I had such high high hopes for this one but my dreams were kinda crushed. I don't want to be too mean because I absolutely loved and five-starred the first two books in this series but something about this book just makes it seems like the first draft. The time skips are so abrubt I mean we go from the two actors audition day to 6-months into film and then BAM 6 years later in the show. What the missing years leave you without is all the buildup in their relationship. I'm sure it's easy to suspend your disbelief and "just know" that they've been lusting after each other but what we directly have is them lusting after one moment we were allowed to see sixxxxx yeearrs agooo. It needed more. On the positives, man do I want to watch Gods of the Gates so bad.

Well, well, well, this one was unexpected. And so, so fun.

This book is really character-driven, and I loved the relationship between Marie and Peter. There is a fantastic amount of tension as they figure out what type of relationship they want to have, and the ride we go on with them is a really great one.

There is a lot of body positive representation in this book, and we need more of that.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a wonderful story of 2 castmates that fell in love. This story spans the whole 6 years of filming and shows such growth of the characters. I also adored all of the cameos of the characters from the first 2 books. Overall a really great read!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced review copy of “Ship Wrecked” by Olivia Dade. Thoughts and opinions are my own.

Full disclosure I have already preordered this book but getting approved for an eBook ARC was so exciting I ended up reading it as soon as I could! I’m such a fan of this series and I feel like I need to go back and reread it since this book is taking place at the same time as the first book.

The story follows actors on a Game of Thrones type of series. After three books, I keep forgetting this isn’t a real show. The author is so skilled at adding in those script details to make readers feel like they should be able to IMDB these actors. But this story was a bit separate from the others as the actors are filming their scenes over the course of six years on a stunning remote island.

The beginning just kind of throws you in with a sex scene. I almost would have rather started with the auditions. Though I’m not against steamy scenes, I found it a bit jarring how the book started. I didn’t know enough about the characters yet.

The way the couple goes from one night stand lovers to enemies who have to work together was an interesting setup. Peter had a long way to go with how he acted after Maria left their night together with no contact information. He had a long redemption in my mind and it made it hard for me to root for the couple at first. I did love and relate to Peter’s social awkwardness.

Maria is a gem! I just adored her and wanted all good things for her. She was so funny and secure in herself and her worth. I liked how she showed Peter how to value himself too.

The third act breakup came really late in the book and felt kind of forced. I feel like I’ve been having this issue more and more with romances where the third act breakup is rushed and it doesn’t feel like there’s enough time to wrap things up before the happy ending.

This book doesn’t really work as a standalone as it builds on things you learn in the previous books. It almost seemed like this could have been the second book? But I would definitely recommend all of the books and I’m going to reread the first one soon.

4/5 stars

The third volume in Olivia Dade's series about the loves and lives of the stars of a fictional prestige fantasy television series, 'Ship Wrecked' follows two of the actors in the show, Maria Ivarsson and Peter Reedton. Added to the cast in the second season, Maria and Peter act almost exclusively with each other, supported by a skeleton crew on a remote Irish island... ideal circumstances for falling in love, honestly. But their time together is complicated by the one-night stand they shared just before being cast. Peter was sure he wanted more with Maria, but she walked out on him without a second look, triggering his fundamental fear of abandonment. He assuages his hurt feelings by turning his surliness up to 11, and at first there seems to be no hope that he'll come around. Over six years of filming together, Maria's constant warmth and charm and campaign to open him up to the easy affection of friends and colleagues finds purchase, and soon their feelings for each other are undeniable. After a long slow burn, they come together. Complications ensue, realizations are made, HEA achieved.

Olivia Dade specializes in writing romances featuring fat women, and 'Ship Wrecked' is no exception. She sure-handedly features the body positivity movement without minimizing the real challenges fat people face in the world. This story is notable for portraying a fat woman falling in love with a fat man, and refreshingly, neither of them deals with body shame. Each partner appreciates the physicality and sexuality of the other in a way that's #goals. Aside from the positive social messaging, this book suffers from expository dialogue, hyperbolic prose, an overreliance on herring gags and Swedish idioms, and a low-conflict climax. As always, Dade writes characters with real and deep and believable emotional baggage, but in this case it wasn't enough to outweigh the obviousness of the compromise Maria and Peter eventually come to. If you're looking for your Olivia Dade fix, this book's precursors, 'All the Feels' and 'Spoiler Alert' are worth a reread, but alas, 'Ship Wrecked' runs aground.

Many thanks to Avon and NetGalley for the eARC.

Swoony head, puddle on the floor.

That's what Olivia Dade does to me. From Spoiler Alert to this upcoming release, Ship Wrecked, I'm head over heals for her charming and heartwarming romcoms.


The pining, the chemistry, the sweet moments, the funny parts and everything in between, that's what I call a romcom. A strong and inspiring heroine and a brooding but cinnamon roll dreamy hero, it wrecked *pun intended* my romance craving soul.

I love how Olivia Dade discusses important topics in these standalones with such gentleness, quietly but powerfully. From conversations on fatphobia, grief, toxic family relationships, to foster system discussions, everything was covered in an impactful way while keeping this story sweet and fun.

A Viking god and a Swedish princess? Star crossed lovers filming a series on a deserted island for six years? A one night stand so magical, but you left without a note only to meet again in these circumstances? Olivia Dade has done it again with this book! Peter and Maria are so fun and perfect. Fast romance for when you just need something quick! Give it a try!!

