Thank you to Net Galley for the copy of this book, which I read in exchange for an honest review. This book delivered in many ways. Upon reading the synopsis, I knew that I would enjoy the book, and I did, in fact I read it quickly.
However for a few reasons it would not work in a classroom below grade 11. It is a mature read with some higher level reader and the concepts require some life experience. I do recommend the book for the average reader.

I enjoyed this book and the mystery of the "Death Lady". It did feel a bit like there were too many characters. At least two of the storylines could have been removed, or only brough up as they intersected with the two characters this was really about, as the mystery of how they were connected would still have existed.

So, although I did enjoy the book, I would have enjoyed it more if it had been shorter and more focused.

The novel opens on a commerical flight in progress. A woman walks down the isles stopping at each person, expressing type of death, age of death. As time goes by, a few of the predictions come true. The novel is about the stories of the fellow travellers and prognosticator. The novel is primarily about the people, how they deal with their potential end date and the mystery of the Death Lady. I enjoyed the read, but it took me a while to get over the quick change in point of views that at times are simply not edited well. 4 out of 5 stars.

This novel grabbed me in a chokehold from chapter one!! I could not read it fast enough!

The story starts with a group of people on a flight, who get startled/annoyed/shocked when a fellow passenger gets up and starts telling everyone how, and when they will each die. Some have many years, some have months. After a couple of months, three passengers have already "lived up" to their predictions and passed away. What will happen for everyone else? Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for the opportunity to ready and review this book before it's release.

I found it difficult to get into this book. The shifting perspectives were confusing, and it often wasn’t clear whose point of view I was following, which made it hard to connect with the characters. As a result, I struggled to care about the story or its direction. While I was looking forward to getting to read this, it just didn’t capture my attention the way I’d hoped.

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty is so twisty, riveting, thought provoking and clever I could hardly contain myself when reading it. My jaw hung open as I savored every single word, completely lost in another world. My mind whirred with somersaults in anticipation of the next page. And the next. And the next. I could not get enough of the gorgeous writing, quirkiness and nail-biting tension.

Cherry was an extraordinary nondescript older woman on an ordinary domestic Australian flight. A delay frazzled many passengers so once the flight finally left, passengers were still a bit frayed. But when Cherry started walking down the aisle pointing to each passenger one at a time telling them at what age they would die and how, alarm grew. Some laughed it off, others uneasily shifted uncomfortably while yet others refused to truly hear what Cherry had to say. None of them could get her predictions out of their minds and discussed their pronouncements on the flight and after. The reader is then privy to decisions and choices said passengers made in attempts to alter their destinies. Relief came to those who had decades ahead of them but horror to those who had months. As time went on, a few deaths actually happened as predicted, enough to cause the remaining passengers greater anxiety and alarm. Meanwhile, Cherry has flashbacks to her childhood through adulthood and finally to the present.

More than a great book, Here One Moment is an immersive experience. The premise could not be more perfect. I loved, loved, loved getting into the heads of the characters and could almost taste their fear and trepidation. Moriarty's unparalleled writing continues to amaze me. Though this novel is over 500 pages long, I would have happily read 500 more. Time flew and at times I held my breath. My only quibble is the ending which left me wanting more. Otherwise, this book has everything I could dream of.

My sincere thank you to Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this rollercoaster of a ride, only better. Buckle up!

Interesting premise. This book did not capture my attention as much as other titles I have ready by this author but still an engaging read.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

After a traumatic interaction with a woman on a plane, passengers and crew must cope with her psychic pronouncement of their death by a specific something and at what age this will happen. A group is set up to keep each other informed. Meanwhile, tracking the woman stirs up a lot of her past..

Once I got into the flow of who the chapters were being told by it was easy to follow without back-tracking.

Learning to live life one day at a time and to its fullest is a great life lesson.

Interesting characters and situations kept the book moving quickly.

I've been lucky to read a few of Liane Moriarty's books before but it's been a while so I was yet again surprised at how much I got hooked on her story lines. While I wasn't completely immersed in the story in the beginning each subplot that Liane came up with was almost like a slow burn and once I feel deeper into the plot it really hooked it's claws into me. This book sounded just like the type of book that would leave me shocked and the type I would thoroughly enjoy and I was not disappoint. This book had a very strong final destination feel to it that I was completely for. This book starts with and elderly woman on a plane with a bunch of people. She is a little strange but no one thinks anything of it until she starts predicting when all of the passengers are going to die. A little creepy and unsettling but no one thinks anything of it of course even though they each feel a slight bit of dread at the possibility. When the woman continues to pursue the issue they then start to worry what if she is right? I really liked the plot of this story but the thing I liked the most about this book was the character interactions. While I don't normally like a whole lot of characters in my novels because I find it had to keep track I loved this book for that exact reason. Each person on the plane had their main plot with the woman on the flight but they were each given a subplot of what was happening in their lives before and how the woman's predictions were playing out right before them even with their best attempts to stop it. It was a fantastic read that even though was a bit of a doorstoper at over five hundred pages I found myself flying through it a record speeds because I had to see how it would end. I loved how we got to see each person's reaction of anger at being told how it would end but I loved the most when it flashed forward and we got to see exactly how the old woman was right even if it wasn't always how you would think. This book will have you thinking and questioning everything happening around you. I loved the strong theme of fate and destiny because it can mean so many things to everyone and the author did a great job of presenting it in many different ways. Great read I'm so glad that I got the chance to read this one.

