How would you react if while on a plane, you are told the way you will die and the age you will be? That is the premise of Liane Moriarty’s new book and I must say, once again she has not disappointed!. The characters themselves are varied and how each of them (and their friends and families) reacts to the news makes this a definite page turner., as well as wanting to know how their stories end. I enjoyed getting to know Cherry, the “Death Lady” as well, although I actually think more time spent on the other characters and less on Cherry would have been more interesting. It was good to know her story but I kept waiting for some major twist with her as a reason to spend so much time on her. It didn’t happen although there are some neat connections between her and some of the other characters. This is a great book for discussion and I give it a 4+

Best book I've read in a while.
I really enjoyed Liane Moriarty's latest book. We get 7 different perspectives: Ethan, Leo, Cherry, Eve, Allegra, Paula, and Sue. It was so interesting to hear how the predictions from the flight affected each passenger and how Cherry came to give these expectations. I really liked seeing how each character processed the information and how it changed their lives and perspectives.
At its core, this is a story about living. We all need that reminder sometimes- life is short, and we are never guaranteed another day.
Thanks to Net Galley for the book to review.

I keep wavering between four and five stars, so I'll be generous and give five. I really enjoyed this book! The biggest thing I appreciated was this book's novelty; it felt unique and interesting in its approach. In the early pages, the novel felt similar to The Measure but veered into a more unusual, fun storyline than I had first anticipated. It's often poorly done to have a plethora of characters and feel invested in their individual storylines, especially when each character gets such few pages, but Moriarty did it so well. I was also unsure of Cherry at first, but I came around to really enjoy and appreciate her by the end of the novel. This wasn't a binge read for me, which is why I hesitated to give it five stars, but the premise was so unusual and well done that it's ultimately a top read for me. Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy!

What would you do if someone told you when they expected you would die? How would you change your actions or live your life differently? That's the (somewhat confusing) premise of Liane Moriarty's new book.

Big Little Lies will always be my favorite of hers, and I'm always hoping her newest release will live up to that one. However, this wasn't it for me. It spent too much time on Cherry's character--like developing her was supposed to tell us why she ended up making the predictions on the plane. Also, it was unclear whether she had "the gift" or not. Some of the predictions came true, some didn't, some were altered by individual actions. Because her mother was a fortune teller, we were supposed to think she kind of did? I'm glad everyone didn't die, but there had to be a clearer way of doing it. I put this on par with Nine Perfect Strangers. If you liked that one, maybe you'll also like this one. But unfortunately it wasn't Moriarty's strongest showing.

If you knew how long you had to live would you do things differently? This is the premise of the book. I really enjoyed it and it will be a book that will live in my head for some time. The author did a wonderful job in writing characters you can connect with. I definitely recommend it ❤️
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book before it comes out!

What a hook! I was captivated from the start. The setting is perfect. A crowded airplane, a seemingly mysterious old lady telling everyone their age and cause of death. Everyone is literally a sitting duck.

The story unfolds as each person and their family react to the “death lady’s” prediction. Every other chapter tells the death ladies backstory from childhood on. We get to know her as we are learning. about each of the “victims” lives and how they are coping or not coping with her predictions. Each person must decide how they will respond and what changes they will make.

Her actual name is Cherry and her character is brought to life with such accuracy. She is all too human and has been through so many ups and downs in her life and loves.

The two parts of the story wind up coming together beautifully. We are reminded that life is precious and each day should be lived to the fullest. None of us actually know how much time we have left. I give this a hearty recommendation. Thank you to Crown Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC.

Liane Moriarty was one of my writer inspirations, and since I began that journey almost ten year ago, I've read all of her books. I was super excited with the plot of this one, even though is took a bit of other worldly tones. A woman with psychic abilities boards a plane, compelled to point at each person and reveal their age and cause of death. Intriguing, scary, and filled with promising scenes. And in many respects, Moriarty delivered on that premise. I liked Cherry, the pseudo-psychic, and many of the supporting cast. But, the plot falls apart somewhere in the middle with a mix of POVs showcasing to readers what happens to those whose death predictions were in the current year of their life. I was chugging along at four stars and hoping for some powerful conclusions to drift upward. Stop reading here if you don't want to hear a small spoiler... Instead, the explanation and impact went a different direction and attempted to be more of a "what's the purpose of life" book where no root cause was given as to how she suddenly had the power to predict such things. And then the predictions began to fall apart, perhaps based on free will and people's unexpected (or were they planned) encounters with other passengers, creating the butterfly effect. Interesting, just didn't totally pull me in throughout the last third.

How Liane Moriarty continues to create stories about how people cross paths and end up being part of each other’s lives is beyond my comprehension. I’m so thankful it’s not beyond hers!! Once again she had me reading until the midnight hour as I devoured this book in one day!! I loved the book, the complicated, messy lives of all the characters and was a huge fan of how she brought the story to a conclusion- even though it would have been nice to keep reading it just a little bit longer!! 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a long slow burn mystery that really had me thinking about just everyday life in general and not to take a moment for granted. At times I heard the theme sound for White Lotus playing in the background as the book had this odd peculiar mystery to it .

I think this would make a fantastic series as you would really get to dive deeper into the lives of these characters and some of the main characters witty commentary & personal thoughts!

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty was a difficult read for me. I found it confusing how it was told from Cherry's point of view but involved the lives of so many people. The book did make you think if you knew you could die at a certain age, would you change your lifestyle. Predictions can make you rethink your life.As the reader, would a glance into your future change you and your family way of living. The author opens your eyes to this way of thinking.

What a well written book. I really enjoyed the storyline and how everything came together at the end. I was hooked from the first few chapters and had a hard time putting it down. I will admit while reading I thought the book was going to go one way, but it turned out differently. I definitely would recommend this to people who like mysteries.

This is Liane Moriarty's best book yet!
On an average flight with a typical maintenance delay and screaming child, an elderly woman suddenly stands up and starts pointing at each passenger telling them how they will die and at what age. Many passengers are disturbed, especially those whose appointment with death is coming soon. It gets even worse when the predictions start coming true and people start dying.
This book read so quickly, and when I thought it got slower in the middle, it was really only because I became invested in the characters and didn't want them to die. Moriarty did a great job of humanizing each character so you learned about their life and you rooted for them. And just when I worried that the book was nearing the end and whose death was coming next, Moriarty came up with the perfect ending.
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book!

Thanks to #netgalley for sharing this book with me in exchange for an honest review.

I am a fan of Liane Moriarty and have enjoyed all the books I've read by her, however, I think this one comes in at a close 2nd to 9 Perfect Strangers. This story included her incredibly genius talent for pacing. I literally couldn't put it down and fell asleep with my phone on my face last night. The story was somewhat more removed from the reader than most in that there wasn't an identified main character... similar to 9 Perfect Strangers. This is somewhat typical for her books, but I feel like these characters are particularly more collective in their importance than the others. This story focused on the philosophical theme of determinism/indeterminism. The idea of fate and free will is revisited in multiple ways. Her construction of characters remains strong and realistic. Overall, the whole thing was extremely enjoyable and hit the emotion buttons I expected it to. Solid new book from Moriarty. I definity recommend giving it a try.

Wow! I absolutely love this. It’s one of those books after you’re done reading you keep thinking about. One of my favorites of hers

thank you, NetGalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book for my honest review

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.