An interesting take on the idea of knowing when and how you will die. Because if you know, could you prevent it or would you just accept it? Perhaps just knowing how you will die ensures that it happens? Overall a fun and thought provoking read.

I'm a HUGE fan of Liane Moriarty so when I got a chance to read an ARC of her latest, I was excited. And she didn't disappoint.

IMO, this is her best book yet. While a deviation from the mostly overt, murdery tone of her last two books, this story concentrates on character arcs and how life experience brings wisdom that changes perspective. The premise made clear in the blurb is what happens after an older woman on a plane seemingly goes into a psychic fugue and predicts the manner and time of every passenger's death. So...here one moment, gone the next.

I found the book to be suspenseful in somewhat the same way as Apples Never Fall, but this story isn't a kind-of murder mystery as the older woman isn't accused of murder. Instead, each chapter focuses on (I think) four characters who got early death predictions and how they react. There's also chapters about the older woman, the only ones told in first person. I loved the way Moriarty shows us connections gradually, and built suspense using well-timed chapter breaks. A few times, I wanted to shriek in frustration and skip ahead to the next time a character's story was told but I resisted...and I'm glad I did. The gradual revelation of those connections is worth experiencing how the author designed them.

I'm so glad for the privilege of reading this early bc now I can tell all my friends to buy it. And I can't wait for my book club to read! It's a book built for discussion.

Passengers board a flight from Hobart to Sydney. Mid-flight, an older woman gets up from her seat, starts walking down the aisle of the plane, stops at each passenger, then proceeds to tell each person at what age they will die and the cause of death. Shades of "The Immortalists" and "The Measure," but Liane Moriarty makes the premise her own with her character-driven storylines.

And there are lots of characters to keep up with. The book is long – 126 chapters! Most chapters are very short and jump around among different characters. It would have been very helpful if each chapter had the character's name listed (Jodi Picoult does this). While I enjoyed reading about Cherry's backstory -- she is the "psychic" who upends the lives of every passenger on that plane -- I felt like too much time was spent on her life story, although her actions toward the end of the book were very well done. Still, I was much more interested in the passengers' lives: how the news of when and what age they might die will affect them; would they accept their fate or try to change it; did they even believe this strange woman's compulsion to tell them this information in that way?

I really liked how the author wrapped up the novel. It was satisfying and believable. The epilogue is the perfect ending. All in all, a good vacation read and would make a good miniseries, a la “Big Little Lies.”

I have always enjoyed Liane Moriarty's books, and this one was another hit for me. I was absolutely gripped from the start, as the novel begins with a woman proclaiming everyone on a flight's cause of death and age of death. What would you do with that information? The rest of this beautifully constructed plot aims to find out. Following several of the flight's passengers, "Here One Moment" looks at all of the ways someone may deal with the knowledge that they might know how and when they'll die. It is absolutely enthralling, as we also get to look at the life of Cherry, the flight's maybe psychic, as we, along with the characters, aim to figure out how viable her predictions are.
I loved everything about this book and quickly devoured this smart, well-paced, character-driven novel!

If you could find out when and how you would die, would you want to know? The passengers on the plane to Hobart don't get that choice. When a woman stands up in the middle of the flight and starts predicting the passenger's cause of death and age of death, chaos ensues. Some she predicts death in old age, while others she hands out a shorter life sentence. After the plane lands everyone goes their separate ways with the knowledge of their death days. Is the woman on the plane nuts, or will her predictions come true?

This story took a while to get going. It was about 50% of the way through the book before the plane landed and the passengers all embarked on their separate journeys. The pacing stayed pretty slow throughout the whole book. You bounce back and forth between the passengers point of view and the woman who made the predictions. You learn the woman's entire life story up until present day and what led her to make the predictions on the plane. I wished more for this book. It had such an interesting concept but the execution of how the woman was able to make the predictions felt not fleshed out. At the end of it all, it seemed like a long winded advocation to "live your life to the fullest. You never know when your last day will be."

I’m thrilled to be one of the first to review Liane Moriarty’s new book, Here One Moment. By this time, I could identify the author by just reading a few paragraphs. Her relatable characters, with believable thoughts, actions, and quirks draw the reader in to what turns out to be a mystery of sorts. She always keeps me turning the pages to find how things are going to turn out and this book is no exception.

