How is it possible that these books keep getting better and better?!

Ship Wrecked is absolutely magical and the perfect wrap-up to the series that began with Spoiler Alert. We've caught glimpses of Maria and Peter in the Gods of the Gates group chat interstitials in the first two books, and I'm delighted to say that they are all I dreamed of and more. The slow burn is amazing, the supporting characters wonderful and hilarious, and the characters' past grief and trauma sensitively portrayed. Maria and Peter work so hard for their HEA and it is a joy to watch it come to fruition via true vulnerability, hard conversations, bad mistakes and sincere apologies, and mysterious jars of pickled herring. Best of all, the epilogue works as an epilogue for all three books and a happily-ever-after for the entire friend group. I cannot wait to see what Olivia Dade does next!

Many, MANY thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

*First I would like to say thank you to NetGalley and Avon Romance for the ARC for an honest review*

I love Olivia Dade and her stories. I liked Ship Wrecked, but I didn't love it. At first I couldn't bond with the characters, even though I understood their chemistry and pull toward each other. Peter and Maria are both actors on The Gates show that has connected Dade's Spoiler Alert series, and their fatness is a huge factor in the novel due to societal norms about body images. Dade does a wonderful job showing the complex sides of loving being fat and not compromising just for a job,

I had issues with the timeline of the story because there's a time jump that wasn't heavily established with time markers on the chapters, and I was constantly wondering how much time had passed since the last chapter. The book takes place over six years, and I had a hard time with the pacing.

All of this to say, I will be recommending every one of Olivia Dade's books to friends because I love her, her writing, and her characters.

Another plus-sized heroine everyone can root for!

Maria is body positive, sex positive and knows what she wants. When she sees a handsome Viking of a man, she takes him to bed . . . and leaves the next morning without so much as a note goodbye. Peter wakes up to an empty bed and an empty heart. He really thought this one night stand had potential.

Low and behold a few days later they find out that they are cast together in a television show that will be filming on a remote Irish island. Their second encounter doesn't go well, so working together could be a disaster. Peter still has a crush on Maria but has to worship her from afar - even though they work very closely together. He loves her warmth and caring and how she creates a family among her co-workers. Maria's impressions of Peter change and she, too, continues to crush on Peter.

After 6 years of working together, their show has come to an end. Will it be the end for Peter and Maria? Or will they decide to give these feelings a chance? Can they both overcome troubled childhoods to form a bond that will last?

These were great characters and I liked their story. I am over the whole Gods of the Gates thing - (Dade's last 3 books all featured characters on this fictional show). There were short chapters with text strings with the whole group that were meant to be funny, but I just found annoying. It's a small complaint. Otherwise, I love Dade's non-traditional protagonists. It's nice to have some characters with some "meat".

Even though this is a series, you do not need to read them in order. Of the three, the first book - Spoiler Alert, remains my favorite, but this was an absolutely solid romance.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for my ARC of this novel.

I can't believe I am typing this, but I DNF'd this book. I got bored with the relationship back and forth and the fact that the same obstacle REMAINED the primary conflict for the entire book. :(

I loved Maria and her take no prisoners attitude and how unapologetically and authentically HERSELF, she was. I loved Peter and his absolute obsession with Maria, his grudge and how he learned to be a bit less awkward with people. I loved the development of their relationship! I loved the setting, the side characters, the detail of the show!

However.....there are only so many times that an author can dangle the carrot of relationship resolution in front of me before I lose interest. I couldn't stand reading about some nonsense reason why the exact same thing that was an issue in the beginning, was still and issue so much later.

*********POSSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT*********
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*********I AM SERIOUS, DO NOT READ FURTHER*********



6 years with no more progress made, after the initial "oops we didn't expect to see each other again" one night stand, and then we STILL DON'T GET THE RESOLUTION THEN?! No. I'm sorry, but no. After all of that I could've possibly kept going if things were resolved. But no, SAME PROBLEM and poof the characters slink off to their separate corners. I even skipped to the end to see if it was satisfactory enough to make up for the repetition of the conflict but it was not. And Peter literally did not *cough* interact with another women in the entire 6 years while Maria did have some sporadic *cough* interactions which was fine...if after 6 years, they were FINALLY together instead of separated yet again and then together and beautifully happy......and then poof same thing goes wrong and they're separated again.

