With thanks to netgalley and the author for allowing me to review here one moment.

Here one moment was a enjoyable thriller that I enjoyed. A good thriller.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin for this eCopy to review

Here One Moment is an intriguing thriller. The novel kicks off with a gripping scene on a delayed flight, where an older woman named Cherry predicts the deaths of several passengers. At first, everyone thinks it’s a joke, but as her predictions start coming true, the tension and intrigue builds dramatically.

What I loved most about the book was Moriarty’s ability to create such vivid and relatable characters. Each passenger’s reaction to Cherry’s predictions felt authentic and added depth to the story. The way their lives intertwined and the impact of the predictions on their decisions kept me hooked from start to finish.

However, I did feel that some parts of the story dragged a little, however the ending more than made up for this. It was a great twist

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters were so well written and I was really invested in whose predictions would come true and who wouldn't. There were lots of little twists throughout the book so you could never be sure how it was going to end.
I was also pleasantly surprised by how Cherry's story and "skills" were explained.

I would definitely recommend this book to others.

There's a lot of character build up so it took me a bit to get really into the story but once I did I couldn't put it down.

I really enjoyed this cleverly written and intricately woven story. Yes, there were a lot of characters and at first it took me a moment to work out who I was reading about but the coincidences and the way the narrative wove them all together was just lovely. A sometimes sad but always warm story of living life to the full and never accepting your ‘fate’.

Following a group of characters who all end up stuck on a delayed plane when an elderly woman decides to walk up and down making predictions on their futures. Dismissed as a troubled woman. Most people manage to disregard what she is saying, but for some, her words start to seep into their lives once they finally get to their destinations and carry on with their lives.

There are a lot of characters to keep track of in this book, which can distract from the story at some points, but this was a compelling read that I ultimately enjoyed as it made me think what I would do if I encountered someone who could see my future!

This is such a hard book to review. The synopsis says it all really and you don’t need to know much more.
I really found this hard going in the beginning, it is a long book and I nearly put it aside as it seemed there was so much waffling, so much about the characters but going nowhere. I understand that it was about character build up and there were a few but it nearly lost me.
That said, there seemed to be a turning point in the book for me where everything changed and suddenly things moved on. This is where I started to get invested in the characters and it turned my whole attitude to this book around.
So in the end I loved it and I’m really glad I persevered, very satisfying really.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy to read.

Lianne Moriarty's books are always so gripping and full of suspense. This one exciting especially to see connections and coincidences that can change our lives, very suspensful read.

Another wonderful read from Liane Moriarty!

It’ started out just a normal flight, the usual mix of people travelling and living their lives, the good and the bad. It’s the flight attendants birthday, a young man’s travelling home from his best friend's funeral, a young mum struggling with her young children, the almost retired and the just married, thinking about the future and the old lady sitting across from the overworked engineer.

No one is really aware of anyone else, until the old lady walks through the cabin and offers the passengers a direct insight into their futures!

Is she a fortune teller, is she winding them up, is she unwell, it’s all quite strange ???

Afterwards there much chat about her, but no one really takes it seriously….. until the predictions begin to come true!!

Another book you won’t want to put down, I second guessed all the way through, that’s what I love about this author, and I still didn’t get the right outcome!

Well worth a read! Thank you!

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty masterfully interweaves the lives of several seemingly unrelated characters, each facing their own personal struggles. The narrative begins with a diverse cast: a flight attendant working her birthday shift, a mother managing two young children alone, newlyweds on a honeymoon, an overworked father missing a significant event, a young man mourning his friend, and an ER nurse contemplating retirement.

Their lives intersect when an elderly woman, who appears to be a clairvoyant, makes a prediction that ties them all together. This seemingly benign act of fortune-telling becomes a catalyst for chaos, as her words disrupt their carefully ordered lives, casting doubt on their futures and straining their relationships.

Moriarty's skillful storytelling keeps readers engaged as the characters' paths converge and unravel in unexpected ways. The exploration of how a single moment can alter one's trajectory is both thought-provoking and deeply human. The characters' journeys highlight the unpredictability of life and the impact that even small, seemingly inconsequential events can have on our existence.

I found that at times we were given almost too much backstory on some characters; we followed the clairvoyant for most of her life, and got lots of backstory on the others, and while some of those details later turned out to be important, a lot of it didn't. For me personally that was a lot to keep track of, but I know there are readers out there who will love these deep dives into the characters and enjoy teasing out the connections and important plot points before they reappear.

With its intricate plot and richly developed characters, Here One Moment is a compelling read that will resonate with anyone who has pondered the twists and turns of fate and how they shape our lives.

For fans of this style, I recommend:

Book: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig – For its exploration of existential questions and the impact of different life choices.
Movie: Sliding Doors – For its portrayal of how small moments can lead to significantly different outcomes.

I haven't read many of Liane Moriarty's books but I enjoyed the ones I have read and I really liked this one. I found it intriguing. I like her character driven writing.

It starts with passengers waiting to board a flight at Hobart Airport. The passengers are described briefly but brilliantly. We have young, old, solo travellers, couples, newlyweds, a very pregnant woman, a frazzled mother with a baby and a toddler and more. All strangers to each other. The flight is delayed but once everyone is on board a further delay is announced. If you've ever been on a delayed flight, it's easy to picture the scene. There is also a unremarkable lady, of indeterminate age, travelling alone. No one really notices her until later during the flight – when she stands up, and begins predicting cause and age of death of the passengers. When the flight eventually arrives she just quietly goes on her way.

