*A Compelling Read with Depth and Emotion

Liane Moriarty's "Here One Moment" is a masterfully crafted novel that keeps readers engrossed from start to finish. Moriarty's signature storytelling shines through with rich, multi-dimensional characters and a plot that unfolds with unexpected twists.

The novel delves into themes of loss, redemption, and the complexities of human relationships. Moriarty's ability to weave together multiple perspectives provides a nuanced view of the central conflict, allowing readers to empathize deeply with each character's journey. The narrative is both poignant and thought-provoking, leaving a lasting impression.

The pacing is generally strong, though there are moments where the story slows down a bit. However, the emotional payoff is well worth the investment. Moriarty’s writing is sharp and insightful, and her knack for capturing the subtleties of human behavior adds a layer of authenticity to the story.

Overall, "Here One Moment" is a captivating read that showcases Moriarty's talent for blending drama and psychological insight. It’s a book that will resonate with anyone who has experienced the turbulence of personal loss and the journey toward healing. Highly recommended for fans of contemporary fiction who appreciate a well-crafted, emotionally rich

This book started off a bit slow for me, I wasn’t sure if I was going to enjoy it. After a couple of chapters I was engrossed in the story, I really enjoyed it. It was an interesting concept, imagine being told when and how you will die. I found the reactions of the people interesting- makes you think about how or if you would change how you live if you knew. Well done! Thanks you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

On a regular flight from Hobart to Sydney a mysterious woman predicts when and how people will die. After three people die, as predicted by Cherry, later coined “The Death Lady”, the remaining passengers start getting more nervous and create a Facebook page to try and locate her. I really enjoyed reading about all five passenger’s stories. Cherry’s story was so endearing; her loves and loss and her mother “Madam Mae” the fortune teller. The flow of the book felt choppy with small chapters jumping back and forth from these multiple point of view. Don’t let the 500+ pages prevent you from reading this book, with short chapters and lots of white space it will fly by. I liked how Cherry’s identity was discovered through the multiple passengers discovering connections with people they know.

Really loved the premise of this book the story was unique, entertaining, heartwarming and suspenseful. Such a beautiful cover and aptly depicts the Butterfly Theory that outcomes are predictable or are they!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.

When you get on a flight you might expect some delays but you don't except to find out how you will die and at what age. For some people they find out they have a long run way until they die but others just a few months to years. Everyone is terrified by this one passenger who is predicting there future's. Should they believe her or continue on with their day?

8/10

Slow start, strong finish. I really didn't understand what was going on until later when the lead character's backstory was revealed. I did cry at the end. It was well done. This is the type of book that makes me question how I am living my life. The only thing that I really didn't like was that there were too many characters to keep track of - there were at least 10.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy I received.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty.

On a delayed flight, a lady later known as the “Death Lady” walks down the aisles of the plane and gives each passenger a prediction - age of death, cause of death. When the first few passengers from the flight start dying the way she predicted, people start to believe she is actually able to predict deaths and worry that their prediction will come true next.

I really liked the premise of this novel, it is unlike any other book I have read. I was invested in finding out what happened to each character, and I wanted to find out how each of their stories ended. I was curious whether the characters lives would follow the death predictions, or if the predictions would not come true.

However, I found there were a lot of characters to keep up with, and at the beginning I worried that we would have to follow ALL the individuals on the plane! The chapters were short, but the switching between each character so often was confusing, and I had a hard time figuring out which person I was reading about, as it wasn’t clearly marked on the chapter (i.e. other novels with various POV have the name of the character at the beginning of each chapter). I also had a hard time with the chapters dealing with Cherry’s history, as those jumped around in time and it was hard to keep them straight sometimes. I also found it was a bit longer than it could have been, a lot of background could have been skipped.

Overall I enjoyed it and would recommend the book, it was definitely interesting and made me think. 4 stars!

On an ordinary day, a domestic flight is delayed for an hour and a half. The flight takes off late but otherwise nothing technical happens, but it is a flight that will never be forgotten. As the flight nears its end, an older lady gets up walking through the cabin and predicting age of death, and cause of death for all of the passengers. Some people are given justifiably great news, anticipating a long life and a peaceful death. Yet, there are others whose cause of death and proximity to their current age find themselves unsure what to believe and caught up with the possibility of the woman being right.

Moriarty writes another unique and telling novel commenting quietly on the strength of the relationships we build, and the power of knowing what lies ahead. The question of whether or not one would want to know their expected cause and time of death is something many people discuss as a 'what if'. I would rather not know, and instead choose to live every day to its fullest. This story led me to question that belief system, especially the story of the little boy predicted to drown; as a mother, I could not imagine what that knowledge would do to me!