Dear author, if you happen to read this please know that I truly did enjoy your writing and your characters. But there's a definite limit to how much you can string a reader (and your characters) along before resolution.

The sexual tension, the spice, the not-at-all subtle roast of Game of Thrones season 7, Excellent. All of it.

Olivia did it again! I am absolutely obsessed with this series and this was another excellent edition. Peter and Maria had such amazing chemistry and I loved their dynamic together. Also....was the book maybe setting up its first queer pairing? I definitely hope so and look forward to buying this book/reading the next. Thank you for the early copy!

I adore this series so much and I loved this one just as much as the first two. The relationship took a bit to develop but I enjoyed the story the whole way through.

Thank you to Harper Collins for this ARC!
I absolutely adored this book. It is exactly what I want in a romance novel: something I can read that will make me smile and that allows me to turn my brain off for a little while. Maria and Peter are a great couple and I like that their story spans years as they were actors working on a popular TV show. Their relationship developed under interesting circumstances since they are filming on a remote island as the only two actors with a small film crew. Can you say “romantic tension”?! My only critique is that these two need to learn to communicate, my god. It dragged the plot to a certain degree. However, I think Dade wrote a cute romance novel that has plus-size representation where the plus size characters are desirable successful, and more than just their body type.

This one didn't click for me. Although the premise sounds really fun, I found myself really disliking the main characters. They weren't doing a great job at communicating with each other and let their emotions drive their actions for years! The timeline of the book was also a bit odd. We're in the "past" for longer than I expected, and it left me thinking "I thought this book is about what happens after they've worked together for years..?"

The characters didn't feel very grounded in reality, especially with the inciting incident of the one-night-stand. While I know this book will find its reader in fans of Dade's previous work, it wasn't for me.

Olivia Dade returns with another fat-positive, swoony, spicy romance. I loved the characters in this one, and how the relationship builds over the years.

Spoiler Alert series is one of my absolute favourite romance series, so I was so excited that I got to read this book early! The body positivity in this book is so special. The romance between Maria and Peter was so endearing.
The pinning trope was executed beautifully and their chemistry was off the charts.I am so happy to conclude this series, and that I decided to pick it up in the first place.
Ship Wrecked was a very fun, charming, and lovely read! I can't wait to see what Olivia Dade gifts us next.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for sharing this ARC with me in exchange for an honest review.

Another great addition to this series. I really enjoy how the author isn't afraid to go back in a timeline or to do large time jumps. Even when we are getting events from another couples perspective it never feels boring. I liked both these characters. I appreciated that both focused on being strong not thin. The very end of the book dragged just a little but it was still very satisfying.

Olivia Dade just consistently does not miss. I absolutely loved Ship Wrecked—I think this series continues to improve with each book. The plus size rep, the steam, the trauma that each character is working through, all of it is just fantastic. These books are a perfect mix of witty banter, heartfelt conversations, and hot love scenes. And wonderful friendships! And diversity of all kinds! I just. Chef’s kiss, honestly.

This book is the 3rd book in the Spoiler Alert series. I would highly recommend this series to any romance reader. This book in particular has two fat leads that both love their bodies. I think readers will enjoy how confident Maria is.

Maria and Peter's story starts during their one night stand before they got cast as costars in the Gates series (the same TV show in the rest of the books). Maria and Peter's characters are stuck on an island together for the 6 years that they work on this series. We get to follow Maria and Peter's relationship from before shooting, shooting the first season, shooting the last season, and during the infamous post season press tour that is featured in the previous two books.

This book had a low start and finish, but I really enjoyed the rest of the book. I did not care for the main characters during the first 4 chapter, but then I fell in love with them for the majority of the book. I loved how the characters first initial conflict was solved. I also enjoyed how as we got to know the characters we were able to understand why they acted the way they did in those first (for me rough) initial chapters.

However, the last fight of the book, which is present in every romance novel, was again rough for me. I think this fight needed to happen for the characters, but I disagree with the solution. I found the "compromise" still very unhealthy. I was very glad both characters realized that they were wrong on their own. I think that one of the characters still ended up getting everything they unhealthy wanted. This may just be the author and I having different values when it comes to this particular subject.

Overall, "Ship Wrecked" is a solid romance novel. I think anyone who enjoys contemporary romance will enjoy this book a lot. I especially think Maria's character is very interesting. She is very confident and strong, but is very close with her family. I think usually stronger female leads tend to be written as more distant and closed off from their families, so I found this aspect of the book refreshing. I also think readers will love and swoon over Peter.

