I always enjoy a Liane Moriarty book but was unprepared for how much this one would pull me in. The characters were well developed, with the growing feeling of impending doom following the predictions, really began to matter. I thought it was well plotted and well resolved. Thanks to .

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I have been a long time reader do Liane Moriarty and always hope that the next book will be amazing, unfortunately I haven’t been wowed recently.
The story is lacklustre, the characters don’t feel interesting and the concept just doesn’t draw you in.

It was laboured and some of it felt a little clumsy (the mental illness of the mum of the young child). I did finish it, and it would be a fine holiday read but it’s not one I would rave about.

Having loved Liane Moriarty's books for years, I was quite disappointed by her latest offering. The slow pacing in Here One Moment means the exposition lasts for over a hundred pages and so many characters are thrown at your with minimal distinctions that it becomes a headache to follow. The constant switching of perspectives and the high volume of voices meant that this book was challenging to settle into. I found myself reluctant to pick it up and whilst I enjoyed the concept of the 'death dates' and the lengths people will go to when faced with mortality, this book almost put me in a reading slump. The ending was the best part!

The narrative starts on a flight with a long delay, introducing us to the array of passengers who are all eager to get to their destination, most irritated, some very disgruntled, by the delay to their plans and commitments. As the plan finally asscends, an older inconspicuous woman, begins to make her way down the aisle, pointing at each passenger, and calmly predicting their age and cause of death. The reactions are mixed—shock, skepticism, disbelief. Once the plane lands, the story shifts into an exploration of what happens next. We follow several of the passengers and see how these chilling predictions begin to affect their lives. The narrative also shares the backstory of Cherry, the mysterious “death lady,” shedding light on how she came to possess such a strange ability—or belief.

This book is a thought-provoking look at how we live our lives. It delves into questions of fate versus free will, and whether knowing our end would change the way we live. It’s an exploration of whether we choose to live in hope or let fear take over, and it does so in a way that’s both engaging and unsettling. It is certainly a book that lingers in your mind.

Thank you to NetGalley, author Liannw Moriarty and Penguin Random House UK for providing me with the opportunity to read and review this book as an ARC.

***advance review copy received from NetGalley in return for an honest review***
A really fantastic book that combines wonderful storytelling with a touch of the fantastic - or is it? It’s very much up to the reader to take what they want from the story, and I suspect different people will come away with different views on it.
If you enjoy fredrik Backman and the way he writes deeply colourful characters with interlocking stories, you will surely enjoy this also.

This is my favourite Liane Moriarty for a while, she really hooked me from the first page and I absolutely loved reading everyone's different stories as time passed, and how they converged at times. It speaks to this age of internet hype and the way we let things get into our heads and dominate our decisions, and change what we see as rational. It also speaks to those whose beliefs are more spiritual - not necessarily religious, but with regard to the spirits and to psychic phenomenon.
I had such fun reading this book, as well as thinking a lot about my own interests and beliefs, that I now have this on the list of books I will be gifting at Christmas - it's just one of those books that keeps you rolling right to the end.

When a plane from Hobart to Sydney is delayed, the passengers are obviously disgruntled. But when the plane finally takes off, and a random older woman proceeds to walk along the plane, pointing at each passenger and predicting age of death and cause of death, people are sceptical, shocked, surprised.
When the plane lands we follow the fortunes of various passengers and see the impact the prediction has on their lives.
Interspersed with this, is the story of Cherry (not Cheryl), the “death lady” on the plane, which explains how she came to be making the predictions.
The whole book is an interesting study into how we live our lives, whether things are predetermined, do we live in hope or fear of the future.
As with other of her books all the disparate stories come together to a satisfying conclusion.

To quote Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, at the end of the book “ It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had”

Thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Random House UK for the opportunity to read this book.

This was really hard to get into I found myself really struggling there are far too many characters.Each chapter is told from a different characters POV, which I do enjoy normally but this was too many making it very difficult to latch on to any particular person.
I kept putting it down and then going back, but after 40%, I made the decision to DNF.
I'm sure others will enjoy more than I did.
Thanks to Netgalley and Michael Joseph Penguin for the ARC.

I really enjoyed the unique plot of this book and I thought it was very cleverly written with how all the characters linked together. The amount of characters did get slightly confusing so I liked how each one was pinpointed (the bride, the mother, the elderly couple) as this made it easier to follow. I did find this book dragged in parts, there was a lot of information that could have been left out and it would have still made sense.

The ending also felt quite anticlimactic, I was waiting for a big revelation that never came. Although it did tie up the loose ends nicely.

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review. I absolutely loved this book. It is such a complex and engaging story that encapsulates such a powerful message. A beautiful and moving story with a great cast of characters that I became so invested in. I was not expecting this book to be so deeply meaningful but it truly was. Highly recommended. 5 stars.

A really special book! I’m a huge fan of Liane Moriarty’s writing and was excited to see there was a new release. What I liked most about Here One Moment was that the plot is totally unique and like nothing I’ve read before.

