I wanted to finish Book 5 of Lightbringer, before I started reading Book 6, Lightbringer. That's a joke that only works for me.

Anyways. The Burning White certainly isn't as bad as I had heard, but it also isn't good.

While Brent Weeks certainly retains his strengths: Fast Pace, Great Action, and Good Characters, there are other issues that plague this book, and even the larger series that I can't ignore.

As a Christian myself, I am certainly not opposed to having religious themes play apart in a story. However, this book becomes so overtly christian, that it feels more like a Sunday Morning Sermon, than a fantasy novel. Those themes are thoughtful, but so opaque as to blind any other thing a reader could get from the books. Themes should be things the readers can discover for themselves, not blatant advertisements.

I also have issues with the world building, and some story beats. At times the "greater threats" felt completely disconnected from the main plot, that when these issues were resolved, it felt flat and unrewarding, to the point where I felt that they shouldn't have been included.

This is the epitome of 2 stars for me. It has its good moments, some even great. However, it's weighed down by larger issues that are too big to ignore. I can't recommend this series to someone without first going over some caveats with them.