I loved books by the author, so I jumper at this ARC when I saw it. I was expecting it to be just as humorous as her previous books, so I was surprised by the more serious tone of this book. It is not a bad thing but I just didn’t expect it. It has a strong focus on grief which I liked and has some beautiful quote. Characters that I could really feel for and care about. The final quarter of the book is very strong and I loved the way everything came together. So it has its strength. However I often found myself lost unable to remember who’s who. There are way too many characters in this book. And the book goes through everyone’s backstories in more details than necessary, so it ends up being too long. I think she could’ve narrowed down characters then it could have been 100-150 pages shorter. So I cannot give this a 5 star like I normally give to books by Moriarty. But still a good read!

Fantastic book with great core characters. Recommend to friends for anyone who loves this genre of book!

Liane moriarty books are just so good. Could not put this one down. The pace and the story line were compelling and the characters intrinsically woven. I would recommend this 100%

I’m in two minds about this book. In the plus side, it’s a great plot, very descriptive and has a good back story interweaved. The less positive aspects are this book is way too long. Almost half way through before anything really happened. There’s setting the scene, but this went on far too long. This would be a good beach read and I’d rate it 3.5 stars. Thank you to NetGalley, Michael Joseph Penguin Random House was the author for the chance to review.

Can you outrun your predicted date of death? An elderly lady on a flight forces a group of passengers to reevaluate their lives. Interesting background for Cherry's life. Life is indeed strange and unexpected.

This is the second Liane Moriarty book I've read and what I have discovered is that her books are never what you think they're going to be when you start out. This is a smart, deftly plotted book with moments of real tension that hooks you right from the start. By the time I was half way through I had reimagined the ending in my head several times. Strong characters who you can believe in and who you want to believe in, despite their flaws and complexities. This is a thriller in the truest sense of the word and I ate it up.

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty


Here One Moment and gone the next ( maybe ? )

A brilliant premise for a book , kept me guessing !
Quite a lot of characters to keep in your mind but once you've got them in your head , I really enjoyed it.
Would I want to meet a Cherry ? Not on your life !

It took me a while to get into this book (which surprised me), I found the scene setting on the plane a bit slow. But then I loved it. It starts as a sort of thriller as people try to avoid their death predictions and was incredibly moving and quite philosophical at the end. Initially it was difficult keeping track of all the characters but I soon got to know them. All in all, a brilliant read and definitely recommended.

Really enjoyed this although it took me a little while to get into - definitely worth persevering with and understanding the different characters’ motivations and how they deal with their own prophecies. It’s one of those incredible books that stays with you long after you finish it, and you find yourself ruminating over the various responses and how you would have dealt with the same news.

This is a book completely different from any other I have read and not at all what I was expecting, I must add both in a good way.

The book is told from several viewpoints but the main character is an older lady who has led a very full life, including being an exceptional mathematician and the daughter of a well respected medium. One day she is on board a plane and uncharacteristically stands up and delivers to most of the passengers the age they will die and how it will happen.

Many of the passengers are clearly effected by the news and the book follows many of them as they deal with their “destiny” and how it changes them.

Well written and a great concept from an author I have read and enjoyed previously. This is definitely a very different approach and one which I am sure will be very much appreciated.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was quite a challenging read for me as there was a lot of characters and I did find it a bit confusing at times which is all down to me I’m sure.Although I enjoyed the read I did find it hard to connect with as I was spending my time trying to remember just who was who and this was quite distracting sadly. I have read and enjoyed the authors previous books so I was thrilled to get this one and it was very well written as you would expect from this vey good author.
So overall the book was a good read but took me quite some time to finish it and I think other readers may enjoy it more than I did, sometimes the time is just not right to read a certain book and I think this was just one of those times.
My thanks to NetGalley and Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House for giving me the opportunity to read the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

A multi-perspective read with fantastic characters who- tightly plotted and well written. Unfortunately the readability was let down by what I assume is a poor kindle translation, with chapters and paragraphs running into each other in a way which made initially getting into the story troublesome.

