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A review by michellekiara
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
The premise is fascinating. A psychic on a plane predicts the cause and age of death for a strangers on a plane. Some brush it off, while others become obsessed with trying to change their fate. It is a thought-provoking concept, especially with how the book explores real theories like determinism.
Every time I tried to challenge the idea of fate, I ended up second-guessing myself. How can someone’s death be predicted? Can they not just avoid it? One character is told he will die in a workplace accident that year, and my first thought was, just take a year off. But then the book made me think deeper. What if he cannot afford to? What if his boss refuses? What if fate always finds a way? It really messed with my head in the best way.
I found the passengers’ chapters much more engaging than the psychic’s. The book jumps between them, but I couldn’t get myself to care when it switched back to her.
Every time I tried to challenge the idea of fate, I ended up second-guessing myself. How can someone’s death be predicted? Can they not just avoid it? One character is told he will die in a workplace accident that year, and my first thought was, just take a year off. But then the book made me think deeper. What if he cannot afford to? What if his boss refuses? What if fate always finds a way? It really messed with my head in the best way.
I found the passengers’ chapters much more engaging than the psychic’s. The book jumps between them, but I couldn’t get myself to care when it switched back to her.
Also, do not expect a thriller even if it is marketed as one. It feels more like a drama. If you go in expecting suspense, it will probably feel slow and anticlimactic, but as a drama, it works.