So I'm a Spider, So What?, Vol. 5

Without giving things away (and it's hard not to gush about this series), this book finally reveals who our favorite spider girl was in the class roster. The author does a great job in the prior books about keeping things cloudy, leaving you guessing, and/or leading you down paths to obvious (incorrect) conclusions, all while providing an entertaining and interesting story with a decent amount of action.Since I blew through the book in under 3 hours, I may have missed things, so I'm currently re-reading it (after taking a side trip through the latest book in a couple other series). The book seemed shorter on action, and downplayed things that could (would) have been fun side trips, instead it was focused on filling in details on a lot of things from previously, while not giving away so much that you don't want to keep reading.That said, once again I'll frustratedly be counting the days until the next installment is available...

I don't think I hate the side plot as much as others. I actually enjoy the side plot, but I'm not sure if I enjoy Shun as the protagonist of most of them anymore. I've heard of these side plots before reading and them being tedious, they are actually more enjoyable than I assumed. It's just, Shun as a protagonist has deeply turned into the generic do-all-"good"-blindly type kind of guy. His parts were nice, at first, but it's kind of turned dulled at this point, seeing his growth as a character in previous side plots were great but seeing him in action is, eh. The author does good work explaining the characters and making sense of their motives and how they could change so much as a person (well Hugo needed a bit more work). Though the side plot is really only interesting for the character growth and development aspect, the fight scenes are kind of eh.I've heard in the upcoming volumes there's less side story between our hero and more on our epic spider gal, seems like a good choice to focus on the main story now.Anyways so someone in the top reviews said the change in perspectives makes things confusing.So I've personally read volumes 2-5 in three days, (the series was so addicting I bought the ebooks cause I couldn't wait for the physical print to ship to me.) while I kinda agree with them, this book actually makes sense of things, a lot. It does such a good job at connecting most of the previous loose ends.Now onto the good parts. My god, the scenes with the protagonist were all gold. Truly the best protagonist. And I have to say, this honestly was the most surprising volume for me so far.

This is a fantastic series I can't put it down.I loved the anime but am enjoying the L.N. more I bought the first 3 volumes in three consecutive week's last month and 4-8 this month on track to binge read my way through all 16 volumes in 4 month'sSo the last five or six episodes of the first season of the anime adapt this volume and, and as a watch the anime first, the novel does it better.And now on to the new content (still hoping for a second anime season)

I have no idea what to say, either.Wait, I've got something!I absolutely love this series. It has ideas, lore, and story that seem pretty obvious at first, but get really confusing when you dig deep. For example, I figured out that based on Sophia's character info blurb thing, the main story actually takes place years before the Chronicles Of Shun™®. Also, compard to another YP series that I won't name, there's less dumb luck overall, and when there is dumb luck, it's explained in-universe. The protagonist is even slightly self-aware! Overall, this is an awesome series and everyone should read it.NOTE: Typing on a Kindle is freaking hard, but I somehow did it anyways.

I liked this book. The plot is starting to go somewhere unexpected, which is nice. As a light novel its very good.

If I’m being honest, this Volume is definitely toeing the line between being the best of the bunch so far and being the most confusing. I’m honestly wondering how Okina-san will top herself going forward. In this Volume, there is so much going on, it’s almost too much to handle. We see war on two different fronts: the human-demon war happening between Shun and the rest of the human reincarnations, and the war happening between an area our spider has decided to hang around and the city just outside of the labyrinth. Both have some high stakes, and will most definitely will have implications going forward, though I guess the fallout of one of the wars has already been felt?I say that because since this series has side stories that take place in the future of the world our spider is living in, it’s difficult to determine just exactly when everything will line up. I’m actually really curious as to the motivations of some of the reincarnations and why they decided to side with the Demon Lord. It’ll also be interesting to find out if they actually know Ms. Oka’s (the teacher who’s tried to round up all the reincarnations) secrets. That’s one of the main reasons I’m so eager to keep reading: I want to know how this all plays out. I want to learn more about these characters we also see glimpses of, and I want to get to the point where we are in one timeline, instead of jumping around.Even with that said that, seeing how much spider-chan has grown, despite being borderline deus-ex machina-esque in a lot of cases, is always a treat to see. I love seeing how her plans almost always seem to work out. It goes to show just how much she’s grown, not only in skills and power, but wits. She’s had to constantly come up with plans, traps and strategies that would allow her to defeat things way above her standing, and even with how strong she’s become, you can never be sure if she’ll make it out of any given situation. I’m eager to see how much stronger she grows, considering she’s already one of the most powerful creatures in this world.I’m sure it’s going to be a wild ride.

The story was fun and down to earth. It was a good intro to the events that involve the demon lords. I wish it had more about the spiders journey but it helps bring the party’s closer together, can’t wait for the next one

I did not find anything wrong with it It was a very pleasant story

Continued the story after seeing the anime (S1) and don't regret spending vacation time reading this. The translation seems good as it creates the same adventurous energy in the main characters like the voice actors and text lines of the anime... The visual mind is nudged of course...

Todo en orden y correcto

Cada volumen que pasa me enamoro más del mundo que ha estado construyendo Okina Baba. Si te ha estado gustado tanto la historia de Kumoko como la de los demás este volumen también te encantará. Si sólo esperas leer a la primera tal vez se te haga un poco lento pero creo yo que la forma en la que Okina ha estado uniendo ambas storylines es genial. Ya espero el siguiente con ansias.