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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
Refreshingly different story telling... bounced around years in a way that enriched the story. It was a slow burn that skipped over many slow burn years. Thanks for that Olivia. 70% onward I was heavily invested in the characters' relationship with each other and friends blossoming. LOVED finally reading a fat HERO. Beautiful from start to finish.
I’m in a reading slump and this one was too slow for me. I think at a different time, I would love this book.
emotional
funny
hopeful
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Full review can also be found on *Milky Way of Books*
Disclaimer: This review was for my Illumicrate copy and the special edition that complimented the first two books also re-designed by Illumicrate. My copy was yellow and blue, the outside of the pages was colored and there was also the autograph of the author. A gorgeous special edition indeed!
This series has been with me since 2020 when covid was in session, I was quarantined like the rest of the planet and I wanted some fluff. "Spoiler Alert" the first book of the series reminded me of my fanfiction Wattpad days where I would write and write and write and by then I had fallen in love with Olivia's characters.
Now close to 3 years later the series ends with this amazing final book about Maria and Peter, two people who have lots and lots of pent-up feelings for each other and yet circumstances force them to hide it.
So we begin with... one night stand where Peter, an actor who hopes to make his biggest success on tv is found with Maria, a Swede theatre actress who hopes to find a new job in the USA, hopefully also close to cinema or tv. Both have a great time and the next day they realize that both have been cast together to work for a fictional (for the book) show, similar to a "Game of Thrones" series.
Feelings aside and misunderstandings lead both Maria and Peter to Ireland where they will film their own part of the show for the next six years! As their muddled relationship morphs into a friendship both Maria and Peter will forge new friendships but also try to navigate their growing feelings of attraction for each other amidst Hollywood contracts, fan bases, and misogynistic and stupid producers.
The book was *chef's kiss* amazing. Peter was amazing with Maria and their dialogue was one of the funniest I have ever read. It felt so natural and true as if I was listening to them talking. The pacing was good and steady giving time to develop the characters' relationships and trials but what I loved most was the theme of found family, one not created by blood but of love and affection.
I can detect Olivia's Swedish camaraderie here and it was very funny to be able to see Sweden even from the eyes of Peter who, poor fellow, went there to meet with Maria's family.
The series ended in the best way I could ever hope, solidifying Olivia's amazing way of bringing unique yet realistic characters to life both with humor, love, and the trials that come with any relationship.
Definitely recommended and I plan to re-read it again
Disclaimer: This review was for my Illumicrate copy and the special edition that complimented the first two books also re-designed by Illumicrate. My copy was yellow and blue, the outside of the pages was colored and there was also the autograph of the author. A gorgeous special edition indeed!
This series has been with me since 2020 when covid was in session, I was quarantined like the rest of the planet and I wanted some fluff. "Spoiler Alert" the first book of the series reminded me of my fanfiction Wattpad days where I would write and write and write and by then I had fallen in love with Olivia's characters.
Now close to 3 years later the series ends with this amazing final book about Maria and Peter, two people who have lots and lots of pent-up feelings for each other and yet circumstances force them to hide it.
So we begin with... one night stand where Peter, an actor who hopes to make his biggest success on tv is found with Maria, a Swede theatre actress who hopes to find a new job in the USA, hopefully also close to cinema or tv. Both have a great time and the next day they realize that both have been cast together to work for a fictional (for the book) show, similar to a "Game of Thrones" series.
Feelings aside and misunderstandings lead both Maria and Peter to Ireland where they will film their own part of the show for the next six years! As their muddled relationship morphs into a friendship both Maria and Peter will forge new friendships but also try to navigate their growing feelings of attraction for each other amidst Hollywood contracts, fan bases, and misogynistic and stupid producers.
The book was *chef's kiss* amazing. Peter was amazing with Maria and their dialogue was one of the funniest I have ever read. It felt so natural and true as if I was listening to them talking. The pacing was good and steady giving time to develop the characters' relationships and trials but what I loved most was the theme of found family, one not created by blood but of love and affection.
I can detect Olivia's Swedish camaraderie here and it was very funny to be able to see Sweden even from the eyes of Peter who, poor fellow, went there to meet with Maria's family.
The series ended in the best way I could ever hope, solidifying Olivia's amazing way of bringing unique yet realistic characters to life both with humor, love, and the trials that come with any relationship.
Definitely recommended and I plan to re-read it again
Dear god, I hate Peter. I'm almost 70% through and I don't think I can handle more of him.
OMG, this book.
Ship Wrecked is everything I've come to expect from an [a:Olivia Dade|13787449|Olivia Dade|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1430002906p2/13787449.jpg] book--snarky, LOL-inducing, sexy-as-heck, body positive fun--this time, with bonus lessons in Swedish candy, slang, and swearing. (Spoiler alert: there's lots of excrement in the last two. Hopefully not in the first? Though Peter might disagree...)
Peter and Maria's romance somehow ended up being a slow burn (SIX YEARS!) enemies-to-friends-to-lovers story, despite the fact that it literally starts with a bang (I feel the need to repeat *literally* here, because yes, that kind of a bang) during their very memorable one night stand before they discover--surprise!--they're going to be coworkers. Like seriously, a slow burn romance shouldn't have even been a possibility given their opening scene antics, but somehow Ms Dade managed it, and made it believable, like the freaking miracle worker/author she is.
