Wow, this book! I was admittedly a little skeptical going in - even though the unique premise was like catnip to draw my attention, I’ve only ever read one other book from Liane Moriarty and it was only “meh” for me. But it only took mere seconds for Here One Moment to have me completely hooked and unable to set it down. As a perfect combination between a propulsive plot and thought-provoking themes, this one is sure to end up on my list of favorites of the year!

In my opinion, it’s best to go into this one with only the vaguest knowledge of the plot, as the beauty for me was watching all of the details and storylines unravel and come back together with each short chapter. So just to set the stage: the novel opens on an airplane, where a mysterious woman starts doling out predictions of how and at what age each passenger will die. What follows from there are alternating perspectives between multiple passengers on the plane as they go on with their lives after receiving their predictions, as well as the “Death Lady” herself.

This story was incredibly propulsive with a sort of mystical quality, bringing an underlying sense of dread throughout but in the best possible way. I always say that my favorite kind of books are the ones that “make you think and make you feel”, and this one brought both of those things in spades. I felt every emotion from sadness and anxiety to happiness and hope, and everything in between. The philosophical themes that the story brings to light largely revolve around how you may or may not live your life differently if you received a prediction of how/when you were going to die, and brings a powerful message to live every moment to the fullest. I was fascinated and riveted from start to finish, and all 500+ pages went by in the blink of an eye but at the same time brought characters and their stories that left a lasting impact. Each character was unique, well-drawn and with a personality all their own, and I was invested in every single one. With a diverse cast of characters and such a philosophical underlying theme of contemplating life, I think that most all readers will find something to enjoy in this one.

With some vibes of The Measure by Nikki Erlick, along with a splash of John Marrs’ thrillers, Here One Moment hit all of the marks for me and then some. I wish I could read it again for the first time, and I think it has such wide appeal that I can’t wait to gift it to all of the readers in my life. It’s a book that is going to stick with me for a very long time, and would make a perfect book club pick. Thank you so much to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This book was so good i didnt even notice how long it was! I was hooked from the beginning. I also loved the short chapters!

"Here One Moment" by Liane Moriarty is an enthralling, thought-provoking masterpiece that deftly combines mystery, humor, and philosophical questions about fate and free will. The novel centers around an ordinary domestic flight that becomes extraordinary when a mysterious passenger—later dubbed “The Death Lady”—predicts how and when several passengers will die. What starts as a strange, seemingly meaningless moment quickly spirals into something far more chilling when her predictions start coming true. Moriarty expertly builds tension as the passengers grapple with their fates. Some are told they have long lives ahead, while others face a much nearer expiration date. The characters’ reactions are deeply human—fear, denial, acceptance—and Moriarty explores the profound psychological effects of knowing one’s future.

The novel’s strength lies not only in its suspenseful premise but also in its rich character development and sharp, often humorous, social commentary. Moriarty raises intriguing questions: if you knew your future, would you change how you live? Is fate inevitable, or can it be altered?With her trademark wit and insight, Moriarty weaves together a gripping narrative that will keep you guessing until the very end. "Here One Moment" is a brilliant, page-turning meditation on destiny, control, and the fragility of life. An unforgettable read, and my favorite by her to date!

I am a big fan of Liane Moriarty and devour her books. Her pacing is always spot on and I usually fly through the book. Be warned, this is a long one at +500 pages. It kept me interested with a mystery around a woman who predicts the deaths of all those aboard a flight home. Then some of the predictions start coming true. I wish this was maybe 200 pages shorter but otherwise a good one.

3.5 stars (because it was too long) but rounding up to 4.

Thank you for the advanced reader copy Crown Publishing | Crown & Netgalley.

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

Liane Moriarty does it again. Something about her books just hit different. This book is 500+ pages but I haven’t flown through a book this fast in so long. I could not stop thinking about this book when I wasn’t reading.

On a flight from Hobart to Sydney, an older woman walks around predicting the age of death and cause of death for each passenger. When some of the passengers start dying in the manner she predicted, they start to worry their prediction will come true next 🫢

More about this book:
⏲️short chapters
🗣️multiple interconnecting storylines
🔮fortune telling
❤️heartfelt

I was given an advanced reading copy via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. One day, a seemingly ordinary group of people board a delayed flight from Hobart to Sydney that changes the way they will view their lives forever. With alternating perspectives telling the story and multiple heart wrenching nuances, I found this book to be incredibly poignant. This story meanders through so many plot points that truly will shift your perspective. This book will change the way you think about the people you love.

