A review by thefatpaperback
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

“And that’s how solidarity works, Peter. Welcome to unfettered socialism, you utter skitstövel.” 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Olivia Dade is the queen of pining, longing, banter, and intimacy. Each book is new, thrilling, and swoon-inducing. She also beautifully builds characters who are so realistic and relatable and complex. In Peter, you get a man who has social anxiety due to his strained relationship with his father. In Maria, you have a shining star of a woman who once was a cold, sad child until the right family found her and loved her unconditionally. SHIP WRECKED delivers all those wonderful feelings Dade promises in each book, and weaves together a story that honors her characters. It’s truly masterful. 

Maria sneaks out of the hotel room she stayed in the night before without leaving a note with the man asleep in bed. But hours later she sees him again, reading for the part of Cyprian to her Cassia. He’s very unhappy to see her, which is unfortunate—seeing as they’ve just been cast as leading characters on one of the biggest shows in the world. To make matters worse, they’ll have to film on a deserted island for years. At every turn, the question of whether they should give in to their attraction for one another or prioritize their careers arises. But once the show ends, that problem goes away…right? 

🌟FAT REP: BOTH MARIA AND PETER ARE FAT YALL!!!!!!!  BOTH OF THEM!!!!! The way Maria and Peter’s bodies are described is FANTASTIC. They’re both big, tall, strong, round, and soft. There are instances of workplace fatphobia in this book, but great representation of advocating for oneself and destigmatizing fat bodies. P.S. Maria doesn’t remove any of her body hair and I love seeing that in a fat character 💛

❤️‍🔥 FAT HERO & FAT HEROINE
❤️‍🔥 Grumpy/Sunshine 
❤️‍🔥 One night stand to costars to enemies to friends to lovers 
❤️‍🔥 THE SLOWEST BURN AND THE LONGEST PINING
❤️‍🔥Found Family 
❤️‍🔥 Forced Proximity

SHIP WRECKED releases 11/15/22! Thank you to Netgalley, Avon, and HarperCollins for allowing me to read this ARC
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