What starts out as an ordinary flight becomes quite eventful when a woman, Cherry Lockwood, starts telling each passenger their cause of death and age of death. Initially she’s dismissed, until her predictions start coming true.

This book was so well done! The short chapters kept me engaged and wanting more. I liked how the POVs changed each chapter but pretty consistently had a short Cherry POV every other chapter. This really allowed for the evolution of Cherry’s story and drove home the main theme of the novel.

This really made me think and will probably keep me thinking for a while. I would love to see this book made into a limited series!

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the ARC!

I did enjoy this book but it covered heavier topics. The book is about a women on an airplane that can predict how and when people will pass away.

We are all going to die someday. Would you want to know when? Would it change what you did with your time? Would you try to change your fate? This book follows the lives of the passengers who were on the flight with the infamous “death lady”. She told each of them how and when they will die.

I didn’t expect to become as invested as I did, and won’t lie that I shed some tears on this one. There are tons of POVs which was both good and bad. Bad because I often forgot who was speaking and would have to flip back and refresh. But great in that there was so many I related to; a mother worried about her child, a child worried about their parent, and more. Fascinating social experiment!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced release copy in exchange for a honest review.

It always a good day when you find out that there is a new Liane Moriarty novel coming out. You know it will be nothng like she has ever written before. It will also be an amazing TV series because the characters practically walk off the pages. Her latest Here One Moment is one of her most fascinationg because these characters could easily be one of us. Imagine being. on a routine plane flight and then all of a sudden a woman gets up. You look at her like she could be a terrorist or she's about to do soemthing strange. You really don't have a way out so you wait and see waht she is going to do. What she does is go to every passenger and tell them how and when they are going to die. What happens in the next 500 pages is you learn about the woman Cherry and how she came to be a preson with this talent and the psaangers whose fates she predicted and how they del with it. Is it true or is she some crazy lasy. Once you pick up thi sbook you are not going anywhere (typical Liane way of writing!!!) It's ana absolute page turner because we all wonder how and when we are going to die. She brings it as a reality when you read because by the end you will always wonder if you would want to be told when and how you are going to die. One of her best!. i was sick when I read this book but it was the perfect book to be stuck in bed with. Thank you to Crown Books and Netgalley for the read.

3.5 stars! I didn't love or hate this book, but I did love the idea and concept of the book. I was hooked in the beginning and loves the multiple perspectives/characters, but felt that some of the story lines dragged on or there was too much time between re-visiting some of the characters. I thought the end wrapped up so many pieces in a really beautiful way. I loved the connection between the mom's final reading and seeing it play out in the end, but thought some of Cherry's life story could have been shortened. While reading, I found it hard to keep track of who's perspective each chapter was until about 50% into the book. I think it would have been easier to follow if the chapters were labeled with each person's perspective and for Cherry maybe even a timeline. I was totally mind-blown by the connection between her math background and her predictions at the end and loved the epilogue about Timmy.

This is a long book!!! I loved the concept and I love the way the author tells a story but I had to knock some points off for the length. It really didn’t need to be this long.
This will make for a great book discussion. A plane full of people getting an unsolicited age and cause of death by a strange woman walking the aisle.
Six people are followed and you will see how the predictions affected them. If you knew when you were going to die would you live differently?
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for a honest opinion.
3.75⭐️

Here One Moment is an interesting book about the concept of fate. The story focuses on a nondescript woman who is traveling on an airplane. During the flight, she stands up and tells each passenger when they will die and what will cause their death. Some of the predictions come true, and people start to seek out the identity of the “Death Lady”. Cherry’s/Death Lady past is slowly unraveled as characters move through the novel attempting to alter their lives based on Cherry’s predictions.

There are several backstories to follow. I wanted to feel more connected to the characters, but the story jumped around a lot and made some sections a little confusing. I wasn’t sure how Moriarty would connect all the loose ends, but the final few chapters brought the novel to an appropriate closing. The characters have more in common than being on the airplane together, and Moriarty does a great job of showing how characters relate to one another.

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown publishing for a digital ARC of this book.