It was supposed to be a quick flight, a little over an hour as they plane goes from Hobart to Sydney in Australia. It was almost entirely full, so even with a 92 minute delay, there was no place for the passengers to wander to. As the flight attendants tried their best to keep everyone sane and quiet, finally, the minor repair is taken care of and they can actually get moving. And then, towards the end of the flight, the lady got up from her seat and moved throughout the cabin.

As the lady made her way down the aisle, she looks at the other passengers and starts talking. One by one, she tells them how they will die and when.

While the passengers are stunned for a moment, the lady goes back to her seat and falls asleep for the remainder of the flight. She sleeps until almost everyone else has left the plane, and the flight attendant, Allegra (prediction: 29, self-harm), wakes her up and tells her that it’s time to deplane.

In the weeks and months that follow, the passengers have to decide what to do with the information they’ve been given. Do they make changes to their lives, or do they ignore what the lady said, believing it to be an act of some kind, a desperate bid for attention? They each have to decide for themselves what to do with the information.

The woman predicted to die from cancer goes to her doctor to get tested. The man predicted to die in a work accident ponders taking a year off from work to focus on his family and friends. The mother who was told her son would die at 6 by drowning signs him up for swimming lessons. And they all think more seriously about their mortality, about the purpose of their lives, about how to live better.

And then, a viral video of a car accident. The teenager driving had been on the plane, had been predicted to die in a car accident. Her friend who was also in the car, the one who had ben filming, was also hurt but survived. She was the one who made it public that the woman on the plane had predicted the accident.

Not long after that, an elderly couple, retired doctors, die in close succession of old age. They had also been on the plane. They had also had their deaths predicted. And now, everyone is looking for “The Death Lady,” and feeling the weight of her predictions on their head.

But as anyone knows who has been on a few flights, life never does go quite as predicted. And neither does a novel by master storyteller Liane Moriarty. As these characters wrestle with how to live their lives under the weight of their new knowledge, they experience love and loss, strength and grief, and through it all, the will to live stays strong.

Here One Moment is an exceptional story of humanity and its strength. It is filled with heart and spirit, hope and determination, as these characters find their lives intersecting through their search for answers. This heart-warming and healing novel takes a chain of devastating events and turns them into a triumph. There are so many characters to root for, and just when you think the story is over, there is more hope and strength and love to come.

I have been a fan of Moriarty’s books for years, and I have loved them all. But this one is genuinely something special. It’s a leap into the best of what makes us human, what helps us connect, what gives us hope, what heals our spirits. This is a story that can restore and revive, heal and reveal, and help us fly during difficult times. It’s simply a must read.

Egalleys for Here One Moment were provided by Crown through NetGalley, with many thanks.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I think it creates great discussion points about life and the choices we make that impact it. I believe this book would be really good for a book club.

4.25 Stars!!

“It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on Earth and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up that we begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had.” -Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

The premise of this novel is about someone on a plane going around telling all the passengers their age of death and cause of death and then showcasing how that impacted their lives. It poses the question- if you knew your future, would you try to fight fate?

There are a lot of POVs in this one. I was able to follow along pretty easily, but would’ve liked the chapters to have the name of the individual to make it even easier to follow along. There were definitely some individuals I connected to more than others.

This is a long book, but most all chapters are pretty short so it makes it for easy reading and you fly through the chapters.

Overall found it to be a very authentic, heartwarming and compelling read and definitely recommend checking it out!💙

Liane Moriarty and I go way back! Well in terms of my reading life anyway. She’s been my auto-read authors for many years so it’s no surprise that Here One Moment was one of my most anticipated reads of 2024. And I’m thrilled to report that she delivered once again!

Imagine you were on a short domestic flight and a random person gets up and starts telling every passenger the age at which they’ll die and their cause of death. What would you do?

In Here One Moment we get to follow a few characters impacted by such an event. Including the person who delivered the predictions. One of my favorite things about Liane’s writing is his character driven her stories are. I always get emotionally invested. And there are guaranteed surprises in store. It’s such a treat not being able to guess where things are headed. All the while wondering about destiny, free will, and how we live our lives!

Cherry, our only first person narrator, had my heart for many reasons but especially because her neurodivergent brain and her love of math. I had to chuckle a number of times at her nonlinear storytelling because it felt so relatable.