Thanks to Penguin Random House Canada, the author, and NetGalley for a free eARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I've read and enjoyed quite a few of Liane Moriarty's novels (some were better than others)- I think this is the fourth novel of hers I have read. I mostly enjoyed the book but was left a bit unsatisfied. The premise was very interesting and starts off so well but really falters as the story progresses - a lady tells (almost) everyone on a plane from Hobart to Sydney when they will die and the cause of their death. The rest of the book follows several different characters from the plane as they try to determine whether she is to be believed or not with some putting in more efforts than others to avoid death. We also follow the lady herself through various points in her life - all the way from childhood to the present.

The issue I had with the novel was that a large part of the focus was on the lady's life story with less on the other characters for whom she made the "predictions" which resulted in a book that was unnecessarily long. Given the premise of the novel, I expected more of an emphasis on how the other characters dealt with this event in their lives but it was more a story about the lady, which would have been fine if I went in expecting that.

The overall premise of the book and underlying theme was good - live life to the fullest and each day as if it was your last. However, the execution is where this book falters. The reader would normally expect this to be demonstrated through the characters who were dealt with this metaphorical blow but Moriarty instead chooses to focus on the life of the lady that dealt the "blow". I feel like a different execution of the theme would have landed better - for me, at least.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

If you knew you had a certain amount of time left to live, what would you do with that time?
This is the premise of Liane Moriarty's forthcoming, excellent and nearly 500-page, novel.
This is Moriarty's finest since Big Little Lies and while, like BLL and Nine Perfect Strangers, Here One Moment follows many (many) different voices. We start with a --is she though?-- fortuneteller named Cherry who lets nearly everyone on the plane trip from Hobart to Sydney what their cause and dates of death will be. After three deaths she predicted come true in the manner she foretold, the elderly lady is nicknamed the Death Lady and the others who received death dates start to wonder if she'll be right.
Some of the characters start paying closer attention to their health, others quit jobs, marriages, etc, but most of them start to live-- really live.
There are a few twists that come, but nothing like the twist in BLL. Nevertheless, I couldn't put this one down and wanted to know how it ends.
Really, though, while I always set goals and think about things I want to accomplish, it's got me thinking about how I want to intentionally live my life.
And isn't that the best kind of message we could be given?

4.8 stars

Loved this suspenseful, thrilling book from #LianeMoriarty which kept me on my toes and up way past my bedtime. Multiple POVs, narrated by Cherry (who I grew to like) and a variety of believable characters.

What do you do if you're given your death-date? Answer: As many reactions as there are people! And a good question for all of us to consider.

I liked the Australian setting, and it had me referring to a map to clarify distances between places, so I learned a lot too. My kind of winner book where story-lines are tied up nicely and the mystery is satisfactorily packed away.

It's coming out soon folks, get your hands on this one as soon as you can.

Thank you #NetGalley # PenguinRandomHouseCanada for this early copy to review.

Here One Moment really makes you think about how many moments in life could lead to very big, impactful incidents or how you may never know that those moments made the impact that it did. This one gives a total butterfly effect feel.

What would you do if someone predicted your age of death and what would cause it? Would you believe them and do things to prevent it or would you continue on with your life as you've always done.
This is what some passengers on a flight from Hobart to Sydney is now faced with.

This was such a fantastic book but the numerous pov's really did take some adjusting to as I had to think back many times to figure out who the current character was and it would jump from present to past.

Great book that really gets you thinking.

**Received ARC through NetGalley. Voluntarily reviewed**

2.5 * rounded up.
I've enjoyed all Moriarty's books except this one. The premise was great but it was the execution, particularly how the various perspectives were arranged that really let it down.
Thank you to Net Galley and Penguin Random House Canada for the opportunity to read the ARC

What would you do if you knew when and how you would die?

Every trip usually starts with a flight, passengers usually complain the lack of space, the food, chatty travel companions, etc.
Upon your arrival , you usually pickup your luggages, forget the flight and go on with your life.

In her latest book, Mrs.Moriarty offers us a smooth flight, technically speaking, where every passenger will learn how and when they will die. Most passengers discard the old lady predictions , assuming she was drunk or might have mental issues.

Weeks later, an article in a newspaper catches a passenger attention since someone from the flight just died.
From that point on, I was hooked and could not put the book away!
I was so engrossed in the story, that I needed to know what would happen to my new travel companions.

