panThe climax/ending of this book is completely detached from the protagonists and the vast majority of the story. The characters feel one-dimensional and experience no growth. The Dark are powerful verging on invincible, which makes it hard to feel invested in humanity's quest to fight back. I normally adore Barbara Hambly, but I am deeply dissatisfied with this book/series.
10 pages left and I'd rather watch my husband play video games than finish reading the book.
I'm on page 11 of a straight-up lecture detailing the great intrigue of the series. Seriously, I've read two books almost exclusively to learn this information, and it's delivered via hard exposition and historical chronicalling. I'm dyyyying.
I am struggling. Characters move through emotional development at break-neck speed while the plot remains roughly untouched since book one: insurmountable monsters have destroyed civilization but even though we have no leads or ideas maaaaybe we can find a way to fight back.
I love Barbara Hambly, but I thought books 1 and 2 of the Dawath Trilogy were lackluster. Let's see what the finale does for my appreciation of this series.
The Armies of Daylight | 
