White Rose of Avalon

Literature

  • My Favorite Witchy Protagonists

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is all about some of my favorite Witchy Protagonists in literature!   I have chosen three very different Witchy characters who are the central characters of at least one book in a series for this post.   All three of…

  • Ranking ‘The Lives of the Mayfair Witches’ Trilogy

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is my own ranking of The Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy of books by Anne Rice.   I have recently re-read the series, well I actually re-read the first book last fall and just re-read the second two this past week.…

  • Mermaid Summer: Suggested Reading List and Watchlist!

    Mermaid Summer: Reading  & Watchlist Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post, as a Siren Saturday treat, is about what to read and watch to make the most out of Summer as Mermaid Season! Reading List: The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen ~Of course, I could not make a…

  • A Very Biased Ranking of the ‘Practical Magic’ Book Series!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is my definitive, and very biased ranking of all four of Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic books!   To be clear, I love all four of these books, but I just have a very specific ranking of which ones I prefer over the others,…

  • ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is an analysis of the poem Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats!   I accessed the text of the poem on poetryfoundation.org.   The bold text after each stanza is my thoughts on the stanza.    Without further ado, let’s examine this…

  • We Need to Talk About Madam Mim!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about Mad Madam Mim from Disney’s The Sword in the Stone!   Now, Madam Mim is a character invented by T.H. White for the novel the film is based on.   The Sword in the Stone is the first part of White’s…

  • Vampires & Sexuality

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Vampires and their inherent connection to sexuality.  I will be breaking down the concept of Vampires and Sexuality, and how Vampires are used to explore sexuality, into four sections to explore a little more deeply below.   Without further ado, let’s…

  • Mothers of Witchy Bloodlines: Hereditary Witches in 90s Pop Culture!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is going to be focused on the Mothers of Witchy Bloodlines, specifically the two pop-culture examples from the 1990s!   These two Mothers of Witchy Bloodlines are none other than Maria Owens and Melinda Warren.    I will discuss each…

  • Anniversary of Anne Boleyn’s Execution: 5 Books to Read in Remembrance of the Doomed Queen!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a list of five books about Anne Boleyn to read in remembrance of her death.   Anne Boleyn was executed on May 19, 1536, making today the 488th anniversary of that tragic day!   As Anne Boleyn is my favorite historical Queen,…

  • Alice in Wonderland & The Fool’s Journey!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about how Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland relates to the Fool’s Journey in Tarot!   For the purpose of this post, I will be looking at some of the events in each chapter of the first book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and how…