The blurb for the Here One Moment says what’s important to know going in:

“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 or 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 two more passengers die, again, as she said they would. Soon no one is thinking this is simply an entertaining story at a cocktail party.”

Many people on the lady’s flight from Hobart to Sydney are given two pieces of information – how they will die and at what age. For some, the “fortunes” are generous (in your sleep, age 101), but for six passengers, the information is unwanted, with “early” predicted demises. What would you do if you were given an early-death prophecy? Would you change anything to counter the prophecy? Can the prophecies be changed? These are the themes that Moriarty explores in Here One Moment.

I enjoyed this book as I’ve enjoyed all books I’ve read by Liane Moriarty. It’s maybe not as good as Big, Little Lies, which is a masterpiece in my opinion, but It’s better than others, including Apples Never Fall, What Alice Forgot and The Husband’s Secret. Moriarty has the ability to weave a gotta-find-out-how-this-turns-out tale with relatable characters in believable circumstances. Her dialogue rings true and characters’ decisions always feel “right”. I have never been disappointed with her work and Here One Moment is a solid addition to her collection. Highly recommended for fans and newcomers alike.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for providing me with an e-ARC of this title. This book publishes is early September.

Can fate be fought?
Can we take precautions in life to make sure we live a long and healthy life, or does the universe have plans for some of us no matter what? If a psychic determined your life span, and what you would die from- would you believe them?

After a flight traveling from Hobart to Sydney is delayed for 90 minutes, and passengers are already irritated and fidgety, they finally take off! That’s when a middle-aged woman gets up and starts pointing her finger at everyone and telling each passenger, including a very lovely flight attendant, when she expects they will die and what the cause will be.

After each passenger returns home from their flight they are a bit nervous (and some skeptical), about whether or not this woman’s predictions will come true. As this story progresses we learn about some of the passengers (and grow very close to a few of them), and pray that this woman is wrong about what she predicted about their life spans.

In the meantime, we find out who made these predictions for these passengers. This woman was Cherry Lockwood. Growing up, her mother was a psychic who went by the name of Madame Mae. Does Cherry possess the same psychic abilities as her mother? Or are there ways to fight fate?

Regardless of fate or psychic abilities, I absolutely loved reading about Cherry’s life and backstory. I loved Cherry’s character (maybe not from the start), and as lengthy as this book was I was sad to see it end. I shed many tears at the end of this book, and I would recommend having tissues nearby. I questioned my own life and destiny, and I think many of you will too after reading this. This is by far my favorite Liane Moriarty book. I cannot wait until this book is published so I can have a hardcover for my own personal shelves. I highly recommend this book, and hope you love it as much as I did!

Many thanks to NetGalley, Crown Publishing, and the author for an ARC of this book which I had the pleasure of reading. Publication date: September 10, 2024.

When I started reading this, I was amazed at the creativity as to how this book started. What a great idea for a book. As I moved through it (without putting it down!), I started getting a bit apprehensive because I was worried about the fate of the characters. When I got past that, I could focus on Cherry’s life story and her ups and downs as she lives a lifetime. This book- no spoilers- had me in a bit of an emotional rollercoaster but I was happy when I was allowed to get off. I would highly recommend this. Great storytelling, unique and interesting characters, and a storyline you will likely never forget. It made me think of someone who asked me my birthdate and when i replied with the date, she told me a date that would be an “important date.” It wasn’t, but I did spend the day a bit worried. Enjoy this book with that perspective. Thank you NetGalley for an ARC.

A great premise that was executed well. There were a lot of characters to keep track of, and I would often get confused at the start of each chapter, but after a pager two, I realized who I was reading about again. The novel also plays quite a bit with time, which I enjoyed.

I LOVED this story - I wasn’t sure the direction it was going to go in, but as I always say, everything happens exactly like it should. The author wrote this story beautifully and everything tied together in the end, and I truly loved how it ended. I gave it 5 stars on Goodreads.

Liane Moriarty has always been one of my favorite authors and Here One Moment did not disappoint.

The story was long as it bounces between the characters on the plane and the MC Cherry, but I kept picking it up because I had to see what was going to happen next. These characters became an investment to me.

The last 10% or so of the book was so heartwarming and endearing, bringing me to tears. Tears because it sure does make you think.

Thank you, NetGalley and Crown Publishing for the ARC.

4.5 ⭐️

There are so many things about this book that were so wonderfully done!

