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A review by onceandfuturereaders
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I honestly don’t even know where to start. This was my first Olivia Dade book and I absolutely loved it. I can’t wait to go back and read the first two in the series. Maria and Peter are a one-night stand turned into television co-stars. The story jumps around a bit between their first meeting and their six years of filming in Gods of Gates (an epic fantasy show) on a remote Irish island together. While their one night stand didn’t end well, their relationship develops over the next half a decade and turns into something more.
This book is beautiful. I absolutely loved the fat representation in Peter and Maria. Their chemistry jumps off the page and I would absolutely ship them if I was watching their show (I shipped them anyway). I loved that they both showed personal growth and I loved how they grew together. Both of them had their own childhood traumas from the loss of a parent or parents and I loved how the book openly discussed their therapy and personal growth, as well as how they still had to figure out how to grow together.
The banter in this book is so good. I legitimately laughed out loud at so many parts. Maria is hands down one of my favorite female main characters I’ve read this year. The way she stood up to the Hollywood bs made me absolutely root for her so hard. And while I struggled to understand Peter in the beginning, he really ended up growing on me and making me root so hard for their relationship.
I think the only thing that I didn’t really like was some of the fluff used to fill the story - I loved the fan comments, but could have gone without all of the fanfiction in place of more of Maria and Peter’s actual love story.
Thank you Net Galley, Avon, and Harper Voyager for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book is beautiful. I absolutely loved the fat representation in Peter and Maria. Their chemistry jumps off the page and I would absolutely ship them if I was watching their show (I shipped them anyway). I loved that they both showed personal growth and I loved how they grew together. Both of them had their own childhood traumas from the loss of a parent or parents and I loved how the book openly discussed their therapy and personal growth, as well as how they still had to figure out how to grow together.
The banter in this book is so good. I legitimately laughed out loud at so many parts. Maria is hands down one of my favorite female main characters I’ve read this year. The way she stood up to the Hollywood bs made me absolutely root for her so hard. And while I struggled to understand Peter in the beginning, he really ended up growing on me and making me root so hard for their relationship.
I think the only thing that I didn’t really like was some of the fluff used to fill the story - I loved the fan comments, but could have gone without all of the fanfiction in place of more of Maria and Peter’s actual love story.
Thank you Net Galley, Avon, and Harper Voyager for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia and Death of parent