ultimately a hopeful story.

It is only when we genuinely know and understand that we have a limited time on earth and have no way of knowing when our time is up that we begin to live each day as if it is the only one we have. ~Elizabeth Kubler Ross.