I think this was a cute romcom! Definitely loved the style and the writing. Totally worth checking out!

I have relatively recently become a huge fan of Olivia Dade, namely when I was approved for All the Feels, the second book of this same series. I quickly had to add Spoiler Alert to my library and absolutely devoured it. I wasn’t sure I would love this one to the same level I loved the others, but I was very wrong. As an extra extra luscious lady myself, there aren’t too many books written about people with our body type but Olivia Dade has been an amazing and very much welcome addition to the contemporary romance scene.
Shipwrecked follows the story of Peter and Maria, two plus sized stars of the series that brought us the heroes in the first two books of the series. It starts with a one night stand that turns into a series of somewhat hilarious events that lands them both on an island off the coast of Ireland as romantic costars in a highly rated fantasy show. Maria and Peter, who still secretly have the hots for one another, must navigate the ins and outs of a working relationship that includes body shaming by producers, a dolphin with a penchant toward violence, and salty licorice.
What I loved about this was that Maria was totally okay with being a luscious Swedish bombshell, while Peter had the true struggles with accepting his robust body. Regardless, I am a lover of large men and loved that Dade decided to bring these costars to my ereader screen. The struggles they faced as lovers later (Spoiler Alert?—this is a joke. If I’m spoiling this for you do you even read romance?) are all regarding how they will maintain their romance and coming to terms with compromise and self-acceptance, respectively. All things that everyone in all their bodies tend to struggle with.
As much as I say that I love this as a luscious person, I think those who are leaner would also enjoy it very much. The struggles that fat people face are often the same that skinny people tend to face. Self-acceptance, compromise, belief in our abilities as humans, how to navigate potentially long distance situations, how to be in a relationship. That’s what I loved most about this installment. It really explores those issues in a cogent and important way that is universal. So if you aren’t sure of yourself, or you’re lean, or you’re luscious or you just want a fun romp filled with broody heroes and herring-wielding ladies of the gorgeous type, pick this up. Dade gets you.
Thank you so very much to Netgalley, Avon and Harper Voyager, and Olivia Dade for the advanced copy in exchange for this review. It was a fun couple of days and I can’t wait for the next!

Withholding my review in solidarity with the HarperCollins Union workers and their strike for a fair contract.

I absolutely love Olivia Dade's work, and Ship Wrecked was by no means an exception. It was exactly what I wanted -- just steamy enough, and with characters I couldn't resist myself.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 Stars out of 5.
This is the 3rd book in Olivia Dade's Spoiler Alert series. You do not need to read the books in order they can all be read individually. I haven't read the previous two books by Dade so this was my first time being introduced to all of these characters. I enjoyed the plot for the most part but there were times where I felt like the book kept dragging/ could've been cut short. The characters to me were just all right nothing super wowing for me. I liked the relationship between the two characters and how they grew together. I will still read the first and second book in the series to see how they compare to this one. Overall, I think you would enjoy this book if you liked her previous two/ the characters in those books or just looking for a slow burn friendship to lovers relationship I suggest checking this book out.

2.5 stars. This wasn’t great. I will say I didn’t feel totally lost having not read books 1 & 2–I did try though. However, the epilogue was totally ridiculous in that respect. I loved Peter; such a hottie! And I loved Maria in all her larger than life confidence. Except the body hair. Didn’t love the bashing of America and how socialism is superior to capitalism. Boring attempt at wokeness/progressivism along with many, many other things in this. Also, this is book is too long. Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC

I want to thank the publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ebook arc.

This took me a long time to finish at no fault to the book. My life has just been crazy and this book has been a great escape for me.

Peter and Maria are by far my favorite couple in this series. This series does follow all plus size female characters and while I love that the first two had typical sized male leads I loved that Peter was also plus size. The size of the characters wasn’t a huge plot point in the book either. It was bought up a comfortable amount of times.

I also loved the setting of this book. This book is set overseas where they are filming and I just found that so fun. I wish there was a little more description of the scenery but I also know that this author doesn’t typically focus on that.

I felt like some of the monologues were a little drawn out but for the most part I felt like the pace of this book was perfect. It was a little bit of a slow burn, and the 3rd act conflict was resolved really quickly. I also felt like it was pretty realistic of an issue and I’m happy with the resolution.

Over all I would highly recommend this book to a romance reader that likes plus size main characters with some smut.

I did not finish this book. I have enjoyed this author's previous work, but for some reason I just couldn't connect with this one. It was a little too raunchy for my taste, which is surprising because I've read some very steamy books. It just felt like it was a little too much too fast, literally right out the gate and then I just couldn't connect with the characters.

What I did like before DNF'ing was the body positivity. Very much appreciate the anti fat-phobia in Dade's work and discrediting the stereotype that fat means inability to be sexual.

I don't feel that it is fair for me to put a star rating since I didn't finish the book; however, I have to through the app unfortunately.

