Accept that reading in French (or any foreign language)

isn’t like reading in your native language

No matter how fluent you become, your brain will have to work just
a little harder, and you’ll probably still have a word you’ll need to
look up now and then, or a tricky sentence that you have to stop and
untangle, no matter how advanced your language level is.  This
might seem discouraging, but it’s actually the opposite; think of it as
a continual source of learning. There are even be health benefits to
reading in a foreign language: studies show that learning and
working with a foreign language is excellent exercise for your mind,
and may stave off dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. 
Know that it will get easier
Although there’s always a chance you’ll come across some tricky
vocabulary or grammar, reading in French will get easier. Just like
anything else, practice makes perfect. Today, I can read an Arsène
Lupin story or novel with much more ease than I did when I first
began L’Arrestation d’Arsène Lupin years ago. And of course, that
ease filters down to nonfiction, too, making things like newspaper
articles and notes from my son’s school a breeze. So, stick with it.