These stories are woven together so beautifully. There is enough personal details about each of the characters that they are individually interesting, but it is woven together with stories of the woman who predicted the deaths, and her life as the daughter of a fortune teller. The first half of the book builds anticipation until the first death, and then it is a fast paced mystery of how the story will wrap up and come to the end. This is sure to be one of my favourite reads of the year!

This novel opens on a seemingly normal domestic flight in Australia. The flight, however, is about to take a turn as some of the passengers are advised when and how they will die by a fellow passenger. While the news seems surreal to them initially, it becomes very real when the predictions start coming true.

I found the premise of this novel appealing—specifically the question of whether events in an individual’s life are due to fate, luck or the result of the choices made. While it took me a while to engage with the characters in this novel, I was surprised to discover how invested I became in their stories. In the end, I am glad I read this novel, as I really enjoyed it. I think it could cause a lot of discussion for a book club.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for providing me with an ARC of this novel. All of the opinions offered in this review are my own and do not include AI generated content.

What an intriguing, thought-provoking book! I expected to think about it from the passengers' point of view -- how would I react if I learned my child or I might die at a young age? To what lengths would I go to try to make sure that didn't happen? -- but my favourite part of the story might have been learning about the "Death Lady" herself and how she came to be on the plane predicting passengers' deaths.

I really enjoyed Here One Moment and will wholeheartedly recommend it to others, with one caveat: people who don't tend to like multiple-POV stories will probably have trouble getting into it.

Thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for the opportunity to read a digital ARC in advance of publication.

Intricate, thought-provoking, and immersive!

Here One Moment is a pensive, moving, emotionally-charged novel that takes you into the lives of a handful of people whose worlds are irrevocably changed and linked by one plane ride and a woman who feels the need to tell every passenger the age and manner in which they will die.

The prose is eloquent and intense. The characters, including all the supporting characters, are complex, conflicted, and genuine. And the plot is a compelling, sobering tale of life, love, loss, family, friendship, grief, guilt, acceptance, fate, consequences, and choices.

Overall, Here One Moment will make you think and will resonate with you long after the final page. It’s an impactful, enthralling, reflective tale by Moriarty that does a remarkable job of highlighting humanities weaknesses and emotional fragility and reminds us just how important it is to appreciate all those little things in life, the moments, the sunsets, and the shared smiles.

Definitely a must read. This is another book that you don't want it to end. It is such a lovely, beautiful story. No murders to solve or sinister plots here. What you do have is a beautifully woven tale of how peoples lives are so entwined and how they fit all together in the end.

I must admit, that this old brain did have trouble with all the names at the beginning of the book, and did find myself quite often thinking, "Who is this person again?" It did take me about 30% into the book before I got comfortable with who the actual narrator was. That being said, I still highly recommend the book. Don't miss out on this one folks.

Thank you to NetGalley for the chance to review this book. All my opinions are my own. One thing I love about this author is that each book seems big, but the pacing grips you immediately. It had many elements that made me immediately see this as a movie. The characters, the plot, and the subject matter were riveting. It’s a fabulous weekend read.

I have read in the past other Liane Moriarty novels and have enjoyed them and their adaptations on tv.
I was quite intrigued by the premise of this book. While on a flight to Sydney, a woman walks down the aisle making predictions as to their age of death and cause of death. Some passengers receive causes of death occurring far in the future while others receive news that their death will be soon and in a manner that may not be so natural.
If you knew your future would you try to change your fate?
This becomes more of an issue for some of the passengers as news unfolds that the passengers do indeed begin to die in the manner and at the age as predicted.
What follows next is a long explanation of the death lady's life story leading up to that eventful walk on the plane intermingled with the POV of the passengers and how it affected their lives. At times in a chapter I found it a little muddled as to who I was reading about because it seems to change abruptly and I would have to go back and re read a few times to reach clarity.
Although the book seemed longer than it needed to be I continued on as I was invested in finding out what happened to the characters and if their predictions came true. I think I was expecting a little more at the end but each of their stories seemed to end up flatly although I did like how she discovered that some of the passenger's lives were already intertwined with her own in different ways.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for this ARC in return for my honest opinion.

Thank you to Penguin Random House and NetGalley for an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review!

On a short, yet delayed, domestic flight in Australia, passengers are anxiously awaiting to get to their destination: a recently married couple going on honeymoon, returning home for a work trip, a mother flying with her two children to attend her sister's wedding. Little do they know that a pivotal moment is about to happen. During the flight, an unassuming. older woman starts to prophesize the cause and age of death of each of the passengers. Reactions vary from laughing it off to a deep-seated fear. When everyone departs from the flight there are unintended consequences from the actions of this unknown soothsayer. The event gains traction as news of what transpired on the flight spreads as accurate fortune-telling of passengers' deaths occur.

