#Ashton Lattimore

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#BookReview #AllWeWerePromised by #AshtonLattimore #NetGalley

NetGalley Description A housemaid with a dangerous family secret conspires with a wealthy young abolitionist to help an enslaved girl escape, in volatile pre-Civil War Philadelphia. The rebel . . . the socialite . . . and the fugitive. Together, they will risk everything for one another in this “beguiling story of friendship, deception, and women crossing boundaries in the name of freedom”…

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Bookish Travels---April 2024 Destinations

I saw this meme on It’s All About Books and thought, I like this!! So, I decided to do it once a month also. Many thanks to Yvonne for initially posting this!! This post is what it says: Places I travel to in books each month. Books are lovely and take you to places you would never get to. This will be the last post where I include fantasy. Starting in May, it will be real-life (or set in…

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ARC Review: "All We Were Promised" by Ashton Lattimore

“All We Were Promised” by Ashton Lattimore Publishing Date: April 6, 2024 Genre: Historical Fiction Page Length: 352 pages (electronic review edition) Synopsis: The paths of three young Black women in pre-Civil War Philadelphia unexpectedly—and dangerously—collide in this debut novel inspired by the explosive history of a divided city. Philadelphia, 1837 . After Charlotte escaped from the…

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ICYMI BOOK REVIEW: #AllWeWerePromised by #AshtonLattimore. A unique view of Philadelphia through the eyes of three young Black women in the 1830s. 

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There’s an antifeminist backlash silencing women – more and more literally

Now the activist group National Right to Life, an anti-choice organization that has been influential in pushing state legislatures to the right on women’s rights, is proposing bans on speech about abortion. In reporting for the non-profit news outlet Prism, Ashton Lattimore writes that the model bill, which National Right to Life hopes will be adopted by state legislatures, seeks to impose both criminal and civil penalties for actions such as “aiding and abetting” abortion, terms defined so broadly as to include “hosting or maintaining a website, or providing an internet service, that encourages or facilitates efforts to obtain an illegal abortion”.

The legislation is so broad in its criminalization of abortion information and advocacy that it threatens to make illegal the quotidian honesty of healthcare providers, the due diligence of journalists and the political views of pro-abortion rights advocates. That information about abortion is overwhelmingly both sought and provided by women, and that abortion rights advocacy is a form of speech overwhelmingly made by women, is not a coincidence.

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April 2024 Wrap-Up

Here is what I read, posted, won, received, and bought in April. As always, let me know if you have read any of these books and (if you did) what you thought of them. Books I Read: Books Reviewed: The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin—review here The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves—review here Off the Air by Christina Estes—review here Sincerely, The Duke by Amelia…

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WWW Wednesday: April 3rd, 2024

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme Sam hosts at Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Here is what I am currently reading, recently finished, and plan to read from Thursday to Wednesday. Let me know if you have read or are planning on reading any of these books!! Happy…

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April 2024 TBR

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WWW Wednesday: March 27th, 2024

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme Sam hosts at Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Here is what I am currently reading, recently finished, and plan to read from Thursday to Wednesday. Let me know if you have read or are planning on reading any of these books!! Happy…

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September 2023 Wrap-Up

Here is what I read/posted/won/received/bought in September. As always, let me know if you have read any of these books and (if you did) what you thought of them. Books I Read: Books I got from NetGalley: Books I got from Authors/Indie Publishers: Giveaway Winners Books Reviewed: A Cold Highland Wind by Tasha Alexander—review coming October 3rd (4 stars) Guardians of Dawn: Zahara by S.…

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BOOK REVIEW: All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore

All We Were Promised, a debut novel by Aston Lattimore, gives a different historical perspective on Philadelphia history. The book involves three young Black women in quite disparate levels of society. The main character, Charlotte, was named Carrie as a child and grew up in the antebellum South. An escaped slave, she works as a maid in a nice home in Society Hill but feels as inhibited—if not as…

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April Book of the Month Predictions

I love Book of the Month. I have found so many of my favorite books thanks to them and I genuinely look forward to choosing my book(s) at the beginning of each month.

Here are a few new releases that I think could be Book of the Month selections for April. These include the four books that I think fit the word scramble clues from their app!

Romance

Two of their four hints match two romance books coming out soon. The first is Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez. It's not surprising to know that this will be a pick since Jimenez just won Book of the Year. The second is How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang which sounds really emotional.

With two romances already being main picks (since answers to BOTM's clue are always main picks), any other romance picks will almost certainly be add-ons.

I, for one, am really hoping we get some more queer romance choices soon. Book of the Month hasn't had a queer romance as a main pick since December of 2022 and there hasn't been a queer romance as a new add-on option since October. Several exciting queer romances are coming this month, so I hope we get (at least) one as an option.

Here are a few LGBTQ+ romances I'd love to see as Book of the Month picks in April: The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman, Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun, or Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings.

Thrillers

None of the four app clues hint towards any thriller books, but Book of the Month almost always has (at least) one new thriller (even if it's just as an add-on). I think the most likely new April options are Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda, Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth, or The Gathering by C. J. Tudor. All three of those would be repeat authors. For something a little different, I would love to see How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin as a selection!

Historical Fiction

One of the clues points towards a historical novel, a debut: All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimor!

Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Romantasy

The most likely pick in this category is The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo. Bardugo's Ninth House and Hell Bent were popular Book of the Month picks. A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene is also an option. Book of the Month's recent romantasy picks have overlapped with Fairyloot's previous month's adult picks recently. This is the Fairloot Adult pick for March, so we'll see if there's overlap again.

Non-Fiction & Short Stories

The final clue points to a non-fiction novel: The Wives: A Memoir by Simone Gorrindo. Table for Two by Amor Towles, a short story collection is also possible. Towles has had several novels picked by Book of the Month in the past!

Are you excited about this month's Book of the Month possibilities? Is there something you really want to see as a pick?