Here One Moment

Here One Moment was thought provoking and interesting. The premise of Here One Moment is so intriguing! A woman (Cherry) onboard a plane begins giving her fellow passengers predictions about how and when they would die. This had the same questions swirling through my mind as the passengers on the plane had swirling through their minds. Is she a true psychic? Is what she is saying real? Should she be believed? Should they make changes to their lives?

The beginning of the book with the predictions grabbed my attention right away. I found myself pondering what I would do and how I would react if someone on a plane gave me a prediction. I felt for the passengers as they could not get away from her. She was unrelenting and did not stop.

Then the book follows some of the passengers as they go on with their lives after their flight. Then a few months after the flight, a fellow passenger dies! That passenger will not be the first to die as the woman predicted. Now they are nervous, what lies ahead for them?

This is a long book which often felt long. Initially I enjoyed Cherry’s thoughts about the predictions she made and the glimpses into her past. But then the sections on Cherry became a bit much for me. I was invested in the passengers and how the predictions affected them. I wanted to know about their lives and their thoughts.

This was a thought-provoking book, and parts were quite captivating but again this book felt too long. Although I think it was important to learn about Cherry, this also dragged the book down a little for me. Liane Moriarty is a gifted author who focuses on human nature/behaviors, relationships, and actions.

I feel that this would make a great book for book clubs to discuss and ponder.