Loved this book! An elderly lady suddenly makes her way down the aisle of an aeroplane, giving predications to all the passengers of the timing and cause of their death. The story then follows these characters as they deal with the turmoil which these predictions bring to their lives.
A great cast of characters, a plot which holds your interest and attention throughout, and a main character who is intelligent, intriguing and thought provoking.
Didn’t want it to end!

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

One day, all passengers on a flight from Hobart to Sydney get accosted by one elderly woman, who gives them all the same prophecy: cause of death, age of death. Some people get a reassuring prediction: old age at 101. Others get more disturbing news, of horrible deaths at a young age. Some people choose not to believe it, others get stressed and try everything to avoid their fate, especially as the first predictions seem to have come true. It makes you wonder: what would you do if that happened to you?

Inmidst their stories, the elderly lady, Cherry tells us her own life story, that of a very mathematical and analytical mind, and we understand how statistics but also her upbringing (her Mum was a psychic) influence her thinking.

This is a book with many characters which might feel alarming at first but I was gripped from the first moment when we get introduced to the passengers one by one.

The abrupt switch from 3rd person POV to first person POV (Cherry) takes a bit of getting used to and I would have liked to stay with individual stories a little longer instead of hopping from one story to the next like a demented Tasmanian devil, but by God, does it ramp up the tension.

Like her sister Nicola, Liane Moriarty is ludicrously talented. This book didn't let me go until the last page. If I could have read it in one sitting, I would have but it's a bit too long for that.

This is a tense and compelling drama, with beautifully plotted character studies of people whose storylines interact more than we thought at the beginning, and who we are all willing to survive their predictions.

I loved Cherry and her often rambling thoughts and how she tried to make sense of the world through various scientific theories. Can we try to influence fate, and should we?

The moral of the story is that we should live every day as if it's our last as we can't know when that will be.

Loved this, highly recommended. Also, the cover is beautiful.

4.75 stars

I've been a fan of Liane Moriarty for many years now - her books are tense and dramatic and all deserve to be made into TV dramas. (Yes, I know some already have been.) Over the years, I've read The Husband's Secret, Nine Perfect Strangers, Apples Never Fall, Truly Madly, Guilty - and today I binge read Here One Moment.

I found this book hard. This book obviously deals with death, which when I picked this book up, I knew I was going to struggle with it. Still, I bravely read on and was consumed by this tale Moriarty has written. To be honest, I thought this book was going to be incredibly depressing and it wasn't. At some points, it lifted my heart - and may have sent me into an existential crisis.

I don't know how I truly feel about this book but what I do know is that life is short and every moment is precious.

Side note - I did not enjoy the POV from the Death Lady. I did not care for her and that's why my rating of the book has dropped.

Utterly Compelling..
A seemingly normal flight, a group of eclectic and unsuspecting passengers - all strangers - and one elderly woman who might just change everything. What exactly is this woman? A fortune teller? A guru? Or, perhaps, a harbinger of justice? Whatever it is that she is, her words will change everything for this small group of people in ways that would have previously been unimaginable. A perfectly plotted and suspense fuelled drama in which nothing is as it seems and with a well crafted cast of characters, a propulsive plot and laced with wholly unexpected outcomes. Keenly observed and utterly compelling.

What a captivating read!
I really enjoyed Liane Moriarty's "Here One Moment" and its thought-provoking premise.
How would you react if a stranger told you the time and the cause of your death? Would you be scared, brave, petrified? Would you try to turn your life around? All of the above? And what if these predictions came true?
For the characters in "Here One Moment", this becomes reality when a lady on a plane predicts their deaths. How will their decisions impact their lives? Can you fight against your own destiny?

I have read Liane Moriarty's previous novels and will look forward to reading more in the future. Another compulsive read from an author who seems to do no wrong. I absolutely devoured this one… You will want to clear your afternoon to read this one straight through, so riveting and thought provoking

I absolutely loved this book. The characters were really well crafted, I love the way the characters really stand out they seem real with back stories and I love the way they interact with other characters I think Liane excels in this department. The plot kept me intrigued and trying and failing to second guess what was going to happen next. It was a thoroughly enjoyable read and quite different to anything else I have read. I look forward to seeing this as a tv series, it would be perfect.

This was an interesting read that did really make me think and reflect on life.
This book begins with a rather unusual plane trip where an unassuming woman begins to move though the plane predicting the time and manner of death for the passengers. The growing tension of that day is beautifully portrayed and you really felt immersed in the scene.
Over the course of the book, we then get to meet these passengers and Cherry - never Cheryl - who predicted their demise. We see how the prediction impacts on the passengers and those around them both for good or ill and we gradually grow to understand how Cherry found herself there that day and how she was so preoccupied by portents of death.

It was an intriguing and thought-provoking story that made me wonder about myself and what I would do given information like that. How would I react? Would it make me behave any differently? Would I react differently if it effected someone that I love as was the case for some in the novel?

I did find myself holding my breath at points in the story and rooting for the characters but I did also feel that the novel was perhaps a little longer than necessary and at times a little disjointed.
However, overall, I enjoyed it as I have Liane Moriarty's previous novel and will look forward to reading more in the future.

