Here One Moment

Liane Moriarty has always been one of those authors I pre-order without even reading the book’s descriptions. I am reevaluating that, as I haven’t loved her last few books (and didn’t love this one). This wasn’t bad, but it was 500 pages, which felt too long for something I was just medium about. The book opens on an airplane. There was a slight delay, but everything is fine. And then something happens: A woman (who we later will learn is called Cherry, aka The Death Lady) begins predicting each of the passengers’ deaths (and causes of death). At first, it’s just a laugh/creepy story. But then, people start dying… exactly how Cherry had predicted they would. We learn Cherry’s life story; we meet some of the passengers. If you knew exactly when (and how) you were going to die, how would you change your life? Would you try to dodge it or just accept it? The concept was interesting but it was just too long. I found that I just didn’t care about a lot of the story (so much seemed unnecessary, the book could be a third shorter), and the ending was just meh for me. I’d say to skip this!