A great addition to the Spoiler Alert universe. This book opens quite literal in the middle of “love making” and masterfully still manages to be a slow-burn. What I love about Olivia Dades writing is that, although it has great romantic progression and to die for spicy scenes, the characters are still amazingly complex and go through so much growth throughout the novel. This books also has great Fat-Rep with not one but two plus size main characters.

This was a cute book, but it definitely could have been more.

It started off hot and fast (I was not expecting that). I thought it would continue that way, but instead it slowed to a crawl. It also had time hops that just felt off. There were also times it almost felt like the author was trying to push certain things too hard, which would pull me away from feeling immersed in the story. I also felt like some things just didn't add up in the end either, leaving me frustrated in characters' decisions and the reasoning behind those decisions.

There were definitely good elements to the story with representation and some of the banter, but this story just wasn't for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyage for my copy of Ship Wrecked.
As a big fan of Olivia Dade, I expected a lot from this book and I have to say it absolutely delivered. I just loved Peter and Maria's dynamic with each other. I will admit that I had a little trouble at the beginning getting into it but once I was over that hump I could not put it down. I also love the tie-ins from the other books as well.
In this book, we follow Maria and Peter who had one night stand turn sour and even more sour when they have casted and forced to work together on the project in an isolated island.

This was super cute. I feel like finally in this series we get to see how the show is made & actual acting! I also enjoyed the second chance romance of this! All the yearning! Overall I still think Spoiler Alert is my favorite in this series still but this one is a close second!

The tensions and the emotions!!! I loved this so much. Olivia Dade has never disappointed. This book was fantastic and gave me everything I needed, most importantly, the plus sized rep I am always craving (as a plus sized person). The cover on this is one of my favorites of all time as well!!

Thank you #netgalley for an early read of #shipwrecked

Maria and Peter are my favorite of the couples from this Gods of the Gates romances. The circumstances of their characters in the show helped it remove itself from the GoT over-comparison, but I loved the note during the series finale screening that everything was too bright or overexposed, the complete opposite of the dark final season of GoT. The reason for the third-act breakup was pretty thin, based on the chosen professions of our main characters, but I understood the viewpoints of the characters which helped me move past the eye rolling! Because I loved the characters, I had a good time throughout this novel and would continue reading from Olivia Dade.

I love a good slow burn but I had my doubts about this one initially. I was proven incredibly wrong! This book nearly had me sobbing on the treadmill at the gym in front of strangers. I absolutely love the dynamic between Maria and Peter.

For a book that literally started off mid-one night stand... it was shockingly a delicious slow burn! Olivia Dade is such a fabulous writer who knows how to write sexual tension so well. TOO WELL.

The characters are loveable and the sensitive topics approached in this book are handled perfectly.

I will absolutely be looking for more of her books!

This was a mixed bag for me. I LOVE how Olivia Dade writes fat characters, and I love that the male lead was an untraditional body type as well as the female. Typically when we get a fat character, it's the female and the male is a chiseled model-esqe specimen, so it was refreshing to see a male character that doesn't fit the romance stereotype. I also love that the characters' body shape and weight weren't their whole identity.

The timeline (jumping ahead 6 years, then jumping back, then forward again) was too much for me. I was getting whiplash from getting toss back and forth, and it took me out of the story too much to get invested like I wanted to be.

This was probably a 3.5 * for me, but I rounded up. I'll continue to read this author (and series if it continues), but this wasn't my favorite of the bunch.

This one wasn’t for me but I think it will be a hit with others. From the first couple pages I was struggling to get into the story. I loved the idea of the plot and the synopsis sounded right up my alley but unfortunately, I couldn’t care for the characters. They both seemed immature and had no idea how to just communicate with one another. I didn’t find either of them to be relatable which made it hard for me to connect with them. The writing wasn’t my favorite because the author focused more on telling the reader something happened instead of showing us. This ultimately made me feel even more disconnected from the characters. Overall, this one was okay. I’d recommend you give it a try for yourself.

Thank you so much @avonbooks for the gifted copy on Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

Another win from Olivia Dade! All of her books are incredible. She always has the best sexual tension between the main characters and her representation for plus size characters always wins! I loved that in this book both of the main characters were plus size. One of my other favorite things about this series is how we see scenes with the previous main characters of the other books. I love seeing their friendship and all the conversations they have.

I enjoyed this book so much! The lovers-to-friends-to-lovers storyline worked so well here, and I loved that the two main characters went through so much growth throughout their friendship before even getting to the romance. The slow burn was real, even if they started with a one-night stand! The jump in timeline was a little bit jarring, but I think it worked well for the plot overall. I loved that the characters were so well-developed, and Maria's confidence was so inspiring. Maria and Peter were the SWEETEST and even though there was still a little bit of miscommunication, I think that it was resolved well. This was definitely my favorite of the Spoiler Alert series!

Read this book if you like:
- friends-to-lovers
- confident heroines
- sweet romance
- slow burn and lots of pining

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.