✨I’ve been reading and loving @lianemoriarty_official books for years, and I’m always amazed at the new and interesting ways she draws me in. This book was no different.

✨I loved the alternating chapters with various points of view. The Cherry chapters were written so exquisitely and in such a way that I feel I will always cherish her story.

✨All of the characters were impeccably written with a plot that draws on all those anxious questions we ask ourselves about mortality and the nature of living our best lives.

✨I love that there is humor alongside the concept of life and death and the struggles the characters face – both commonplace and extraordinary. Humor with depth is my favorite combination in contemporary fiction. It’s written expertly in these pages.

✨This is one of those books that I didn’t want to devour, but savor. I took my time with it because I didn’t want it to end – and also because I couldn’t imagine HOW it might possibly end. At one point, I was not altogether certain that all the pieces could possibly come together. But that’s why she is Liane Moriarty, and I’m not. SHE NAILS THE ENDING! The ending absolutely astonished me. I’m not going to say more because I want you to have the full experience. Just suffice it to say that my heart was warmed, and I was wiping tears.

🌿Read if you like:
✨Neurodivergent rep
✨Character sketches
✨Australian settings
✨Airline stories
✨Life lessons
✨Book club worthy reads

This is the best book I’ve read in awhile! Liane Moriarty does not disappoint with this new book Here One Moment. I am a fan and enjoy all her books but this one grabbed me right away and I had a hard time putting it down! She kept me guessing until the very end and what a great ending. The book definitely went in a direction I was not expecting and I’m so glad I wasn’t able to figure it out.
The book begins on a plane with a long delayed flight and weary passengers. An unsuspecting passenger stands up and begins pointing at passengers and announcing when they will die. This changes the lives of all involved and we get to experience a glimpse of how this impacts the passengers and the quiet older women that had predicted their futures.

“Here One Moment” begins with a seemingly ordinary flight but takes a dramatic turn when a psychic unexpectedly starts predicting the time and cause of death for the passengers. This shocking revelation propels the narrative into a tense exploration of mortality, fate, and the human condition.

The novel's strength lies in its ability to weave together the individual character backstories, creating a rich tapestry of human experiences and emotions. As Cherry’s predictions unfold, each character grapples with their past choices and future possibilities, prompting readers to ponder the meaning of living life to its fullest.

Moriarty’s skillful character development and insightful commentary on life's impermanence make this book a compelling read. It serves as a poignant reminder to cherish every moment and embrace the uncertainty of the future.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Crown Publishing, and Liane Moriarty for the opportunity to read and review “Here One Moment” prior to its publication date.

Cherry, the protagonist, who is nicknamed The Death Lady, boards a plane and announces to everyone when and how they will die. Throughout the book, we not only learn about Cherry's past and what led her to this point, but we also delve into the lives of the passengers on the plane.

There were moments that made me laugh out loud, moments that brought me to tears, and many moments where I deeply related to the characters. I found it impossible to put the book down; with some chapters being very short, it's easy to keep saying, "just one more chapter!"

This book is a wonderful blend of character-driven and plot-driven storytelling. The author does a fantastic job of drawing you into the lives of the passengers and their families.

This is a thoughtful, character driven story with a wide cast of diverse and compelling characters. I was immediately drawn in by the premise: a woman on a plane predicts the age and manner of death for a majority of the passengers onboard. When 3 passengers die exactly as she predicted, the struggle between destiny and free will ensues. It’s challenging to keep track of all of the characters, but eventually I grew to know and root for them. I kept thinking that this would be more interesting /entertaining as an adaptation. The woman who predicts the deaths, soon known as The Death Lady, has a complicated and tragic backstory. When she breaks the fourth wall, she’s sarcastic and endearing. I felt a sense of dread for a large part of the story and kept holding out hope for a happy ending for everyone. Ultimately it’s a reminder to live your life to the fullest.

“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

3.5⭐️/5 (rounded up)

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own. Pub date: 9/9/24

Enjoy a novel that makes you think about life? This one is right up your alley. Here One Moment is hands down my favorite Laine Moriarty novel. Loveable cast of characters, a fantastic mystery wrapped in mystical and philosophical elements. This may be my favorite read of the year. I love alternating POV’s, allowing readers to see what happens to characters, giving us a ‘what’s the purpose of life’ lesson wrapped up beautifully.

Thank you to Net Galley and Crown publishing for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

A woman on an airplane makes predictions about age and cause of death for many of the plane passengers, this is the story of what happens next...
Highly highly recommend!
I feel like it would make a great book club pick especially centering conversations of fate and choice and chance and relationships.

Liane Moriarty is hands down one of my all time favorite authors and I was beyond thrilled to receive this ARC and I was not disappointed! Interesting creative story line and interesting characters that made me laugh out loud even considering the somber topic at hand - death!! Please keep the books coming Liane! I recommend your books to anyone and everyone I talk books with!!

