BOOK: Here One Moment
AUTHOR: Liane Moriarty
PUB DATE: 9/10/2022 by Crown
PAGES: 512
RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
GENRE: Family Life Fiction

A BIG Thank You to NetGalley, Crown, and the author for gifting me an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for my honest review!

GR SYNOPSIS: 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 6 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 & 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, 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 2 more passengers die, again, as she said they would. Soon, no one is thinking this is simply an entertaining story at a cocktail party.

QUICK & SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: I was thrilled when I received approval for an advanced copy, and I had seen great reviews, so I was anxious to dive in. I’ve enjoyed several books by this author, and this one was a definite page-turner! There is strong character development, and the cast is diverse. I love the way Liane Moriarty tells a story. The plot piqued my curiosity, and I was hooked from the first chapter. It kept me guessing and made me wonder how it would feel to have been one of the passengers aboard the plane.

I gave this book 4 stars. I have not read any other books by this author and feel like I am missing out. This book was hard to put down. It was a great story and was also thought- provoking. This book is not in my usual category but I really enjoyed it!

On a short domestic flight one passenger gets up in a trancelike state and starts telling everyone on the flight the age and way that they will die. Many luckier recipients of the prophecy have long lives still to enjoy - but 6 of these less lucky passengers have a very short time left to live. The novel follows these unlucky people to see if the death prediction comes true and how these people change their lives to make sure they can beat it (or if they just allow for inevitability); the novel also tells the story of the “death lady” - the woman whose predictions made that flight unforgettable for all of the passengers and crew.

Not knowing what the book was about, I actually started it on a flight (I guess sometimes I should read the summary). I have loved most of Moriarty’s novels (a few have been misses for me) but I think the premise of this one was creative and well executed - my only complaint was with so many POVs, I wish that the chapters told you whose POV you were reading (you figure it out after a minute or so and that was a purposeful literary device but I’m a bit lazy). I found myself wanting to stay up late just to find out what was going to happen to each character - would they live? How would they die? How did death lady turn into death lady? This one totally absorbed me and distracted me from my life (which was needed this weekend) and while the novel may have been a bit longer than necessary to tell the story, I was good with it.

4.25 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the ARC to review

Will write a full review. My first by the author. Well-written, original, and highly entertaining. Strong characters that I'm still thinking about.

If you knew exactly when and how you’d die, would that change how you live in your life? “Here One Moment” deals with exactly that. While on a flight to Sydney, an older women walks down the aisle and announces to each person the cause of death and the age of death. A few of the passengers are a little disturbed when their predicted death is close, but most passengers write her off as nuts.

Until one passenger dies as predicted. Then two more follow.

We learn the predicter’s (Cherry) history interwoven with snippets of the lives of some of the passengers—Allegra, Paula, Eva. Leo, Ethan and Sue.

I have loved Liane Moriarty for ages but hadn’t enjoyed her most recent books. However, this book I loved as it made you really think. If you knew your life could end in a very short time, how would that change you? Can you fight fate? I recently lost a very close friend to cancer and it’s shaken my perspective on the world. This book made me evaluate choices that we often have to make such as staying at a job we do not like or in a relationship that doesn’t necessarily make us happy.

While I enjoyed the novel’s conclusion, I did think it wrapped up things a little too coincidentally. But otherwise, I found this to be a thoughtful and evocative book.

Four out of five stars.

Thank you very much to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this novel.

Here One Moment by Laine Moriarty was a thought proving read that had me hooked from the first chapter.

A woman is on a flight when she tells each passenger their age and cause of their death. Here One Moment is told in alternating chapters of the woman’s story and the stories of the passengers on the plane.

I was intrigued by the storyline of this book. I’m a big Laine Moriarty fan and this might be my new favorite of hers! Also, loved the short chapters that made this longer novel read very quickly.

Here One Moment would make an excellent book club book! I can’t stop thinking about it— it would make for great discussion. I can’t recommend it enough.

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

I’ve always been a big fan of Liane Moriarty’s books. I was super excited to receive the arc of this.

The premise is very interesting - what would you do if you found out the day your life would end. Would you try to change your fate? Is it possible to change your fate?

