Oh gosh, I just told you not to read the synopsis and now I have to give you my thoughts without giving away anything! Ok, let's give it a shot:
First up, it's Liane Moriarty. That's all it took for me to know I wanted to read this book and I suspect many of you will be feeling the same. Even when I didn't feel like her writing was up to her best (Nine Perfect Strangers), she always gives readers interesting characters and plenty to think about. Here One Moment succeeds on both counts.
I was twenty pages into this one and already telling a friend NOT to read the synopsis because it's key in those first pages to go in without any preconceived notions, to be left wondering who this woman is and why she is, in fact, remarkable.
"Later, not a single person will recall seeing the lady board the flight at Hobart Airport.
Nothing about her appearance or demeanor raises a red flag or even an eyebrow.
She is not drunk or belligerent or famous.
She is not injured, like the bespectacled hipster with his arm scaffolded in white guaze so that one hand is permanently pressed to his heart, as if he's professing his love or honesty.
She is not frazzled, like the sweaty young mother trying to keep her grip on a slippery baby, a furious toddler, and far too much carry-on.
She is not frail, like the stopped elderly couple wearing multiple heavy layers as if they're off to join Captain Scott's Antarctica expedition."
When we figure out why the woman is remarkable, we'll spend the rest of the book thinking we know what's going to happen, waiting for it to happen, and wondering how Moriarty will frame it so that it's not anticlimactic. Trust me when I tell you that she will.
I absolutely loved how Moriarty moves from the plane to focus on just a few characters, whose stories we'll alternate between...including that woman. In fact, she will be the person we'll get to know the best, the one we'll grow to care the most about.
If you're a fan of Moriarty's, you wont' be disappointed by this one. If you've never read Moriarty before, you'll become a fan of the way she can help readers relate to and care about her characters. Is it her best? In my opinion, no; that honor still goes to Big Little Lies for me. But this one is right up there, if for no other reason than the way she made me care about one particular character.

I was really excited to read this book but unfirtunately it fell flat for me. It was so long and it ended up being a bit boring. There were so many POVs. It was just too much. I hate to say that it was definitely not my favorite read.

(4.5⭐️) This book was mind-bending and interconnected in the most fascinating ways.

The books kicks off pretty dramatically with death predictions on a plane, and I thought it was going to set up a certain vibe for the rest of the book; it ended up taking a different turn that I liked even more. The story goes back and forth between the POVs of several of the plane passengers as they continue with their lives, and the “Death Lady” and her life leading up to the present.

I really enjoyed seeing all the sides to this story, and I got quite invested in the lives of the plane passengers. Seeing how things eventually were interconnected was fun and pretty elaborate. I also really enjoyed seeing the “Death Lady’s” backstory, and how she came to be on that plane that day. The chapters were pretty short and would often end on a cliffhanger, and I found myself binging this every time I picked it up. The way things all wrap up in the end was so satisfying, and the epilogue had me grinning.

Wow, what a ride this book was. It took me a little while to sort out my feelings about this one. I wasn't sure where it was going until nearly the end, and I intially felt a little disappointed, as I'd been expecting a more explosive ending. However, after I let it settle for a bit, I realized that I really did love it, particularly the ending. This book was actually how I'd expected The Measure to go, with more of a focus on the people rather than than socio-political issues that The Measure dealt with. It's long, with a lot of different characters, but if you love stories about people... people's lives and families and found family... do push on. Thanks to Netgalley and Crown for the advance digital copy!

2.5 rounded up to 3 stars.

I finished this book and didn’t hate it but with 500+ pages and so many povs to follow I honestly felt like it was a chore at many points to continue on. The multiple povs alone felt like a lot to keep up with.

Good storyline, plot and ending.. and again not horrible. I just struggled to finish and felt like that more often than I was excited to read it, find out what happened next, etc.

Thank you NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the ARC of this novel.

The thing about Liane Moriarty’s book is they are always like slipping on a comfy cardigan, snuggling down and then enjoying your favorite hobby. Not to say her books are always the same because they aren’t but they alway give you the same feeling when you finish one. They make you think, feel and wonder what if in the best way possible and Here One Moment is no different.

This book takes on two stories, one in the present where the passengers on a flight struggle with the idea of fate and changing theirs after an eerie situation where an old woman on a plane starts telling everyone when and how they will die. The other in the past where you learn the life of the old woman making the predictions and how she ended up on the flight.