The story centres on Cherry and her predictions made on a fateful flight. The lives of the other passengers and weaved throughout the storyline.

Like other reviews, I did find the start a little tricky with so many characters but it’s worth persisting. I also liked that story introduced some interesting concepts around time and fate.

So fabulously witty, vibrant and intricate. It really makes you think about how you’d respond if someone predicted your cause and age of death - how knowledge of your death would impact on your life. Very cleverly written in Moriarty’s inimitable style, with three-dimensional characters who quickly start to feel like friends. A great read.

This is the latest Liane Moriarty offering, a powerful, engaging read that shifts direction to become more philosophical, reflective book that will have you thinking about life and how you might choose to live it. The delayed Hobart to Sydney flight is short, under an hour long, but it is to become momentous for many on board, when an older woman, there is nothing about her that makes her immediately stand out, comes soon to be referred to as the 'Death Lady', as she starts to point to the travellers on the plane. Her name is Cherry Lockwood, and she goes on to predict the time of death for them. How could anyone take her seriously? However, Cherry's bizarre act is to have rippling repercussions, particularly for some as the date of their expected demise is close.

Cherry's predictions of the age and death of those on board begin to have a ring of truth attached to them, when they start to come true. In a narrative that covers a diverse and wide ranging cast, through multiple perspectives we are given insights into many of the characters, including the background of the intriguing Cherry herself and how she came by her 'psychic' knowledge. There is loss and grief, a maelstrom of feelings and emotions, as the focus moves to the consideration of fate and destiny, death, statistics, and the nature of determinism itself. It is likely that the book will have you turning over the issues raised here.

Moriarty skilfully raises the tension and suspense, whilst nudging us to consider the fundamental questions and nature of life and death, providing odd connections, and the reality of how there is a limit in how much we are able to control life. This is rather different from the author's usual fare, it is an interesting direction to take, it is likely to appeal to her many legions of fans and to many new readers too. Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC.

Wow!! I have never read a book that gripped me from the first page like Here One Moment. It was such an unusual start that I really was drawn in to find out what was going to happen. We follow Cherry, an older lady, as she embarks on a flight and as it progresses we learn all about the other people on the flight and the impact Cherry will come to have on their lives as she predicts when they will die and what the cause will be. This creates massive ramifications especially when a couple of the predictions come true. The story keeps you gripped from the start to the finish and learning about Cherry and the other travellers lives and the effect that the predictions have on them. This book really makes you think about how you would react in the same situation. We really get to know the other characters and I have to say I felt quite bereft at the end of this book as I was enjoying it so much! 5 stars - highly recommended!!

I enjoyed this book and have read all Lianes other books, as always it’s a very character based book, the story is told by multiple characters and of course by Cherry herself who’s story becomes so fascinating that I could not put it down. The storyline of being told when and how you would die had drawn me to this and the little twists and turns wer very good and I would highly recommend this. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this early copy.

After reading this author's previous releases, I was excited to read this. The idea of being told when your life will be over made for an interesting storyline, even if you are not a believer in the supernatural or the world of psychics/fortune tellers/mediums.

As anticipated, the plot was flawlessly executed in a dual timeline and told from multiple characters’ points of view. This created depth for each character and made an intriguing storyline. Because of the plot twists included and thought-provoking aspects, this would make an ideal book club read.

Despite being a bit of a slow burn for my preferences, I still enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to fans of this author and genre.

I loved this. It was utterly enthralling. It does take a while to get going and you have to stick with it. But once it does, it's a can't-put-down kind of book. I loved all the different characters as we got to know them a bit. Cherry's story, of course, is the core of it, but each character is special. The plot isn't a plot as such, more a variety of interactions and decisions and a really compelling study of fate and belief and circumstance. It's just wonderful. And best of all, the ending is absolutely perfect.

A brilliant array of characters and stories all come together in this life affirming story about fate, chance and humanity. I found it such an intriguing storyline and I especially loved the background of Cherry, such a fascinating character.

The scheduled flight from Hobart to Sydney is delayed. Only fifteen minutes, so that’s not too bad. Connections will be met, lifts will be waiting and appointments fulfilled. When all passengers are boarded it becomes apparent that the fifteen minutes was optimistic, and it’s over ninety minutes before the plane takes off. Whilst waiting on the tarmac, passengers have become increasingly frustrated and annoyed, knowing that their connecting flight has gone without them, their promised lift has rescheduled and gone elsewhere, and the school’s Lion King musical in which a much loved daughter is appearing will be missed. Still, all this pales into insignificance when the genteel elderly lady in seat 4D gets to her feet and proceeds to make declarations that cause more than a stir.

This is an author that likes to take her time getting a story going, but when it’s in motion it is a beautiful event. This book was amazing, so well written. Every little nuance was explored and explained and the characterisation was superb. A lovely epilogue!

A gem of of book, unique and compelling.

Thank you NetGalley and Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House.

Another good read by Liane Moriarty. I always enjoy her books and they keep me guessing until the end. Recommend