I’ve enjoyed Liane Moriarty’s books in the past, but HERE ONE MOMENT didn’t resonate with me as much. The premise—where passengers on a flight learn when they’ll die—was intriguing and reminded me of THE MEASURE by Nikki Erlick, raising interesting questions about destiny vs. free will. I appreciated Moriarty’s signature wit and the clever twists in the story. However, the relationships lacked the emotional depth I’ve come to expect from her. The main issue was the lack of connection between the characters, especially since they weren’t part of the same community, which made their interactions feel distant.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read this.
I want to preface: I like a large majority of Liane Moriarty's books. I struggled pretty strongly with Apples Never Fall and I thought Nine Perfect Strangers floundered, but her others before that were brilliant. Unfortunately, for me, this falls in the minor category for me.
I LOVED the concept. what would you do if you knew your fate? A character named Cherry walks a flight, telling each person on board how they will die and at what age. Some are old and some are wildly young and unusual deaths. Then the story jumps back and forth between Cherry and our passengers as they deal with their pending deaths and the emotions that go through with each moment. It meant to be thought provoking and in times it absolutely delivers.
But this is a solid 7 characters too many and 200 pages too long. It just dragged. I kept skimming. I was losing my investment and losing it fast.
I want to love this so much but just can't. I finished it but begrudgingly and by the end had really stopped enjoying it.

I most often love Moriarty's books but this one was just too long. I was intrigued by the synopsis of the book - but it just never grabbed me the way I thought it would. It was hard for me to keep the characters straight - and I was half into it before I really cared about any of them. Not a hit with me.

3.5 rounded down. Was way too long but good enough that it held my interest till the end. Could have eliminated a ton of backstory, especially Cherry. I found her parts sooo boring till the end. Loved the ending and it pulled everything together nicely.

This book kept me turning pages and wondering about the outcome right to the very end. I liked the character development and even though things jumped from person to person, it was easy to follow and believably ended. Though you must be patient if you are not much of a believer in the fortune telling business, things progress well. The main character is well developed and is very interesting. I recommend this book and gave it four stars on Goodreads! Thank you for letting me read your advance copy.

This book is beautiful. At first, I was a tad worried because it was giving me "The Measure" vibes which is 5 star favorite of mine so I was concerned that I would be comparing the two the entire time I was reading.

They both deal with a fate vs. choice theme - in this one, the question is - If someone told you when and how you were going to die, would you believe them? Would you do everything you could to try to cheat death, to prevent it from happening? Similar to The Measure, we get a cast of characters that we follow throughout the novel to see what they decide to do with the information they are given.

But at the hands of Liane Moriarty, this novel stood alone - and I was able to stop the comparisons - and I found myself very invested in the characters and the question of whether these predictions were real, were they going to come true and I found myself really concerned for each character as their fated death was possibly approaching.

There were moments that felt a bit slow for me - but overall, I loved this book. I loved how the characters were brought together in the beginning on a plane - in a confined space where they couldn't escape the person giving them their predictions, and then how some of them stayed connected or crossed paths throughout the novel and the ways that their lives changed based on what information they were given. I found myself (surprisingly) very emotional at the end.

As I read the novel, I was worried that I wasn't emotionally connecting with the characters, but then ended up being walloped with emotion that I wasn't suspecting. Bravo to Moriarty - this is a very beautifully written novel about life, love, family, and the choices we make when faced with the possibility that our time could be coming to an end. Beautiful, poignant and a novel I definitely won't forget

I picked this book up to read because of the synopsis. I loved the premise of it but the book was too long for me, 500+ pages. I enjoyed that the story was told from multiple POVs but I found it hard to keep each characters story straight. It made me think of what I would do if I was in the same situation. I hope I never am. It took me a while to get into the book but after I was 50% into it I was able to flow through it better.

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown publishing for gifted eARC in exchange for my honest review.

A jam-packed flight is delayed. Suddenly a woman none of them know stands up. She makes predictions about how and when everyone on board will die. How would you live your life if you thought you knew how it would end?
The plot of Here One Moment really spoke to me. As someone who has experienced a lot of grief and loss in a relatively short space of time, I love when books explore mortality, fate, and the “fairness” of death (lightning can and does strike twice, you don’t get a reprieve just because you’ve already lost someone.) There were a lot of characters, and I felt connected to every single one in some way. I think Moriarty did an excellent job making every character live and breathe off the page. This was a long, intricately layered, slower burn, that won’t hit for everyone, but it really worked for me. The tiny chapters kept me turning pages to see what would happen next and what new connection between the characters would be made. The epilogue gave me emotional chills. This was a five star for me!