A woman on a short flight, starts walking up and down the plane, predicting each person’s cause of death and the age they will die. The predictions range from extremely tragic and young, to long lives dying of natural causes.

The book follows multiple passengers from this flight after the fact. As predictions begin to come true, each person reacts differently. I loved the concept! I also LOVED the representation of grief in this book. One of our characters (Ethan) has such relatable moments of grief that I was highlighting like crazy!

I did not love the structure of this book. There were so many POVs, that I admittedly had to keep checking to see who these people were. It was difficult for me to keep track of at first. I also did NOT like Cherry’s POV at all to begin with. She did grow on me towards the end.

The ending of this book was lovely! A solid three star read!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

Publication Date- September 10, 2024

I love the way Liane Moriarty breathes life into each of her characters. I was immediately drawn in to this book because of how real and relatable everyone in the story felt. I cared less for the Cherry backstory- until the end which definitely drew me in. This was a fast, easy read despite being 500+ pages.

This book is ok, definitely not as captivating as Moriarty's others. Just interesting enough to keep you reading until the end, but I still feel like I had to push myself to finding the book. Multiple story lines to follow that kind of dragged on through out the book.

Cherry Lockwood boards a very delayed flight with a plane full of on-edge passengers ready to reach their destination. Before the flight is over, Cherry will change the course of the lives of just about everyone on that plane. One sentence spoken to each passenger. A sentence that includes their age and cause of death. Some will take her predictions as gospel, others will pretend it did not happen, some will make up reasons why it cannot be correct, and others will make their biggest life decisions based on Cherry's words.
Soon after, Cherry will become infamous as the "Death Lady" when her predictions begin to come true.
I loved this storyline from start to finish. Thought-provoking at times, lighthearted at others. Getting to see into the lives of the passengers who were once strangers now all united through circumstance. Philosophical in the most intriguing ways. Character development was 5 huge stars.
The only elements lacking for me were that it was a bit hard to follow in the beginning with the amount of characters. I had a hard time distinguishing and without characters labels with each chapter sometimes I had to re-read once I figured out who that chapter was discussing. I also would have liked to see a bit more "closure" with some of the characters.
Overall great read! 4.5 stars!
Thanks so much to Net Galley, Liane Moriarty, and Crown Publishing for an ARC and the chance to give my honest review.

I was fortunate enough to receive an advanced copy of Liane Moriarty's new book, Here One Moment. I've only read a few of her books, but this was different in a good way. I found myself eager to pick the book back up to find out what happened. It does make you think about how your life would change if you knew how and when you were going to die. This would make an excellent TV series.

This definitely wasn’t my favorite but I love Liane Moriarty and the epilogue got me so five stars it is.

It’s hard to read about death and enjoy it but this was still a fascinating book. My only complaint was I didn’t really like Cherry’s chapters, which were about half of the book. I found myself just wanting to get back to the other characters while reading about her. I get her personality was supposed to be very analytical but she wasn’t the best narrator to be stuck with half the book. I loved everyone else though and only wished we got to follow them all a bit longer. Moriarty’s writing is always so easy to read and I love her ability to have so many distinct characters in her books without confusing them.

The idea of a psychic predicting when and how you'll die immediately intrigued me. Could she be right? Should you completely disregard the prediction? What if she *is* right?

This was a little different from Moriarty’s other books, but it had that same ‘getting the good gossip’ feeling. I took it on vacation and, despite it being a good trip, often my favorite part of the day was getting into bed at night to read. It hit the perfect tone of light, yet serious, completely engaging, yet not torturous to put down. A good book for when you’re busy and can’t drop everything to read, but want to really enjoy it when you do have time.

I did sometimes forget who was who among the big cast of characters, but there were plenty of clues to remind me. I wish the book hadn’t ended, so I could continue to follow along through the rest of their lives.

I have really enjoyed Liane Moriarty's books in the past, but this one was a little disappointing. It was very slow moving, but kept me just engaged enough that I wanted to finish it. I was excited to read this book as the premise was very unique, and different then other books I have read by her, it just fell flat. I felt like there were too many character/storylines. I wish she would have chosen fewer characters and developed them more, instead she went with several characters whose storylines felt thin.

I am new to Liane but this is by far my favorite book so far! Thank you so much for this ARC!!
This book had a lot of depth, felt emotional, and had a powerful message to it. When I finished reading it, I knew right away that this book is one I will be thinking about for months afterwards. Amazing!!! And sure to be a best seller!!!