I had a complicated time with Ship Wrecked. I read Olivia Dade's first two books in this series, and so I felt like I had some good groundwork for understanding the plotline of this book. And like, I love slice-of-life fanfiction, so this was enjoyable in that sense? I love plus-size characters (and plus-size heroes are especially rare). But what I struggled with was all the miscommunication. The two have been essentially trapped on an island for years, they consider each other best friends, and they still don't know how to communicate with each other? The last 20% of the book was all internal prose, where our couple are essentially convincing themselves they were wrong. Their chemistry was delightful, but it wasn't enough to elevate this from good to amazing for me.

Ship Wrecked is the third book in Olivia Dade's Spoiler Alert series. I really liked the first book, Spoiler Alert, and I absolutely adored book two, All the Feels. But this one just didn't do it for me. Maybe it was because I read it immediately after finishing All the Feels, and that book had set the bar so high in my mind that pretty much anything would have been a disappointment. Don't get me wrong, Ship Wrecked is a good book, and definitely fun for catching up with all of the cast members of Gods of the Gates. I just felt that the story was a little uneven and parts of it dragged a little. But Dade continues to rock the body positivity in all her books, which has made me a lifetime fan.

This was a lot like the rest in the series. It was great to have some fat rep. But there were some things that were a little bothersome.

However, I think this was a great start to have two fat main characters in a book. And that's exciting. I am definitely looking forward to more by this author.

Talk about starting a book off with a BANG! Maria and Peter have a one night stand where sparks fly, though Maria sneaks off the next morning leaving Peter wanting more. Only for them both to find out that they will be costaring on a TV show that films on a remote island with a very limited crew. Peter decides to keep their relationship professional and not give in to the palpable chemistry between the two. Throughout the 6 years, Peter and Maria become best friends. However, on their last night of filming, they finally give in to the chemistry and navigate their lives after Gods of the Gate together.

I love Olivia Dade - her fat representation is incredible and this book does not disappoint in that realm - and both main characters are fat, which I feel like we don't often see! Her books are also funny without being corny which can be a difficult balance to achieve.

My main issue with this book was the time jump. I recognize that it had to happen based on the timelines of the other books to sort of wrap everything up, however, it just really didn't work for me. What I love about romances is watching the two love interests get to know each other and how their relationship blossoms throughout time. With the essentially 6 year time jump, you miss a lot of them becoming friends and watching their relationship. The parts that we do get to see in the beginning of their relationship is great and I just wanted more of that! I also really didn't love the 3rd act breakup, but then again, I rarely do like that in contemporaries.

I did love seeing Maria and Peter's relationship and the spice was great, per usual. And seeing the other couples from the other books was also lovely.

I think this was 3.5 stars for me, but I will still read anything Olivia Dade writes. Thank you to Netgalley and Avon for the eARC in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this eARC.

Ship Wrecked is the third installment in Olivia Dade’s Spoiler Alert series, which follows couples from the Uber popular fictional TV show, Gods of the Gates. In Ship Wrecked, two burgeoning actors who have a one night stand find themselves essentially marooned on an Irish island for six years after they are cast in leading roles for Gates.

For all that both Peter and Maria annoyed the ever-loving heck out of me, this was by far my favorite Spoiler Alert book so far. I found myself constantly preparing for tropey disappointment, and every single time, I was pleasantly surprised. There were certainly tropes galore, to be sure, but the meat of the plot never once sacrificed its characters’ emotional depth and complexity. I hated, for example, the third act miscommunication, because initially I thought its resolution would be framed as one character being more right than the other. But then when both characters, independent of each other, reflected on their words and actions and realized the ways in which they had gone too far, and the ways in which they could healthily compromise, I was dumbfounded in the best way. It’s not that Dade’s other books have only starred shallow characters, because they too had casts with rich emotional lives and complex backgrounds. But that feels heightened here, where we spend ample time with two deeply broken people who are trying desperately to hold onto love in the only way they know how.