It pains me to say Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty wasn’t a favorite of mine. I’m disappointed because I was so excited about this book, and I typically love anything Moriarty writes. My biggest problem is that you think you know what is going to happen, so you just keep waiting for it to happen. Waiting and waiting, while you try to not fall in love with the characters because you know what is going to happen to them. I have never been so wrapped up in the birthdates of characters before. Hell, I don’t even know my own family members’ birthdates like I knew the birthdates of these characters. All of that to say, I found it very distracting and didn’t allow myself to truly get into the story because I was waiting for the BIG thing to happen to each character. If all that sounds confusing and babbling, I’m sorry. I don’t want to give away too much of the plot.

Not going to lie—this book creeped me out. What an interesting premise. Wish I had gotten it on audio—I think multiple narrators would’ve helped me keep track of who was who.

I have read all of Liane’s books and some have been more successful than others for me. This was a big win for me - I was completely hooked and this story has such a great mystery storyline. There is a large cast of characters and at first, it feels like a lot to keep up with, but with short chapters, I was staying up late to get back to certain characters.

The story is heartwarming and heartbreaking, and I loved learning more about our Death Lady and what brought her on that trip that changed so many characters’ lives. This book is 512 pages long but I still could have read another 50 pages of some of the characters I grew attached to. I was so invested in their stories, health, happiness, futures, and overall outcomes.

This feels both similar and totally original from Liane's other stories. I thought this was far better than Apples Never Fall and Nine Perfect St rangers. If you enjoyed Nikki Erlick’s The Measure, I highly recommend this story as well.

Recommend if you enjoy:
▫️Stories with a large cast
▫️Heartwarming stories
▫️Slow burn, character driven stories
▫️Short chapters
▫️Books similar to The Measure

Imagine being on a flight and a woman gets out of her seat and proceeds to go row by row telling every passenger their cause of death and age of death. She is showing no emotion, just methodically going down the aisle.

Some passengers are told they are going to die in a few months, some will live well into their 90s and later.

This book was full of dread – in a good way, it was so compelling to read and I was so invested in the few passengers that we came to know. When the predictions of “The Death Lady” started coming true I was entirely freaked out.

We get different POVs from 5 passengers and Cherry, aka The Death Lady and I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to find out their fate.

I was especially drawn to Allegra, the flight attendant, who is predicted to die at the age of 28 from self harm – that day it’s her 28th birthday. I also felt so much fear for young mother Paula who’s children are on the flight with her and she learns that her daughter will live to 100 but her baby, Timmy will die at the age of seven from drowning.

And Cherry’s story is very captivating and fascinating, getting her backstory was such a big part of the book, so finding out why she did what she did on that flight gives closure for readers.

This is such a great “thinking” read. I really recommend giving this one a go.

4.5 ⭐️

Thank you @netgalley @penguinrandomca for this eARC.

The premise was good, but this was too slow for me. I found myself trying to keep up with too many characters and side stories, none of which I actually cared about seeing through to the end.

Absolutely blown away... hands down the best book I've read this year. I loved how everyone was connected in the end, which is also the mathematical concept of degrees of separation. Very rarely is a book flawless, but Moriarty definitely achieved perfection with this one.

3.5 stars. I thought the premise of Here One Moment started out very strong, but it starts meandering by the end. I’m not sure if Liane Moriarity even knew how to finish beyond weaving the plot lines together. The whole book is an examination of how people react when they find out the year and manner of their death. Would you be extra cautious? Live it up while you can? Constantly look over your shoulder? Try to change your destiny? There were really too many characters, and the book could have been trimmed by 50-100 pages. It was entertaining but I personally just kind of felt a little meh by the last few chapters.
Thank you to NetGalley and Crown for kindly providing this arc in exchange for my honest review.

So, I love Liane Moriarty, but this was a hard sell for me and took some time for me to grow into it. At first and for the majority of reading, didn’t dislike it, but I didn’t love it. And quite frankly it was a bit of a rollercoaster ride where at first I thought I was going to really enjoy it, but then I was confused and it just kind of cycled through a love/not interested relationship for me. And then the end came…and I found myself loving the wrap up. 🤷🏻‍♀️ rollercoaster, indeed.