The author expertly weaves these two tales together and folds in enough twists to keep you guessing. Can you change your fate? Or is knowing just leading you down a path of self fulfilling prophecy? Settle into this book to see how it unfolds and wonder to yourself what type of person you are.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with this ARC. I’m giving it “once in a blue moon” five stars! I’ve read a lot of Moriarty books before but this one rates high in originality, character development, plot arcing, and interest. It would have been a one sitting book if I’d started it earlier in the day. The protagonist Cherry boards an airplane and during the flight she suddenly stands up and one by one tells the other passengers their age and cause of death. Be prepared to pay attention because the rest of the book skips back and forth among the large group of passengers and flight attendants and their reactions to their predictions. We find out a lot about Cherry, her family, and her past. Highly recommended!

This is the story of what happens when a stranger on a plane goes up to each of the other passengers and tells them their age and cause of death. Some passengers laugh, some are concerned, and some wish the "death lady" (Cherry) would have told them their age and cause and not skipped over them. The plane takes off and everyone gets to their destination.

After the first passenger dies just like Cherry predicted, then the second, then a third, the other people who had been on the plane start believing that maybe she really is the death lady.

The book follows the characters as they live with the knowledge of how much time they have to live and how it will come about. Is Cherry psychic? If so, can the passengers change their futures?

I felt about this book the same way I did with The Measure. Knowing that something is going to happen doesn't change anything. If you knew when you were going to die, it wouldn't affect the fact that death is coming. It's coming for us all. I think the point of these books is if you're not living fully because there's always tomorrow, you've got another think coming. In this book, we also have the question of whether or not Cherry can see the future or is just a lucky guesser.

Here One Moment starts with a bang and then takes a long time to work back up to being a page-turner. I liked the characters, but Cherry's chapters could have been fewer to move the story along. All in all, a good book

My thanks to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very strange story. It gave me a little bit of Manifest vibes, which I loved. I love Liane Moriarty but this was not typical of the other stories I've read by her. While the writing was fantastic, I'm not sure I loved the story. It was interesting, but a little boring - if that makes sense? It just wasn't exciting I guess. Definitely will continue to read LM, but this definitely wasn't my favorite.

A perfect Liane Moriarty book and my favorite of hers since Big Little Lies. Love the premise and the voice!

I loved the idea of this book. The execution of the idea was tedious and boring. I usually live Moriarty's books, and i give het kudos for trying something new, but this was a miss for me.
I received an ARC from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The story opens with a lady on a plane telling random flight passengers how they will die and what age they will die. What starts as chaos leads to all of their lives changing forever. When one passenger dies suddenly, the passengers start to believe their own destiny and it begs the question: if you knew you would die, would you change anything differently about your life?

I've read Liane Moriarty before, and "Big Little Lies" remains to be my favorite, so I'm pretty familiar with the author's writing style. This book pulled me right in and left me flipping through the pages quickly trying to figure out what will happen next! You really begin to feel for the six passengers that Here One Moment follows and root for their individual journeys. I wasn't sure what direction the story was going to go so I was intrigued up until the last page. The pacing at times was a little slow especially during Cherry's (Death Lady) POV, but the other characters such as Allegra, Eve, and Ethan made up for it.

I recommend this book to fans of Liane Moriarty and thriller lovers who enjoy an introspective approach on death. I will definitely be reading more books by this author!

As much as this pains me to write, I was not a fan of this book. I am a fan of Liane Moriarty’s previous work such as Big Little Lies and the Husband’s Secret. I had such high hopes for this book but the synopsis made it sound better than it actually was. The character development was phenomenal though. I felt like I could vividly picture the character and scenes in my mind like a movie. I also wish there was a climax in this but I felt like it was just a constant line with no excitement.

Thanks to NetGalley, Crown Publishing, & Liane Moriarty for the ARC!

No one writes with as much heart and humor as Liane Moriarty. Her latest is about a short domestic flight to Sydney, where age and cause of death are revealed to passengers aboard by a seemingly average lady. Most of the passengers dismiss the lady and her predictions. But when 3 people die at the exact age and way predicted by the lady, some of the other passengers scramble to change their destinies.
A novel about life, death and grief, Here One Moment may be Moriarty's finest yet.

*Special thanks to NetGalley and Crown for this e-arc.*

Wow

This book absolutely makes the reader think. Think about whether psychics are real. Think about what you would do with your remaining days if a psychic gave you the exact date and way that you will die. Think about predestination, is it real? Think about free will and how much we are influenced by what we hear or read. Think about how small the world really is, and how accurate six degrees of separation can be.

