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Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Pregnancy
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Alcohol
Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Sexual content, Vomit
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War
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.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Terminal illness, Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
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
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Infertility
Minor: Alcoholism
- 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.
- 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.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Stalking, Car accident, Alcohol, War
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt