Liane Moriarty does it again. She takes an interesting premise that would seem to lead to a predictable story and outcome but in her trademark style she takes a unique approach and crafts a beautiful story along the way. On a crowded plane, no one seems to notice a woman of a certain age, without discernible features or actions until she stands up and in a trance walks down the crowded aisle telling passengers how they will die. While this shakes up most of the passengers and crew, some soon forget it-until one of the predictions comes true. Then another comes to fruition. What would you do if you knew your fate-would you change your life or try everything to intervene? Just who is this woman and why is she able to accurately predict some of life's most difficult moments? Here One Moment answers that question and more. While the book is lengthy, with several characters and perspectives, it is absolutely worth sticking with it and learn the connections along the way, a story only Liane Moriarty could tell.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

Another riveting novel for one of my favorites, character development is excellent! The plot line is a bit different, but true to Moriaty’s style, she brings it all together, asking questions of the reader, “if you could do your life over, what changes would you make, if any.”. I Met Moriaty at the Savannah Book Festival years ago, and have devoured every book She’s written! Well done!

Absolutely love Liane Moriarty. I have been a huge fan of her since The Husband's Secret. She never disappoints. I really enjoyed this book, and think it has become my favorite by her.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC of the book.

Well, this book was a complete surprise -- and unlike anything I've ever read before. It tells the story of what happens to passengers on a plane when a woman gets up during the flight and announces to each one the year they will die and of what cause. No one pays much attention to her predictions until three subsequent deaths prove those predictions to be accurate.

The book delves into several of the passengers and how the predictions from the "Death Lady" changed their lives. The woman who was told her child would drown at age seven enrolled him in swim lessons before he could walk. The man who was told he would die in a workplace accident ended up quitting his job. The young man who was told he would die in a brawl started carrying a knife.

Is death fated? Can a fortune teller's predictions come true? And what would you do if you knew when and how you would die?

While thought-provoking, I thought the book was written in a little bit of a choppy manner. It skips, chapter by chapter, from first-person by the fortune teller to third person, filling us in on each plane passenger's life. I found it somewhat hard to keep each passenger, and his or her story, separate. But I was anxious to find out what happened to each one, so I kept reading. And it was interesting how Moriarty ended up combining all of the characters' lives at the end in surprising ways.

I've loved almost everything by Liane Moriarty, and this may be my favorite. It was fun and mysterious, and I could NOT put it down. I just needed to know what happens to all the people. Typically I hate when there are this many characters, but it works so well in this book. It is never confusing. I loved it and will be gifting it to friends this holiday season!

Love this author, but this book left me a bit flat. It was hard to get into and it was a bit confusing with so many characters. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC #sponsored

Liane Moriarty’s latest release strikes at the heart of human nature and the struggle we face with mortality. What would you do if you knew exactly how long you had left to live?

When a flight to Sydney is delayed on the tarmac, one passenger’s actions will have long reaching effects on the whole flight. Flight attendant Allegra Patel has enough to do keeping a plane full of grumpy passengers happy when a woman starts a disturbance on board. As the woman walks down the aisle, she points and predicts each seat occupants’ cause of death and age of death. The passengers have a range of reactions to the prophecy including dismissal, fear and amusement. What each passenger does as they react to the news unfolds as the novel progresses.

The multiple points of view from each doomed passenger combine to propel the reader on a fast-paced, tension filled ride. As each passenger struggles with the credibility of the fortune teller, they must face existential questions about free will and living passionately. A powerful and thought provoking novel about the fragility of life. Readers who enjoyed The Measure by Nikki Erlick will love Here One Moment.

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the advanced readers’ copy.

Here One Moment
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Pub date: 9/10/24

On a plane ✈️ full of people, a woman stands up and starts telling people what age they will die and the cause of death. Some she say will die soon and some will love to 100! Most people think she is crazy. They all go about their life until they soon discover one of the predictions came true. Can they try to tempt fate to go against the predictions?
This was such a thought provoking book that had me intrigued and I couldn’t put it down! Such a unique book and I absolutely loved it! Even though this book is long…over 500 pages!….i still read in a couple sittings as I was totally hooked!

Thank you @netgalley and @crownpublishing for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I was a bit disappointed with this one! I loved Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, but this one fell a bit flat. It took me about 80% of the book to get invested in the characters. I liked the end! But not sure it was worth the rest.

5 stars! This was one of my favorite books this year. It started out a little slow, but once you get a hang of all the characters, and what is actually going on, the pages turn so fast. This was a feel-good story, which left me wondering, what would I do differently if I knew, or thought I knew, exactly how long I had to live? The characters really came to life and I felt invested in all of their storylines. There were a few surprises and twists along the way. Although this book would be extremely far-fetched, I was able to suspend disbelief and enjoy the story. The message is still the same and it can be a little hard hitting for sure! A unique take on the "if you only had 6 months to live, what would you do" question.

Special Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I have read everything this woman has written, and yet every book is so different from the last one. The premise of this book is basically what would you do if you knew exactly when you would die. The way she tells the story though is so mesmerizing, I could not put down her writing style is just wonderful. I will read anything she writes.

