Really enjoyed this book loved the characters and plot and it gave me hooked from the start. Loved this book.

The concept of this was what drew me in right from the start, it was such a fresh take on that "would you rather know when or how you're going to die" question people sometimes whip out at dinner parties.

It was so interesting following the lives of some of the passengers on the flight after they had disembarked and tried to go about their lives with this huge question mark over their heads. I thought the selection of passengers followed was really interesting, and genuinely kept me wondering what was going to happen to everyone.

There are quite a lot of characters in here, a great deal of people to keep track of. It was interesting, but at times a little overwhelming trying to remember everyone, and their predictions. I also thought the book maybe 10% too long, and quite a bit of Cherry's backstory felt like filler.

Overall a great read, and a tripumphant return form for Liane Moriarty to me.

I would like to thank the author, the publisher and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book, I was drawn in from the first page, the characters were fabulous and the story intriguing. I will be recommending it it everyone I know.

I was in a huge reading slump, I'd lost my mojo so there was only one thing for it, read the new Liane Moriarty. Such an interesting premise and it was just as absorbing as her previous novels. One of my favourite things about this author is that she has a way of making you feel a connection with the characters and I was rooting for a lot of them.
Looking forward to the next one!

Thank you so much to the publishers for a gifted hardback copy of this book.
It has taken me a while to get round to this and I was glad when it was picked as my in real life book club pic. Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend so I can’t share everyone else’s view on the book

Here One Moment tells the story of a bunch of passengers on a plane when an unsettling woman wonders down the plane predicting everyone’s fate. The book explores how people react after the flight. It was a page turner!!!
This book well and truly had me thinking so much about life and the decisions I’d made. I was thinking whether if I was handed a “death sentence” would I be happy with what I’d achieved. And then a whole can of worms about whether I would want to know my fate. I did the come to the conclusion that if I knew my fate I’d probably do everything I could to avoid it and then end up self fulfilling the fate.

I have always believed that our future is set out for us. We can take many paths to get there but ultimately we end up where we’re meant to end up.

Overall this was a great read and I am sure that my book club had plenty to discuss and debate. I have read Big Little Lies by this author and this has made me want to pick up more.

Thanks so much to Netgalley and Michael Joseph - Penguin Randomhouse for my arc in return for an honest review.

I buddy read this alongside Kath and Wendy, and I really enjoyed it. It was my first Liane Moriarty book too so that was something special.

At first I wasn’t sure where the story was going to go, I kind of went into it blind as I couldn’t remember what it was about, so I didn’t guess anything that happened. The book starts out on the flight, and we get to see this woman start to wander through the plane and tell people how they are going to die and what age they will be. I mean this shocked me! I was expecting a terrorist type situation so I was pleasantly surprised to read something different. The story flits between the past of this lady, the flight, and the aftermath of the flight. Seeing how the passengers' lives all intertwined was great, and there were times my heart broke.

This will certainly not be my last Moriarty book, thank you again to Kath and Wendy for buddying this with me.

I loved this book so much. I actually had to slow myself down so I didn't finish it too quickly. I really enjoyed flipping form character to character and it was great how their lives began to join up at the end. Genius book.

Here One Moment is an emotional rollercoaster with so many engaging and interesting characters. It's a testament to Liane Moriarty's writing that I remained fully engaged and invested in the novel right from the start - there are loads of POV characters but somehow I could keep them straight and I cared about each one. Highly recommended!

Full review to come on Goodreads and Amazon. Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for a review copy

Here One Moment
Liane Moriarty
Read and Reviewed: Jan 2025

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This one was so different from anything else I've read before.

The story begins on a plane where Cherry, an elderly lady, goes around to fellow passengers on a delayed flight, giving predictions on how and the age at which they will die.

The storyline follows a select few of these passengers in the months that follow. We also find out more about the life of Cherry, the psychic. She soon becomes known as the 'Death Lady' once the first predictions come true.

I was engrossed in this one guys. I loved how different it was to anything else I've read before.