Thank you for the opportunity to review this book. I'm a big fan of Liane Moriarty and have read almost every book she's written and this one did not disappoint. Thoroughly appreciated the pace of the book, the character development and it was tricky to put down at times. I recommend, if possible, reading it over a short period of time as there are lots of characters and names and a reader could get a little lost with all the PoVs. That said, Moriarty craft fully connects different plot lines together in away that actually seems believable and it all makes sense in the end. There are a few one line descriptors of the experience of grief that show Moriarty has insight into this experience and uses her book as a platform to help normalize and socialize grief literacy. "You can't project-manage grief". I loved the premise of the book - do you want to know how old you will be and what you will die from? Wonderful portrayal of the beauty and complexity of grief alongside how relationships grow and change following death. This books is a worthwhile summer/holiday/vacation read!!

To describe this book as thought-provoking would certainly not do it justice. Imagine you are on a short plane flight, minding your own business, when a fellow unknown passenger goes up and down the aisle, stopping and illuminating you as to when and how you would die.
The author, as always, brings up interesting conundrums. Would you want to actually know such information, and would you believe what you heard? The lives of the various passengers are all affected, and their personal journeys are all examined. It is fascinating because we all wonder how we would react.
It's a great "what-if. " Perhaps the only negative is attempting to keep the various stories aligned with the various characters.
I will be thinking about this story for a long time!

I really enjoyed this story, especially the the way it made me think about this type of scenario. It plays into fate and prophecy as well, which are cornerstones to a lot of fantasy books I read. Do prophecies (or psychic predictions) come true because of what they are or because people will them into existence. It’s an interesting thought experiment. It was “fun” watching the characters play out their indivisible scenarios, and how they modified their lives. I will say, some of the storyline was excessive, slow, and unneeded, but in general was entertaining.

Thank you to NetGalley, Liane Moriarty, and Crown for providing me an advanced reading copy.

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the ARC. I've read a few Liane Moriarty books and they have been pretty much hit or miss for me. I enjoyed this one more than the others I have read. It was a very thought provoking book on the "what if's" in life and it gives you a cause to think similar to a butterfly effect. It was told from multiple POV's and they didn't make it hard to follow. I was glad to give this book a go. It didn't disappoint.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an E-ARC of Here One Moment. I absolutely loved this book. Told from the perspective of many characters, it was both mysterious and thought-provoking. The characters were very well developed.

I have read quite a few of Liane Moriarty's books and I've seen two of her series on TV. She's so talented! Learning your fate on an airplane - what a cool concept!

I appreciate the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a review.

As everyone is sitting not so patiently on the tarmac during a flight delay a lady finally can't handle it and gets up and starts predicting everyone's death the date and how they are going to die. The story follows a few people on the flight during their delay along with their life after the prediction. As "Death Lady's" predictions start coming true we learn how people will make the most of their life.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read an ARC of Here One Moment. I am a big fan of Liane Moriarty and have read all of her books, so I was excited to get this one early and it didn't disappoint.

I'm always intrigued by how authors come up with the ideas for their books, and this one certainly had me thinking - what a unique concept! This book was unlike anything else I had ever read and I was hooked from the first page. Although it was over 500 pages it didn't seem long at all.

As stated in the summary it tells the story of an older woman who predicts the deaths of her fellow passengers on an airplane. The short chapters follow the lives of several of the passengers, as well as Cherry, the main character. The passengers are all realistic characters, each flawed in their own way. And even though there are several of them, I didn't find it hard to keep track at all. If I recall correctly, every other chapter was about Cherry. I loved her story! She was quirky, endearing and unique.

The book addresses the question of what you would do if you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live. I like that it did this in a subtle way, without being too philosophical or preachy. I found it to be very thought-provoking and compelling.

I really wasn't sure how the book was going to end, and was holding out on my rating until it was all resolved. I ultimately landed on five stars when the author beautifully tied it all together, with details from throughout the book that seemed so insignificant at the time, but made sense in the end.

My only complaint is that the synopsis tells the reader that three of the passengers die as predicted, but this doesn't happen until about halfway through the book. I would have preferred to not know that.

Thank you Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the advanced readers copy of this publication.
Once again Liane Morarty hits it out of the park. This novel is another can't walk away for a moment read. The storyline is fresh and the characters you can once again befriend.

Five stars!

Not my favorite of Moriarty's but a good story nonetheless. Great picture of what social media, news, and lots of self absorbed people can do to a situation.

Australian queen of fiction Liane Moriarty delivers another original, thought-provoking story. A woman on an airplane predicts all of the passengers death dates and how they are going to die. When these predictions start coming true, chaos ensues. The most interesting part about this is how people react thinking that they may be dying soon. This is a complex look at relationships and the ups and downs of life in general told from the perspectives of multiple characters. This will be a book club favorite.

Liane Moriarty has very fine observation of people and what makes them tick and this is what makes this book relateable and readable. I like books that develop slowly and you get to know the characters and their strengths, foibles, hopes and fears. I received this an advance copy from the author through NetGalley and am leaving this review voluntarily.