This book is really well written and you cannot stay stoic as one of the flight attendant , and the main characters go through hell and back.
The rage, guilt, grief, avoidance, defence mechanism, proactivity and to what extent one will go to either prevent the death of a their child or loved one is astonishing.
Unless you have a heart of stone, you feel the raw emotions and the turmoil that some passengers are going through.

This book allowed me some introspection ie what would I do if someone told me how and when I/ loved one would die.
To what extreme would you go through if you knew ?
I struggled to find the right answer, if one exist…

As you reach the final pages , you feel like a mystery has been solved.
Everything comes together , no thread are left hanging loose .

I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I did.


Thank you #Penguin Random House Canada | Doubleday Canada and #NetGalley for allowing me to read #HereOneMoment, this “little jewel” in advance.
The review above is my own and was not influenced by anyone to write the review.

This is my favourite ARC of 2024. Thank you #netgalley and Penguin Random House for this advanced copy.

The plot revolves around a Sydney flight and the passengers each with their own unique and gripping story. An elderly passenger on the plan seemingly in a trance goes up the aisles giving “time and age of death” to each and every passenger.

You can imagine what these predictions do to the folks who have little time left and that is only heightened when some of those predictions come true.

I was absolutely captured by everyone of the characters and their development throughout the book. I could not put this one down!! Typically I have a hard time keeping track of multiple narrators but the way Moriarty weaves and builds their lives made it easy and enjoyable to move from one narrator to another.

I am a big fan of Big Little Lies but this one may be her best work. It’s such fresh take on something we all find intriguing: strange occurrences on planes.

This is a must read for suspense lovers even if you are not a fan of Moriarty’s past works.

I started reading this on a flight so the book hooked me immediately. Couldn’t help but think how I would feel if this woman randomly told me age and manner of death during my flight. The story is full of well developed characters and had me interested in all their lives. I loved the ending!

“If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate?”

That’s the burning question in @lianemoriarty_official’s newest mind-bender, “Here One Moment”.

Imagine this: you’re on a quick flight, and suddenly you’re being told when and how you’re going to die, courtesy of The Death Lady - an unremarkable woman who’s suddenly very, VERY remarkable. No one remembers her getting on the plane, but everyone remembers what she did: she told them their fate. And when her predictions start coming true, suddenly, everyone’s second guessing their beliefs.

This book is a wild ride through destiny, free will, and what we do when faced with the unimaginable. The characters are so well-crafted that you’ll be cheering them all on (and hoping they don’t actually die) by the final chapters.

If you’re into math, you’re gonna love this one even more - it’s a theme sprinkled all throughout the story. And if you’re like me and math isn’t your thing 🫠, don’t worry, you’ll still be hooked.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5 stars
For fans of: The Butterfly Effect, Final Destination & Nine Perfect Strangers 🦋

Big thanks to @penguinrandomca for the ARC via @netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

“Here One Moment” hits shelves on September 10, so get ready to add it to your TBR. Trust me, you’re gonna want to dive into this one! 🦋

#BookReview #ARCReview #LianeMoriarty #HereOneMoment #MustRead #Bookstagram #BookRecommendations

4.5 Stars
Liane Moriarty has once again crafted a masterful novel with Here One Moment, a well-constructed page-turner that pulls readers into its unique premise from the very start. This tale delves into the complexities of destiny, personal choice, and the delicate balance between certainty and uncertainty. It invites readers to reflect on their priorities, love, grief, and the choices that shape their paths.
The butterfly on the cover is a fitting symbol of the novel's essence, representing life, change, and rebirth—key themes Moriarty explores with her characteristic blend of wit and insight. As she critically looks at social norms, Moriarty creates a mystery that is as profound as it is suspenseful. The narrative is a perfect fusion of the every day and the transcendental, making it impossible to put down.
'Here One Moment' is more than just an engaging story; it delivers a powerful message about the fleeting nature of life. It reminds readers to live fully, defy the odds, and challenge perceived limitations that so often dictate our lives. As I read, I couldn't help but reflect on my own mortality.
Moriarty's characters are well-drawn, layered and compelling. I quickly became invested in them, eagerly turning the pages to discover their fates. Contrary to some other reviewers, I found Cherry's chapters to be vital to the narrative, adding richness and balance.
The epilogue capped off the plot perfectly. That's three novels in a row where this book-ending snob has been satisfied. A true record!
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for the Advance Readers Copy. Here One Moment is set to be released on September 10, 2024.

This book is very well written. The author is excellent at coming up with realistic characters and then getting into their heads. This particular book has one first person narrator who sets off the inciting incident, and then tells about her life in a series of flashbacks set apart by viewpoint chapters with several of the other characters on the original flight. Some parts are sad but some are life affirming and the narrator's whole life is so interesting.