I've read a few of Liane Moriarty's books and have always been amazed at her mastery of telling stories from multiple points of view and weaving those narratives together. It took me awhile to get into this book, but once I was there, I was hooked. Each of these characters are so well-done and come from different walks of life. We don't learn the name of our fortune teller until quite a ways in. This certainly is a gripping read of life at its core. What do we do with the time given to us? If we weren't constrained by our own expectations and those around us, would we live and dream differently? There's this tension between fortune-telling, cause/reaction/consequence, and free will. I will be thinking of this one for quite some time. The pacing keeps picking up as the threads of all the points of view come into place.

Even though I enjoyed the multiple points of view, some readers who don't enjoy a large number of characters, might find it challenging to stay on top of all the story lines. Even though I enjoyed it, I think the story could have been achieved with fewer points of view.

I give this one a solid 4 stars!

Between 3.75 and 4.

This novel is about the impact that Cherry, a woman on a flight, has on the lives of the plane’s passengers after she predicts each of their futures. It is an interesting look at questions around fate, determinism, choice, and the implications that choices can have on subsequent actions (the butterfly effect). These are things that a lot of people think about as we live our lives so I was very keen to read this story.

The novel is told in multiple viewpoints within the same chapter which took a bit of getting used to as there are no headings signaling the change in perspective. The story follows the lives of the individuals after their futures are predicted and I found many of the issues raised very interesting, including mental health, chronic pain, aging, parent-child relationships, grief, and living life to the fullest.

The novel is 500 pages and at times it felt very long. The pacing was even but slow and the plot very character-driven. There are many characters and that did, for me, make it a bit hard to really connect with all of them. I did particularly like Cherry and her story. The last 1/3 of the book picked up quite a bit and the ending and epilogue were bittersweet.

Overall, I generally enjoyed this one. It had a very interesting premise and I liked the issues the novel raised. I do think it perhaps could have been shorter with fewer characters..

Thanks to the publisher for this ARC. All opinions are my own

2.5 stars - Here One Moment starts off strong with its very intriguing premise. On a short flight in Australia, a woman walks down the aisle professing the cause and age of other passengers' deaths. The book follows six of the passengers and when one of the passengers dies, the others begin to seriously worry if they will be six feet under sooner than expected.

This 512-page behemoth read had a good take off but never quite got to a good cruising altitude where I could relax and enjoy the ride. It was a convoluted read with too many characters to keep track of and no warning given to the reader when the POV changed. A lot of page time is devoted to Cherry the psychic's POV and while she's quirky, her story didn't impact the main plot and I found myself skimming through her sections.

Here One Moment had a contemplative literary vibe with its idea of fate and destiny and while I was initially intrigued by the premise, I ultimately found it to be long-winded, slightly frustrating read that had weak execution and felt like it was written with a future TV series in mind.

While this wasn't my favourite book by this author (that remains Big Little Lies), this review is just my opinion so give it a try and let me know what you think.

Disclaimer: Thanks to Doubleday Canada for the advanced digital copy of this book which was given in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to Net Galley for the copy of this book, which I read in exchange for an honest review. This book delivered in many ways. Upon reading the synopsis, I knew that I would enjoy the book, and I did, in fact I read it quickly.
However for a few reasons it would not work in a classroom below grade 11. It is a mature read with some higher level reader and the concepts require some life experience. I do recommend the book for the average reader.

I enjoyed this book and the mystery of the "Death Lady". It did feel a bit like there were too many characters. At least two of the storylines could have been removed, or only brough up as they intersected with the two characters this was really about, as the mystery of how they were connected would still have existed.

So, although I did enjoy the book, I would have enjoyed it more if it had been shorter and more focused.

The novel opens on a commerical flight in progress. A woman walks down the isles stopping at each person, expressing type of death, age of death. As time goes by, a few of the predictions come true. The novel is about the stories of the fellow travellers and prognosticator. The novel is primarily about the people, how they deal with their potential end date and the mystery of the Death Lady. I enjoyed the read, but it took me a while to get over the quick change in point of views that at times are simply not edited well. 4 out of 5 stars.

This novel grabbed me in a chokehold from chapter one!! I could not read it fast enough!

The story starts with a group of people on a flight, who get startled/annoyed/shocked when a fellow passenger gets up and starts telling everyone how, and when they will each die. Some have many years, some have months. After a couple of months, three passengers have already "lived up" to their predictions and passed away. What will happen for everyone else? Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for the opportunity to ready and review this book before it's release.