It was also lovely reading a book in which both romantic leads were fat, particularly in a scenario where they received leading roles in a fictional show in which they were not typecast as the pudgy comic relief. Though their weight was a major contributing factor to some plot points, most especially the confrontation in which they are asked to lose weight for their roles, their bodies were treated with love and respect by the author, and it truly felt like authentic and heartfelt representation.

I won’t say this book was a particularly fun or easy read. I went through a large spectrum of emotions, many of which were irritation and annoyance. But I think it is a testament to this book’s commitment to nuanced characters and relationships that I came out the other end immediately ready to read it again.

Synopsis: Ship Wrecked is a sweet and warm romantic comedy about two people that have an incredible one-night stand, the next day they become co-stars. After years of filming together on a remote island they are finally ready to give in to their desires… Maria has a sexy one-night stand with a sexy man that she left without a note or a word, but they run into each other at an audition for the show Gods Of the Gates. They end up becoming co-stars and are about to spend the next six years filming on an Irish island together. The problem is she still wants him but now he wants nothing to do with her. After years of built up tension and never touching off-camera, their restraint explodes and turns into passion.

Thoughts: I love the storyline of them having a steamy night together, then Maria leaves without any type of goodbye and seeing him again when they are casted as co-stars. To then have to film with each other on an isolated island for six seasons! Ugh the tension! Also I love that the two main characters were plus size, I don’t think there are many romances that both the main characters are plus size. I really appreciated that about the book, especially because they were confident in themselves. I enjoyed how character driven the story was and that the two developed into friends and individually throughout the book. Overall this was a solid 4.7 stars for me!

This book includes:
-lovers to coworkers to friends to lovers
-plus size MCs
-pining
-amazing banter
-work place/celebrity romance

4.7/5 stars
2/5 spice

Thank you Olivia Dade, Avon and Harper Voyager, and NetGalley for providing an arc for an honest review.

It is my completely honest and unbiased opinion that Olivia Dade can do no wrong. Any character she writes, any story she graces us with, will fill your heart with so much love and humor you won't know what to do with yourself. And after you are done reading, you will be sad and wallow that you can't continue in this world that she has created. That is all.

Well this was wonderful! I love this movement of fat acceptance in media these days. There is so much more to a person than the amount of space they take up!

Maria and Peter were swoon worthy from the very first page. Holy Hannah that opening!

There was a bit too much filler in the middle of the story for me. I feel like it took me an exceptional amount of time to complete this.

Overall, I would recommend this very body positive, steamy read!

Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy for my honest opinion

Ship Wrecked is the third installment of the Spoiler Alert series, and my new favorite! This book follows Maria and Peter as they navigate having to be costars for a TV show that films on an Irish island. Did I mention, this happens immediately after their intense one night stand? By immediately, I mean the morning after! Peter has not forgiven her for leaving him alone in his hotel room when he was not nearly done with worshiping her plus size body.

Now that they have to spend six years of filming together, his emotions are front and center as he no longer wants nothing to do with her. She on the other hand, still very much wants him. His hostility towards her makes for the best kind of tension until they ultimately decide to take a chance on each other.

This book literally had me on the edge of my seat, ready to throw my kindle at any given moment. However, I loved every single minute of it!

Thank you Olivia Dade, Avon and Harper Voyager, and NETGALLEY for the digital ARC of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley, Avon and Harper Voyager, and Olivia Dade for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I loved the Spoiler Alert series, but this might be my favorite book out of the three. I absolutely loved and adored both Maria and Peter. The banter is AMAZING. The way this book starts made me blush. But as it goes on, you can cut the sexual tension with a knife. This is definitely one that I will recommend!

Ughhh, this book started off strong, but then it started to slowly fall apart for me and then the conflict just did not sit well with me.

