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yvo_about_books's review
4.0
"But I’m not you, Peter. I need people I love around me every day to be happy."
I enjoyed the first two books of the series, which is kind of a surprise for me considering just how much smut is involved in both books. I think this has a lot to do with the way Olivia Dade writes her stories and creates her characters. There is just something about the characters in the Spoiler Alert books that makes it easy to connect to them, and the banter is always brilliant. Book number three is no different. Ship Wrecked features not one, but two fat main characters this time around, and I love the show of body positivity and the fact that we actually have a fat male character (which you don't see often). I am grateful for the warning about the VERY steamy start of Ship Wrecked though, because holy cow! I had to skimread more than once, because there is a LOT of smut involved considering this is basically a six-year-long slowburn romance. Somehow I don't mind the sexy scenes too much with these books though, and this is thanks to the characters and banter. I enjoyed spending time with Maria and Peter, and while I would loved to have seen their connection grow more up close and without that huge gap in the middle, as a whole it was still satisfying. It was also great to see the rest of the gang again, and the humor was spot on for me.
Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Sexual content, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Sexism, Bullying, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
ladythana's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment
Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Minor: Infidelity, Death of parent, Bullying, and Mental illness
peachani's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Cursing
hellowildflower's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, Fatphobia, and Bullying
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
decklededgess's review against another edition
- 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
Such a stunning conclusion to the Spoiler Alert series! This was my favourite of the three books even though I'm an Alex groupie through and through.
One of my favourite things about this book is the masterful way the timeline and pacing was handled. It's a sort of slow burn even though it opens with their one night stand. It spans around 7 or 8 years of them working on the show but the story doesn't drag on the page. Yet you feel the time pass as the characters grow, as major timeline markers from All The Feels and Spoiler Alert pop up. I loved how even the greater cast of characters also ages on page despite them not being central to the romance.
Peter and Maria are such fun characters. Peter going from butt hurt man baby to able to handle his feelings bc he is working through trauma was really great. Maria has no flaws, she is perfect to me. Peter and Maria start off with a little bit of animosity after their one night stand because Peter is a man-child but I did appreciate that they still had incredible chemistry and ability to banter. They were still compatible despite their antagonism, they just had to learn how to overlook their egos. I enjoyed how Peter learnt to read Maria's love language and communicate his own needs over the course of the book.
I loved the little inside jokes they shared not just between themselves but with the cast as well. And I thoroughly enjoyed how the reader is pulled into these jokes because there are two books of context to it. It made the reading experience feel like watching friends get together after years of pining. Also, the pickled fish gag was my favourite thing. No more context on that so y'all get to enjoy it properly on page.
Seriously, this is a stunning conclusion to the series.
**I don't have first hand experience in the world as a fat/chubby/plus size person so while I didn't find any issues with the representation, I am not the one to comment on that. More authentic reviews will do a better job of feedback on the representation.
Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Physical abuse
uranaishi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Alcohol, Body shaming, Medical content, Bullying, and Sexism
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence