Olivia Dade's books are definitely not for those that are looking for lighter romances. The language and graphic sex scenes might be a turnoff for some readers, but for those who enjoy some explicitness in their romance, especially with lots of body positivity and snarky, witty banter, will love this book. The main characters are well-developed and extremely likeable. Readers of Dade's earlier books will also enjoy cameos from some of her other characters. Overall this was a very enjoyable read.

I really enjoyed Peter and Maria’s story. This book kicks off with a bang and literally never stops. And the mutual pining in this book is absolutely top tier.

I really enjoyed Maria’s character out of all the heroines in this series so far. And Peter was a welcome chance from Marcus and Alex (not that they weren’t great) but having an introverted character after Alex was a wonderful change in pace.

All in all Dade has done it again with a wonderful ensemble of characters and a love story that grips you from page 1. Here’s hoping this isn’t the last we see of the Gates crew.

Love friends to lovers? Coworkers to lovers? Romance novels set on TV sets? Romance novels with plus-sized heroines? Look no further!

Shipwrecked is a fun romance full of...
- pining
- unlimited affection
- lists of Wisconsin foods
- jokester swedes
- deserted islands
- Swedish fish

& more!

Overall, I didn't love this one as much as I liked the first two books in the series, but it was still an enjoyable read. My favorite part of the story was definitely when they visited Peter's father in Madison and listed off Wisconsin foods. While it felt a little like reading a Wikipedia article on Wisconsin, it was still a lot of fun to read about my home state. Heads up fellow Wisconsinites, they do go to Culvers but they do not mention Kwik Trip.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I wish I could say I unabashedly loved this. Mostly because a romance in which both leads are fat and is not centering around body issues is rare and needs to be a more normal thing! I actually liked Maria and Peter and I also liked their romance...so what was bad?

Despite the book starting with our couple hooking up, this feels like a slow burn. It's not, it just FEELS like it. I just couldn't care about them playing their parts in Gates of the Gods even if it was what the book passed as them falling in love. I also wasn't jiving with the extensive monologue delivery of their trauma and how they have the exact same setup with both characters. We meet the family and in a moment when they are alone and reeling from the meet-up - EXPOSITION. It took me out of the story and didn't allow me to connect to the content of the backstories.

I have loved the other entries in this series and was very excited by this new book, but I can safely say this is my least favorite of the books. I applaud what it was trying to do while not enjoying how it did it. It isn't actually anything horrible here, and I'm sure many will love this story, I just found it a little too boring to fully enjoy.

Ship Wrecked is the fun third book in the Spoiler Alert series by Olivia Dade. In this installment, we met Maria, a Swedish actress out to prove herself, and Peter, an actor who has been trying to land a big role for years. They are cast to star on Gods of the Gates (the same show from the first two books) and end up filming for six years on a remote island. Once filming has ended, will they finally find their way together? I really enjoyed this one, especially with the found family they create on the island. This is a great series if you're looking for something fun and light.

I’m an Olivia Dade Stan. I am a plus size woman who never saw myself in romance novels. It was always “his hands encircled my waist, close to touching” type books. Until Olivia.

I am tremendously honored to have received an ARC from her.

First things first - All the Feels will always be my number one. That being said, this was good. I found the time line to not be very fluid, all of a sudden it was a 6 year jump and nothing really happened in those six years. Adding in the first two weeks story lines was confusing. These characters clearly existed in books one and two given the time line but were never mentioned. I get that she may not have planned out the three books in advance so I’m letting that go.

I guess I expected the timeline to be like the other two books and not more than half a decade with still unresolved feelings. I would have liked to have had the entire book been the angst between them during those years vs the shooting ending at 50% through and the rest of the book feeling like filler.

Also, it would have been amazing if Peter and his dad got closure from each other. Even a hint of a conversation to come would have been enough for me. It feels unresolved. I don’t like it.

Also, there is no realm of possibility that Maria’s family wouldn’t have flown red-eye for their wedding. Nope.

To the good;
Maria was one of a kind, her character had depth and meaning and a life. I loved it.

My favorite quotes :

“She smiled, and the sun might as well
have reappeared on the horizon.“

“Maria, though. She was a midnight sun, drawing
everyone into her orbit. She shone. She
brightened everything around her. Including
him.“

“ His kiss demanded nothing and offered
everything.
It was the sweetest kiss of her life.”

“ "Keep going, skitstövel. As they say in
American medical dramas: ten ccs of dick,
stat."
"Isn't that, like, a tiny amount of dick?" "You
just want the tip?"'
"Feel free to increase my dosage,
she
told him,“

So far this is my favorite in this series by Olivia Dade. It’s heartbreaking and laugh out loud funny. Maria is a gorgeous Swede and outspoken on body issues and her backstory as being adopted as a child into her now loving family will make you cry. Peter is a gruff introvert loner who just wants to prove to his dad that he’s a big successful actor. I think this one should have been titled All the Feels. It’s hot and steamy in many places in this book but the real heart is the relationships between Maria and Peter and their made family of fellow actors from the Gods of the Gates show. This book is sexy and so well written like all of Olivia Cade’s books with characters who draw you in to make you laugh and break your heart but you’ll always come back for more.