Things I Liked:
- our MC's relationship - they definitely had chemistry and there was some mutual pining.
- body positivity and pushing against Hollywood standards
- group chats between the whole Gods of the Gate's cast were hysterical

Things I Didn't Like:
- This is a one night stand, turned enemies, to friends-to-lovers and I just don't think I'm the biggest fan of books that start with one-night stands (chemistry/spice was good though!).
- a very inconsistent timeline!! We jump ahead 6 years at one point, which was fine, but then the author threw in text messages and email flashbacks from during that 6 year gap and idk, it just didn't jive. I feel like it took me out of the story and was used as a tool to create more relationship development between our MCs, which I would have rather seen as part of the storyline.
- the conflict... that hit at 88%.... I just did not like it one bit. IDK why it bothered me so much, but it did, and it really dampened my enjoyment of this book.

Funny, emotional, and sexy!

Ship Wrecked was like nothing else I have ever read. It starts out with a super spicy scene, and somehow turns into a slow burn.

The entire cast of characters, main and secondary, are real and layered. The pages flew by due to the witty dialogue. I didn't want to put it down. Both Peter and Maria have some emotional challenges to overcome... and working together on a remote island keeps things very interesting!

This is a must read for anyone who enjoys a fun read with lots of great chemistry between the two main characters. It isn't necessary to read the first two books in the series to read Ship Wrecked, but Dade's excellent writing will make the reader want to go back and read the others in as well.

I really loved SPOILER ALERT, and that's why I wanted to read this book even though I DNF'ed ALL THE FEELS pretty early on. Sadly, this ended up being a DNF for me at ~50%. I love Olivia Dade's writing style, but I'm just not interested books where the entire plot seems to be driven by lust. The first half of the book encompasses six years where nothing happens. Literally, the romantic plot shows no growth at all. They were at hookup stage on page 1, and at hookup stage halfway into the book. Clearly this author is not for me.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Happy publication day to Ship Wrecked, the latest (and last?) book in Olivia Dade's Spoiler Alert series! I loved this book so much and will basically read anything Olivia writes at this point. Ship Wrecked was a sweet and swoony romance full of tension, mutual pining and two lovely characters who grow together.

This story starts out with a bang (heh heh) and what begins as a one night stand grows into something more, first a work partnership then a friendship and finally a romance. The romance between Peter and Maria is incredibly sweet and slow burn - the book spans six long years between their first meeting and shooting for the final season of the Gods of the Gates. While we don't see their whole relationship, we get glimpses of it through text messages and group chats over the course of those years. The chemistry between Peter and Maria was off the charts and this book has a fair share of steamy scenes, but there are plenty of fun and playful moments too. Maria is hilarious and so is her whole family. I loved all of the playful trolling and Swedishisms. Skitstövel!

Ship Wrecked is the third book in the Spoiler Alert series and while it can be read as a standalone, you will definitely enjoy the story more if you read Spoiler Alert and All the Feels first as the same characters and some key events are referenced throughout.. And you should read them - both of the previous novels are also incredibly body positive and also offer sweet romances. I loved the naughty fanfiction sprinkled throughout (Alex is THE WORST and I love him so much) and it was a nice throwback to the other two novels. The epilogue was the perfect way to end this series, even though I was hoping for a Carah book in the future.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Avon for a review copy of Ship Wrecked. I cannot wait for Olivia's next romance!

This third in the Spoiler Alert series, Ship Wrecked, finds two people who finally succumb to temptation of desire after a one night many years ago to become a couple. This series has been one of my favorites in the romance genre, and this edition delivered a different take on reaching a happily ever after.

One night haunts both Maria and Peter lives. These actors find themselves starring along side each other for six-on a national TV-show where their characters fall in love. Fans question how they can't be together in real life as the FIRE on the show is palpable. Peter has refused to taint the waters of their professional relationship, and has gone years pinning for Maria refusing ALL women since their night. Unbeknownst to him, Maira also had her world ROCKED by their tangle in the sheets, and she'd love to explore something more.

This love story is years in the making, as they go from enemies to friends to lovers. This couple is so sexy!

Thank you Avon Books for the complimentary advance reader copy.

