White Rose of Avalon

Book Review

  • The Book of the Great Queen Review

    For today’s post, I have decided to share a brief review of The Book of the Great Queen: The Many Faces of the Morrigan, from Ancient Legends to Modern Devotions by Morpheus Ravenna.    This book is a complex text that examines the whole of the literature about the Morrigan deeply. This book is at…

  • The Vampire Diaries Novels Ranked

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a ranking of all of The Vampire Diaries novels.   By all, I mean the first seven, as those were the ones actually written by L.J. Smith.   The other six were ghost-written with a different plot because Smith did not own the rights to her characters…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Vampire Novels

    I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite vampire novels for today’s post.   The two highest ranked ones on this list nearly tied, but I had to separately rank them, so this is where I put them after much thought!   I realize that some of these are technically series, but it…

  • Long Live the Pumpkin Queen Review

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a book review of the new Nightmare Before Christmas continuation novel, Long Live the Pumpkin Queen.   This book, by Shea Ernshaw, is something that I have been waiting to read for over a year, as the publication was pushed back several times.   I finally got…

  • All of Jane Austen’s Novels Ranked

    As a bit of a companion piece to yesterday’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of Jane Austen’s books. Number 7: Mansfield Park ~I ranked this one last because Fanny Price is by far my least favorite Austen heroine.   The only good character for me is Henry, but he is mostly hated…

  • All of the Bronte Novels Ranked

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown ranking all of the novels of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte! Number 7: Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte ~The first novel by Anne is a sweet one dealing with a society of the era.   Anne drew on her own experience as a governess while…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Books About the Morrigan

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite books on the Morrigan.    Number 5: The Morrigan: Meeting the Great Queens by Morgan Daimler ~Morgan Daimler is a modern expert in all things Faery.   By extension, this makes her an ideal person to write about the Great Queen and…

  • Glamour Magic Review

    For today’s post, I would like to do a book review of Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution to Get What You Want by Deborah Castellano.   It is a book that I am very glad that I have read. This book was something that piqued my interest as usage of Glamour in the magical world…

  • My Top 5 Biographies About Elizabeth Woodville

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite non-fiction books about the White Queen, Elizabeth Woodville.   Woodville is one of the iconic Queens during the Wars of the Roses.   She was called the White Queen because she was married to the first Yorkist King of England, Edward IV.…

  • Top 10 Marilyn Monroe Biographies

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite Marilyn Monroe biographies.   It will likely come as little surprise to regular readers of my blog that I read a lot about Old Hollywood.   More particularly, Marilyn Monroe is one of my favorite people to read about! Number 10: Marilyn…