This felt different to your typical Liane Moriarty book and I liked it. Sometimes it did get a tad confusing (the downgrade to 4 stars) when you kept switching points of view and it isn’t clear BUT once you’re in the swing of things you get used to each character and know straight away who it is. Intriguing and well written, just like any Liane book. A go to author for me.

Interesting premise, enjoyed this book and varying cast of characters but the layout of the book made it hard to follow at times, but I know this will be fixed before publication

Fate cannot be fought, or can it?

After a delay to their short haul flight, the passengers onboard a flight to Sydney are all having an uneventful journey until ‘death lady’ starts to make her predictions. She wanders down the aisles telling each passenger when and how they will die. Some people are pleased with their predictions which are way into the future and peaceful whilst others are scared by the manor of their death or the fact that it is just around the corner.

After the flight they all try and get on with their normal lives until one of the death lady’s predictions comes true and some of the passengers are left to wonder if they are next or can they change their destiny.

The book follows ‘death lady’ also known as Cherry as we find out the vents in her life that led her to that flight and making the predictions as well as several of the other passengers.

I was intrigued to hear about Cherry’s life leading up to the flight, I also liked finding out how the passengers dealt with their predictions in their own way. The way the plot weaves and is all interconnected is clever.

A different take on a mystery book and really fascinating to read, it also gets you thinking about your own destiny and how you would react in a situation like this and how one small action can have a massive impact.

I found the premise of this book interesting and was looking forward to reading it. However the arc I received did not have all the chapters separated in the text and often a new chapter would start at the end of the paragraph from the previous chapter. This affected the flow of the story for me. I did manage to work out what was happening and enjoyed some of the storylines but I felt let down by the conclusion of the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and Michael Joseph and Penguin Random House for the advance copy of this book.

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House.
Normally I love Liane Moriarty's books but this was hard to get into.
I loved the premise, the elderly lady called Cherry (named later on in the book) who claimed was a practice and was informing everyone on the plane of the date of their death and their cause of death, whether they wanted to know or not.
The first part was hard going then after 25% in, it became easier to read. I found that the book didn't flow well as it seemed to flit from one set of characters to another and at times I found myself re reading pieces.
In my opinion it's not her best book,

An elderly lady on a flight starts walking around the plane telling the passengers the age they will die and the cause of death. Although, not necessarily believing this lady is clairvoyant, it seems to stick in their minds and causes them to act differently in an attempt to make sure it doesn’t happen.
I loved the idea of the storyline and the various characters. But, most of all, I loved the writing style - there were many sentences and phrases I wanted to read out loud to someone else.

A genius book! The premise is just off the chart and completely captivates. An old lady predicts the age and causes of death of an entire plane full of people. The off shoots produced by this action are enthralling. The lady’s story woven through these threads from a young age to past the events on the plane. The ending is just perfect and wraps everything up like a really wanted gift. Fantastic writing and truly engrossing.

Thank you Netgalley

I always enjoy Liane Moriarty’s books and this one is no exception.

When an old lady suddenly gets up mid-flight and starts predicting the age and manner of death for all the passengers she changes the lives of many of them.: from the young mum she tells that her baby son will drown aged seven, to the young man she predicts will die in a violent attack.
When her ‘predictions’ start becoming real those involved want to track her down and find out if her ability to tell fortunes is real.

Each character is so beautifully descripted that you feel you know them well. My only negative is that the format I read the book in meant it was difficult to sometimes tell when viewpoints had changed from one character to the next.

I don’t think I have ever read a book which took me through so many emotions. The beginning intrigued me, the middle broke me but the ending mended me.
Interesting premise, beautifully written with fully developed and relatable characters. It was well paced and I found it reasonably easy to follow, although there were chapters where I had to stop and really think back to the character’s story (not necessarily a bad thing).
I was surprised how strongly I reacted to it - I certainly didn’t read it at bedtime as it set my mind racing. I ended up thoroughly enjoying it, but there was a point in the middle where I was having a difficult time overthinking my own mortality and although it’s definitely a book I personally ended up loving, I will think hard about those friends I recommend it to.

Thank you to Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House and NetGalley for the digital ARC.

I've enjoyed some of Liane Moriarty's other books, but found it more difficult to connect with these characters. It was difficult to keep track of the characters and points of view throughout the book, and although it was an interesting concept, I felt a bit let down by the execution. Thank you to NetGalley and Michael Joseph for the arc!

Here One Moment is quite a long read and quite slow at the beginning but then it changes pace as we get to know the characters especially Cherry (The Death Lady). I enjoyed the backstories of the main characters and the effect the predictions of their deaths had on them .Would you want to know your death date and method ?Would it make you live your life differently? I liked that all the characters stories tied up satisfactorily in the end and I especially liked the ending .Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC.

I usually enjoy this authors books but unfortunately really struggled with this one. The chapters were all over the place changing from one character to another with no break in sentence or anything to indicate it was a different person. This made it very very confusing to read. It was also far too slow and long going into too much detail. Sorry it just wasn’t for me.