Oh, how I loved this book! There are so many reasons why Olivia Dade is one of my favorite romance authors, but I think the chief among them is that she honestly understands what it's like to be a fat woman/fat person and writes about characters who go through these very normal experiences.

This whole series is wonderful! As someone who has finally watched Game of Thrones and can understand some of the more subtle nods to that disaster within the Gods of the Gates storyline I just have to say it's incredibly well done. Right from the get-go, I was super into Peter and Maria's relationship. I mean, a spicy scene right off the bat? Genius! And by the second chapter, you already start to see these character layers unfold. I truly felt that this was her best book yet in this series. Not only does it deal with some incredibly great points about women's bodies and men's bodies. But it also showcases the various type of fat people/career-driven people in the world. I love that Maria and Peter are opposites in what they are willing to do for their career. While Peter frustrated me a lot at times, I know I've been a Peter. I've allowed people to walk all over me because this was an opportunity of a lifetime. And I admired Maria for not having the same fears.

Also, let's talk about this semi-slow burn. It's not a traditional slow burn in that they are pining for each other without ever touching. It's a very unique slow burn that truly has me sitting here going "Wow! That was incredible." I mean the scene where he presses her against the wall after their last wrap-up and calls her sweetheart. I mean... I'm swooning! Truly their relationship is so complex and beautiful and I loved all the little details about Maria's background, the hang-ups that brought with it, and Peter's too. These are two of the most fleshed-out and well-expressed characters I've ever read in a romance book.

And finally, the thing that I always love about Olivia's books is the way in which the story incorporates fan fiction. I mean all of it is hilarious and it feels over dramatic, but that's fan fiction right?! On top of that, seeing the others in the Gods of the Gate chats and stuff was incredible because I will always have a soft place in my heart for Marcus and Alex.

Olivia Dade has written another great entry in her Spoiler Alert series. She excels at giving us body diverse and neurodiverse characters who feel authentic while also managing to be actors in the hottest TV show around. Ship Wrecked focuses on Maria and Peter, who meet and have a one night stand before landing spots in Gods of the Gate. The job will require them to work on an isolated island for most of the year, with only each other (and the crew) as companions. Peter is determined to keep things professional, while Maria would like nothing more than to explore their budding connection.

The book is funny, sexy, super hot, and also a roman a clef for the Game of Thrones series. Even if you're not a big GOT fan, you'll recognize and enjoy the "ripped from the headlines" portions of the book. But of course, the best part is watching these two super-compatible characters come together and find true love.

This objective review is based on a complimentary copy of the novel.

This was my first Olivia Dade book and I heard so much about her beforehand. All of my book-lover friends adore her work. This just was not my cup of tea as I'm not sure what the real conflict was here. Plus, I didn't really see a character arc for anyone either. I wouldn't recommend for the plot but there are a lot of spicy scenes!

Another win by Olivia Dade!!! I loved the extra layer of the adoption story and the childhood trauma of both characters. And a Plus size male lead??? Yes please! While All the Feels sits on top as the best in the trilogy, this is still a beautiful book and it makes me happy!

I am squeed out.

Dolphy McBlowholeface is undoubtedly the star of this book.


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Olivia Dade's books are just full of warmth and humanity. I can't think of another contemporary romance author that delivers the same consistent experience as Dade and Ship Wrecked is no exception. We meet Maria and Peter before the other timeframes of the other books in the series and we get to watch them grow together for the 6 years that they film. They start out as lovers, then become best friends, and then we experience the HEA with them.

The book does a good job with the conflicts that each character carries with them. Both Maria and Peter have past experiences that really play with their confidence in each other. Dade doesn't shy away from showing that each character has to compromise in order for them to find a future together. Despite the Hollywood glamour that overlays the whole series, Ship Wrecked is another gem that really shows the humanity of these characters. Dade is really one of the best at bringing characters to life that really speak to me.

The fat rep is once again on full display and I felt that Dade did a good job in portraying what fat people experience in everyday life.

I just adored this book and while I'm sad to see this series end, I'm looking forward to what Dade has next for us.