So I'm a Spider, So What?, Vol. 5 (light novel) (So I'm a Spider, So What? (light novel)) Kindle Edition

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.

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.

First, let me make clear that this 5-star rating is based purely on the fact that the next (translated) novel is already lined up to release in a few months, because this volume is pretty weak by itself.Which is not to say that there is anything wrong with the novel itself. If you've made it this far in the series, you are intimately familiar with the author's style, and how this story is being presented. This leads to the best and wrong thing about volume 5, which is that it serves as the volume where the two disparate stories finally come together. I will admit to being pleasantly surprised by the turn in characters, and how my own theory on who lovable Kumoko was being turned on its head was highly enjoyable.That being said, I must stress that you are likely better off waiting for the net volume to drop before picking up this one, as very little happens in terms of character development (even though the plot jumps forward, but I won't get into spoilers there) and some questions are left very much open with the cliff-hanger ending. Of course, this novel also answers some of the questions raised in volume 4, and finally gets to talking about the world itself, rather than just the characters we've seen so far.In short: Very enjoyable, but it requires the next installment to have a full sense of what is going on, and how that matters. Pick it up if you think you can stomache the wait.SPOLIERs**: Plus, spider girl finally becomes spider girl, so you have that to look forward to.

While I really like this series, I found this book to be somewhat lacking compared to the previous ones. The jumps between the many different perspectives of the characters felt more confusing and less interesting than in previous books. Many of the side plots are just outright boring and tedious. There's also some just weird things going on with the main character that just feel extra deus ex.With all that being said, though, the book is still fairly enjoyable and the ending was better than the beginning. If you liked the previous books in the series, you'll probably like this one, too :)

Really enjoyed it, an excellent addition to the series and honestly I like the style that the author chose to do this in. It certainly keeps you on your toes though once you figured it out its actually even more interesting.

Straconsigliata se il genere è di vostro interesse, a maggior ragione se vi piace l'antieroe come protagonista della storia.Questa è una di quelle poche light novel che mi ha spinto alla maratona leggendomi dal vol.1 fino al vol.8 in pochi giorni. (ora in attesa del seguente volume)Nel frattempo come già detto, se il genere vi interessa vi consiglio di iniziare a leggere perchè è una novel fatta bene e si mantiene interessante attraverso i molti volumi già disponibili.Non scrivo altro per evitare spoiler o simili, se interessati c'è sempre la sinossi nella descrizione dell'e-book (a vostro rischio e pericolo perchè a volte leggersi la sinossi da un senso di spoiler, consiglio di evitarla ad eccezione del primo volume)

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.

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...

It has an amazing story and also answers a few questions from previous books that I liked