This is a thought provoking literary mystery perfect for book club discussions! I ended up in 3 chats about this book because I have so many thoughts and feels about it 🤓

Thank you @crownpublishing and @netgalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Oh so good!!! Moriarty has a way of sweeping the reader into her story from the very first word and then holds us captivated until the very end. With her newest book, Here One Moment, Moriarty, takes us on a flight that is about to change the lives of those onboard when an older lady tells each passenger what she expects they will die of and their age of death. Is she a doddering old fool, OR does she know what she’s talking about? As we follow a few passengers from that plane, we see the way her predictions have changed their lives, some for the better, some not so much and the fear that ensues when one of her predictions comes true. With its unique premise, delightful cast of characters and perfect ending, this book is one that you will have a difficult time putting down. Set time aside to read this one … it might end up being a long, but perfectly spent night!! Thank you to Crown and NetGalley for an ARC of this book!

Liane Moriarty is an auto read for me so I was thrilled to get this ARC. I have read all of her books and the plot of this one really drew me in! I feel though like this one dragged a little and there were many characters to keep track of and their stories. This is hard for me. I will say it will make a great series as it is easier to visually follow many characters. Other than that, it was a good read but not my favorite from this author.

My favorite book of 2024! I loved this book! All of the characters were so relatable and I loved how it bounced back and forth between them. This was my first book by this author and I found her to be so witty. This book has left me just staring at my TBR pile because I have no idea what I will read next that could even compare to how good this book made me feel when I finished it.

I seriously could not WAIT to read this book and then once I started it, I could not wait for it to be over. The premise was promising; a captive audience of airplane passengers , each targeted by a woman purporting to know their age and manner of death. The often wordy descriptions were superfluous to the story and took away from any mystery. By the time the first prediction came true, this reader was ready to gather everyone into a new airplane and just send it off to never neverland. No thank you.

Honestly I wasn't sold on the story at first but I'm glad I stuck with it because there were so many great connections and overall messages in this story. Live life like you're dying, because we are all mortal and never know when or how we will die. It could be tomorrow in a car accident or of old age when we've turned 99. I thought it was interesting to see how each individual's predictions impacted their lives and most of them, for the better.

Here One Moment" by Laine Moriarty takes you on a riveting journey through a single plane ride in Australia, blending multiple POV into a rich tapestry of human experience.

As passengers from diverse backgrounds and reasons board the flight, the narrative unfolds through various lenses: a mother with her two children, a newlywed couple still in their wedding attire, a father missing his daughter's play, a young man returning home after a friend's funeral, and a teenager flying for the first time.

At the heart of the story is the daughter of a renowned fortune teller, who is on the brink of a personal crisis—or perhaps an out-of-body experience—foretelling the lives and deaths of those around her.

With its intricate storytelling and emotional depth, this novel offers a thought-provoking exploration of fate, connection, and the impact of a single moment. How would you react? Would you get off the plane and change your life? As the mom with the two kids learns that her son will drown by the age of seven. What if you thought you would die young so you haven’t invested enough - would you call your investors and get that sorted? Would you leave your new husband because of the risk that he might kill you - what is its the next husband because it’s not to happen for some many years?

Or would you believe this woman? Would you track her down? Demand more answers?

This book could make you think - if you are that type of person about what your life could and might not look like if you did or didn’t take those chances.

I was a little lost reading the multiple POV chapters because they weren’t mark - I wish the author had added those instead of having to figure it out myself.

This unique book grabbed and held my attention. The topic, a woman predicting the age and cause of death for people on the plane, was not one that I thought I would enjoy but in Liane Moriarty's hands I found it engaging, thought provoking and enjoyable. I found myself questioning if I believe in psychics and what I would do if someone predicted my age and cause of death. Would I change my behavior and lifestyle or would I laugh it off? Told from multiple perspectives the chapters were often quite short and it was easy to think "just one more chapter". I enjoyed seeing what the characters would do with their predictions and discovering how they were linked together. I highly recommend this book.

I really enjoyed this one, it was more of a slow burner than a fast twisty thriller. And to be honest, I don't think I'd categorize it as a thriller, rather it's more of a domestic fiction. I found the multiple characters somewhat confusing but as I read on, they became easier to remember and it was interesting to see their development throughout the course of the novel. Liane Moriarty is hit or miss for me but I'd recommend this one!

Here One Moment is a classic Liane Moriarty book--characters from completely different walks of life who end up being connected by one event and through mutual relationships. The message of the book--we are only here for a little while so live each day like it's your last--is one that will resonate with readers! This is a book I would recommend to a friend and plan to read again!

This book pulled me in immediately!
Passengers on a flight receive predictions about their age and manner of death from a “crazy” psychic.
The book follows a few of the passengers as they cope with their prediction and the choices they make regarding their future. There are also flashbacks of the psychics grief-stricken life.
Although this book grabbed my attention immediately, the rest of the book is pretty “predictable”. Nothing outside the imagination. 3 1/2 stars