I'm a huge fan of Liane Moriarty and this book was fascinating. The plot was quite unusual. i'd read her other books, starting with Big Little Lies and quickly realized this book was more of a "character study" of passengers who'd been told the date and manner of their deaths. An intriguing idea. I practically read it non-stop over the week-end. The main character, "Cherry" is a middle aged woman who walks up and down the aisle of a plane, giving out "death notices" to the passengers. Is she a a clairvoyant? Is she a hoax? Is she mentally disturbed? No one knows what to make of her although most of the recipients of her "notice" find it disturbing. I can't say much more without this review being a spoiler but I can tell you I was intrigued to see what happened to everyone whose death she predicted. And of course i wanted to learn more about "the death lady" herself. Highoy recommend Five stars.

3.5⭐

This book is for the Lost & Manifest fans out there where one flight can completely change what you thought you knew. I loved the concept of this book as it reckoned with the idea if you can be fated or if you can change your fate. Liane spends much of the book telling the narrative in her classic style of braiding different characters stories together and making witty observations in life, but the pacing and intrigue were too inconsistent to maintain my focus.

A fun and interesting plot ultimately that ultimately was a book that was just a bit too long but will still be enjoyed by those who really love a good "crazy plane ride" type of story.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to read this arc. I wanted to like this so much. I understood the message and what the author was trying to portray however, it was too long with too many characters. I couldn't connect with the characters and was having a hard time keeping up with who was who. This book was unfortunately just not it for me.

I usually find Liane Moriarty’s books fun and easy to read. This one was still easy to read but I found it not that fun and interesting. I didn’t want the characters to die but other than that I wasn’t too invested. Then of course when the predictions didn’t even come true, it felt like an easily wrapped up ending without much drama or climax.

Mercy me, I did NOT know where this story was going! I am a HUGE fan of Liane's books and this didn't disappoint!

At the beginning, I was so intrigued by the concept of a passenger predicting the fates of the other travelers on the flight. I loved how Liane weaved the characters personal lives together so beautifully and at an amazing pace to consume as the reader.

Just when I thought I'd be coming up to how a particular character's fate would occur - PLOT TWIST! I couldn't read fast enough to learn of how each of the passengers' lives were affected by the "psychic". And I truly adored learning about the predictor's life as well!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the opportunity to read this advanced reader's e-copy in exchange for my honest opinions!

Some slow parts but overall a great book. Makes you think and evaluate your priorities in life. Very unique plot and a good ending.

Wow this was such an interesting and great read. The concept was so interesting and honestly really makes you think. What would you do if you knew when you were going to die? Would you live differently? Very thought provoking.

I've read a good amount of Liane Moriarity's books and I usually enjoy them a lot. Here One Moment definitely did not disappoint. I couldn't put it down once I started it! I loved the pacing of the book, and the format of the chapters. Learning about each character was fun and interesting, and hearing about Cherry's life and backstory really added a lot. I loved how the story unfolded. Nothing about this book disappointed. Thank you to NetGalley and Crown for this ARC!

Synopsis: a woman boards a plane just like any normal day/flight. As the flight begins she gets up and proceeds to tell every passenger when and how they will die. In the upcoming months as her predictions begin to come true the passengers are sent in to a frenzy.
Pros/cons: This was a totally unique concept and something totally different for Liane Moriarity (Big Little Lies, What Alice Forgot.)
The plot instantly brought me in. I was intrigued with the concept and excited to see how it ended (which I also enjoyed) but the middle totally lost me. There were so many characters, it was sooo long, and not a lot happened in the middle.
Overall I enjoyed it, but it took too much to get the point across.
Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy. check it out when it’s released next month!

So this book couldn't decide what it wanted to be; it was very confusing, and not very good unfortunately. I've read better books that more clearly figured out what story they were actually trying to tell. This almost felt like reading several completely different books, all combined into 1. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

"Here One Moment" was unlike any book I've ever read. It took me much longer to read than any other book not because of its length, but because it had so many characters. I was invested in each of their storylines and I didn't want to miss anything. I could totally see this being made into a movie - it was really a great, moving story that will stay with me for a long time.

