Here One Moment

"Chaos theory is the idea that a tiny change now can result in a large change later." ~ 30%

If you knew your future, would you fight fate? On a short domestic flight, something extraordinary happens. Passengers are told cause and age of death. For some, their death is far in the future over the age of 100. But for a select few, their predicted deaths are not far away at all and quite tragic.

"The Death Lady" becomes famous when a few months later, one passenger dies exactly as she predicted. Then two more passengers die exactly as she said they would. The remaining passengers from that remarkable flight begin to worry, panic and fight fate. Here One Moment is told in alternating chapters as it follow the different lives testing destiny.

"How many coincidences before you start to wonder?" ~ 90%

I have enjoyed books written by Liane Moriarty so I knew Here One Moment would be worth the read. Her books all have a common theme of death and illness. How we accept a diagnosis, how it affects the person and their loved ones and finally grief. I knew what I was walking into by reading the advance copy of Here One Moment. I don't necessarily agree with it being labeled a thriller but it's certainly not chick lit.

What I didn't expect was the multitude of characters and individual storylines. It was so hard to keep up! At one point, I wrote a list on a sticky note because my annotations and highlights were not enough. But when the sticky note was full, I gave up and just kept reading along. Never mind that I could half remember who was who. This took away from my reading experience.

"You never know what your last words are going to be, so try to choose them all wisely." ~ 49%

The premise was very interesting; I understand the follow-up was necessary to the storyline and built suspense. It was just too much going on and too long (almost 500 pages). I recommend Here One Moment for readers that like a complex story told from multiple points of view. It is not light reading so wait until after the summer unless you want to read about death while lounging around the pool.

Happy Early Pub Day, Liane Moriarty! Here One Moment will be available Tuesday, September 10.

Disclaimer: An advance copy was received directly from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are my own and would be the same if I spent my hard-earned coins. ~LiteraryMarie

Title: Here One Moment
Author: Liane Moriarty
Published: September 2024
Pages: 474
Edition: Galley
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 🖤 🖤 🖤