3.5 stars! I didn’t love this book, I liked it.

The beginning starts with a thrilling scene on an airplane and you’re not really sure where the story is going to go. An old woman gives each passenger an age and cause of death “prediction” causing an expected variety of responses from panic to joy to sadness to humor.

There are many altering perspective chapters from different passengers from the plane that if you pick up and put down the book, it might be difficult to recall their story.

For me, I felt like the story was far too long and didn’t really have a true climax. There was no “oh wow!” Or “ah-ha!” moment for me. I never felt excited or thrilled again after the airplane scene.

The book was well written, as all of Moriarty’s books are and the premise was good as well but in saying that, it met my (not always, but more often than not)typical Liane Moriarty book experience of a long drawn out tale that doesn’t provide me with a satisfying outcome.

Thank you to netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest review!

Here one moment
Lianne Moriarty
2024-51
❤️❤️❤️❤️4.8
📚 📚📚The domestic Australian flight was delayed, making all the passengers out of sorts. But no one was prepared when an older lady would begin walking through the plane, pointing at each passenger while staying the age they will die and their cause of death. Some receive good news of 101 in their beds. Some learn they will die their very year. And while they all rationalize that this was a stunt, that rationalization turns to fear as Death Lady’s predictions began coming true. So what would you do, if you learned your year of death and cause? Would you give in to fate and give up? OR fight against it?
📖📖📖 Told on alternating chapters between the passengers and Cherry (Death Lady), it weaves a story of how the passengers react with how Cherry got to the moment she was on that plane. At first, Cherry’s chapters were a bit annoying—she rambles and is often distracted in her story telling. But ultimately this is a book about grief, and how you choose to live your life. And if was a beautiful story. You come to live Cherry and feel for the hardships she has faced. And maybe believe a bit in a world with intuition.
❤️❤️❤️JJ’s last words. How are you choosing to live your life?

I really enjoyed this book! It took me a bit to get into it, but I think it was the vast number of characters that you follow throughout. Once I got to know everyone, I found myself looking forward to what happened next for many of them. The story starts with a psychic on board a plan who proceeds to tell each passenger the age and cause of their death. For some this is very soon, others, much further away. Most of the passengers find this alarming out of the gate, but some take the information more seriously than others. Initially, I was less interested in Cherry’s story than the others, but by the time I was halfway through the book, I found myself looking forward to the next part of her story. I also enjoyed Ethan and Allegra.
Overall, the book makes you think how you would react to having this information. I found it to be emotional and at times laugh out loud funny. Definitely one of my favorite books by Moriarty that I have read.
Thank you to NetGalley, Crown Publishing, and the author for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my thoughts.
Publication Date: September 10, 2024
Genre: Fiction

This is a hard one for me to review. I know that it is a really good book with excellent writing and it’s by an author I absolutely love, Liane Moriarty. But I had a hard time loving the first half of the book. I just felt like it was too depressing. By the half way mark things had started to feel a little more optimistic so I ended on a 4. There is a wonderful message to be had here about living your life as if every day is your last. The characters were interesting though not quite fleshed out enough. I think I would have enjoyed it more if we got to see more of their actual life instead of focusing on the predictions.
I did enjoy the story of the woman who made the predictions. And I felt as if there were correlations between her story and the other characters from the plane.

Thank you NetGalley and Crown Publishing

Thank you NetGally for this ARC. I love this author and was so excited when I saw the premise of this book. This book had such and interesting plot and the characters all felt so well fleshed out and their voices were so distinct. I think this book also makes you think of mortality and what it means to truly live as well as the relationships we create along the way. For whatever reason I just didn’t connect with this book as much as her other ones and didn’t feel as invested in the story but it’s still a great book and I enjoyed it immensely.

I received this book as an ARC from Netgalley and Crown Publishing. The publication date is September 9, 2024.

Having enjoyed other works by Liane Moriarty, I approached this book with high expectations. However, it fell short for me. The story was excessively drawn-out, making it challenging to keep track of the multiple characters whose perspectives constantly shifted. I found myself frequently needing to remind myself who each character was; for instance, Sue was the middle-aged wife, and Eve was the newlywed.

It wasn't until the final 20% of the book that I began to feel invested in the storyline and everything started to come together. The pace picked up in the closing chapters, although by then, it was bit too late to fully engage me. Moreover, considering the dramatic setup on the plane at the beginning of the book, the ending was anticlimactic.

I adore Liane Moriarty. She has been one of my favorite authors for years now, and I don't think I will ever tire of her writing style. Every one of her books has touched me in some monumental way, and this book is no different.

In fact, it is a masterpiece.

On one seemingly ordinary flight, the lives of many are drastically altered when their times and causes of death are revealed to them by a passenger later referred to as "The Death Lady." For the six passengers whose deaths are predicted to happen within the year, how will they live after receiving this information, and will they find that their fate can in fact be fought?

