The best LN in this genre I have read so far. You could say this was the reason I created this reading list (lol). As you could see the tag list has no "romance" in it and completely live up to it. It does have romance, but it's so little compared to all the action and mystery plot in it. It actually made the fluffy scene more enjoyable lol. The MC had her reason to be wary of love and boys so her "denseness" is not too unbearable. Its original setting might be that of a common villianess settings but the more you read, the more you realize it's so much more than that. It... more>> includes all the action, mystery solving, financial and politics cleverly blended into the story. The world building was great and all the characters are likeable. Erica is really the best, she's caring yet cunning, fragile yet strong-willed. She has great power but not overpowered at all (the OP ones are the capture targets, haha). And she has to work really hard to improve her knowledge and power which I also like. And the heroine! Yes, the heroine (of the otome game) was not vilianized and I love her.

(I highkey root for HaroldxErica and lowkey for BradxEd ship ehe) <<less

I love this novel settings! Maybe I have a soft spot for forgotten childhood friend... I want more forgotten childhood friend story wah wah ;;A;;... more>>

MC is talented but in no way OP. She worked very hard and has a nice personality too. This novel also touched the "reincarnation" topic and "game story" topic much more throughly. MC acted like a proper (20yo) adult and kinda overprotective over her childhood friend who she viewed as a little brother.

There's no harem. There's almost no romance either (just friendship? or just romance teasing? lol). But the fluffy scenes between MC and 2 ML were really cute. I love all of them.

Plot is interesting enough. Not full of action and mystery like DDD, but still interestering.

Heroine (of the original game) is a nice person (yes I checked the raws).

There's no villianess! Just MC and co. vs. the Demon King (MC there mostly for emotional support rn tho). <<less

This one is infamous, for a reason. No further review needed I guess.... more>>

A little hard to read, but I like the story and character. I'm glad it was published in my country, only by reading this from a physic copy did I truly enjoy this kind of complicated novel.  <<less

Came in expecting a typical bittersweet reincarnation story but turns out it was Meguca all along.Which explains why Conturbatio and Decretum feels just right as reading bgm.... more>>

Goddamn it the translator kept mocking me as a masochist reader and I was so, so angry that they're not wrong. Only a masochist would persevere reading this after the first 3 arcs.

But the happiness would surely be there, I assure you.

Never had I shed a tear while reading through her misery, only pain and frustration. I'm not a person of tears you see. But when "that time" came, I teared up a little. Because at long last, at long last, I could see a glimpse of happiness. A happy ending for her and "him". <<less

A very interesting reincarnation story.... more>>

The settings is pretty unique. The plot pacing is good. The translation is well-done.

The characters and their interaction felt pretty realistic to me. No over-the-top reaction, no unnecessary drama. The drama is there, yes. But it felt natural to me. Like it could happen in real life. Every character has their own flaw, which is good. The FL, although a reincarnator, only went back to 3 years ago so she did not suddenly become better all of a sudden, she has many things to learn and improve. <<less

The romance and harem was pretty strong in this eh. But as the plot and world building are both done well I will still follow it to see how it ends.... more>>

Also I love Emilia. <<less

Don't let the low rating fool you. It's a pretty good read (so far).... more>>

MC is very shy and introverted. The story is her journey to better herself at socializing and making friends.

The romance is there... but it's still pretty minor now. <<less

Decent read with a proper plot. Unlike DDD, the MC knew the plot really well but as the narrative she decided to not talk about it for surprise element lol. MC is strong but not overpowered which is also a plus.... more>>

There's one thing I really hate in this LN is that there was an i*cest couple.  <<less

I read the manga version of this haha. Just finished the first arc and it was amazing.... more>>

Found family is my jam.  <<less

I love Kumoko's antics.... more>>

But her skill list had become waaaay too long and I could not keep up with it so currently drop the English version to wait for the version that was published in my mother language. <<less

A bit naive and silly novel, and the translation is not really great (still readable) and currently on hold (?). And only 14 chapters came... more>> out as I'm writing this note.Still I think it's promising. It's silly yes, but I like it. But I may remove it from this list because of future development.So the last place of the list it went. <<less