What a great finisher to the spoiler alert series! Ship Wrecked was such a fun romp, with he-falls-first, the slowest burn of all slow burns, and inhaler worthy spice, it truly delivers what Olivia Dade's readers are craving. Peter and Maria meet during a one night stand, but Maria leaves before Peter wakes up, which makes him feel a little used. Cut to late that afternoon, Peter and Maria end up being chosen as the final actors for a new story arc in Gods of the Gates, one that will likely film for years on a secluded island. Peter doesn't know how to express his feelings properly, so he is a little bit of an asshole to Maria in the parking lot. Hijinks ensue, Peter and Maria end up making up, and maybe becoming something more over the years they spend playing Gods characters that also have a slow burn romance. Peter and Maria were both such lovable characters, one thing I think Olivia does so well is making her male mcs so relatable and easy to empathize with. Grumpy-sunshine for the win, and I was very happy to see a fat male main character in this one as well! I love her use of third person but still having dual pov. Additionally, I loved the themes of family, especially chosen family, woven into this book. Olivia does a fantastic job of weaving in very real and relatable traumatic storylines for her characters to give them depth without it being too much. Overall took off one star because I wish there had been a more clear indication of the 6 year time jump, I felt like the plot slowed a lot in the middle, and I felt like Peter deserved more of an apology and explanation from Maria for her unrealistic expectations when they were making up. Thank you so much to NetGalley, Avon, and Harper Voyager for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

Firstly, I’m need to thank @netgalley, @harpervoyagerus , and @avonbooks for giving me the advance reader copy of this book. I am a HUGE fan of Olivia Dade’s books and it was such a shock to get accepted; a pleasant shock.

In this third installment, we follow Peter and Maria. The beginning of their relationship begins as a random hookup before they know each other. The next 6 years follows their relationship as co stars and maybe more?

In this book, you’ll find:
⭐️ both MMC and FMC are plus size
⭐️ spicy scenes
⭐️ MMC who hates cows
⭐️ basic relationship doubts
⭐️ hilarious side characters

All in all, this book was a delight and I can’t wait to read more.

A great finale for the Spoiler Alert series, Maria and Peter’s love story was the funny, smart, and the slowest of #slowburn romances. I was so happy to receive an #arc of this book which will release in November. The thinly veiled references to the Game of Thrones series (and terrible ending), homage to fanfic, and body positive undercurrents make this book shine. I’ve fallen in love with the entire cast of characters and you will too!

I was thrilled to see that Olivia Dade was continuing with her fandom-inspired Spoiler Alert series. After the ending of All the Feels, I was at a bit of a loss for who among the fictional cast and crew could be the focus of the next novel – it was so obvious who the focus of the second book would be during the first. For her upcoming Ship Wrecked, Dade tells the story of a pair of actors on the show who are a bit isolated from the rest of the cast in terms of their filming and who have on-screen (and off-screen) chemistry so explosive it’s impossible for them or anyone else to ignore. Dipping into “shipping” within fandom culture, this is the first time in this series where I feel like Dade missed some of the true potential while exploring an element of fandom and I think it’s because of the central trope she used to kick off the novel. Though it was still a fun read, I’m more looking forward to the next this series has to offer (and this time the book ends with hints at one or two couples with stories to tell, one of which might be more of what I was hoping this novel would explore…).

Peter is disappointed when he wakes up to discover that the woman he’d gone to bed with the night before has disappeared without even leaving him her full name. Though he would have like more than just a one-night stand, he pushes aside his hurt feelings because he has a life-changing audition ahead of him. Or he tries to put those hurt feelings aside, but when it turns out that one-night stand is about to be his co-star on an established hit show and they’ll be filming in a remote location – just the two of them and a skeleton crew – for years, those hurt feelings push him to lash out. But as soon as they settle into working together every day, it’s impossible for either of them to ignore what happened between them or the chemistry they share. Rather than risk making work awkward, both Peter and Maria decide to focus on being friends and colleagues, keeping their relationship professional. But the show won’t last forever and the temptation to give things a try after filming wraps receives a lot of encouragement – especially from their fans.

In terms of fandom culture, the first two novels of Dade’s Spoiler Alert series largely focused on fanfiction. There is still some fanfiction thrown around in Ship Wrecked – with Peter and Maria mostly being on the receiving end of some stories forwarded by Alex – but it was hardly a main focus. Given the novel’s title and the fact that the central couple are costars, I thought that “shipping” – the term playing on both relationship and worship as far as investment in a particular couple goes – would play a larger role than it did. There are allusions and interludes that bring up the fictional fandom’s shippers and how much they believe Peter and Maria belong together, but it didn’t play as big a role in the plot as I thought it would (and perhaps, as it should have). With how much the previous novels explored the toxic parts of fandom, I would have liked an exploration of how intrusive and inappropriate some of the fans can get when it comes to shipping real life people with each other as opposed to the actors’ characters. I would have loved seeing the added stress of dealing with those expectations and some of the fans’ sense of entitlement on top of their budding romance. But starting off with the “I had a one-night stand with someone who turned out to be my new coworker” trope so that there’s a history between the characters before any shipping starts kind of undermines that sort of story, so I get why that wasn’t how this story unfolded… but it also made the fandom elements of the novel ring a bit hollower. (Having the two characters at such a distance from the rest of the fictional show’s established cast also felt off – I didn’t even remember either of these two from the previous novels.)