I hope this book gets picked up as a series as some of this author's books have in the past, I think it would translate well to screen. I would cast Olivia Colman as Cherry, just in case anyone wants my opinion. Even though this was a long book, it moved along fast and I was a captive audience. I recommend picking this up when you have a bit of uninterrupted time because you're going to want to keep reading until you finish it.

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book, but my opinions are my own.

I love Liane Moriarty and was thrilled to be given a digital copy from Crown Publishing and NetGalley for review. I couldn't wait to begin this one. It started off a little slow for me, I am not one that is big on mystical power and fantastical reads, but I was interested enough to keep going. A woman on a plane goes into a trance and predicts everyone's time and cause of death, creeping everyone out and making some panic. When people start dying at the time and manner of the prediction, social media gets wind, and the passengers draw together to find solace and get to the bottom of this. We learn about the lives of some of the passengers, and their families and friendships, there is a bit of bouncing around. Why are we reflecting on these characters?

This is the part of the book that left me going "hummmm, I don't know about this". However, with the direction the book was going, I could not see how this book was ever going to have a happy ending, so I kept going. Why are we focusing on these characters? As the book moved along, we got to know Cherry, the psychic a little more and her life story. The characters on the plane also begin connecting, and the book takes on a tone of the Lianne Moriarty style that has made her so popular. You grow to like all the characters, you root for them, and yes, no spoiler here, there is fulfilling life lessons and a happy ending. Starting off slowly, but wound up really enjoying it. Another success. 3.5 stars.

It's only September 3rd and I am confident that Here One Moment is going to be my Number One favorite read of September (...the year?!)!! 🙀

Oh. My. God. *Clutches book to chest* 😍

This book. FIVE 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 Kübler-Ross ✨

This book is so goddamn good. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty opens with a flight, from Hobart to Sydney, which is delayed. During the flight, the passengers learn how and when they are going to die from "The Death Lady" on their flight. For some - it's old age - years away - and they laugh! For others...it's not far away at all. A few months later - a passenger dies exactly how she predicted. Then two more. If you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live, would you do things differently?

These 512 pages turned themselves. 📜

And short chapters!!! 👏🏻

I devoured this book, Liane Moriarty's best yet. The different points of view, of five passengers and "The Death Lady" herself - were SO good. I loved the chapters on Cherry’s (The Death Lady’s) life.

And let’s take a moment for the HP reference “Anders said the man was old, but not, you know, Dumbledore old.” ⚡️☠️🤣

This is a book with destiny, grief, love, trying to find certainty in the uncertain world…and it will have you laughing, crying, and affirming the shit out of your own life. 🦋

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Releases on September 10th - get it on your lists and holds ASAP - this baby is going to explode!!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the free e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I love Liane Moriarty books and have been reading her for years! I love her stories and she is one of the best australian authors! In all honesty, I was disappointed with her last 2 books published and found that for me, they were okay but not as enjoyable as her others. I can say that she is BACK with this newest installment!

Imagine getting on a flight and mid-way, you are given your time and cause of death instead of warm nuts and a glass of wine. The “psychic” making these predictions is a harmless fellow passenger who is probably just having a breakdown, hopefully? No one really believes her, right? Right?

This book was mysterious, endearing, heartwarming, upsetting, and authentic. I loved the writing and development. Highly recommend!!!

Liane Moriarty’s Here One Moment is a gripping exploration of love, loss, and the unexpected turns life can take. The novel centers on a pivotal event that shakes up the lives of its characters, revealing their deepest fears and desires. Moriarty’s trademark blend of sharp wit and emotional depth is evident throughout, as she navigates complex relationships and personal revelations. The story’s engaging narrative and well-drawn characters make it a compelling read, showcasing Moriarty’s skill in blending poignant themes with an accessible, engaging style. It’s a thought-provoking book that will resonate with fans of her previous works.

During a brief flight, several people are confronted by a mysterious lady that is flying alone and went unnoticed until she began her strange behavior. She stood up and approached the passengers one by one and told them two things: the day they would die and what the cause of death would be. The entire plane was in distress and the flight attendants didn’t do much to control the situation.

As the story continues we learn about several of the passenger’s personal lives and follow them as they live life outside of that extremely eventful flight. They lived in a bit of emotional turmoil while always wondering if she would be right about their death days.

The plot and story concept was a great one. I was intrigued just from reading the synopsis. Liane Moriarty is an auto-buy/auto-read author for me. This one in particular did not grab me like the others have. It was very long and didn’t have the eeriness that I enjoy. The writing is great, the story in and of itself is a great idea but not my favorite book by her. I will look forward to her next book though. She truly is a great author.

Thanks to NetGalley and Crown New York for the ARC of this book