Here One Moment by Lianne Moriarity is a gem!
The book has an interesting premise … a women on an airplane walks down the aisle predicting passengers deaths … both how and when .
The chapters move between the passengers reactions to the women’s life. Cherry’s story is engaging and heartfelt. She is a funny quirky character.
Each of the passengers stories added much to the book.
It really is a story about being mindful of how to live your life.
I highly recommend this book … by far my favorite of Moriarity.
Thanks to net galley for allowing me to read this delightful book in exchange for an honest review.

I thought that this was a very strong story from Liane Moriarty. It felt a little hard to follow with the multiple characters and the way the story was being told, and switching back and forth between how the story was told. This felt like a classic Liane Moriaty

We're all caught up in passing the time when we fly. What if, just before the end of the flight, a senior woman stands up, suddenly, one by one, giving predictions of the type and age of death.

There are multiple characters, and this is tricky, as an author, to weave the various characters, side characters, and their stories into the plot. The author did a great job with this. I felt that I got to know all of them, each having their own personalities.

This novel begs for a book club. Usually, I'm fine reading on my own, but I was wishing for someone else with whom I could discuss this book.

Everyone sort of brushes her off, until people start dying just as she said. What do you do? Change your life to try to avoid this "death sentence," life as if there were no tomorrow? It's a big concept that Moriarty handled spectacularly.

I could not stop reading "Here One Moment, but I almost wished it hadn't ended. That, to me is a 5-star book.
Some authors get stuck in a plot rut, this author was brave enough to leap out of the norm, and she did such a great job. LOVED this book.

Pre-order it- you won't be sorry.

Thank you to Crown Publishing and Net Galley for a digital ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

When the passengers and workers on a flight from Hobart to Sydney get stuck on the tarmac for an extended period of time, they think that there’s no way this flight could get any worse. That is, until a woman stands up mid-flight and begins predicting everyone’s cause of death and age of death.

The passengers have some mixed feelings as the predictions are being doled out. They either think she’s a bit dotty, they don’t even hear what she says to them, or they get upset (understandably so) and tell her she’s being rude. Afterward, most of them are able to wave it off and assume that she is just off her rocker … that is until her predictions start coming true.

How do we try to beat our predictions? Can we find the “Death Lady” and see if she can give us more insight? Do we actually believe that this is true? All questions they ask themselves.

The story follows the stories of those on the plane who received predictions and how they cope. We also get the backstory of “The Death Lady” and what led up to that fateful day for so many …

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Liane Moriarty is one of my all-time favorite authors. I was SO excited when I saw this book and I thought the plot was super intriguing. I was ravenous to finish it. I was all consumed! But then as the book was nearing an end, I became largely disappointed. There was no big plot twist or grand reveal. I don’t know exactly what I expected, but the ending just fell a bit flat for me and I was left wanting more.
I will still recommend this story to others, I just won’t hype it up as much as I initially expected I would.

Here One Moment is a story about an old woman Cherry, who while on an airplane, stands up and gives “cause of death, age of death” to everyone on the airplane. Some people find out they’re going to live to a grand old age and some find out their death is going to happen very soon. The rest of the story is what happens to each of these people with that information. What would you do if you knew how and when you would die?
This is filled with quirky personalities, funny and smart anecdotes, some heartbreaking and some heartwarming moments. It’s funny, it’s touching and I could not put it down. My favorite kind of book is one where seemingly unrelated events and characters fit together like pieces in a puzzle at the end, and that’s exactly what happens here.
If you enjoyed Lessons in Chemistry, books by Matt Haig, characters by Fredrik Backman, you will really enjoy this read.
Here One Moment is my favorite Liane Moriarty book yet. Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for my ARC.

Just your routine flight: a crying baby, a nervous unaccompanied minor, a child with projectile vomiting. What's different is that an older woman is walking down the aisle telling her fellow passengers when they will die and what will cause their death.

"Here One Moment" by Liane Moriarty is not only a story about the older woman making the predictions, but also an in-depth account of how many of the passengers react to their "death sentence."

Moriarty describes a husband who says he doesn't believe the prediction about his wife's supposed early death, and yet his wife knows he's worried. A mother takes care that her child knows how to swim so that he won't drown. An already-milquetoast kind of guy makes even more effort at avoiding conflict so he won't die in a fight.

"Here One Moment" has all the feels. What's up with the fortune teller? Will any of these passengers die as predicted? I had trouble putting the book down. It was an excellent, unusual story.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance reader's copy. This is my honest review.

