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Romance

  • Phantom & Masquerade, An Iconic Sequence

     Welcome to Day Five of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s topic is the Masquerade sequence of Phantom.   This sequence is found in the original novel and it is also found in pretty much all Phantom adaptations.    This sequence takes place after the two…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Portrayals of Erik, The Phantom of the Opera

    Welcome to Day Four of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s topic is my top five favorite portrayals of Erik.   Without further ado, here’s my list! Number 5: Ramen Karimloo ~My number five spot goes to the actor who portrayed Erik in the 2011 Phantom…

  • Christine Daae, Phantom Heroine

    Welcome to Day Three of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    As today is Femme Fatale Friday, the topic of this post is Christine Daae, of course.    The character of Christine is the one in the story that I have related most heavily to throughout the…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Phantom of the Opera Songs

    Welcome to Day Two of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s topic is my top five favorite songs from the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical.   I am not going into a long preamble here, instead, let’s get right to my list! Number 5: The Point of…

  • Announcing Gothic Romance Week 2023!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is a special announcement that beginning tomorrow I will be doing this year’s Gothic Romance Week.   This will likely come as no surprise to regular readers, given I do Gothic Romance Week every year for the week leading up to Samhain/Halloween.   …

  • Re-Reading the Classics for My Birthday!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   For today’s post, I have decided to discuss a tradition that I have had for many years around my birthday.    As tomorrow is my birthday, I wanted to write about this today.    I always re-read at least one of my favorite works of…

  • My Favorite Arthurian Love Stories

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   For today’s post, I have decided to discuss some of my favorite couples in the Arthurian legends.   I will only be choosing one pairing for each Arthurian figure, and some of them will be favorites because of the tale about them rather than the…

  • A Discovery of Witches: A Magical Media Analysis

    Welcome to the second post in the Magical Media Analysis series!    For today’s post, the focus will be on the amazing franchise A Discovery of Witches, which is also known as the All Souls Trilogy in book form.   I adored the books, all four as there is a subsequent companion novel, so I…

  • A Faery’s Child, Leanan Sidhe as La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    For today’s post, I have decided that I would go over one of my favorite poems yet again.   That’s right, I am doing another post about La Belle Dame Sans Merci!   Today I will be focusing on the Leanan Sidhe and how she is interpreted in this poem.     I have long…

  • Do Not Allow Fear to Steal Love: A Poem

    For today’s post, I have decided to share another poem about love. Do Not Allow Fear to Steal Love by Maranda Wabik Hearts beating in sync Can’t hardly think Lives lived heart to heart Won’t ever part Roses and sweethearts Chocolates and fairytales The feeling of butterflies A smile etched across  OUR FACES Eyes lock…