White Rose of Avalon

Literature

  • Embodiments of the Woodland: Forests Brought to Life

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is an exploration of various Faery Beings that are the embodiment of the Forest brought to life.   Specifically, I will be examining the Green Man, the Green Knight, Dryads from Greek myth, and Ents from Middle-Earth in this post.   It is…

  • The Two Catherines of ‘Wuthering Heights’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about both of the Catherines from Wuthering Heights, one of my favorite novels of all time!   As I have recently been re-reading Wuthering Heights, I just had to write about new insights I am gaining about both…

  • The Wizard Archetype: Tarot & Literature

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post is about the Wizard Archetype, which is also more broadly the Magician Archetype, balanced with some bits of the Hermit Archetype.  I will be exploring the Wizard Archetype via the stories of Merlin, Gandalf, and Dumbledore!   I thought exploring…

  • Galadriel, Elven Queen of Middle-Earth

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post is about Galadriel, the Elven Queen from The Lord of the Rings.   I thought this would be the ideal follow-up to last week’s post on Arwen.  However, I have to admit that this post will just scratch…

  • Arwen, Half-Elven Queen of Middle-Earth

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is about Arwen, the Elven Queen from The Lord of the Rings.   Arwen embodies much of the classic Faery Queen energy, being a well-respected and beloved fixture at her father Elrond’s Court at Rivendell.    She is referred to…

  • Rose the Hat, Psychic Vampire Villainess

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Rose the Hat, the primary antagonist of Doctor Sleep.   I find Rose the Hat to be truly one of the scariest female horror villains, which is why I wanted to write about her.   After all,…

  • 10 Must Read Gothic Novels

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a list of must-read Gothic novels.   I have done lists like this before, but it has been a while, and the other lists are not specifically about novels.   This list is meant to give some inspiration for your next Autumnal…

  • ‘The All Souls Series’ by Deborah Harkness Ranked!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is going to be a ranking of all five of The All Souls books by Deborah Harkness.    To preface this post, I really love this series, and each book is definitely worth reading.   I just thought ranking my favorites as they…

  • Tam Lin & Thomas the Rhymer: Famous Faery Ballads of Entering & Escaping Faeryland

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Tam Lin and Thomas the Rhymer, the famous Faery Ballads of men trapped in Faeryland.   I really adore these two Faery Ballads, and I thought that discussing them in the same post was appropriate, given that they both have some…

  • ‘The Black Bird Oracle’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of the new novel The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness.   I am so excited to discuss this fifth installment of The All Souls Series, as I very much adore the story of Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont!  …