I usually find Liane’s books brilliant, but unfortunately I didn’t appreciate this one. People on board a flight were all give a life expectancy and type of death by a strange lady who was intent on her plight to speak to everyone. Whether there were just too many characters or what I don’t know, but I found it hard to keep track of everyone. Sorry I didn’t enjoy it, although I realise other readers may.

A wonderful read, totally engrossing and a little tear at the end. The idea of being told when and how you will die is traumatic for many on an airplane and the repercussions spread wide. This had me gripped as I became invested in so many lives and also intrigued as the life of the predictor was gradually revealed. An excellent story that was expertly told.

Stunning! A fascinating mix of speculative fiction, with some paranormal possibility and a spoonful of psychological thriller stirred in.

When an elderly woman walks through the plane telling her fellow passengers the cause of their death and the age they will be when they die, some are bemusedly delighted to find out they will live until 92, but some of the travellers are shocked and frightened to discover they only have a very short time left. Is fate pre-destined or can it be changed?

I loved Liane Moriarty’s writing in this book and I was drawn in from the start of the prologue, quickly finding myself caring deeply about the wonderfully written characters, in particular Allegra, Ethan and Leo.

Cherry, our controversial plane psychic, was a very interesting character. As the story progressed and I came to understand more about her life and the events leading up to the flight, I felt both happy and sad for her!

5 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, Liane Moriarty and Michael Joseph, Penguin for an ARC in return for an honest review.

Aside from delay, there will be no problems. The flight will be smooth, it will land safely. Everyone who gets on the plane will get off. But almost all of them will be forever changed. Because on this ordinary, short domestic flight, something extraordinary happens. People learn when and how they are going to die. For some, their death is far in the future - age 103 - they laugh. But for six passengers their predicted deaths are not far away at all. How do they know this? There were ostensibly more interesting people on the flight (the bride and groom, the jittery, possibly famous woman, the giant Hemsworth-esque guy who looked like an off-duty superhero, the frazzled, gorgeous flight attendant) but none would become as famous as "The Death Lady."

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was hooked from the premise. An older woman walks onto a flight from Hobart to Sydney telling some of the passengers the age and cause of their death. As some of the passengers on the flight died at the age and cause of death the woman had predicted, the rest of the passengers started living their lives differently. This is quite a lengthy read with over 500 pages. The story is told from multiple points of view. Some of the predictions are frightening., but I could not put this book down.

Published 26th September 2024

I would like to thank #NetGalley #MichaelJoseph #PenguinRandomHouse and the author LianeMoriarty for my ARC of #HereOneMoment in exchange for an honest review.

i love liane moriarty’s books and was super excited to be accepted for this arc! i was not disappointed!!! 5 stars. the concept of this story was amazing, i was hooked from the start!! A suspected psychic walks down the aisle of a plane and points to each person and tells them their cause & date of death. The story follows some of the passengers as well as the ‘death lady’ as the psychic comes to be named. Will the passengers meet their predicted demises? soooo good and couldn’t put it down. Also loved the point of view of the ‘death lady’ her story was just beautiful. the epilogue was also so so good. 100% recommend!!!

What a brilliant book! I must admit that the first page didn't grab me, in fact it put me off reading it altogether, but I persevered because I know Liane Moriarty is a fabulous story teller - and it was well worth it. For a while I couldn't work out what was going on with the 'old lady's' POV but it all added to the general unravelling of the plot and character. I was completely hooked and kept reading to find out if the predictions came true.

I've been a long time fan of Liane Moriartys' books, buying them the moment they come out, so I was delighted to get an advance review copy from @netgalley and @penguinrandomhouse.

The less I say about the plot the better, you are best letting it unravel, but I can say that the elderly woman predicts cause and age of death; this happens so early on in the book it's not a spoiler. Suffice to say I absolutely inhaled this book and I couldn't stop thinking about it when I wasn't reading. Particularly in relation to what I would do if I had been on that plane!

The story follows the impact of the prediction on many different characters , meaning there are ever changing points of view, and there's also a dual timeline (well loosely) as we delve into the main protagonist's back story....right from childhood.

I loved it! Sorry this is a vague review; when you read it, you'll understand why. In true Moriarty style, it's an astute observation on the human psyche, giving a fresh twist on the existential question. I'm not sure I've answered that question for myself but I sure as heck enjoyed the ride!!!

It's my favourite Moriarty book in a while.

Would you want to know how you’ll die and how old you’ll be when it happens? I thought about this a lot whilst reading this book. If you did know, could you even change the outcome?

This book is beautifully crafted, pulling together lots of character’s and threads into one complete story. I did struggle with the amount of character’s and found it hard to remember who some of the minor character’s were but it didn’t stop me thoroughly enjoying the book and understanding the plot.

I’ve read a couple of Lianne Moriarty’s books in the past and actually struggled to enjoy them but this one was completely different. It’s not often that I think about a book so much in day to day life but this one really stuck.

Thank you to NetGalley, Penguin and Lianne Moriarty for the ARC