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A review by ratetheromance
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
4.0
Nobody writes fat characters like Olivia Dade. This series is such a perfect reflection of that. Each fat lead is different, layered, nuanced. Dade never goes to the fat-trope bucket to pull out "obsessed-with-shoes-because-they-always-fit" or "this-fat-girl-actually-wears-stylish-clothes!" et al.
𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 is a fantastic book in which both leads are fat. It's a part of who they each are, but not the ONLY part and not the main conflict. I cannot tell you how refreshing it is, as a lifelong fat woman, to read a romance whose conflict isn't DO I DESERVE LOVE EVEN THOUGH I'M FAT??
Maria is so strong, feisty, smart, and warm! She is a total badass. And Maria is the perfect sunshine to Peter's grump! I loved Peter and his social awkwardness, his deep feelings, and his beloved silence.
And talk about H-O-T! 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 delivers. When the first line of a book is, 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘻𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘮， 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘴. you KNOW it's gunna be steamier than a Swedish sauna (see what I did there?).
𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 has all the good things: found family, queer representation, nuanced fat characters, lovable and flawed leads, super-hot sex scenes, female empowerment, and a truly sweat story with a very Happily Ever After.
I did take off one star from my rating because 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 just does not succeed as a stand-alone book within a series. I have read the first two books and I was still completely overwhelmed and a little lost at parts. There are SO MANY CHARACTERS and most of those characters are actors, so you are also trying to keep track of the characters they play in the fictitious Game of Thrones-esque series.
So start at the first book and definitely read the series in order. If you do that you will likely love 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 as much as I did.
𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟: Rated NC-17 / 5+ sex scenes, harsh language. *MIGHT* include props/bondage.
𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗦: past death of parent, mid-childhood adoption, cheating ex
𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦: 3/5 - You will definitely feel some feels.
I received a gifted copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.
𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 is a fantastic book in which both leads are fat. It's a part of who they each are, but not the ONLY part and not the main conflict. I cannot tell you how refreshing it is, as a lifelong fat woman, to read a romance whose conflict isn't DO I DESERVE LOVE EVEN THOUGH I'M FAT??
Maria is so strong, feisty, smart, and warm! She is a total badass. And Maria is the perfect sunshine to Peter's grump! I loved Peter and his social awkwardness, his deep feelings, and his beloved silence.
And talk about H-O-T! 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 delivers. When the first line of a book is, 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘻𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘮， 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘴. you KNOW it's gunna be steamier than a Swedish sauna (see what I did there?).
𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 has all the good things: found family, queer representation, nuanced fat characters, lovable and flawed leads, super-hot sex scenes, female empowerment, and a truly sweat story with a very Happily Ever After.
I did take off one star from my rating because 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 just does not succeed as a stand-alone book within a series. I have read the first two books and I was still completely overwhelmed and a little lost at parts. There are SO MANY CHARACTERS and most of those characters are actors, so you are also trying to keep track of the characters they play in the fictitious Game of Thrones-esque series.
So start at the first book and definitely read the series in order. If you do that you will likely love 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 as much as I did.
𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟: Rated NC-17 / 5+ sex scenes, harsh language. *MIGHT* include props/bondage.
𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗦: past death of parent, mid-childhood adoption, cheating ex
𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦: 3/5 - You will definitely feel some feels.
I received a gifted copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.