What would you do if faced with the knowledge of your own demise? That's the main question readers are faced with in Here One Moment.

A seemingly unremarkable woman boards an ordinary domestic Australian flight. The flight begins to unravel as the woman - later dubbed "The Death Lady" - begins to reveal the precise dates and causes of death of her fellow passengers. While some of the predictions are far in the future, the narrative centers around six passengers - Ethan, Leo, Eve, Paula, Sue, and Allegra – who face imminent peril and are forced to confront their mortality. The novel alternates between the perspectives of these characters and the Death Lady (whose name is revealed to be Cherry). Cherry's complex backstory adds to the unfolding drama, with themes of grief, love, agency, and human relationships.

While the premise is intriguing, I really struggled with the pacing of this book. It took me FOREVER to read. There were so many unnecessary details that dragged the story down - anecdotes about what characters were seeing, doing, hearing, that had nothing to do with the plot. The first 10% was intriguing and the last 20% picked up pace for a smoother read, but the middle chunk was rough. I had trouble caring about any of the characters.

This book took my heart and soul through so many emotions. This is my first book by this author and it was so well written. It literally hooked me from the first chapter and I couldn’t stand to stop reading. It broke my heart and made me cry.

Definitely one of my favorite books by Liane Moriarty though I wouldn't consider this a traditional thriller. It had so much more to it. The characters are amazingly relatable, the stories entertwine so beautifully, one moment in time brings them all together and asks the question: if you knew when you would die would it change the way you live? Some are in denial, some laugh it off, some do whatever they can to try and change their destiny.

Loved the quick chapters and the different points of view drove the story forward perfectly.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Crown Publishing.

I’ve really enjoyed the previous Liane Moriarty books I’ve read before so I was thrilled to get a copy of this one. While I did think it was a bit long, I enjoyed the story. I liked that the chapters were short and kept switching characters as that did seem to help it move. I know the center of book was Cherry, The Death Lady, but I was interested least in her story (beyond the present day), but I did like how the stories of so many passengers on the flight intersected. It’s a rather ordinary day as a group of people were delayed on a short flight in Australia when something peculiar happened. A woman seemed in a trance of some sort predicts a cause and age of death for everyone on the plane. Most everyone laughs it off but a few can’t stop thinking about their predictions. What would you do if you knew when and how you’d die? I gave this one 4.5 stars overall but I rounded up because it was an entertaining book with a unique premise.

Wow wow wow!! An incredibly beautiful story that intertwines past with present, and fate over decisions…. I could not get enough of this.
The way it all wrapped up at the end was just so well done.

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for this arc in return for my honest opinion.

Pub date: 10 September 2024

The premise of this book drew me in right away. Imagine taking a routine flight in which a seemingly random woman reveals your fate and seemingly sets your life on a new trajectory.

The intriguing premise combined with the many relatable characters made the pacing excellent. I had a hard time putting this book down and kept finding myself reading "one more chapter". The philosophical parts got me thinking and, without any spoilers, the message really resonated with me.

This is probably one of my favorite books by her. A woman on a plane starts making predictions about how every passenger is going to die. And when. Over the next few months some start to come true. She becomes known as the Death Lady and people want to find her. They wanna know what she knows.

This book made me think about what I would do differently if I knew when I was going to die. I would take more trips and not worry so much. But would you want to know? I don’t think I would.

I am a fan of Liane Moriarty so I was excited to receive a digital advance copy of Here One Moment. The book has an interesting premise. What would you do if you knew when and how you were going to die? A plane full of people are all told this information by a woman on board, and the story follows several people's stories about how they deal with the information. There are a lot of characters, and it took me a while to keep them all straight, but the book ties all their stories together in a satisfying conclusion. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others,

The narrative commences on a routine flight with regular individuals going about their everyday routines until a particular woman on board alters their lives. How, you ask? Simply through the words she imparts to each of them. How would you react if someone foretold your future? What if they revealed details about your children's futures that you'd rather not know? Would you live in fear, with abandon, or filled with rage? Cherish your loved ones; you never know when it may be their time to depart.

The book "Here One Moment" had a captivating start that immediately drew me in with its incredible uniqueness, making it hard to put down. I was fully engrossed in the rich and intriguing characters. However, the middle of the book hit a slight bump, and the ending didn't deliver what I had anticipated. Despite this, I highly recommend reading "Here One Moment" due to its standout qualities. The characters are well-developed and compelling. I wish the ending had lived up to the incredible uniqueness of the beginning! I give it four stars, but I would have rated it higher with a different ending.
Nonetheless, I highly recommend reading "Here One Moment." The characters are complex and fascinating. I just wish the ending had matched the incredible uniqueness of the beginning! I give it four stars, but I wish it had a different ending. I love Liane Moriarty and will not stop reading her books!