I am a big fan of Liane's and read everything from this talented writer. This book grabbed my attention right away because of the quick sentences about passengers on an airplane. I felt like I was in the front row, observing everyone as they boarded. The drama intensifies, and the story unfolds. Well done! Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. Five stars.

The flight from Hobart to Sydney has already been delayed for two hours. The passengers are restless, checking connections and worrying about missing special events. A baby is crying. In the midst of this chaos a woman stands and slowly walks down the aisle. Soon there is silence as she points to passenger after passenger and tells them exactly when and how they will die. People try to shrug off the predictions but some, especially those whose death date is close, are unsettled by the certainty of this woman who appears to be in a trance. In the next few months, passengers will take measures to change fate - swimming lessons, changing jobs, having medical tests, avoiding possibly dangerous situations - and some will die, exactly as predicted. The search for “the Death Lady” dominates social media. Who is she and how does she know her predictions are correct? What can they do to change their future.

Here One Moment by the talented Liane Moriarty is a tour de force, a totally original page turner that combines philosophy, control, mysticism, statistics, grief and joy. The characters weave through each others’ lives in a way reminiscent of the 50s tv show The Twilight Zone. What will stay with you long after you read the final page is this question. If you knew when you were going to die, what would you do? How would you change? 5 stars. I wish there were more.

Thank you to NetGalley, Crown Publishing and Liane Moriarty for this ARC.

At first this book seemed much darker than previous Moriarity’s books. An elderly lady predicts the cause and age of everyone’s death on an airplane and quickly a few come true. The books jumps between the people on the airline and the older lady. You gradually get to know them all and how their lives are now intertwines and what the predictions do to them. I loved it by the end. Highly recommend. I’ll read anything this author writes!

I think this is my favorite Lianne Moriarty novel. It’s fast-paced and thought-provoking.
On a short, domestic flight from Hobart to Sydney, a delay frazzles the nerves of several passengers. But that’s nothing compared to what happens next: An unremarkable older woman goes down the aisles, telling people the age they’ll die and their cause of death. How do these predictions change the behavior of people on board once they get off the flight? If you knew you’d live to 100, would you take up sky diving and zip lining? (You might be an alive quadriplegic.) If you only had a short time to live, would you quit your job and spend more time with your family?

Personally, I think it might be nice to know: How much should I budget for retirement? Do I have to get a colonoscopy or mammogram if my cause of death is heart disease?

I liked the characters and their stories. Recommend.

NetGalley provided an advance copy of this novel, which RELEASES SEPTEMBER 10, 2024.

Imagine someone tells you you will be dead in a few months following a serious illness, or perhaps that someone says you will live until you are ninety and die of the "old persons friend".
How would you react? What will you do? Can you truly enjoy your remaining days when YOU KNOW what and when the end will be?
Do you even believe it?

This is that story for people on a plane flight and how one woman who claims to be a psychic decides to give them all a time frame for their lives as she strolls up and down the aisle.

I found the book thought provoking, interesting and yet a bit long. I stopped many times to think of own life.
That all being said: I did enjoy it and do recommend it!

Lesson to take away here- Live each Moment!
Thank you to @NetGalley and to @Crown Publishing for this ARC and allowing me to provide my own review.

The story is about a plane full of people on a domestic Australian flight —flying to Sydney -- when an older woman on the flight stands up and begins predicting everyone’s deaths— age and method of death. Reminiscent of the book ` THE MEASURE` would you want to know about your death -- how and what age?
This was a great read! I enjoyed it. It was full of character depth and emotional ups and downs-- happy, funny and sad. Every character has their special aspects and storylines that make the story more interesting, There are many topics covered — Grief, abuse, mental health issues, violence and the statistics behind it. This book made me feel a lot better about life and the fact that we all have to die someday.


Thank you to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for this ARC. This is my honest review!

Life can change in a minute and that's why it's important to make the most of every day. What if you knew why you were going to die? Not only how but when? What would you do with that information? Does the trickle of the hourglass's sand awaken a panic or instead, a reminder that life is fleeting?

After that fateful flight, passengers responded differently. Some guarded themselves from the truth, as if those barriers would stop the inevitable from happening. While others raced to 'fix' the situation with hopes to change the outcome. Liane Moriarty brilliantly pens a page turner that makes readers stop and ponder what they would do if the situation was reversed?