Some laugh off her announcements; but for six passengers earlier deaths than they would like have been predicted. What lengths will they go to to defy these predictions?

A couple of months after the flight apparently a passenger dies as predicted, followed by two more. Social media lights up. The lady on the flight is referred to as The Death Lady. A page is set up for passengers who were on the flight.

The story is told from the perspective of these six passengers but in between their stories we also learn of 'the death lady's' story (whose name is actually Cherry).

I just found it an enjoyable, satisfying read.

My only criticism might just be something that has now been fixed in the final edit. I found it a bit confusing that there was no break between the passengers stories and Cherry's story. It was slightly confusing although once I read on a few sentences I soon realised the narrator/point of view had switched. (it also switched to first person).

I have mixed feelings about this book, I was invested in most of the characters but it felt overly long at times. At times it felt like there was too much of Cherry's back story but the ending was actually quite heart warming.

My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book.

This book is by another of my favorite authors. Using a story whereby people meet on board an airplane and are told how long they are likely to live and possibly the cause of their death. Following this event we get to find out more of the life of the individual who made these predictions and go back and forth in time. The author poses a number of questions such as: can we control our destiny? is life full of coincidences or do events take place by fate? If we are told what is going to happen - can we then take steps to change our destiny or will it just happen anyway?
A thought provoking tale, which I really enjoyed.
Looking forward to the next book.
Thanks to net galley for the free read in return for a review.

My thanks to Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Here One Moment’ written by Liane Moriarty in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

A plane is finally on its way from Hobart to Sidney when an elderly grey-haired lady stands up and walks amongst her fellow passengers predicting what they will die of and when. Does this lady have the gift of seeing into the future or does she have health issues?

‘Here One Moment’ is a cleverly written novel with an interesting concept and good character descriptions but despite being written by Liane Moriarty whose novels I always enjoy reading, I just couldn’t get into it. There were so many characters that I found it hard to keep track of them all and as there didn’t appear to be gaps between the characters speaking I had to go back every now and then to check who was speaking. I liked the characters and their backgrounds which were very interesting, but it was a long story that could have been shorter and it lost my attention at times. This is purely my own opinion and there does appear to be quite a few readers who’ve enjoyed it, but unfortunately this time I’m not one of them. Even though I didn’t enjoy this novel as much as I’d expected, I’ll still look forward to reading the next one.

This was the first book I've read by this author and I did enjoy it. At times the story was confusing as it switches between time lines and also from the amount of characters. Despite this, it caught my attention and I found I was invested in each of the characters.

I really enjoyed this book, it was definitely a bit different from the usual offerings! I did have to restart it to keep track of who the characters were, youcertainly had to pay attention. But once I got into the book, the story flowed well and it was fascinating finding out why Cherry became the 'death lady' and which of her predictions came true.
I think it may be the formatting of the ARC but the narrator kept suddenly changing without any warning, Cherry was written in the 1st person and there were no breaks between her speech and the rest of the story which was very confusing. Hopefully in the finished book it will be written a lot clearer.

Here One Moment is unique, clever, funny, poignant, scary, life affirming, oh so many things all in one bundle, it's an amazing read.
I did have a small problem remembering who was who in a cast of so many but as their characters developed it became easier. My real problem. which may have been because it requires further editing, was the way Cherry's voice suddenly slid into another character's narrative without warning, new paragraph, nothing. Maybe her voice could have been in itallics to make things clearer. I did evetually get to grips with this too as I was on the look out for it.
I loved this book, and it's many characters but especially Cherry, will stay with me for quite some time.

I am an avid reader of Liane Motriarty novels so was excited to receive an advance copy of this one in exchange for an honest review. Many thanks to Net Galley and the publisher.
I found this a real page turner and couldn’t put it down as I was invested in the characters and their future fates (particularly if what had been foretold actually came true).
In my opinion this is one of the best Liane Moriarty books and I recommend it highly. The concept is very clever and the way it unfolds is well written and gripping.

This may be because of the formatting of the ARC on my kindle, but I found it really difficult to work out which character was speaking as there was no differentiation (ie extra spacing) to show a change of character. This made it very disjointed to read as there were many characters, and the changes mostly were really abrupt and with no break or announcement of person narrating. I would be reading several sentences before realising the character had changed! I appreciate however that this is an ARC version.

I’m sure with proper editing this would work much better, and it’s an interesting subject matter which made a refreshing change from all the thriller type books set on a remote island or abandoned house which have flooded the market in recent years.

When I first saw this book and the cover I was imaging it to be a thriller - it definitely isn’t a thriller and is more of a book to get you thinking, almost fable like with ‘here one moment’ being a bit of a life lesson.

It took me a little while to get into the book as there are a lot of different characters so I was trying to figure out who was who but once I got to the half way point I found myself wanting to keep reading. I wanted to know where the book was heading and how everyone was coping with the news they’d been told - and ultimately if the prediction was going to come true!

Ethan was probably my favourite character but I did like learning about Cherry’s history as well. Although I can see the morale of the book and what it is trying to achieve I felt that it was a bit flat for me. The ending didn’t quite hit the mark - I’m not sure if that’s because I was expecting something more or not…

Don’t let me put you off though as I know other people who have read and absolutely loved this book - just because it didn’t tick all of my boxes doesn’t mean it won’t tick yours!

*the structure of the netgalley version is also VERY ropey with new chapters starting in the middle of sentences and paragraphs that led to a fair amount of confusion - I received a proof so I was able to follow the structure much better in that