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  • ‘The Romance of the Faery Melusine’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is a review of the novel The Romance of the Faery Melusine, originally written by Andre Lebey and translated by Gareth Knight!   I have read this book twice now, but I did not post a review of it back when I…

  • Why are Unicorns Drawn to Stars in ‘Stardust ‘? Let’s Discuss!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I will be looking at one particular aspect of the film Stardust, which is based on the novel by Neil Gaiman.    So, on my most recent rewatch of Stardust, I took note of a particular scene in which a Unicorn comes…

  • ‘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…

  • ‘The Road to Avalon’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.     Today’s blog post is a review of The Road to Avalon by Joan Wolf.   This book is an Arthurian novel originally published in 1988, but the copy I own is the 2007 re-release with the forward by Mary Jo Putney.     I…

  • Cozy Winter Reading Based on Your Mood!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a list of book recommendations based on your mood to get you feeling warm and cozy this Winter!   For the purposes of this post, I have come up with five distinct moods and a recommendation for each.   I thought this…

  • 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,…

  • The Dark Dimension of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Novels, A Faeryland?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about how the Dark Dimension of The Vampire Diaries book series is a Faeryland!   I have written about the difference between the television series and the books before, and I have ranked the books as well.   So, this post is…