Let's start at the beginning.

The pacing is quite slow, but steady and fun, and over all interesting, of most novels that rely on game mechanics to portray the plot I think this one is of the better ones, specially since it's actually intertwined with the overall plot and characters, it's not used just as a simile for character progression or growth, it's actually used as a set up that pays off incredibly well, the system haves a REASON to be and exist and it's gut wrenching when everything begins to... more>> tie in together.

But before all that, it's a grind... it's Dark Souls without plot or story to move anything forward, it's just encounter after encounter, they are interesting and exiting and the action scenes are great but it lacks any kind of plot or cohesive structure that ties everything together, instead of that, we have a "B-side"...

Let's talk a bit about the B-side.

The major flaw this story haves is that it's split between "two" stories, where one is the spider, and the other is the rest of her classmates, I personally found the "classmates" (B-side) to be boring and intrusive, it takes a while for the set ups to pay off and by the time they do pay off it was underwhelming because the A-side is filled to the brim with charisma and charm, whereas the B-side could be your overly cliché "reincarnated" story, with ALL the flaws those have... and shaded in a "dark, gritty, edgy, emo" filter that I personally found obnoxious and dumb.

One of the main things I've found incredibly well done in this Novel was how Kuro's character transformed as time went on, people complain about this, I don't know why, this novel is breaking the mold of most stories that turn the MC into a monster, and I can see the logic and steps that the character took to grow that way, everything is properly explained. (hell, one "reviewer" said "she doesn't turn into a monster" another reviewer said "she was thinking of doing something monstrous"... just read it yourself... and try to pay attention to what's happening because that just screams "I didn't really read it")

But... I'm gonna be honest here... the later chapters are... not that good.

The author lost me when the plot came to fruition because there really isn't anything for Kuro to do...

This is the part where the author began to use the other reincarnators more actively in the story because the author is done with Kuro, and it devolved into yet another boring Isekai story...

But besides all that, the Novel is worth it, because it have good twists and interesting character development, the plot is a cliché but I feel that even with all that it's different enough to hold its ground against the others.

I'm watching the Anime, it's a shame that the guys adapting it are mixing a whole lot of "B-Side" in the chapters when in here the author knew that story was kinda "meh", but I'm loving the portrayal of Kuro, so go watch it if you can! <<less

I suggest reading Blastron's translations first.

Minor spoilers below:

I kind of like this novel at the beginning. The start is more about the MC and how she levels up more and more. But as it evolves the story have been focusing more on the various side characters story which is not really my type. That's why I dropped it for now. But it's still a good webnovel if it's to your tastes.

I love this novel, the story and plot is awesome, MC journey and growth can be seen clearly.

And yet I can't give this a 5 star, there's just so much going on and on some point I even wondered if there are lost chapters I haven't read somewhere.

The chapters from beginning into middle is superb, but afterwards it's just a bit confusing for me. I only stayed for MC in the end, other characters are not interesting and even annoy me sometimes--

I still recommend to read this if you like... more>> adventure, skill leveling, monsters and fantasy themed story <<less

this novel reminds me of "The death mage who doesn't want want a fourth time" and that lame as "slime tensei" same skills, demon kings and heros

its a good read, the struggle in the dungeun after that the plot widens whe she got out..

I just hope they update more frequently

The start was solid, but it eventually kinda came apart at the seams. The only enjoyment left is in humor and character interactions, the actual story doesn't matter anymore at all.

Personally it was a bit much for me when the MC started eating people, but I kept reading anyways to give it a chance, and while the author made an effort to weave a huge intricate story it just didn't work at all for me.

Sides seem to be split on this; some dislike the story once it moves into the second half, while others recommend slogging through the first part to get to the second. I am personally with the former faction. Her life as a spider is written whimsically with well-paced growth, learning, and a slowly expanding world. Once it gets to the second part ... more>>

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she basically comes into her wish-fulfillment isekai heritage by receiving massive power-ups, a lot of twists get resolved, her background story comes back into play with all her characters, and basically the stakes seem to get so high that they become meaningless.

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I would hope that since the author has dropped the WN for now to work on the LNs, she would think about revamping the story for the second half, but the first half is still a thoroughly fluffy and enjoyable read. <<less

Currently reading so I will update this as needed but I need you to know that this story truly is SLOW. With over 1000 5 star rating surely this novel wouldn’t be to bad no? And yet, the first volume is so slow I quite literally can’t read anymore and stopped right in the middle of it. Don’t try to binge read this, you’ll make yourself physically ill, my mind is numb.

Definitely, a must read! I was expecting it to be bad, because she’s a spider, but her inner dialogue is really cute and funny. Without spoiling anything, there are seemingly huge gaping plot holes, but the author addresses these holes in unexpected and intriguing ways. The “side chapters” are actually important to the story line, and without spoiling anything again, there’s a certain excellent point when it clicks what the author has been doing with the side and main stories, although you need to read quite far in to see... more>> it. <<less

Hmm, this novel is the 1st web novel I ever read and what introduce me to NU... This novel also my most favorite JP novel ever.

This novel start perfect with kumo-chan adventuring and leveling up in labyrinth dungeon. For me, the thing that makes this novel stand out comparing to other isekai novel is the kumo-chan antique which always so funny. nai wa....

The only thing that makes me can't give me 5 star is because of ... more>>

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the demon-human-elf war, which feels so tedious for me. My interest to this novel also decrease so much as kumo-chan become a god. The only thing that keep me going in the end is because I want to know the fate of kumo's classmates.

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This is a fun comedy/action/adventure/fantasy/drama/sci-fi story staring a character reincarnated as a monster spider. I love stories staring monsters and ones that train hard to become stronger, so this hit all the right spots for me. The spider's personality and sassiness comes across with the distinct type of writing, so it definitely stands out from other series.

The only big detriments for this series are how the story stops moving in chronological order later on and was confusing until I took a few minutes to try and figure out what was... more>> going on. The flashbacks and side stories can also be quite long later on. If not for that, I would rate this series a 5/5. <<less