One thing that this novel had that the others had less of was the crew they worked with. As fun as it is to see the camaraderie amongst the fictional actors on the show, it was great to meet some of the other people that are necessary for film and television production and to see the friendships and relationships that develop when you work so closely and for so long with those same people. When the other novels delved into things like weight culture in Hollywood and impossible beauty standards, it was often people from outside the cast characters raising the issues. In Ship Wrecked, the actors themselves (mainly Maria) are pushing back against those pressures and the crew are there backing them up and advocating for them when necessary, demonstrating how difficult and risky taking that kind of stand can be for individuals’ careers.

As with the other novels in this series, Ship Wrecked was a lot of fun and I hope Dade continues with this series and its fantastic characters. Ship Wrecked will be available November 15, 2022.

Maria and Peter are unconventional characters in the looks department which is so refreshing. So many characters have predictable bangin’ good looks.
The novel starts off with an awkward one night stand with Maria skipping out unnoticed by morning and hurting Peter’s feelings. The next morning they are cast in the same major tv show. I’m definitely getting “Game of Thrones” vibes from this showing, going as far as proclaiming the show runners would ruin the show when they ran out of book material.
I have not read anything previously by Olivia Dade so I don’t know if this is a writing style she frequents, but I love the “mixed media” approach. There’s fanfic chapters, text message threads and it’s awesome.
The token “conflict” at the end of the end made me pretty annoyed. I got the general feeling that Maria told Peter his dream was good, so he decided yeah maybe it’s not. Maybe she could’ve supported him in his dream anyway.


Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Collins, and Olivia Dade for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Olivia Dade is typically a must read for me purely based off of the plus size rep. I really enjoyed this story. I feel like the more I read her books the more I feel her growth as a writer.

Thank you NetGalley, Olivia Dade, and Avon and Harper Voyager.

I mean, it’s Olivia Dade! And it’s the Spoiler Alert series! Of course it’s good. That being said, this just didn’t hit the spot like the first two of the series did. I just wasn’t particularly invested in either of the main characters and the movement of the story was sort of dragging for my personal tastes. 3.5 rounded to 4.

Scene: Maria & Peter having mind blowing relations one night, and Maria leaves him the next morning never heard from again——

Until a chance encounter, an opportunity for work they both happen to share on a remote area in Ireland ? Will Peter’s edgy feelings of her vanishing keep them apart? Or will tension and so much want be finally thrown overboard?

Wow, honestly- the whole book was chaos, and so much steam I could literally fan myself every time. Although, it was hard at times to not cringe at the internal thoughts & perspectives. It was several tropes like enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine and slow burn romance which was definitely not too hasty.

I found this book particularly slow, and hard to inevitably keep reading, but I pushed on!

Thanks to Harpercollins and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my review!

5 ⭐️
3 🌶

Tropes: one night stand, enemies to friends to lovers, forced proximity, Hollywood romance

Representation: 2 main characters that are plus size, both the FMC and the MMC

CW: death of a parent (off page), foster care- adoption, toxic relationship, infidelity ( off page mentioned not btw main couple), body shaming, sexual content


Every once in a while when you are reading books you find a gem that calls to your soul. This book did that for me. Peter is from WI, and I am from WI and the parts of the book when they were in WI and the talks and humor around the food just made me happy. Peter has trust issues and never really felt a part of the group or wanted. So he distanced himself in order to protect himself.

Maria needs connections and relationships to be grounded and okay. The love story and build was perfection, the spice was amazing and I just feel so good as a plus size woman to see the representation in Olivia’s books and also the advocacy for our bodies and people learning to respect us. I just feel like her books heal my soul every time I read one and for that I’m so thankful.

My only critique of this book was the break up- I honestly think that Maria needed to do some groveling as well but overall I would recommend this book and the whole series!

So many great things about this book. The older and body positive main characters. The fandom in which this series takes place. The depth of writing that makes me feel so deeply for these characters. I just loved this book so much. I hope Olivia never stops writing this series because I've loved every one of them and the very diverse characters.

Fan of Dade will be happy to explore this office-Hollywood romance. Peter and Maria have an excellent one-night stand, but Maria leaves with no trace, and Peter is in half- agony.

As fate would have it, they book lead roles in the Gods of the Gates series. Over six years, there is built-up sexual tension of "will they, won't they"

Peter grew up in the midwest, enjoying fried cheese curds with ranch while his parents navigated depression and stubbornness.