If you knew when and how you would die, how would you change the way you live? What would you do with the time (whether short or long) that you have left? At first, this mystery was giving me major final destination vibes. I didn’t expect much depth other than that. A “death lady” correctly predicting the time and cause of death for multiple passengers on a single flight was interesting enough to keep my attention. This book, however, was so much more. It was about cherishing life, living in the moment, reassessing priorities, grief, loss, health prevention, and most of all- hope. This story left me with an amazing sense of peace and hope for the future. Thank you to NetGalley, Liane Moriarty, and Crown Publishing for the advanced reader copy. Publication date: September 10, 2024.

Wow, what a book! This is a highly anticipated book from one of my favorite authors, and I couldn't wait to dive right in. I had such a fun time with this book. It was such an interesting concept. As the blurb describes, the book starts with a flight in which a supposed "fortune teller" later deemed the "Death Lady" predicts how each of the passengers on the flight will die and what age it will occur. We meet each character at that point and follow several of them after the flight and see how this affects the rest of their lives. I thought it was an incredibly fascinating concept, reading how the different characters processed that information, and Moriarty did such a fantastic job weaving the story lines together. I loved reading Cherry's chapters, because she was a great anchor point for the story, and then watching the other flight passengers and their motivations on living their lives was so interesting. This is probably one of the most unique books that I have read this year and I had a blast reading it. It would be an amazing book for a book club because the discussions would be unparalleled. Definitely highly recommend. 4.25 Stars!!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Crown Publishing for an advanced readers copy of this book. All opinions within this review are my own.

I'd like to thank Netgalley and Crown Publishing | Crown for gifting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

If you could know your fate would you want to know?
Imagine sitting on a plane and woman just comes up to you and says, "age 70, cancer". This is how this book started and roped me in. A plane full of passengers and this old woman going down the aisle telling people when and how they will die. Now imagine that some of these predictions are now coming true. The rest of the book is followed by not only the passengers lives after the flight and how they are trying to change their fate and also learning more about the older woman and how she got there.

Fantastic read and so suspenseful. Great character development.

Imagine how strange it would be if, on a flight, a well dressed elderly woman pointed at you and said “92, pneumonia”? That’s the beginning of Here One Moment, what a premise to get you hooked into a book!

This is an outstanding read, albeit a little morbid. Leann Moriarty never disappoints, the plot and the characters are fascinating.
In a nutshell, a woman with a “psychic” background gets up on a plane flight, looks at each passenger, and calmly tells them their date and cause of death.
The passenger reactions on the flight and afterwards tell the rest of the story. Can your fate be changed? Some of the passengers are determined to change their fate while others laugh it off.

I highly recommend that you read this book, I think it’s one of the best books of the year. 5 stars.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley, I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

What a premise! I was hooked from the start. An elderly women begins giving each passenger on her flight a death date, as well as a cause of death. The passengers are frightened and upset, and as they head home, they begin making changes in their lives to hopefully change these predictions, especially for the passengers who are predicted to die within the next year! However, the concept started stressing me out, especially when the deaths started...I wanted so badly to flip to the back to read the ending. I ended up flying through this book in two days because I had to know what was going to happen. I read thrillers without feeling this anxious, but this was a bit terrifying! She's a good writer, and the characters felt real. Great ending.

Moriarty's storytelling is top notch in Here One Moment. This thought-provoking story asks the question - would you want to know when and how you will die? The large cast of characters are the recipient of an elderly ladies rantings about their life expectency. The short chapters make this story unputdownable and connections and coincidences with its characters were surprising.

Here One Moment makes the reader reflect on what would they do differently if they knew when they'd die.

Thank you, Crown Publishing | Crown

This was not what I was expecting at all from Liane Moriarty, but nevertheless, I could not put this book down.
Such an intriguing story line with “the death lady” and how her predictions affected everyone’s lives. I enjoyed both that passengers POV and Cherry’s. I was hooked from the jump, but at some points it seemed the stories were a little separated?

Overall, intriguing read, different for LM, but the end was a bit meh.

Pros: good read, good character development and explanation, thought provoking

Cons: a bit complicated with the amount of characters, the ending was ok

B+/4 ⭐️

"But that's the thing about life - both your wildest dreams and your worst nightmares can come true."
It was very "Final Destination" at first but ended up with a nice conclusion. At first I wondered why they were showing the POV of the "Death Lady" but I ended up really loving Cherry's story and how many of the characters' lives intersected. One of those books that makes you think about life. Inspired me to start a "one good thing" notebook!

The plane is packed and of course delayed. Allegra Patel, the flight attended is celebrating her 28th birthday, but is questioning her relationship with her boyfriend. Suddenly a woman none of them know stands up. She makes predictions about how and when everyone on board will die. Some dismiss her. Others will do everything they can to make sure her prophecies do not come to pass. All of them will be forever changed. The book examines how people would or wouldn't change their lives if they knew how long they would live and how they would die. Well written character development

This one, unfortunately, wasn’t for me. It was too similar to The Measure, and the pacing was too slow for my taste. I loved Big Little Lies from this author, but this was just a miss for me. I’ll continue to read her other titles though because the author is super talented!

my favourite Moriarty since Big Little Lies! if you enjoyed The Measure, you will enjoy this as well. it didn’t have the 5 star emotional impact for me but there were a lot of parts that really resonated and i enjoyed taking my time with this book.