Status Updates From The Library at Hellebore

I'm not yearning for the spider monster by any means but also. she showed up and is now gone. what happened.

Really disappointed in my progress today. There are a couple things about the worldbuilding and character's backstories that are confusing me. Also, I am finding the constant switching between timelines a bit jarring, but I want to keep reading to find out what happens. It's like getting blue-balled for every plot I want to watch develop, as it immediately switches to the other timeframe when things get interesting.