Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade

63 reviews

lindseyisreading's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Fatphobia

seasonofreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

A plus sizes romance where both characters are truly plus size and truly themselves. Great scenes written for each stage of their relationship. A really fun and endearing romance!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Death of parent

sarahsthoughtsonbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

greylandreviews's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

I loved the premise but this book failed me. The pacing was horrible and the only attraction these character's have for each other is just sexual.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Infidelity, Abandonment, and Death of parent

prettylightsandcitynights's review

funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Death

wrestleacademic's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Death of parent

thewellbitch's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

Not bad but I didn't enjoy the male protagonist like I did the others in the series which made me not connect with the book. I did like how the main conflict is resolved, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia and Death of parent

lennie_reads's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Body shaming

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity and Sexism

bzliz's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.25

I had a bit of an Olivia Dade binge session in February but had a long wait to get to this one and honestly I’m not sure it was worth the wait. Maria and Peter have the same superficial charm that previous protagonists in the series also had but now that it’s the third installment of the series, it’s wearing thin (ironic). The whole thing feels a lot like a middling fanfiction. The characters flirt with having real personalities but so much of it is internal and huge understandings are gleaned from a glance or a one word sentence and I’m not entirely sure these people like each other despite what we’re being told. On top of that, it’s trying way too hard to be funny with repeated “jokes” that the readers are let in on but simply aren’t funny. 

The funniest part is the tags attached to the fanfiction interstitial that references not doing a lot of research about an aspect of Hollywood life because that feels like truth in fiction about how much research the actual author put in to learning about how filming works and what press junkets are really like. 

That said, if you just want to read a book about two fat actors falling in love and you don’t really care about how illogical a lot of the details are then you’ll probably love this. I’ll be taking a break from Olivia Dade for a while though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Infidelity

jackiepreston's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Infidelity, and Death of parent