"A flap of a seagull's wings and everything changes"

On a short, plain, domestic flight, one extraordinary thing happens. Each passenger finds out when and how they'll die.
At first, of course, they're skeptical. Until these passengers do start dying as predicted. Suddenly, they're not as doubtful and it isn't such a funny story.
What would you do if you told you had years or months left to live? Would you try to fight destiny?

Liane Moriarty has absolutely done it again. She is such an incredible and eloquent author and once again I feel both lucky to have read this and a little devastated I'll never get to read it for the first time again. So let me say this, savour this book!! It was a combination of mystical, heartfelt, heartbreaking, heartwarming (it did find a way to be both, trust me), thought-provoking, and just plain wonderful.

This is my third read from Moriarty (Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers before this) and this is easily my favourite. I loved the premise, it's incredible unique in the execution, but I think something we all consider to some extent. Would you like to know when you're going to die? And if so, what would you do if you knew? How would you live differently? The story was beautiful and I loved following the cast of characters, meeting everyone, learning about their lives, learning their answers to those questions. Cherry's story as well became one of my favourite parts of the book (which admittedly I didn't expect, her few chapters didn't blow me away by any means).

The book is over 500 pages but the chapters are generally quite short which makes it feel quick to read, the POVs are constantly changing which keeps it fresh, and overall the writing is just beautiful to read, so it is absolutely worth all 500 pages.

Most importantly, the end was nothing short of beautiful. The last page (prior to the epilogue) brought me to tears. But in general, the last hundred or so pages of the book were completely incredible.

I couldn't recommend this book more if I try! Here One Moment is out on September 10 2024 and you should absolutely snag a copy!

Thank you to Liane Moriarty, NetGalley, and Penguin Random House Canada for an e-ARC of Here One Moment in exchange for an honest review.

The premise for this one really intrigued me hence why I accepted to read it. Unfortunately, this just was not for me. It was a little too depressing for me, possibly my mood is not there for this right now. It was also highly confusing with all the different characters. I had to DNF this one.

Thank you for the advance copy.
I was engaged at the beginning of the book, however as the time went on, I feel like there was too many descriptive details. Felt like this book had a slow pace.
Hope others will enjoy it more.

One of the best books I have read in a long time. Liane Moriarty weaves a fascinating story that you cannot put down. Her characters are rich and authentic and pull us into their storylines. My heart was racing as I read it and it made me laugh, cry and even more think and reflect. A huge thank you for letting me read this in advance I will be telling everyone in person and on the socials how fabulous this book is. In appreciation Anne

Thank you NetGalley for a copy of this ARC.
3.5/5 rounding up.
I have never read a Liane Moriarty book so was excited to read it.
This book is about a woman who, on a plane predicts year of death and cause of death. Some get predictions of a long life, others not so much.

The book then goes into the aftermath of these predictions.
It was fascinating and interesting to think about people’s response to hearing they didn’t have long to live.

At times this book felt confusing with rapidly changing POVs (some of this was formatting for the ARC and had nothing to do with the author) but overall I really enjoyed it and the ending I feel like pulled everything together.

A mixture of character and plot-driven, Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty is a propulsive read. I kept turning the pages, wanting to know who the "psychic" was, and how the other characters would react over time. I enjoyed the format of the book - getting the perspective of each character first hand - and understanding the repercussions of the fateful flight.

I was really excited to read this book - the premise is super interesting and I couldn't wait to see how the story played out. Unfortunately, I found following the various characters a bit confusing - perhaps because I was reading an ARC and the formatting is not finalized but I found it hard to figure out which character was being talked about, apart from Cherry who speaks in the first person. For the others, it always took me a paragraph or so to figure out who we were talking about now. I LOVED the premise but didn't feel the different character plot lines were evenly distributed - I was surprised that we read so much of Cherry's backstory (until the ending revealed why we might have) and actually found myself wanting to read more about the other characters - the people on the plane who had received the predictions. I think this would work really well as a TV series - with each episode focussing on one of the characters and a final episode linking them all together. For me this was a great idea but not great execution.

Loved the interconnecting characters all wrapped up in a mystery that was oh so much simpler, but also so much more. Original, immersive, unexpected. The ending made me cry-- in a good way.

This book was incredibly spooky. Liane Moriarty never disappoints! She always has a very specific style of writing that emulates thriller, but doesnt always equal thriller.