I will read anything Olivia Dade writes forever.

I really enjoyed how these two characters were developed both as individuals and as a couple. It was unique in how the book literally started with a bang and then ebbed and flowed from there. I did miss getting to see how their friendship developed over the years - I wish we would've gotten snapshots of that. Maria was an A+ bad-ass character, the kind that most people want to be. Peter was a little frustrating but I warmed up to him quickly. I'll be recommending this one to lots of people once it comes out!

I really enjoyed Peter and Maria as characters. Peter is taciturn and a socially awkward. Maria is bold and a bit stubborn. I loved the lovers to friends to lovers trajectory of their relationship. The reason for the third act break up did not work for me. I found Maria to be unreasonable and the solution to their issue felt contrived.

Thank you Avon for providing a review copy of this book.

This book wrecked me!

I really fell for this one. I was a bit hesitant to start, but OMG, I just love these two together!

Peter is so uncomfortable in his own skin but these two together are fire. Ship Wrecked is funny as heck, smoldering hot, and super sexy! Dade fires up this story with so much detail, wit, and energy you cannot wait to turn the next page!

I simply fell for this story! This is definitely one that you will re-read several times to catch every nuance of the powerful, yet subtle humor and exquisite storyline. I have so much love for this one!

An enjoyable conclusion to the trilogy. I loved how Maria and Peter overcame their hang ups about a serious relationship and their pasts so that they could be together.

This was so sweet! This was probably my favorite of the series and definitely my favorite couple, Peter the best Hero by a long shot. He held out for so long and Maria was worth it. There wasn’t a page from his perspective that didn’t radiate exactly how much he loved her and everything about her.

This is a solid entry in the Spoiler Alert series, telling the story of Peter and Maria, while revisiting Marcus & April, and letting us see a different POV of Alex and Wren's story. I love a story with a strong, confident woman and Peter and Mari's love story was sweet and touching. Nothing to dislike here.

⭐️⭐️½

I had high hopes for this one because I enjoyed book 2 and because this book started with a sex scene. I LOVE it when books start with sex scenes! The story went downhill from there, though. Peter was a jerk to Maria when he first found out they would be working together. And then the weird time jump to 6 YEARS later threw me off. I would have liked to see the tension and chemistry building on the page.

I was mostly bored with this book because I thought the dialogue rambled too much and the internal dialogue went on and on. The extras like the group chat messages, panel transcripts, RPF entries, were not that funny and took up too much of the book.

The conflict was very strange to me. I didn't understand where it was coming from and it was a stupid conflict to break up over, IMO.

There were glimpses that I liked, like the sex scenes, but I mostly didn't like it.

Steam level: 🔥🔥🔥
⚠️: mention of: death of a parent, deadly fire, foster care, depression, and stroke

My feelings for this one went up and down as I read it. I love both Peter and Maria. I liked their story overall, but parts of the pacing felt uneven to me which is why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars. I enjoyed this way more than the second, but not as much as the first.

Let me start by saying I loved this book and Olivia Dade will forever be an autobuy author for me. I loved Maria and Peter- Dade’s female characters are always powerhouse women and the men are always so loving and sweet which is truly the best combination in my humble opinion. I didn’t connect with Maria and Peter quite as well as I did April & Marcus or Lauren & Alex but I think that’s just because their particular issues didn’t hit as close to home as some of those from her previous books. This was still a great story with great characters and I loved it. 4.5 stars.

A great third book in this shared universe of rom-coms. I love the representation in these, I feel so seen!

I did not realize this was a third in a series and I immediately went back to read the other 2. I loved this story! The diverse characters and storyline were great.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this. I really gave a good try, but at about 40% through I had to DNF. I just wasn't connecting with the characters or finding the conflict believable. What I did like was the body positivity and confidence coming from the FMC. Most often romance books with plus size FMC revolve around the MMC teaching her to love herself and telling her how perfect she is. Maria didn't need that, nor do I think she would have welcomed it. She knows exactly who she is and what she's worth and won't settle for less. Very straight to the point. Peter was more reserved; he was willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. They weren't bad characters; I just didn't find the instant attraction to be real. His anger in the very beginning at her leaving and the grudge he held on about that in regard to a one-night stand felt silly. I also felt the pacing was a little weird. It time jumped between scenes, and I often had to recenter myself. It was a really fun concept, but the execution didn't work for me. With that said, I know people who would likely really enjoy this, and I would be happy to recommend it to them. It just wasn't for me, and I didn't think my review, if I forced myself to complete it, would truly be fair.

Gotta love a book that starts with an actual BANG!!

Maria and Peter feel immediate sparks when they meet as strangers who have a one-night stand. She leaves him asleep in the new hotel room they rented after meeting at the Hollywood sauna. She doesn't give Peter more than her first name or her nationality when they met. A few hours after she leaves him alone in the hotel room after waking up to find her gone, they are auditioning together when he before they’re acting on that attraction. After spending the night together though, Maria leaves without saying goodbye only to see Peter again when they're both cast on the "Gods of the Gates" tv series" and they will be filming side-by-side on an isolated island off the coast of Ireland. . .for six seasons.

There is INSANE chemistry between these two characters! Ship Wrecked contains every romance trope I love most ~ pining, grumpy/sunshine, and forced proximity to name my top three. It's rare for me to equally love books in a series, but Olivia Dade manages to do it with this sexy, swoony, romance book. She is truly a phenomenal writer.

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