3/5 stars ★★★☆☆
If you could know your future of what age you will die and how it is going to happen, would you want to know? This is common question that I have asked friends about, so I was excited to read a fictional book about what that look could like in life.
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty is based on this premise. Many people on an airplane are headed to their different destinations when an unknown older woman starts walking down the aisle telling each passenger how and when they will die. They didn’t get the choice of whether they wanted to find out this information or not. Is the character of Cherry a true psychic? Will her predictions come true?
I am a big fan of Liane Moriarty, but this was not one of my favorite books by her. There were times I was engrossed in the book, but there were just too many characters to become attached to them. It was like watching a reality television show with all of the backstories that went in many different directions. About halfway through the book, I found myself just wanting to know what happens at the end. Since it is a book of over 500 pages, which I usually love, I just wanted to skim through parts and characters that didn’t have much meaning to me.
I liked the story of Allegra, the flight attendant, and Leo, the father who was just trying his best.
Although this wasn’t my favorite book of hers, many other readers loved this book. I think I was expecting more of a thriller from Moriarty.
I gave this book three out of five stars. The premise was interesting, but the storylines of the characters were a little too disconnected.
Thank you to NetGalley, Crown Publishing and Liane Moriarty for my free copy. This is my honest review.
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