Thank you to @NetGalley and the publisher for the early edition of #HereOneMoment in exchange for an honest review. I was fascinated by the story and had to stop reading at times to contemplate my reaction. The author addresses how we see the world judge people based on appearances. Like the adage, don't judge people by their cover but this book that's even better than the cover portrays.

Here One moment by Liane Moriarty

This story follows multiple POV of people who get on a plane and are told by a woman claiming to be psychic what age each passenger will be when they die.

I’m not going to lie it was a little tough to follow and that immediately is a turn off for me with books. The initial premise was good and interesting but the layout was irritating and not interesting.

Thank you NetGalley

Thanks so much for the review copy. I was worried the book would be depressing but it had lots of happy things and important lessons. I love that Moriarty creates realistic characters.

This book made me feel...
A lady, Cherry, is on a plane when she starts handing out age & cause of death to fellow passengers...
Will they come true?
The story explores Cherry's life and also follows the lives of the passengers...how did getting these death predictions affect those who were given shorter life spans? And would the predictions come true?
This book made me feel alot...about living life, about grief and death, about how we look at what we value in life.

𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵.

One Friday afternoon, on a delayed Australian flight from Hobart to Sydney, a woman rises from her seat and begins to make predictions. For each person she comes across in the main cabin, she states a cause of death and age. Some are given a commonplace cause and a high number. Others, uncomfortably, are not given much more time or an unusual circumstance. For instance, a stressed father of three currently late for his daughter’s recital is expected to die after his next birthday from a workplace accident. A somber 29-year-old man who has just attended his friend’s funeral is expected to die from an assault when he is 30. A newlywed is expected to die from intimate partner homicide in 5 years. And so on. People are eager to brush off “The Death Lady”… but months later, when the predictions start coming true, many of the passengers and their loved ones begin to panic. What if she is a real seer? Are they able to change their fates?

Liane Moriarty’s 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 is a gripping thriller and fascinating exploration of destiny, choice, purpose, and love through the lenses of various characters. While I did appreciate the diversity of backgrounds and ages represented in the book, I did occasionally feel like there were too many viewpoints and like some scenes were “filler”; more than once, I felt restless to get to the next chapter or to meatier plotlines. Overall, though, this is a solid novel that both entertains and encourages self-reflection.

4.5 stars rounded up. Thank you to Crown and NetGalley for advance reader copy in change for an honest review.

This book really makes you think about life - destiny - what happens at the end. It’s a strange feeling to know when and how you will die - whether you wanted to or not. This book really challenges your beliefs.

There's always a little trepidation in reading a new book by a beloved author, but I should not have worried at all about this one. The eddies of storylines swirling about the main thread were all beautiful and the main thread kept me guessing. Moriarty wove the myriad threads together into a beautiful masterpiece of a tapestry. I inhaled the book, loved all of the characters I was meant to love, despised the ones I was meant to despise, and laughed out loud throughout.

Liane Moriarty is one of my favourite authors, so when I saw her newest book on @netgalley I crossed my fingers that I would be approved to read and review it. Of course I was ecstatic when I found out that I was!

Here One Moment is told through two alternating narrators, a first person narration by a woman later to become nicknamed "Death Lady", and a third person narration of a variety of secondary characters. The story begins when a woman on a plane experiences some kind of unusual psychosis and begins predicting every passenger's expected age and cause of death, whether the passengers want to hear this prediction or not. Many passengers are quite uncomfortable with these predictions, especially those with an age of death prediction that is sooner than they anticipated. In some chapters, readers learn about the woman behind these predictions and how exactly she got to this fateful plane ride filled with fortune telling, and in others we see the fall out of these predictions of the lives of the passengers and their loved ones.

As with all of Moriarty's books, there is a lot of humour and unusual characters, a mystery filled with uncanny coincidences that take the entire story to unfold, and a life lesson - in this case: live your life to the fullest because no one knows when your time is up (or do they?).

I found the "death lady" chapters slightly less interesting than the other ones, partly because we were getting a lot of backstory in each one, but were being left with cliff hangers in the other chapters that took at least 5-10 chapters to cycle back to. It is a longer book, at over 500 pages, so perhaps some of those chapters could have been pared-down a bit, but the backstory was very important and well written. The short, alternating chapters and relatively fast pace made this a quick and interesting read that was hard to put down. If you've read and enjoyed any of her other books, or even just heard the hype, definitely pick this one up when it comes out in the fall!

Thanks to @crownpublishing for giving me the chance to read and review this fabulous book!