Reviews

Desire and the Deep Blue Sea by Olivia Dade

demidesi's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

dawrecka412's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

andreaaaoid's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I liked this! It definitely wasn't my favorite of Olivia Dade's books; you can absolutely tell that it's one of her earliest novels (the spice is only so-so, and everything was super rushed). I also wasn't a fan of Dade's use of the word "flesh" sooo many times throughout the book (particularly didn't like the phrase "velvety flesh"). 

starlight_library's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

2.75

adventuresinfictionland's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kayleigh_kbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

elemomi's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

k8so's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Cute little romance novela but I like her novels much better

islandbookwyrm's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kitstercronk's review against another edition

4.0

This novella has made Olivia Dade an auto-buy author for me.
(Originally I didn’t realise it was a novella and was surprised by how small the physical copy was, but it was a lovely quick afternoon read - although I love the concept so much a full size novel would have also been fantastic!).

Thomas is a dreamy, hopelessly in love academic and Callie is a relatable, loveable female protagonist. The prose is lovely, and I laughed at loud several times at the way things were worded.

Also some spicy scenes that were