This book grabbed me from page one and did not let go until the very end. The premise is fantastic and the writing is stunning. On a short, domestic flight, an older lady spontaneously stands up and walks down the aisle telling each passenger when and how they will die whether they want to know or not. There is a whole cast of characters on the flight that we get to know and care about. There is an older couple, a newlywed couple, a mother with two young children, a single young man, etc. As the book moves on beyond the flight, the older lady's story unfolds. Moriarity also opens the doors to all of these different lives. The question is asked about what you would do if you knew when and how you would leave this world. It was interesting seeing how each person reacts, including the woman who ultimately gets labeled "the Death Lady." And while this has its sad moments and the potential to get really dark, it is really a beautifully heartwarming story that made me think and feel in the best ways.

Moriarty's books are hit or miss for me but this one was a major win. I loved every single moment and have already found myself telling everyone I run across to read it. Pick this one up. You won't be sorry you did.

On a delayed flight from Hobart to Sydney in Australia, a woman later named The Death Lady tells every passenger aboard how and when they will die. Most try to chalk it up to the ravings of a crazy old lady, but when her predictions start to come true the passengers all start to be on edge as they wonder if their predictions will come true too.

This was a really interesting novel, but I’d definitely not categorize this as a thriller. It read more like a contemporary fiction to me, and while there were some suspenseful moments due to the nature of the predictions made, I’d say it wasn’t as a whole very suspenseful. It was really a reflection on what people will do if they know how and when they’ll die. Will that change they way they live now, or will everything stay the same?

The last bit of the book where all the threads tied together was lovely and caused me to shed a tear or two. I love the idea that everything in our lives is more connected than we’ll ever truly know, and we don’t need a fortune teller to show us how to live in the here and now. Cherry was a fascinating character, and her chapters were my favorite.

Moriarty always writes thoughtful tales of ordinary life that touch on the glories and failings of being human. In her latest novel, she explores what happens to a plane full of people who are told by a doddering elderly woman their death date and cause. It’s a shocking read at first but it ends in a way that makes you think about your own life in a different way. I especially felt for the young mother on the plane and her storyline was my favorite. This book will be one that I continue mulling over as the weeks go by. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC.

This book was good, but confusing. I couldn't remember who had which prediction, and aside from Timmy, the baby that was gonna drown at 7. I couldn't keep track of them. I found it boring at times, and couldn't wait for it to end from the going back and forth between people that I couldn't keep straight. I hated the ending. I would give this 3 stars for good writing, but the story line was not that great.

Who doesn’t love a good Liane Moriarty novel? I was excited to see that she had written something new: Here One Moment. If you haven't read her older books, go back and read them because they are fantastic!

A woman stands up on a flight and starts telling people how and when they are going to die. Right away, no thanks! If this ever happened in real life, I don't want to know.

Readers will enjoy the various characters who learn of their deaths and make their life choices accordingly. This is an interesting plot that we haven't seen before.

Overall, it's a good book but clear your schedule because it's LONG. I found some of it kind of dry (for me, someone who has terrible ADHD and concentration is not always great) but all in all, if you are a fan of Liane’s books, you will want to get your hands on this.

Aside from a delay, there will be no problems. The flight will be smooth, it will land safely. Everyone who gets on the plane will get off. But almost all of them will be forever changed.

Because on this ordinary, short, domestic flight, something extraordinary happens. People learn how and when they are going to die. For some, their death is far in the future — age 103! — and they laugh. But for six passengers, their predicted deaths are not far away at all.

How do they know this? There were ostensibly more interesting people on the flight (the bride and groom, the jittery, possibly famous woman, the giant Hemsworth-esque guy who looks like an off-duty superhero, the frazzled, gorgeous flight attendant) but none would become as famous as “The Death Lady.”

Not a single passenger or crew member will later recall noticing her board the plane. She wasn’t exceptionally old or young, rude or polite. She wasn’t drunk or nervous or pregnant. Her appearance and demeanor were unremarkable. But what she did on that flight was truly remarkable.

A few months later, one passenger dies exactly as she predicted. Then two more passengers die, again, as she said they would. Soon no one is thinking this is simply an entertaining story at a cocktail party.