I just finished the final book in the Throne of Glass series. I didn’t dislike the series overall but it was fairly basic and I was a bit disappointed by how the characters “developed” over the course of the series.

I think the ending of the final book in particular was just not very interesting. There were no twists or hurdles really in the final battle… random factions appear out of thin air to help in the battle but as a reader you have no idea why you’d care.

I am going to find a one off book to read next as I like to do after a long series. After that, maybe I’ll start Dungeons Crawler Carl.

Thanks!

The long sofa part of this has a middle support which was pretty interesting to build I thought.

I want to use cedar but I’m cheap and didn’t want to screw up and waste nicer wood 😅

Thanks!

The cushions are from Home Depot. These ones I believe.

And yeah, I haven’t thought much about plans at the library but I have found some good free plans too. Personally, I like Shara’s videos and the plans aren’t too expensive (I think like $10 for 3 plans?).

A friend of mine made a bench from Ana White’s plans and it turned out great too!

Thank you!

Can you explain what you mean? Sorry I’m not familiar with how ETF relates to this news. I’m learning a lot in this thread…

Noob question - I use Linux Mint and have for a year or so. People often have comments about switching distros like it’s super easy to do.

If I wanted to do that, how hard is it? I’ve not really had any problems with Mint… but mainly want to know in case I want to try a new distribution one day.

I’ve been reading the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas - currently on book #4, Queen of Shadows. Recommended to me by my wife.

Overall I’m liking the series, much better than the ACOTAR series (also by Sarah J. Maas) that I read only two books of before deciding I wasn’t into the spiciness that my wife enjoys.

I think the protagonists are pretty well written and fun to read as (mostly), but find the antagonists to be somewhat shallow. I’ve found the endings of each book to not feel as rewarding as I want and sometimes I feel like there are major exposition dumps towards the endings to explain everything quickly before wrapping up and setting up the next adventure.

I compare a lot of fantasy to Sanderson’s Cosmere so maybe I’m being unfair or biased… but I like the series well enough so no major complaints.