Another fantastic read by Moriarty.

On a flight from Sydney to Hobart, a woman goes into a fugue state and tells each passenger their estimated cause of death and age of death. This book follows the passengers as they adapt to life with this knowledge as well as flashbacks from the erstwhile fortune teller's life.

I can't really say more about the book as I don't want to spoil the twists!

A recommended read for fans of Liane Moriarty, The Measure, and They Both Die at the End.

Thank you to Netgalley and Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

In 'Here One Moment' by Liane Moriarty, the passengers and crew on a delayed flight from Hobart to Sydney discover more than they bargained for. A nondescript elderly woman gives prophecies that no one requested as she walks down the aisle. Suddenly people are told the age at which they'll die and what of. But, is the woman a psychic, or a madwoman, and how do the people deal with this new information?

Told from multiple different perspectives, Moriarty explores both what would make somebody give out these predictions, and the impact upon the recipients and their loved ones. In doing so, she raises many questions including: can death be predicted? Can fate be altered? If a coin is thrown and it lands on heads, does it effect the likely outcome of the next toss of the coin? Moriarty is a very observant writer with a sharp wit that makes her writing hugely enjoyable as well as thought provoking. I would really recommend this novel, along with her other books.

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty a NetGalley review. PART ONE …..I’m going straight into my review of this book, as the magic is in reading it and I don’t want to give anything away. I love this author and have really enjoyed her books before and have a few on my TBR pile. It’s clear from the beginning that this is going to be another powerful and riveting read. It’s clear from the beginning that the author is a talented storyteller in the story structures, the sentences, it feels solid and it flows. The story is instantly intriguing, I was immediately hooked as to where this story would go, the author is any thing but predictable and gives nothing away as to where this story will take the reader. The only negative I had was that it goes between the different characters and sometimes this happens really quickly, without any notice and I got a little confused at times as to who’s side of the story I was reading but this would be my only criticisms. The great thing about this author is that it feels like she takes you on a journey with her books, like you are watching a tv drama unfold and that’s why I think Big Little Lies was such a success as a TV Drama. This author has a way of describing things, like emotions and this is especially evident when she is describing grief, which she doesn’t shy away from, she gets to the core of these emotions and seemingly just gets it, another example of this authors undeniable talent. As I’ve said the author is great at delivering the story, feeding the reader what they need to know at any given time, yet holding back, without the slightest hint of predictability. This for me kept me hooked, kept me where this story was heading and she does this until she ties everything up in the last few pages. There’s no boredom, no wishing the book would end, in fact I couldn’t put this book down. The characters she writes about in this book are strong and feel like real people, all of whom have there quirks, there positives and there negatives.
The author writes with an eloquence, with an honesty in her characters and it feels like she stays true throughout the book to the books core. This is the most riveting read I’ve read this year, full of highly emotion and drama. I couldn’t put it down but at the same time wanted to savour every moment as I simply didn’t want it to end, it was that good. It’s one of those rare books that you could read again and probably spot things you missed the first time and it would be just as amazing the second time around and I don’t say that lightly as I never read books twice. This is without a doubt an unforgettable book, I’m left with a huge book hangover, as I haven’t read a book like this for a very long time and therefore the best I’ve read so far this year. The authors @lianemoriarty_official talent as a writer is evident on every page and then when I finished it, I had to stop for a second and I realised wow what a book I’ve just read, wow. The author got me as the reader believing that Cherry the main character could predict when people would die and how, she had me believing in the impossible. I also felt sorry for the characters and actually sorry isn’t a strong enough word and I even felt sorry for Cherry, who is where this story begins and ends with, with whom after reading her story turns out to be quite endearing. There is pure magic and genius behind this story and I know I’ve already said it but WOW, I won’t forget reading this book, I will be recommending this to all my family and friends. This book is published 26th September and I highly recommend it as you are probably aware of by now. It goes without saying that this is the easiest ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’ve given this year. Hope you enjoy as much as I did. 📚📚