I was very pleased to be asked to review this as I am a fan of Liane Moriarty's books. I enjoyed this but I did find it confusing as it switched between characters without warning. The concept was interesting - how would knowing the date of your death affect how you live your life? It changed the lives of some of the characters for the better, but the most interesting part for me was finding out about Cherry, the woman who gave the predictions.

I loved the concept for this book and the teachings that come with it. However, her style of writing was personally not for me. I found it very confusing switching between so many different storylines and characters and time lines. I also found there were lots of tangents which I couldn’t understand the relevance of and sometimes wished we could get back to the main story.

I forgot how much I love Liane Moriarty’s books. This book was amazing, I couldn’t put it down. The characters are wonderfully written and the story had me hooked. Although there are many twists in the story, you are never really sure what is going to happen next. I really can’t recommend this book enough. Time to find some more of her books

I was really excited about the premise of this book! I've also heard such good things about Liane's writing. The idea of multiple stories being connected by a singular stranger felt really exciting and novel.

Despite the fact that this book wasn't my favourite, I still appreciate how cool the concept is and think it's such a unique lane for a thriller. I loved how well carved out and thought out each character was. Despite being from a variety of walks of life, I really learned each personality, backstory and quirk of the characters and that felt consistent across all of the characters (with the exception of Leo, who I found very jarring, but that might have been intentional).

I didn't like that the perspectives weren't structured as distinct POVs, sometimes it felt like watching the scene cut to a different character but other times it felt messy structurally and was a bit annoying at times as I would get into the storyline of one character just for it to abruptly switch to another character with an entirely different plot and personality.

Overall, I loved this book in theory but after the clairvoyant predicts everyone's death dates, it just felt like it got immensely stagnant and lost momentum unfortunately :(.

I have just finished this stunning book. It’s captivating, very clever and a really brilliant read. I whizzed through it, as I was desperate to find out exactly what caused the turn of events at the start of the novel and how things were going to unfold, and ultimately reach their conclusion.

I loved the concept: an elderly woman on a plane stands up in a daze, points at each passenger in turn and, to their horror, goes on to predict their age of death and cause of death. When the predictions start to come true, so many questions are raised: Who is she? How can she do this? Why would she do this?

The story is told from multiple points of view and throughout the telling of each passenger’s story, the elderly lady’s life story runs side-by-side.

My worry when a book starts so well is will the end match up? No worry here. Without giving anything away, the ending is more than satisfying.

I highly recommend this book. It’s another great one from Liane Moriarty.

Was looking forward to reading this as I love all Liane Moriarty books . I found parts a bit confusing but as it went on I was more focused. What a lovely read!

I really enjoyed "Here One Moment" by Liane Moriarty. The story was engaging and kept me hooked from beginning to end. The writing was engaging and kept me turning the pages - there were many twists and turns and I wasn’t sure which way the story was going to end. Overall, a great read that I would highly recommend. A strong 4 stars ****

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin for my copy of Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty.
I put this down twice and nearly gave up on it altogether about a third of the way through as I found it so confusing.
I don't know if it is because this was an early copy and wasn't formatted correctly or my brain wasn't working right.
I picked it up again to have one last try and suddenly it clicked. From then on I was glued to the book, I had to finish it before I would put it down.
I couldn't work out where the book was going or how it would end, but it all came together perfectly. Superb writing.

It took a while for me to get into this book - I’m not sure if that’s the formatting for the kindle has gone a bit askew or if it is actually the correct format of the book.

Part way through paragraphs the story would change to a different character - this made it hard to follow the flow of the strong and at one point I considered not finishing it.

But I kept going and I’m glad I did, a great concept - I’m not sure if all the story’s were neatly tied up by the end.

If the format of the book is different than this ARC then I would definitely recommend.

I love Liane Moriarty and her novels

So I was super excited to receive this review copy

I loved it what a great read

Thank you for the opportunity to review

I am a huge fan of Liane Moriarty and think this could possibly be her best book yet. The novel introduces the many characters as they travel on a flight to Sydney. One passenger leaves a devastating impact on each of them which has huge repercussions once the plane has landed. The book follows these people as they adjust to life with the information they’ve been given, as well as providing a back story for the mysterious passenger.
Liane Moriarty has an amazing talent for creating characters the reader relates to meaning you quickly become invested in their stories. The subtitles of their personalities make them feel like people you know and as the story develops, their links to one another become clear. Liane Moriarty’s books are particularly appealing because they contain laugh out loud humour alongside heartbreaking details and events which makes them incredibly authentic. I had no idea how this book would end, but it all made absolute sense and was concluded in the most beautiful way. I am absolutely devastated that I’ve finished it.

An elderly woman on a flight from Tasmania to Sydney starts telling other passengers when and how they will die. Most write her off as an oddball or a dementia patient, but one or two of the passengers become obsessed enough to start scouring the country for her. And when three of the passengers die in exactly the manner and at the age she predicted, all hell breaks loose.

Wow. After a slow start, during which I admit I almost put the book down to DNF, I found myself completely gripped in this unusual story about the effect of chance and predictions on our lives. The narrative switches between the 'plane psychic', Cherry, and some of the passengers and staff affected by her predictions. I especially loved the slowly revealed story of who Cherry is and how she came to be on the plane predicting deaths.

4.5 stars rounded up to 5: this is such a complex and gripping read, highly recommended.