Review by asims723 - Here One Moment

asims723 's review for:

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

Here One Moment is the quickest long read of my summer. Chapters are relatively short, and the characters are many. A woman gets on a plane and goes down the rows handing out cause and age of death predictions like packets of peanuts: efficiently, impersonally. How disturbing! How does she know?! Why would she even share this if she did?! Even the baby?!?!

I made the mistake of starting this book at night before bed and then couldn't stop thinking about it. Would I want to know? Absolutely not. And if a stranger predicted the death of my baby, I might have chosen violence. This novel wraps each story neatly and satisfyingly though, with the perfect amount of emotion. I really enjoyed Allegra and Ethan's respective stories the most. Cherry is the center of the universe here with the only first-person POV, but I think her story slows progression at times, particularly during her party years. Overall this is a reflective, enjoyable emotional read reminiscent of last year's The Measure by Nikki Erlick.

Thanks to NetGalley and Crown Publishing for this ARC!

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