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Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

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mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was very interesting, it kept me intrigued until the very end. 

I really liked how certain characters, like Leo's mum, knew cherry, or Paula's friend was the daughter of cherry's best friend. I also really felt the emotions of cherry and her loses and I found the whole prediction to actuary plot line was compelling and quite logical!

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Another excellent book by Liane Moriarty! It kept me guessing and on my toes until the end. 

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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Took me a while to get into this one. Too many parallel story lines. When I finally did, I wanted to finish it all at once.

I was surprised to read in here about the Korean adoptees. It was recently news to me, a scandal I thought was broken by PBS and AP, but apparently, this was better and sooner known in Australia.

The main character feels like what I’m headed toward - I have longevity in my family. I expect to see a lot more than I want in my lifetime. Perhaps that’s why her story resonated with me so much.

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Rating: 4.5/5 stars

A woman predicts the age and cause of death for everyone on board a flight from Hobart to Sydney…and then her predictions begin to come true.

I’ll be honest—as much as I found it fascinating, this is a premise that absolutely terrifies me (I can’t think of anything worse than knowing when/how I will die), so I was definitely a bit hesitant to dive in (and probably would not have read it if it wasn’t my book club’s September pick). That said, this is a very well-written book with extremely well-defined characters, and overall I really enjoyed it.

I listened to this one on audio and thought the narration was fantastic throughout, and the short chapters and changing perspectives really helped me stay invested and engaged with the story. I don’t think this is necessarily a thriller and probably shouldn’t be marketed that way…but it’s a super interesting contemporary fiction novel that I ended up thoroughly enjoying despite my hesitance!

CW: Death/grief; terminal illness; mental illness; suicide; mentions of domestic abuse; mentions of infertility

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

there were so many things that I loved about this book!!! it gave THE MEASURE x MANIFEST vibes & I was invested in the character heavy story from start to finish! 🫨

for a 500+ page literary fiction novel, it sure didn’t read like one! the short chapters & constant POV changes made the story seem so much shorter! and I loved meeting cherry, our “psychic” telling everyone how they’re going to die, and the passengers on the plane

stories focusing on choosing how to live & choosing how to accept fate always get me in a crossroads… it reminds me to live my life to the fullest and be grateful for the time on this planet that I have, but also gets me a little down when I think about losing everyone eventually in life 🙃 but also that’s a ✨ trauma ✨ trigger for me so…

while cherry’s backstory felt a little mundane and odd at times, it all paid off in the end. I love the concept of picking up on little details in stories and in real life, and liane moriarty did an excellent job tying everything together!

definitely my favorite by this author so far!! thank you netgalley and crown / random house for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

rating: 4.5 stars
wine pairing: tasmania sauvignon blanc

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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

SYNOPSIS
  • Passengers on a short, domestic flight in Australia from Hobart to Sydney expect an uneventful 90 minute flight. Unfortunately, they get more than they bargained for.
  • Cherry, aka “The Death Lady”, is also a passenger on the flight. She makes her way down the aisle telling passengers the age they will die & their manner of death. Some folks learn they will live a long life, but for 6 people, their predictions are shockingly soon.
  • We follow several folks in their life after the flight & how the predictions impact their lives, and we also learn about Cherry’s life story.

MY THOUGHTS
  • Over 500 pages, but short chapters.
  • Expertly developed characters. Loved how realistic they all felt.
  • Thoroughly enjoyed learning Cherry’s back story.
  • Multiple POVs.
  • Explores statistics, different kinds of love, destiny, free will, determinism, grief, & living your best life. Makes you think a lot.
  • Expertly plotted. Always love Moriarty’s writing style.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️expertly developed characters + unique premise that makes you think. long book, but short chapters.

Thanks to Crown Publishing and Netgalley for this digital ARC in exchanges for an honest review. This book will be published on September 10, 2024. 

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