Maria grew up shuffled through the Swedish foster care system until she was adopted by her forever family.

When the two finally get together and can enjoy time in one another's company you can see why fans of Dade keep coming back to her stories. Although there isn't pegging in this rom-com, the heat between the two is undeniable.

4,5 ⭐️
Shipwrecked by Olivia Dade is the third in the Spoiler Alert series following two actors in the Gods of the Gates tv show 🎬 This one just may be my favorite out of all three! The pining, the WAIT, the tension, the nicknames…all PERFECTION 😍

Maria and Peter felt sparks at first sight ⚡️But after a memorable night together, Peter wakes up alone after Maria leaves without so much as a bye ✌🏼 Only to see each other at a casting call where their hired as co-stars on Gods of the Gates😬 And it’s not just a 1 season deal, we’re talking 6 seasons…on a secluded island…⚡️

I loved the lovers turned friends, and then back to lovers again. My favorite thing about this book was the respect and pure devotion these two had for each other 😍 Their chemistry was 🔥🔥🔥 All that pining and waiting made for a strong connection. I also loved all the humor and past characters from the Gods of the Gates from the previous two books and how Dade incorporated them in the text chats. That epilogue was a perfect way to end this series 😍

This book was a disappointment after I enjoyed the first two installments of the series. The best part was the Guardians of the Gates/GOT references and cast bonding. Honestly, the romance this time fell a bit flat. I felt like the characters were kind of inconsistent and didn't feel the tension between the two characters. Too bad as I enjoyed the first two books.

I wanted to like this book SO bad but I had such a hard time with it. I even set it down multiple times and came back to it but that might’ve made it worse for me.

I loved the premise of it. The characters were overall great… but it was just really slow. And the will they/won’t they kept on happening over and over and I think it started to make me not ship them. And I can’t enjoyably read a romance where I don’t ship the main characters...

I don’t know but I tried. I really did and I’m hoping I’m the exception here because this was one of my most anticipated reads.

I really enjoyed this one! Perfect for lovers of cult-like tv shows/movies. There’s a strong fan fiction component. A decent amount of steam if you’re into that. Overall, an enjoyable read. One criticism I have is the amount of internal dialogue. It was probably the most I’ve ever read..and I read A LOT. I would have liked for actual conversation/dialogue but that might just be a “me” problem.

Firstly, can I just say that I absolutely love this cover?! It is so perfect! I know there are a lot of people who are saying they are over the cartoon covers, but how can they when we get beautiful ones like this??? Its literally perfection!

I really enjoyed Ship Wrecked. It was my first Olivia Dade book and I was not disappointed. I am usually not a fan of books that include actors in them, but this one might make me change my tune. I adored Peter and Maria and their story. They were just as perfect as the cover of their book!

I thought the author really developed the two main characters, they were very well rounded, complexed, characters. This really helped me in reading this book.
I loved Maria and Peter, LOVED that they were both plus sized/big and tall and it wasn’t ever a main focus of the book. They both didn’t have insecurities about it, it’s rare in books with a plus size lead. Both of their appearances do come up as a storyline but it’s handled so well both times, and doesn’t overtake the main storyline.
What kept me from giving this book 5⭐️ is that there was just too much inner dialogue with both characters. It hindered me from truly connecting with the whole story.
I do look forward to reading more from this author.
I received an ARC of this book.

Maria is hands down my favorite contemporary romance FMC. Throughout this entire book she is a freakin delight. Truly a beacon! This book surprised me, it was def different from the others in the series. The first 40ish? percent of this book I thought I knew where this was going then was completely rocked. I’m not a huge fan of time jumps but I understand why this one was done. Though I do not find it realistic., because honestly Maria is a gem! And I will forever be upset on her behalf about it! Though watching Peter’s growth through this book was frustratingly amazing. I read an ARC of this, there is a slow down in this book but when it picked back up it did it with a vengeance. There were tears people! I love these two so much and ugh they made me cry! It was beyond a pleasure to get to experience their HEA.

I received a copy of Ship Wrecked via NetGalley to read and review.

I gave this 3.5 stars but rounded up to 4 stars.

Peter and Maria’s off the rails back and forth is by far the best part of the book. I wish there was more of it! The first 25% I felt like a lot happens and that I was much further through the book. Then the timeline felt weird but it worked and really showed the relationship better. This was not over the top cheesy which did not hurt my feelings.

Rating: 3.5/5 Stars

This was a fun romance from Olivia Dade. This was the first book I read from her, though I had seen her books regularly on social media. This book was certainly entertaining, and I read it quickly. I'm a sucker for a good grumpy-sunshine romance, and her cute Swedishness of it all was a nice touch. I'll definitely read another Olivia Dade book, and it was a good way to pass the time, but I thought that it felt both spread out and rushed.