In contrast to all those Liane Moriarty fans out there, I cannot muster much enthusiasm for ‘Here One Moment’. The author takes the ideas of determinism and fate and explores them through the development of the lives of a group of random travellers, all confronted with their own mortality – possibly – during a plane flight to Sydney.
The opening section of the novel introduces us to various individuals as they respond to news of a flight delay. Once airborne, Cherry, an innocuous-looking woman in her sixties begins to walk down the aisle, pronouncing on the age and circumstance of death for each traveller. Not only did I find this beyond unbelievable; at times this part of the novel also feels like a self-conscious creative writing exercise with an irritating over-reliance on repetitive form and structure. Very surprising for an author as experienced and skilled as Moriarty.
Rather than looking forward to uncovering how the many different characters would live their lives, after specific knowledge of their own mortality, I found myself caring very little about any of them. I’m not sure what Moriarty was hoping that the reader might learn from this novel. Certainly, we are encouraged to embrace the motto ‘carpe diem’ but there’s nothing new about that.
My thanks to NetGalley and Michael Joseph for a copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.

I always enjoy Liane Moriarty's books so looked forward to this one immensely. I was not disappointed. Yes there are quite a lot of characters to get your head around and I did find it a little irritating initially that the narrator changed almost mid sentence in some cases. However, this aside 'Here One Moment' stole my heart. I waited with each person on that plane to see if their death date arrived as predicted. I cried with Cherry as she cried with each of life's disappointments. And the ending just broke me. A beautiful, life affirming, sad story you would be silly to miss. Easily 5 stars from me.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy. All opinions are my own.

A friend had the perfect description by saying it’s like a John Marrs thriller, combined with the superior writing from Liane Moriarty.

Imagine getting on a flight and mid-way, you get given your time and cause of death instead of warm nuts and a glass of wine. The “psychic” making these predictions is a harmless fellow passenger who is probably just having a breakdown.

No one really believes her, right? Right?

Lots of characters, lots of ways to die. Part mystery, a bit of introspection, a lot of thrill and just a teensy dramatic. The further I read the more I loved it.

I will definitely actively recommend this to my Goodreads community as well as Bookclub

On a flight from Hobart to Sydney a lady walks through the aisles of the plane sprinkling predictions on each passenger like fairy dust. This earns her the title Death Lady. Upon landing, the passengers are trying not to take the foretellings too seriously and navigate through life.

Liane Moriarty's easy, effortless flow style of writing drew me right in from the very beginning. And this book, being a Liane Moriarty read, didn't disappoint. Each character is written with compassion, understanding, and intelligence. I utterly adored it.

Liane Moriarty is an auto-read for me, and thousands of others I am aware. That said, while she came out strong with The Husbands Secret and What Alice Forgot, I did find she fell a bit flat around Nine Perfect Strangers and Truly Madly Guilty (I am Truly Madly Guilty of not recalling the plot for that one at all). But she came back kicking with Apples Never Fall which I love loved so I had high hopes for Here One Moment, anticipating it would be another well rated read for me - and it WAS. Boy, could I not put this novel down. Ultimately, Here One Moment is a surprisingly heartwarming read: a portrayal of loss, including but (surprisingly given the plot) not limited to death, as well as hope, resilience and our innate ability to get through anything and everything life throws our way. The plot was fascinating, both Cherry’s life (a character I adored) and those that were dealt their age and cause of death. Throughout this I kept thinking HOW is Moriarty going to conclude this, other than everyone dying as predicted; surely that’s not what’s going on here. Well, what a fantastic way to have me up reading til 3:30am! No spoilers here but all I can say is wow, what at ending; a clever but not-too-perfect way to wrap this up that kept the surprises coming until the very last page. 5 very well deserved stars!