Unique and fascinating story that swept me away! I can always count on Liane Moriarty to captivate me with her fresh storylines and characters that leap off the page and into my heart. I don’t want to spoil this by recapping the synopsis but I loved how this was written in alternating chapters between the characters who were given a date and method of dying in the near future and Cherry’s life story and how she came to be known as the “Death Lady”. Don’t miss this one, I promise you’ve never read anything like it! Thank you Netgalley, Crown Publishing and the author for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be published on September 10, 2024

I was grateful to receive an ARC of this book! I loved the topic of this story, as it was unique and very interesting to read about. A plane full of people are told how they are supposedly going to die, and at what age. This is such an interesting concept as I would be very anxious if I knew how and when I was going to pass away. I enjoyed the multiple point of views that the book was written in so we got a very good feel for many of the characters. The plot kept me engaged throughout the book. I would reccomend this to any Liane Moriarty fans, as I have read almost every single one of her books, and enjoyed them all!

Wow, what an interesting story. The whole time I was imagining myself as a passenger on the plane that had been told how I would die and when. What would I do with that information? This book gave me a wide range of emotions from happy to sad to anguish and anxiety. I liked the changing perspectives and getting to know each one of the characters and how they received, processed and dealt with the information. The author made it easy to put yourself in their shoes.

I thoroughly enjoyed the ARC and will continue to support this author as new releases hit the shelves.
Another wonderful read!

What would you do if you knew when you would die? Or when your child would die? Would it change your behavior or the choices you make?

On a plane full of people, an elderly woman rises from her seat and proceeds to predict how and when everyone on the plane will die. Row by row, seat by seat. Who is she? Why does she do it, and how will it effect the people on the plane? That is the plot summary of this book. Not overly exciting, but so, so interesting. Liane Moriarty wrote characters that are relatable and well-rounded. She wrote a plot that spans the lifetime of the main character, with her past informing the present. She touches on our fears as parents, spouses, and human beings. It's beautiful and touching and memorable.

I have loved every book I have picked up from Liane Moriarty. This was not what I expected. The psychic aspect gave me pause. This is not my usual pick, but I continued. The book ended up being a heartfelt emotional story. I was captivated as she developed the many characters and intertwined their lives. The book made me laugh, ponder, and even surprised me.

Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Passengers aboard an ordinary flight are startled when a gray-haired woman suddenly stands and begins making her way down the aisle. “I expect…” she says, pointing to each passenger in turn, and then predicting the cause and date of their death.
Some laugh, but others wonder. Is the “Death Lady”—as she comes to be known—a psychic? Could she really see their future? Then, when her predictions begin to come true, passengers panic.
Here One Moment alternates between the passengers’ lives and that of the “Death Lady.” Cleverly written and thought-provoking, it begs readers to ask the question: How would we live if we knew when and how we would die?
At times sober (you might need a tissue here or there), at times laugh out loud, this is another must-read from Moriarty!

*Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I have enjoyed some of Liane Moriarty's books in the past so I appreciate the opportunity to read her lates about a woman on a plane who predicts the age and cause of death of other airplane passengers one day. The book is then about the lives of those passengers and how the prediction impacts their lives. What happens when the predictions start coming true?

This was billed under the category of Mystery and Thriller, and I think that does the book a disservice. It's more a character study about the people on the plane (we spend time with a half dozen of them, as well as the woman who predicts the deaths). I didn't not enjoy it, but I found myself having to encourage myself to keep reading. It's a long book, too, at 500+ pages, and I was having a hard time keeping momentum, especially during the "fortune teller"'s chapters. I was more interested in the "what happens next" as opposed to "what happened then".

There are several characters, and some of them you will spend more time with than others. I enjoyed Allegra the flight attendant best, though Sue was a close second. I had to look ahead to know about Timmy and his prediction (can't handle child death!) and I appreciate how some of the stories came together toward the end.

If you enjoy books with a real mystery with a whodunnit puzzle, then this book might not be for you. If you want to learn about people and whether they get their happy endings, then you might really like this!

One flight changed the path of the lives of many people. This story is about those lives and how one woman’s predictions of how and when they’ll die impacts the lives of these passengers. I really enjoyed this book! I loved the characters and story development!

If you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live, would you do things differently? Would you try to dodge your destiny?

I've never read a Liane Moriarty book before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Well, here are my thoughts about this book. 3.5 ⭐️

I felt it was a good story. It’s very well written- unfortunately it just didn't work for me, I struggled through the whole book, at times I really wanted to skim through some of the chapters, I felt that Cherry’s story was a little too in depth and there was a lot that could have been eliminated to shorten this book, as I have no idea what most of that information added to the story. I also felt like there were too many characters to keep track of as well.

Thank you Crown Publishing and Liane Moriarty for the complementary digital copy through Net Galley in exchange for my honest review.