Yo peeps, long time no post. It's been an interesting and turbulent few years, and in that time I made countless promises I was coming back but never truly did. It's another new year, and this year I am truly focused on working on myself. Change is my friend. So when I came back on here I thought a lot of things to be honest, and I felt a big change was needed like...I'll post when the spirit moves me, like it used to, not force it and post something for the sake of it. And that too much time had passed for me to even want to revive the jungle, so I had to ask myself what did I want this to be? Which led to me remembering why I even started this in the first place and why I wanted to start again. Books are my safe place. They literally saved my life so many times I lost count, and somewhere along the way life happened and I forgot about books. Until someone at Uni gave me a book to read, Siren by Tricia Rayburn, and it was like coming home. Getting lost in another world, where anything is possible and love truly is a beautiful thing. When I finished that book, a yearning took root in my soul to hold onto that feeling so I searched for my next fix which led me to Cassandra Clare. Kristen Ashley, Suzanne Wright, R.L. Mathewson, Nashoda Rose and so many more amazing writers who opened me to whole new worlds and let me know in their own way that life gets better. And I wanted people to know that too, I wanted others to feel what I feel when I read these amazing writers books, and I needed an outlet to share my thoughts. Thus Alii and the Jungle was born. |
But life is the gift that keeps giving, so it's been knock after knock that it's a wonder how I'm still standing. Books became an afterthought again, and I started to lose myself to the darkness that had taken over. Until some writers released some new books, and I went back into my Kindle to have a look. I ended up rereading some of my favourite books, and that feeling of coming home swept over me. For the first time in a long time I feel okay again, and I know things will get better. When I'm overwhelmed and stressed, my books bring me back. And there's so many new books and authors to discover, that I want to share my thoughts again....but the Jungle is not the right place anymore. It was right for that time in my life, but now I need this to represent my present. And so Liyah and the Haven is born. I'm not promising daily posts, and it'll be a while before I sign up for any tours but I'm finding my way and it'll take some time. Please bear with me, and thank you for your continued patience and support. |