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greylandreviews's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Infidelity, Abandonment, and Death of parent
bzliz's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Infidelity
jackiepreston's review
- 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
Graphic: Cursing, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment, Infidelity, and Death of parent
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
stardustandrockets's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Body shaming, Grief, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcohol and Panic attacks/disorders
stegan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Grief and Abandonment
The two characters come to grips with past events they had no control over.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
martamae77'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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment
bookcheshirecat's review against another edition
4.0
➽ Olivia Dade does it again and delivers a swoonworthy romance!! Ship Wrecked is about Gods of the Gates co-stars Maria and Peter who are set to film their parts over the course of 6 years. After an awkward ONS, being together in close proximity might be difficult, but they are nothing if not professionals. I loved Maria so much, she's an aspiring Swedish actress who is hoping for her big break in mainstream media, so being part of Gods of the Gates is her chance. She's super outspoken, caring and brave! There is still a lot of fatphobia in the media industry and I admired how Maria took it head on, never letting others belittle her body or decide to force her into dieting! Peter is a bit more timid when it comes to upsetting anyone on set, as he knows Gods of the Gates is his chance at a career. Nevertheless, he adores Maria and wouldn't want to see her hurt! I loved their banter and the great chemistry they had 💗
Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Body shaming
Minor: Abandonment and Death of parent
ashleyvharris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic relationship
Minor: Abandonment, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Infidelity