This book is littered with beautiful themes, ideas, and questions that are woven so well into the plot and the characters' thoughts. Their mundane lives combined with the newfound realizations of the fragility of life brought these characters and their relationships with each other to life in such a clear way. I adored every character's point of view and how intentional their interactions, thoughts, and actions were.

Never once did I find the book tedious or a single character boring or unnecessary. I read this book in less than two days and I would gladly do it again.

Thanks to the publisher for the e-arc!

Liane Moriarty's new book Here One Moment will capture you into her web from the very first chapter. It had me on the edge of my seat for the entire book. The mysteries portrayed in it are suspenseful and as they are confirmed, it becomes even more exciting. This is a must read.

I could not stop reading this book. I stayed up too late reading this book. Liane Moriarty is back! Her last two books were not as good and i was worried that this would be disappointing as well. A fortune teller tells people how and when she will die - after the first few chapters, I thought I knew where the story was going but it continued to surprise me. I highly recommend this book to everyone!

That was a long read, could be cut down a lot I think. But the story was very good. A plane flying from Hobart to Sydney suffers a long delay after the passengers are loaded, which causes tension aboard the plane. After the jet leaves Hobart, the tired and anxious passengers are looking forward to arriving, when an elderly passenger begins to walk the aisles, telling each person their life expectancy and cause of death. This freaks some of them out, some just laugh it off. We follow the lives of some passengers who are particularly spooked because their deaths are predicted to be soon. We learn of the "Death Lady"'s life story and what caused her to act this way on the plane.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy.

I enjoyed the pacing on the book. It was easy to keep in mind each character and their prediction. I didn't expect surprises or twists, but I liked how Moriarty wove so many of the characters together. The wedding dress detail was a top favorite.

This book was a tornado of complex characters, stories, and twists. It took me a few chapters to get into it, but I loved it once I did.

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

Having read ten of Liane Moriarty's previous novels, and enjoyed each one, I was excited to start this. I finished it in a day. It was that good.

The book follows a group of people flying on a flight in Australia. A woman boards the plane and in the middle of the flight, to everyone's surprise, begins to predict year and cause of death for each passenger. For example, she says to a little boy "seven years old, drowns". Then she says fate cannot be fought. No one takes her seriously until one by one her predictions come true.

It brings up a lot of questions. If you knew how and at what age you would die, would you change the way you live? Would you just keep living the way you did? It's such an interesting premise.

The character development is spot on. The writing is excellent. I loved it.

I could not put this one down. I feel it’s her best book yet. It’s about an older lady named Cherry who is on a flight and suddenly starts predicting all the passengers deaths -cause of death and age of death. It then follows these passengers lives and the outcomes of the predictions. Well written, very interesting. I loved how you got to really know the passengers and cherry as well. The ending just tied it all together. So good! I definitely recommend this book!

Liane Moriarty has done it again! Interesting storyline with relatable characters with death and living life to the fullest as the main message.
On a flight to Sydney, our characters are confronted by a woman who tells them their cause and date of death. We follow the repercussions of this knowledge and how it changes their lives. We also learn about the fortune teller and her past life.
I found myself routing for all the characters to find happiness and could not put this book down. I highly recommend and hope this turns into a mini series.
Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you for this ARC! I have read every one of Mortiary's books and this did not disappoint. A cast of interesting characters, worlds colliding, reflections on life and loss, it was delightful. It was mildly suspenseful and definitely held my attention as it shifted between two story lines. I highly recommend it.

At times deeply painful, at times heartwarming, this book is an emotional rollercoaster. I can truly say that it broke my heart and then put it back together again. I fell in love with all of them - Cherry, Ned, Paula, Sue, Eve, Ethan, Leo, and even Madame Mae - and will carry their stories with me for a long time. Definitely a must-read! Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

I’ve read all of Moriarty’s books - each one very different and each one hitting me differently. This one jumped out at me quickly because it led with a woman, seemingly possessed by something, begins to tell passengers on her flight at what age and how they will die.

43 - workplace accident
31 - assault
98 - old age
7 - drowning

The passengers all leave the flight a bit shaken but resume their lives with only a small bit of worry that something might happen. Until the predictions begin to come true…

Who is this woman? And how does she know so much about these people and when they will die?

This book was very interesting to me. I loved the psychic part and really wanted to see how her predictions worked out. I did think the book had a lot of characters that were hard to keep track of at times. The book was also really long. Aside from these two things, I enjoyed the book and would recommend it.

In her latest novel, Liane Moriarty crafts a gripping tale centered on a routine flight where an unassuming woman predicts the deaths of six passengers with eerie accuracy. As the chilling prophecies unfold, Moriarty delves deep into themes of destiny, grief, and the struggle for control in an uncertain world. With sharp wit and profound insight, she creates a cast of characters whose lives intersect in unexpected ways, delivering a thought-provoking narrative that lingers in the mind long after the final page. 5 stars!