It was very cleverly done and entertaining from the get go and throughout.

A long one at 500 pages long but I flew through it - I had no idea where the story was going to go and I just had to keep reading to find out.

Such complex, likable and real characters.
I loved learning about them and hearing all their stories.

I LOVED the ending! So heartfelt!

Defo recommend this one Guys!

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This book is an incredible read, the story’s and characters are so real, the pages flew by, thank you for the advanced read,

The concept of this novel was really intriguing and I kept reading expecting things to take a certain turn but unfortunately it just missed the mark a little for me.

Having enjoyed a number of Moriarty’s previous works, I was excited for this one but it just felt like there were too many characters particularly as a lot of them felt forgotten about towards the end.

An enjoyable enough read but certainly not my favourite.

Wow this book was just amazing from start to finish, the clever colloquial wording, the characters and the plot line was just so good! The kindle version was quite squashed so it didn’t distinguish the different characters take so it did get a bit confusing but it may have been my reviewer version. A really excellent book though! Loved it!

This was well written and engaging however the whole concept of the story freaked me out and wasn’t for me. It should come with a warning for anyone with health anxiety as parts of it could cause distress.

The story follows passengers on a flight who are told against their will by a fellow passenger the age they will be when they die and the cause. The book follows a handful of the passengers who are given a short life expectancy as well as telling us all about Cherry the lady who predicts the deaths.

Some of the people were more interesting to follow than others. Overall it was well written and an interesting concept however one that I will avoid in the future as it’s not for me.

I love everything by Liane Moriarty, and her latest offering delivers as usual. I couldn’t put it down, fascinated to see how it all turned out! Loved the characters and Cherry’s back story running through the book. Funny in parts and emotional, the story was charming , surprising and clever, with plenty of reflection on love, family and friendships. Excellent!

Liane Moriarty’s “Here One Moment” is a beautifully written novel that delves into the profound themes of fate, mortality, and the human condition. The story begins on an ordinary flight from Hobart to Sydney, where an elderly woman named Cherry, later dubbed the “Death Lady,” stands up and eerily predicts the age and cause of death for each passenger. Initially dismissed as eccentric, her prophecies gain unsettling credibility as they start coming true.

Liane Moriarty writes some amazing novels and this one did not disappoint me with its enticing premise. The storyline covers predictions of cause and age of death, fate, human nature and how situations are handled. There are many characters and as the book evolves its so interesting as to how their lives and situations entangle. I really enjoyed the book and found it really engaging and interesting.

This is a unique story in which we follow multiple passengers whose lives and futures are impacted when a fellow passenger begins telling them when they will die and how. They then face the dilemma as to whether to believe the passenger or carry on as normal.

The story is very unique and is told from multiple points of view and also through time jumps.

You are taken on a journey of grief, acceptance, love and realising the importance of living for now.

First of all, this had such an interesting concept. It was definitely something different from Liane Moriarty, if you've read her previous books, and that's really what drew me to this.
It dealt with fate and determinism in such a unique way and will have you thinking about what you would do in a similar situation.
I was also a big fan of the short chapters, as even though this is one of the lengthier books that I've read this year, it kept me absorbed and keen to keep reading more.
It did drag a bit at times and I probably didn't need as many chapters from Cherry's perspective, as there were. But overall, this was another great story from the author.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Here One Moment
By Liane Moriarty
Michael Joseph
On a delayed flight to Sydney, an elderly lady suddenly gets up and starts walking down aisle, pointing at passengers and predicting how and when they will die. Some dismiss it as a joke but others are rattled and start taking radical steps to avoid their apparent destiny. This book by the author of the bestselling Big Little Lies follows a few of the passengers as they face existential dilemmas because of what the mysterious old woman told them. Relationships fray, plans are derailed and entire futures are cast into doubt.
But who is she – does she really have clairvoyant powers or is she a charlatan? As the novel progresses her story also unfolds and the reader gets to know how she ended up on the plane, freaking people out with her forecasts.