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!!!

Very interesting and unique page turner!

There was a revolving narrator, with an unreliable antihero at the center. I enjoyed learning about Cherry’s past and the interwoven characters and storylines. There is suspense in finding out which of the Death Lady’s predictions will come true (she starts strong with 4 accurate predictions). You root for some of them to be wrong. You are teased to believe they may all be right.

I really enjoyed this title. Thank you NetGalley for the free ARC.

Cherry is an elderly woman who one day predicts the age and way her fellow plane passengers will die. As a few of her predictions come true the remaining passengers deal with the fallout. The book poses the question if you thought you knew when you were to die what would you do and what would you change about your life.

I absolutely loved this book and all the characters in it. I was immediately invested in all of these people and their lives. I cannot recommend this one enough!

Thank you to the author and publisher for providing me with a digital ARC of this titile via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

I was so excited to get my hands on this early. I have really liked previous titles by Liane Moriarty and was quickly drawn to her newest book. The cover, the title, the premise all hooked me. How glad I was to start reading and to not be disappointed. I was invested from the start as she starts describing all of the characters at the airport and why they are flying. I could not wait to get on board with them and to hear the death predictions begin. I couldn't figure out what was going on, if she was psychic or crazy, would the deaths really occur, and then what?? I was all in and couldn't wait to pick up this book whenever I got the chance. I found myself telling my family about it as I read, all of us guessing at who she is and what was going to happen next. I did like the character development as we get farther in to each of their stories and loved how you also got glimpes into her past as well that led up to this fateful flight. Great read and I predict will be a great movie as well.

If given the opportunity, would you want to know the age and cause of your own death? Personally, I would not want that knowledge, though the argument could be made that knowing exactly how much time you have left could make you live the rest of your life more fully. And also, that if you know how you are meant to die, could you possibly change the outcome, such as losing weight and getting fit if you are meant to die of diabetes complications, or quitting your job if you are predicted to die at work? This book raises those questions and others, though the characters were not given the choice to know or remain in the dark about their future: they are all on an airplane, minding their own business, when another passenger gets up and heads down the aisle, pointing at each person in turn and saying things like "I expect...car accident, age 19" or "I expect...natural causes, age 94", and so on.

After the flight ends, it doesn't take long for one of the death predictions to come true, followed quickly by two more - and everyone on the flight is now dealing with the stress and anxiety of worrying about their own futures, especially the ones who possibly don't have much time left.

I was intrigued by the premise right off the bat, and having been a fan of several other books by Liane Moriarty, I could not wait to read this one. I'm happy to report that it did not disappoint. It bounces from character to character, which I enjoyed, as I felt like I got to know all of them so well, and felt anxiety along with them as they waited to see what fate actually had in store for them. Interspersed with their stories is the tale of the woman who made all of those predictions, and it didn't take long for me to be fully immersed in her life and wanting to know how she became who she was - and was she actually a fortune teller, and if not, why on earth did she make all of those predictions that day?

5 stars for this book that I did not want to put down, and that is going on my Favorites shelf. It was thought provoking, entertaining, sad, happy - all of the emotions, and the ending was perfection. Here One Moment is due for release in September, and I recommend adding it to your must read list. A huge thank you to Crown Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Brilliant! I finished this book in two days! Completely novel storyline and plot. There are so many characters that I thought I would get lost or confused but each character is so well developed you have no problem following along with the story. From reading the excerpt, you would never imagine how the story evolves. This is definitely one of my best reads of 2024.