Great help there, thanks.
So, basically, it's really fucking hard to read because my brain would rather be freaking the hell out than focusing on the words on the page. Not that long ago, I read nearly 100 books a year. In 2018, I struggled to reach 25. As a life-long bibliophile, I can't even tell you how hard that is for me.
Sigh.
But, let's look on the bright side. I did manage to reach my target of 25 books for 2018. I'd like to share them with you now...
5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) by Deborah Harkness
The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood #1) by Melissa Albert
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad #1) by David Eddings
Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad #2) by David Eddings
Welcome to Night Vale (Welcome to Night Vale #1) by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
4 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bellamy and The Brute (Bellamy and the Brute #1) by Alicia Michaels
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff
Gabriel's Hope (Rhyn Eternal #1) by Lizzy Ford
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Healer (The Healer #1) by C.J. Anaya
Light: A National Poetry Day Book by Gaby Morgan (Editor)
See Me (Simply Supernatural #1) by Susan Hatler
Starstruck (Starstruck #1) by Brenda Hiatt
The Ultimate Guide to Strange Cinema by Michael Vaughn
3 Stars ⭐⭐⭐
Deep Blue Secret (The Water Keepers #1) by Christie Anderson
Flight (The Crescent Chronicles #1) by Alyssa Rose Ivy
The Gender Game (The Gender Game #1) by Bella Forrest
OMG That's Me!: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and More... by Dave Mowry
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt by John Cooper Clarke
2 Stars ⭐⭐
Blood Entwines by Caroline Healy
Open Minds (Mindjack #1) by Susan Kaye Quinn
1 Star ⭐
Fire in Frost (Crystal Frost #1) by Alicia Rades
Fledgling (The Shapeshifter Chronicles #1) by Natasha S. Brown
Forks (Forks #1) by A.E. Davis
Midnight Rose (Midnight #1) by Dani Hart
My favourite book of the year is A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. The world-building and character development were phenomenal. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert just beat Holly Black's The Cruel Prince for second place. (I'm definitely feeling the Fae right now.)
I love to know what your favourite books of 2018 were. I'm also looking for suggestions to add to my reading challenge for this year. What have you got for me?
And, by the way, if you're struggling with mental health problems, don't beat yourself up if you can't enjoy the things you've always enjoyed. Yeah, it's "symptomatic of the disease" and all that, but it's also okay. You can find new things to enjoy. Those old things might just came back too, eventually - even if you never get back up to your 100 books. Just enjoy what you can, when you can. 💛
