White Rose of Avalon

Book Review

  • ‘Seeking Faery’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing my review of Seeking Faery: An Introduction to the Hidden World of the Fae by Emily Carding!   This was another book that my husband, Andrew, gave me for my birthday in September, so I want to…

  • ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker: Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today is the first day of Dracula Week here at White Rose of Avalon, and I am beginning by reviewing the original book!   I have never actually posted a full review of the original novel here on White Rose of Avalon, so I thought…

  • ‘Hour of the Pumpkin Queen’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing my review of the book Hour of the Pumpkin Queen by Megan Shepherd.   This is the second in the Pumpkin Queen book series, which serves as a continuation of The Nightmare Before Christmas.   The series…

  • ‘The Penguin Book of the Mermaids’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my review of The Penguin Book of Mermaids edited by Cristina Bacchilega and Marie Alohalani Brown.   This is one of those great Penguin collections of stories and historical accounts, this time about Mermaids! This book includes many…

  • The Siren Archetypes Found in Ellen T. White’s ‘Simply Irresistible’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I have decided to discuss the Siren Archetypes as presented by the book Simply Irresistible by Ellen T. White!   This is a fascinating book that I first read several years ago.   It explores the Siren Archetypes, also known as…

  • ‘Greenteeth’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I am sharing my review of the novel Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill.   This is a new fantasy novel, just published earlier this year, and even better, this is a debut novel!   I am a huge fan of finding new authors…

  • ‘Encounters with Mermaids’ 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 Encounters with Mermaids: Lessons from the Realm of the Water Elementals by William R. Mistele, which was originally published as Undines: Lessons from the Realm of the Water Spirits, but had been out…

  • ‘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…