Olivia Dade is a standout writer of extremely sexy romance novels featuring plus-size heroines getting the happily every after they deserve. In Ship Wrecked, the latest entry in her bawdy series featuring stars of a Game of Thrones-esque tv series, Maria and Peter share a one-night stand on page one, When they are both hired the next day for a job that will leave them filming together on a remote island location for the next seven years, the situation can be kindly described as “awkward”. The resulting slow burn romance is alternatively sensual and sweet, liberally spiced with Dade’s trademark humor. The result is a totally satisfying, well-earned ending that will leave readers ready to turn back to page one to experience the fun all over again. Like a great tv series, this one is binge-worthy!

This is the story of two fat co-stars in a television series who made love once, at the beginning of the book, and I do mean beginning, and then spend the next six years being friends, but not lovers, even though they lusted after each other the whole time. The reasoning being that if they fell out of love, that it would ruin the show, and make it hard to film.

I love that the characters are both fat, and both know they are fat, and both are bound and determined to remain fat. In fact Marie is adamant about it, making sure there is nothing in her contract that will force her to lose weight.

A very hot and steamy book. If you have read her other books, you might be surprised at how hot and heavy this is. Even when they are not having sex, they are lusting after each other.

Sweet, deep story. We get into the background of both Marie, who is from Sweden, and Peter, who is from the midwest. We get to learn why both have certain things that drive them. Which I love. Because if I want a romance, I want it to be the full thing, and this is.

My only complaint, and it is a minor one, is we are expected to keep track of all the secondary characters, and what they do, and who they are, and why they are important.

<em> Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

What a fun, cute book that makes me want to go out and immediately read the other two.

Fat protagonists: ✅
Actors on location: ✅
Sweet: ✅
Funny: ✅
Sexy: ✅
Learning a little about Sweden??: ✅
Excited to read about the rest of this chaotic group: ✅✅✅

MY HEART!!!!! Wowowowow. Okay, So. This was spicy and steamy and slow burning and unbelievably sweet and tender. I love this series so much and I am ABSOLUTELY in LOVE with Peter and Maria! I sat down, started reading, and didn't want to stop. This was a pleasure to read.

I liked this one a lot, but just not as much as the first two in the series. Some of the larger story about the TV show and the producers might be hard to follow if you haven't read the first books in the series.

Oh my goddess! She did it again! This book is AMAZING! I really want to say it's my favorite one in the series, but the whole series is so dang good, I couldn't possibly pick a favorite. I FREAKING LOVE THIS BOOK! First of all, that cover is GORGEOUS! I don't know why she's in costume and he's in a suit, but I love it. The blue is so beautiful. 

There is not a single thing about this book that I do not love. The love yourself of it all! Maria is perfection. The characters are both fat. That is a thing about them, but it does not define their character. Just like in real life, people are people! They come in all shapes and sizes! Get over it! 


Maria is AMAZING. I love her so much. SO much. This girl. She loves herself. She knows herself. She knows her worth. She demands what she is due is a healthy way. I ADORE HER! I will scream this from the rooftop. This is a FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC character! 

If Peter had not been exactly as amazing as he is, this book would have been a miss. I HATE it when one lead is amazing and the other is just... flat. That's not the case. Honestly I never even considered that could happen, because Olivia Dade does it right!! Peter is spectacular. He's complicated. He's dedicated. He's loyal AF. I love him. I knew the shoe was gonna drop. I saw it coming. I cringed. In my mind, I begged him to open his eyes and see where he was headed. He didn't. Of course. There has to be a conflict, but I DIDN'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN! BUT! Because he is amazing, he figures it out ricky tick. Peter is exactly the sort of man I am a sucker for. He reminds me of my own husband. 

The story is so good. I mean, absolutely amazing. I did a terrible thing and started this book at about 7:30pm, and obviously I stayed up til Midnight to finish it. Putting this book down was not an option. I hung on every word. I cannot even say how much I loved this book. IT IS SO GOOD! GO GET IT RIGHT NOW! Honestly this whole series is amazing. All three of these books are so good. Reading this one made me want to start over and reread them all. 

The ONLY slightly negative thing I have to say about this couple is that staying in California, when moving to Sweden is an option, is not a choice I would make. THE HEALTHCARE THOUGH!