White Rose of Avalon

Book Review

  • ‘Mermaid Magic’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Siren Saturday post, I am sharing my review of the book Mermaid Magic by Lucy Cavendish and Serene Conneeley.   I have recently re-read this book, as I first read this one in 2019, so I have never reviewed it here.   As…

  • ‘How to Become a Mermaid’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my thoughts on the book How to Become a Mermaid: Embodying the Elemental Energy of Water by Elyrria Swann!   I first read this book back in 2022, but I never posted a review of it at the…

  • ‘The Once and Future Queen’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of The Once and Future Queen by Nicole Evelina!   So, this is a re-read of a book that I originally read five years ago.   After re-reading the author’s trilogy of novels about Guinevere, I just had to…

  • ‘The Guinevere’s Tale Trilogy’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of The Guinevere’s Tale Trilogy by Nicole Evelina, which I have just re-read for the first time since reading it five years ago!   This is a fantastic trilogy of novels written by an author who truly adores Guinevere…

  • ‘Meeting the Melissae’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of Meeting the Melissae: The Ancient Greek Bee Priestesses of Demeter by Elizabeth Ashley.    As someone who has long been fascinated with the Melissae, this book was a great find, and it skyrocketed to the top of my…

  • ‘The Road to Avalon’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.     Today’s blog post is a review of The Road to Avalon by Joan Wolf.   This book is an Arthurian novel originally published in 1988, but the copy I own is the 2007 re-release with the forward by Mary Jo Putney.     I…

  • ‘Mabon and the Celtic Guardians of Britain’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain: Hero Myths in the Mabinogion by Caitlin Matthews!   I have had this book on my to-read list for a while now, and I am happy to have finally read this…

  • A Review of ‘Beren and Luthien’ by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of Beren and Luthien by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien.   I was so delighted to dig into this book as my next outing into the world of Middle-Earth.   Given that it is probably the most iconic love…

  • ‘The Book of Melusine of Lusignan’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of The Book of Melusine of Lusignan: in History, Legend, and Romance edited (with translations) by Gareth Knight.     This is the last book I had on my to-read list as a source for building my Melusine Online…

  • ‘Melusine’ by Jean d’Arras Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of the book Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan by Jean d’Arras.   Of course, I had read this book years ago, but I have recently re-read this tome as research in preparation for the Melusine Online Class I…