Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author

My favourite reads of 2018.

I’ve struggled with my reading over the past two years. There was a time when I could easily hit the 50+ books on the Goodreads challenge with time and pages to spare, but then I was hit with the dreaded reading slump, and it was game over.

Last year I only read 30 books. This year – dare I say it – I’ve only managed 14. The problem I have is that the willingness to read exists (as does the TBR pile), but the energy is lacking. It might sound strange to hear that a lack of physical energy can contribute to my reading slump but I can confirm that with the hideous black fog of depression comes a lack of physical and mental energy that creates ripples in every part of your life and leisure activities.

What I can do, however, is focus on…