•“That glow was her. Her charm. Her vivacity. Her humor. Her interests in others.”•

Maria and Peter were a phenomenal duo! Especially loved how unique they both were by being comfortable in their own skin. While they had some underlying matters to work through they represented characters that are not often portrayed in a flattering light and I truly admired that.

After reading All the Feels though, I did feel like this one lacked on that incredible dialogue. I would’ve liked to have seen more banter between the two because the glimpses we did get were hilarious and so witty. This book is very inner monologue heavy which IS very well written but because of this it does get a bit mundane when again, there is no real conversation to be had except a line or two.

Overall, the characters were absolutely hysterical and I fell in love with all of them (main and background), the plot and story itself, was as I expected, incredibly well written and I really did enjoy and love the book.

I love this series so much, but unfortunately this one fell flat for me. I felt like a lot happened off page and with the time jumping, the story and relationship building between Maria and Peter was hard to follow. I almost felt like I was missing a chunk of the book. I loved their scenes together, but wanted more on page! The last 1/3 of the book was so good, but leading up to it was harder to read and believe.

Thanks to NetGalley for the free arc!

I think this is my favorite book in the Gods of the Gates universe. Maria is a body positive goddess and Peter is the king of finding is vulnerability. Their slow burn is sigh inducing and their eventual love story is steamy and beautiful. I stan hard.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publishers who gave me a free copy of the ebook in exchange for an honest review! This one is closer to 3.5 stars for me.

This was the first book I have read by Olivia Dade and it was pretty darn cute. I really appreciated the body positive representation and all of the characters were really fun.

There were definitely a few things I struggled with. The main thing was the direct correlation with everything that happened with the last season of Game of Thrones. It seemed pretty thinly veiled, especially when discussing leaked scripts and lackluster final seasons. My brain also struggled a bit with the time jumps and determining who was narrating each chapter. It took a beat to level set and work through it, but overall I enjoyed the story.

I was delighted to see another entry into this series and to return to the world Olivia Dade has created. This entry didn’t disappoint, though I could have done with some more steam!

Olivia Dade's Spoiler Alert series is so much fun to read, I hope it never ends.

In Ship Wrecked two co-stars (from the Game of Thrones-esque series that these books center around) have a one-night stand before realizing that they'll be working together on a remote island for the next several years.

Peter (the more staid, nervous of the two) stays away from Maria (the confident swedish sex goddess) untl he literally can't take it for one single second more on the last day of filming. Then it's game on.

So much UST, so much chemistry, so much pay off in the end.

i had a hard time with this one, i wanted to like it so badly but everything about it felt so flat, the characters were very one dimensional and honestly i didn’t like either of the mains because they were so flat and hard to understand/relate to in any possible way, i loved the premise of this book but the delivery just fell flat for me :/

thank you NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest feedback

I would give more than five stars if I could. Olivia Dade continues to blow me away with her talent. Her writing is so strong, the emotional conflict real and believable, her characters fully fleshed-out and lovable. Peter and Maria have years and years of pining between them and their chemistry??? Off the charts. What a beautiful love story, with plenty of humor, mixed in with anti-capitalist arguments and the importance of being around family and what family really means. This is a work of art and I will buy anything Olivia Dade writes until the rest of time. What a beautiful end to this series.

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I love this author… I’ve read all of her other books so I knew I had to read this one and it did not disappoint! I truly recommend them to everyone. The characters and writing style are beautiful

I LOVED THIS! SHIP WRECKED is my new favorite book in the SPOILER ALERT series.

SHIP WRECKED was an excellent contemporary, friends-to-lovers, slowburn, dual-POV romance. I loved seeing Maria and Peter learn to understand their feelings for one another over the years. The progression of their relationship felt very natural.

Despite the occasional corny (but mostly fun) bits, Olivia Dade’s writing really improved over the course of this series. Loved the fat rep, loved the conversations around body hair and anti-dieting.

The character development throughout the story made my heart hurt in the best way. I loved watching Maria and Peter grow as people and learn to express their wants and needs.

Overall, this was a great conclusion to the SPOILER ALERT world. I cannot wait to read more by Olivia Dade!



Content Warnings: death of a parent (past), actors requested to diet (challenged).

This was such an adorable read!! I, of course, have read the previous books in the spoiler alert series, and they definitely don't disappoint! This book had me engaged from the start. I absolutely loved the banter between Peter and Maria, especially at the start of their journey. I'll admit the time jump was a little confusing to me at first, but as I kept reading I made more sense of it. Overall, I really liked this book! It had my laughing and smiling. And the ending was just too cute!

This ARC was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review! And honestly, this book was not it for me. It seemed to be borderline fetishizing people with bigger bodies, and I have sensed a pattern with other titles by this author regarding similar issues. I had a difficult time getting into the story, which was disappointing because as a bigger person myself, it’s always wonderful to see that represented.

SO CUTE! 5 stars cute!

I have loved every single book in this series so far and Ship Wrecked was just as perfect as it’s predecessors. Maria and Peter were so adorable and I love a good friends to lovers romance. I was worried about the time jumps at first and I shouldn’t have been because the story moved along at a perfect pace. Bravo!