While I enjoyed the book, I did have a hard time following each story line at times. I would have to go back occasionally to figure out who I was reading about.

Overall, I did really enjoy the book.

Right out the gate, this book gave me Final Destination vibes and I was very intrigued. As usual, Liane's writing pulls you in with her ability to balance the descriptive writing with setting the scene and tone for the story. Her ability to change up the style of writing for every character as usual does an amazing job of making you feel like you know the characters on a personal level.

The story itself surprised me in that it was much different than the other books of hers I've read. The suspense and wanting to continue reading to find out what happens was there throughout but I was anticipating a big twist that I didn't see coming that never came.

I did, however, really enjoy the overall message of living life to the fullest each day because you never know what is in store for you. I couldn't imagine being told your life will end in a very specific way at a specific age and how all consuming the worry would be. While I did enjoy the book, I did struggle with the length and ultimately where the book ended up. I was left a bit underwhelmed by this one.

3.5 rounded up
This is a unique premise: an older woman tells all the passengers on a flight when and how they will die. The story proceeds with multiple points of view to show the many ways people deal with this information about their future deaths.

I am a big fan of Liane Moriarty and enjoy multiple points of view. However, this one seemed to have so many that I’d find myself having to really think about which character I was reading. The already long book felt even longer because of my need to look back or stop and think. I felt I needed a list of characters with a brief bio.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was another amazing book from Liane Moriarty. The story was so original. I was equally invested in the story of Cherry and the stories of the passengers whose deaths she predicted. There were lines that made me laugh - Cherry was a great character. All the passengers were very realistic - their reactions to their death predictions were all believable. I loved the way everything wrapped up - the ending chapters brought me to tears. I highly recommend this book. Thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC.

If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate? This story explores people's reactions to finding their death dates and how they navigate their futures in hopes of changing their predictions. While I found the premise interesting, the book needed a good hard editing. It went on way too many tangents and explained things we didn't need to know, like what a swiftie is. It was also hard to keep track of everyone's plot line and their prediction. It could have easily been fixed by having a header of who the POV was and their prediction. I often skimmed, especially around Cherry's chapters because her perspective was the most flowery. My other qualm with this book is that it focuses primarily on death which is an uncomfortable topic to read for 500 pages. I worry enough about my own network or people dying and the repercussions of that. I didn't need that much of it from fictional people too.

Thanks to the publisher for the ARC in return for an honest review. This book releases 9/10

I've read most of Liane Moriarty's books, so I jumped at the chance to read her latest novel. I was grateful that this story was far more intriguing than her previous book, The Apple Doesn't Fall.

The premise of this thought-provoking book is the question: what would you do if you knew the age and reason for your death? Would you fight like mad to avoid fate, or take it in stride and determine to live the last of your days to the fullest?

The large cast of characters may seem overwhelming as we're introduced to the roster on the airplane, but we follow only a manageable handful of storylines throughout the book.

The pacing was done pretty well and kept my interest for the most part. The only storyline that seemed slower and a bit of a slog was the POV in first person: the psychic. I think her POV was valuable, but could have been edited down.

Overall, a solid 2024 read. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

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I recieved a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Moriarty is a pop culture master and an incredible author. She can plot a twist or joke with the slightest detail that is blink or you miss it. Her satirical, life-affirming powers are delightful here. The only downside is the length. While it is not the best Moriarty, the ending will make you cheer. This is still worth a read.

While this was not my favorite work of Liane Moriarty’s, it was certainly a good one!

The premise of the story, overall, is to live life to its fullest - regardless of what may come. While sometimes the storyline was difficult to follow because of multiple viewpoints, it followed the lives of several individuals connected by a peculiar travel event.

I appreciated the mental health themes throughout the book and how the author accurately depicted their experiences living with them.

This book was slow to start and had me often saying “Okay, let’s get on with it now,” but really picked up in the second 2/3’s, ultimately landing a 4 star review from this reader.

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

On a flight from Hobart to Sydney, a lady stood up from her seat and began to tell all the passengers their cause and time of death. The story follows a few of these passengers’ lives after the flight as well as what led to them being on this flight, and the psychic’s backstory.