Liane Moriarty never misses a beat and never fails me! This book talks about love, marriage, friends and family. It has twists and turns that you don't know how the author will go with it. Sometimes when I see the length of a novel, I tend to second guess myself. However, before even looking at the length, I said I must read it when I saw the author. This book had many characters and several point-of-view. Sometimes that can be a lot, but yet again the author won me over. What a wild ride (literally) with all the feels!

If this book taught me anything, it’s that I’d never want to know when or how I’m going to die! Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty is a gripping, fast-paced story that explores the weight of mortality and the choices we might make if we knew our end was near. It’s an intriguing page-turner that had me hooked from the start and left me reflecting on life in unexpected ways. I loved every bit of it and highly recommend it!

If you could find out how old you'd be when you died and how you died, would you want to know? What about if that decision was taken from you and someone thrust that knowledge upon you? This is the truth for everyone that was on the plane with the "death lady". The delays of the flight were bad enough but the passengers were confronted by the Death Lady who told most of that plane their cause of death and age of death. Most passengers were able to laugh and chalk it up to a crazy old lady and some take her very seriously and do everything in their power to fight their predicted fate. When a few of the passengers pass in their predicted way, the people on this flight and the death lady become a phenomenon that no one can ignore.

It took me a while to get into this book, but once I did- I ended up loving it. I will say that as a mother and empath, the hardest storyline in this book for me to follow was the mother who's infant was predicted to die at age 7 by drowning. That mother's grief, worry, and compulsion to change her son's fate felt so real to me. I enjoyed the way this story was told in multiple peoples points of view and how we got so much of Cherry aka Death Lady's backstory. Another great book by Liane Moriarty!

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

*This book was an eArc from NetGalley*

I have read every book from Liane Moriarty, and this book was so enjoyable. I started reading this as an eBook but had a really hard time getting into this book. It sat on my "shelf" for a few months and then when the book was released I was able to acquire a copy on Libby as an audiobook. I LOVED this as an audiobook. The two narrators were so captivating with the different characters they had to portray.
I recommend this book to any Liane Moriarty fan but also to anyone in general. I really enjoyed this read and I loved the ending. Enjoyable throughout.

This was so unique and different compared to the family dramas I am used to seeing from Moriarty, and honestly, this one worked really well. I enjoyed the different characters and how they all handled the news, it was very special and I really had a great time.

Liane Moriarty is special. I love the way she writes and I was hooked from the very beginning of this story.
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A regular looking older lady boards a flight alone and next thing you know she’s up out of her seat, walking the aisle, pointing at people and predicting how and what age they will die. 😱 “Self harm, age 30.” “Workplace accident, age 43.” “Pancreatic cancer, age 64.” Is she a fortune teller? Is she having a mental health crisis? What is going on?!
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As the story unfolds, we follow different passengers as they grapple with her predictions, as well as learn more about our mystery lady, whose name is Cherry. She basically tells us her life’s story in alternating chapters with the passengers, and I thought it was so well done. Cherry is hilarious, and has endured so much. It’s told like she’s speaking right to you, with lots of tangents and caveats and unnecessary information, but as a result you get to know her so so well. I loved her.
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I don’t think this story will be for everyone; it’s long, and some won’t like the way it’s told. But I will remember this story of love, grief, family, struggles, and triumph for a long time. I wouldn’t feel right giving anything less than five stars. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thank you Crown Publishing and NetGalley for the chance to read and review early!

I’ve read many books by Moriarty, and this one does not disappoint. I loved the storyline, message, and multiple characters. At first all the story lines get confusing but starts to be more clear halfway through. I love her writing style and the message of hope and optimism. Would recommend!

A flight from Hobart to Sydney was suppossed to be short, but the plane is delayed and everyone is upset. After the late takeoff a woman stands up in the aisle, points at each passenger and makes a prediction of their age of death and cause of death. People are confused, angry, and ambivalent. No one knows exactly what to think of the prediction, but then one person dies in the manner she predicted, then another, and the news starts to spread. The passengers work to come to terms with their own predictions and figure out the identity and veracity of the so-called Death Lady.

Here One Moment was a fun and beautiful ride through the lives of the various characters on the plane. Bouncing between the life store of the Death Lady and the passengers she predicted, including a mother told her child would die, a bride told her husband would kill her, a workaholic told he will die in a work accident, and a flight attendant told she would take her own life, the book moves quickly and was easy to read despite the large cast of chatacters. Moriarty crafts the various perspectives on death very well, with some characters taking very proactive approaches and some refusing to accept that they could die this year. It is touching and quite funny at times and overall I enjoyed it, even if I think the ending was a little too cute. It is not as thrilling as some of Moriarty's other books and it takes its time, but the characters were what made the book engaging and worth the longer read for me.

Thank you to Crown Publishing and NetGalley for a copy of Here One Moment in exchange for an honest review.

Liane Moriarty is one of my auto-read authors, so when I saw the premise of this new novel, I knew I had to get my hands on it. The concept of an airplane passenger foretelling the death causes and ages of other passengers should have been a riveting read, however, this one was not for me. I found it difficult to dodge back and forth between the multiple POVs, especially without chapter titles to help as a guide. Cherry's chapters were downright brutal to get through as they were rambling and vague for no reason. I found myself getting more into the story once people actually started dying according to the premonitions, but it was still a slough. I finished it for the sake of completion, but this was a miss for me.