I LOVED Maria and Peter, both separately and as a couple. I adored Maria's positive self image and total determination to stick up for herself, even when their absolute jerkwad series producers were determined to break her. Not going to lie, her ability to pull out a jar of pickled herring out of nowhere at a moment's notice scares me a little, but it speaks to her total commitment to being, well, her and I appreciate that. I spent roughly 98% percent of the book wanting to hug Peter, which is quite a feat considering I'm not much of a hugger and Peter definitely isn't either. But OMG his insecurities spoke to me, and the way Maria understood him better than he did and went out of her way to bring him into the little family she was putting together on their remote island? SHE HAS SERIOUS SKILLS, Y'ALL.
Once again Ms Dade also worked her magic with the dreaded black moment--I thought I was firmly on one of the character's side in their breakup, until that character had a come-to-Jesus moment which also had me rethinking everything, and then in the end when they both took ownership for the blowup, mutually admitting to all the ways their pasts had tried their best to keep them from their much-deserved HEA--I was like, yeah, what they said! Obviously! I knew that all along! and then quietly marveled at her genius storytelling. Again. <3
For fans of the series, don't worry, even though our main characters spend the bulk of their six years on a remote island far away from the rest of the Gods of the Gate cast, we still have plenty of LOL-inducing cast group chats to get us all through it, along with 100% NSFW emails from a certain coworker of theirs who's particularly fond of fanfic. (And can I just say, I knew Whiskers had a bestselling book in him! Called that one!) For readers who might not have read [b:Spoiler Alert|56037443|Spoiler Alert (Spoiler Alert #1)|Olivia Dade|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1606272206l/56037443._SX50_.jpg|75471187] and [b:All the Feels|56817007|All the Feels (Spoiler Alert, #2)|Olivia Dade|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1615567440l/56817007._SY75_.jpg|84068402] yet, stop what you're doing RIGHT NOW and get caught up! Sure, this one has our MCs far away from their cast mates for much of the novel, but trust me, you're going to want to know what exactly is going on with the rest of them the whole time (all 3 take place concurrently, essentially) and you might feel a little lost if you don't (or don't remember...honestly, even if you've read them already, a series binge read isn't a bad idea. Just to fully appreciate all the MCs in their appropriate glory...)
You can thank me later. Or just thank me now...I'm flexible like that. ;)
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
Ship Wrecked is everything I've come to expect from an [a:Olivia Dade|13787449|Olivia Dade|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1430002906p2/13787449.jpg] book--snarky, LOL-inducing, sexy-as-heck, body positive fun--this time, with bonus lessons in Swedish candy, slang, and swearing. (Spoiler alert: there's lots of excrement in the last two. Hopefully not in the first? Though Peter might disagree...)
Peter and Maria's romance somehow ended up being a slow burn (SIX YEARS!) enemies-to-friends-to-lovers story, despite the fact that it literally starts with a bang (I feel the need to repeat *literally* here, because yes, that kind of a bang) during their very memorable one night stand before they discover--surprise!--they're going to be coworkers. Like seriously, a slow burn romance shouldn't have even been a possibility given their opening scene antics, but somehow Ms Dade managed it, and made it believable, like the freaking miracle worker/author she is.
I LOVED Maria and Peter, both separately and as a couple. I adored Maria's positive self image and total determination to stick up for herself, even when their absolute jerkwad series producers were determined to break her. Not going to lie, her ability to pull out a jar of pickled herring out of nowhere at a moment's notice scares me a little, but it speaks to her total commitment to being, well, her and I appreciate that. I spent roughly 98% percent of the book wanting to hug Peter, which is quite a feat considering I'm not much of a hugger and Peter definitely isn't either. But OMG his insecurities spoke to me, and the way Maria understood him better than he did and went out of her way to bring him into the little family she was putting together on their remote island? SHE HAS SERIOUS SKILLS, Y'ALL.
Once again Ms Dade also worked her magic with the dreaded black moment--I thought I was firmly on one of the character's side in their breakup, until that character had a come-to-Jesus moment which also had me rethinking everything, and then in the end when they both took ownership for the blowup, mutually admitting to all the ways their pasts had tried their best to keep them from their much-deserved HEA--I was like, yeah, what they said! Obviously! I knew that all along! and then quietly marveled at her genius storytelling. Again. <3
For fans of the series, don't worry, even though our main characters spend the bulk of their six years on a remote island far away from the rest of the Gods of the Gate cast, we still have plenty of LOL-inducing cast group chats to get us all through it, along with 100% NSFW emails from a certain coworker of theirs who's particularly fond of fanfic. (And can I just say, I knew Whiskers had a bestselling book in him! Called that one!) For readers who might not have read [b:Spoiler Alert|56037443|Spoiler Alert (Spoiler Alert #1)|Olivia Dade|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1606272206l/56037443._SX50_.jpg|75471187] and [b:All the Feels|56817007|All the Feels (Spoiler Alert, #2)|Olivia Dade|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1615567440l/56817007._SY75_.jpg|84068402] yet, stop what you're doing RIGHT NOW and get caught up! Sure, this one has our MCs far away from their cast mates for much of the novel, but trust me, you're going to want to know what exactly is going on with the rest of them the whole time (all 3 take place concurrently, essentially) and you might feel a little lost if you don't (or don't remember...honestly, even if you've read them already, a series binge read isn't a bad idea. Just to fully appreciate all the MCs in their appropriate glory...)
You can thank me later. Or just thank me now...I'm flexible like that. ;)
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-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