I really really enjoyed this book. I don’t know if it was my favourite by this author because I adored Big Little Lies but this is definitely up there. All of the characters felt so real and different, which is impressive to achieve in a book with so many ‘main characters’. I loved the depth and real issues each character faced and the life lessons that were subtly interweaved. It really made me think about my mortality and life choices in a different way. I highly highly recommend!

Huge thank you to NetGalley and the author for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

"If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate?"
What a beautiful and thought-provoking book! I will honestly tell you that this is a long read, and there were times as I started it that I questioned the pace, but hang in there as the author skillfully builds the characters and story, and if you hang in there for the first portion, you will be all in and not be able to put it down, and it will not disappoint.
This story examines free will and destiny, grief and love and so much more. It is a wonderful story about a group of people flying on a plane, and a psychic who in the middle of the flight predicts the passengers' deaths. I adored the characters stories, and especially the primary character and who skillfully the author develops her so that the reader learns her history, experiences and ultimately learns what brought her to the point on the airplane when she impacted so many lives. Liane Moriarty's books are always pleasing, and this one is one of her best in my opinion. I love a good story, but I especially enjoy an entertaining story that moves me, touches me and causes me to think to reflect on my life in a new way. Thank you NetGalley and Crown books for the opportunity to read this book.

On a delayed plane, a lady rises from her seat, points to passengers in turn and pronounces the age they will die, and their cause of death. We see how the predictions affect the people, especially after the first death happens we find out the lady’s name is Cherry, later called the Death Lady. The chapters are from different POVs - either one of the people from that flight or from Cherry. I found myself asking "Who was Sue again?" and "wait, was Eve the bride? The novel is such fun to read. And it leaves you with a warning: Anything can happen, nothing is impossible, so stop and appreciate your life while you're alive.

Thank you, Net Galley, and Penguin Books for the ARC copy to read and review.

A new Liane Moriarty book is always exciting. Don’t be put off my the size of this book. At over 500 pages it will fly by. I became so invested in all of these characters and what was going to happen. It is quite emotional but at the same time has plenty of humour.

Would you want to know your age of death and cause of death? How would it change how you lived your life? This is what happens to passengers on board a flight between Hobart and a Sydney one Friday afternoon. An elderly lady goes from person to person letting them now how and when their lives would end. What follows is how it affects these people. Once you hear this information, regardless of whether you believe it or not, life can never be the same again. And what about the woman, the psychic? How does she know these things? read it and find out.

I love that the characters were so different and dealt with things in their own ways. It will make you laugh while you contemplate your own life. If you knew when your time was up, how do you come to terms with that? How do those around you deal with this?

This book would make for great book club and buddy read discussions. If you love this author, this one is very different, but still has all the elements you know and love from one of Australia’s most popular authors.

Thanks so much to Crown Publishing and NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book to read.

I have been a fan of most of this author’s previous book and was super intrigued by the premise of this one!

I felt pretty engaged in the story from the beginning. I tend to like books with multiple POV and multiple timelines and this one kept me turning pages throughout.

I grew fond of most of the characters and felt invested in the outcome and interested in whether Cherry had actually seen the future or not.

While this book is long, it didn’t actually feel long to me. I really enjoyed it!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

Oh my gosh, how I loved this book. The five-hundred-plus pages practically turned themselves. The premise was so unique and I devoured every word from the banging prologue to the surprising epilogue.

On a flight from Hobart to Sydney an older lady walks the aisle of the plane while stating age of death, cause of death to multiple passengers. When the passengers start dying the way she predicted they believe she is a clairvoyant and worry that their prediction will come true next, so of course they start to live their lives as differently as possible to avoid their prediction from coming true.

I loved the different points of view in each chapter, five passengers and the elderly lady herself. We also get snippets of how her predictions affect each person’s life and the people surrounding them. The elderly lady also basically gives us her very interesting life story. I loved how diverse the cast of characters was and how this book made me feel. I felt anxious, happy, sad and hopeful. I cried, I got scared and I laughed…at a book about death! It also really made me think about my own mortality but do not fret because there’s also lots of love and joy in the book.

I’m a big fan of butterflies so the cover of this one had me all 😍. The butterfly was chosen because of the idea of the butterfly effect scenario. I love them because they represent change, rebirth etc. I can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy. All. The. Stars.