I have enjoyed some of Liane Moriarty’s books so I was looking forward to reading this one! I picked it up a couple of times but wasn’t interested because it is very wordy (although I think that’s part of the story, one character admitted herself that she is) can be slow. You definitely have to be in the right mood to be patient and sort through the many characters and slow plot. I do really enjoy multiple character POV and many chapters ended in cliffhangers so that did help it seem a bit quicker. Overall, this was an interesting plot and the book explored themes of life, death, grief, and fate. I enjoyed it!

I was really excited for this book but it fell short for me. This book was really long and sometimes boring. I would not recommend this one.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty.

This was no less than I expected from Moriarty, she hits the target every single time.

This story starts with a flight, a flight that has been delayed several times. People are exhausted, angry, disappointed at their lost connections. Babies are screaming, and frantic passengers are starting to complain. But there is a passenger who has done none of that, she hasn't even had a sip of water. She's not left a single dent in anyone's notice until she stands up and begins walking down the aisles, assigning predictions to every single passenger on the way, predictions that will land her the reputation of "The Death Lady."

What would you do if given the cause and age of your death? Would you even want to know? But passengers of this flight aren't given a choice as every one of them, including the flight attendant, are given that prediction. It's enough to deeply disrupt most of the lives of the passengers for months to come. And then the first prediction comes true, and the next...

This book has stories inside of stories, and it's so good! I loved watching each layer slowly open, as only Moriarty so masterfully does. I was also really impressed with the ending, it wouldn't be easy to satisfy such a monumental story as well as she did. I was sad when this ended.

I adore Liane Moriarty and have been looking forward to this one. It did not disappoint! Her character development is exquisite as always!

4.5 rounded up.

When this book began, I definitely thought this was going to be about something entirely different. Then, the story cracked wide open and it became one of the most fascinating plots ever. Seriously. Not only was I asking myself over and over is this possible (as I am sure the characters would have been) but it was also a great way to dive into the stories of each character and how they related to one another.

I loved the story and couldn’t wait for more.

Advance reader copy provided by Crown and NetGalley but all opinions are my own.

3.5 stars....

"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"

This was quite an interesting read. The whole concept was like a spin on the Final Destination movies. Overall, this book was wayyyy too long - 500 pages. And when I say way too long, I mean that there were multiple gaps of lulls, where I found myself bored, or context just being redundant.

I am a true believer of fate, so everything about this book captured my curiosity and intrigued me. However, I felt it overall could've been executed better/differently. I was expecting a jaw dropping, wow book, but never got that feeling. This was the first book I read by this author.

I loved this book! There are a lot of characters to follow but it kept me on my toes. The beginning of the book pulled me in because I had to find out the truth of it all. Great story, especially if you enjoy multiple point of view books!

Thank you, Netgalley, Liane Moriarty, and Crown Publishing for the ebook. A gripping story of how one's life can drastically be turned upside down with just a few words. Not sure how I'd react if I was able to find out my age and cause of death or what I'd do with that information. Seeing how it affected so many people's lives and the path those lives took because of that information was just wild.

I kept coming back to this story and wanting more. My heart broke for Cherry as we learned more about her and her past. I loved the cast of characters who were part of Cherry’s predictions and ended up changing for the better - it’s a great reminder of how much control we do have in our lives!

Here One Moment is a great telling of lives intertwined through one passenger’s shouting of other passengers fates on a flight. Would you change the way you live your life if you were told the moment you were going to die? These stories are wrapped together around the main character and come together with some very interesting relationships coming out of the experience. This was a thought provoking storyline that kept me turning the pages until the end. Thank you @netgalley for the advance copy.

I was engrossed by this story. An odd happening on a plane, when a passenger starts telling her fellow passengers their date and manner of death. Moriarty did a fantastic job of capturing the different ways individuals might respond in this kind of situation. I was compelled to finish this tale quickly because I wasn’t quite sure how it would end. Definitely recommend this intriguing tale.

Would being told the expected age and cause of your death change how you live your life? Would you believe such a prediction was true? What would you do with such knowledge?

On a short flight, the lives of many passengers and a crew member are changed when a strange woman, later dubbed “Death Lady,” walks the aisles of the plane, pointing and predicting. Her unwelcome words disturb the passengers, especially the ones who are told to expect their deaths within the next year.

Here One Moment follows the aftermath of the predictions, as well as telling the personal story of the Death Lady. I found her narrative to be particularly engaging. Author Liane Moriarty once again brings to life on the page quirky and believable characters in unusual situations. This book drew me in, kept me reading, and surprised me along the way. Readers who like twisty books will love this one!

Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the ARC. All opinions are my own.