The Burning White

Executive Summary: This series has been up and down for me, but Mr. Weeks really stuck the landing with this book.Audiobook: Simon Vance is one of my favorite narrators and does another excellent job here. Not only does he have a great reading voice he does a variety of voices that really make an audiobook above and beyond for me.Full ReviewI'm still not sure how I feel about Mr. Weeks as an author. After nearly rage-quitting his Night Angel series, I wasn't sure I wanted to read another book by him again. However the recommendation of friends and the cool sounding magic system made me consider giving him another try to...mixed results. I loved the magic system but [b:The Black Prism 7165300 The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1) Brent Weeks https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327921884l/7165300.SY75.jpg 7534979] felt very juvenile throughout.Despite that, I continued on and liked the later books a lot more....until I didn't. I thought the series took a step backwards with [b:The Broken Eye 12652457 The Broken Eye (Lightbringer, #3) Brent Weeks https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1376583941l/12652457.SY75.jpg 17766175]. I could never drop that feeling of a juvenile tone.So while I was looking forward to this book, I wasn't expecting to enjoy it quite this much. Anyone who follows my reviews knows I don't give 5 stars lightly. The easiest measure for me of a 5-star book is one where I'm finding reasons to listen to just “1 more chapter”. I'll do a bit of extra work or just sit and stare at a wall for a few minutes if it means finding out what happens next.There was a lot of that here. And this was a loooong book. I'm still not sure how I feel about Mr. Weeks as an author. I don't recall being annoyed in this book as I was during the past ones. Has he finally turned a corner? Should I try out whatever series he puts out next? I'm still not sure yet.I am however glad I gave this series a try and stuck with it.