White Rose of Avalon

Literature

  • 5 Alice in Wonderland Adaptations That I am MAD About!

    For today’s post, I have decided that I would do a post on my five favorite Alice in Wonderland adaptations.    I truly am MAD for these adaptations in the best way! I will not be ranking these, as I do not believe that I could really pick favorites amongst them! Alice in Wonderland (1951)…

  • Sookie Stackhouse, Faery Protagonist

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I will be focusing on the main character in a popular book series that spawned an even more iconic television series.   I am going to be discussing Sookie Stackhouse and her role as a Faery protagonist!   Sookie Stackhouse was the lead character in True Blood, which was…

  • Daenerys as Dragon Goddess

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have been inspired by videos done by a YouTuber named David Lightbringer, whose expertise is analyzing A Song of Fire and Ice.   He made some really great videos about Dany’s nature as a primordial Mother Goddess and Dragon Goddess.   Like me, and many others, he hated…

  • Why Elena Gilbert is a Better Character in The Vampire Diaries Books

    For today’s post, I have decided to share my thoughts on why the book version of Elena from The Vampire Diaries is superior to her television show counterpart!   This post is partially inspired by different YouTube videos that I have recently seen comparing the novels to the series.   In those videos, the opinion…

  • My Ranking of the Harry Potter Books

    For today’s post, I have decided to do my own ranking of my current opinions on the whole Harry Potter series.   Now, I want to preface this by saying that none of the seven Harry Potter books ranked here are not amazing, this is simply my current favorite ranking of the novels!   This…

  • Luna Lovegood, Quirky Creative Icon

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss one of my all-time favorite Harry Potter characters. Luna Lovegood is first introduced to readers in the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. She is initially described as a very eccentric Ravenclaw girl who is in Ginny’s year, often being…

  • The Frost King; or The Power of Love by Louisa May Alcott

    For day six of Winter Faerytale Week, I have decided to focus on a tale by Louisa May Alcott.    The Frost King; or The Power of Love is one of the Wintery fairytales written by the author best known for her iconic novel Little Women. This is the story of a faery named Violet…

  • 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…

  • Literary Faery Queens

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at three literary Faery Queens.   I will briefly discuss each Faery Queen in her own short section.    Gloriana ~Gloriana is the titular character of Edmund Spenser’s poem The Faerie Queene.   While she is more of an overarching driving force than a character…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Gothic Villains and Anti-Heroes

    For today’s post, I have decided to share a list of my five favorite male characters in Gothic literature.   These characters are all villains or at least anti-heroes.   They are the most fun male characters in these types of novels, after all!   Without further ado, here is my list. Number 5: Mr.…