SHIP WRECKED | BY OLIVIA DADE

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MY REVIEW:

*** I received an advance review copy for my honest review. ***

3.5 Stars. This is a harder one to review, but let’s get into it.

This is the first book from this author that I’ve read and was excited to read it based on the reviews from her previous books.

This story starts with Maria and Peter having a one night stand, which had me intrigued. Then Maria leaves with no so much as a note or a goodbye.

Peter is hurt of course and acts like a jerk. Which is kind of understandable but also no promised was made so he doesn’t have much ground to stand on.

Peter and Maria end up on the same set auditioning for roles alongside each other. The chemistry is off the charts and end up getting the roles they auditioned for.

Maria is from Sweden and has been acting smaller roles in her home country so this is a big role for her but Maria has other priorities. Even though this role maybe big for her she has other options and can always move back home.

Peter on the other hand has been an actor for over 15 years in Hollywood and this could be his big break. All he’s ever wanted was to be recognized for his skills and talent.

So to say their priorities are different is an understatement. And they know each other’s priorities so they know what’s important to the other, but still are strongly attracted to one another.

So they get on set and Maria is connecting with everyone on set and Peter has a hard time connect with people as he’s an introvert, so it’s not easy making small talk or doing all the things necessary for him to become a bigger actor. So this role is super important to him as it’s a leading role. Peter just doesn’t know how to because he just doesn’t know how to. With Maria’s help he starts to form a connection and that only helps his career.

Now I’ve seen a lot of reviews saying that Peter is a jerk and those are also the reviews that didn’t finish the book and I thought the same but I kept reading and realized that he was just hurt by her actions. Peter was so different after the first 25% of the book. And you really get to see his personality show.

Now I enjoyed this book and the characters and I loved the fact that the main characters of the show were plus sized and they didn’t have to change who they were to play the roles. And I loved Peter and Maria when the finally got together after six long years. They secretly pined for each other but still kept it super professional.

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But after the show wrapped Peter was done with playing it professional he wanted Maria and he was going to get her. Maria wanted Peter from the beginning but was heartbroken when he seemed as if he didn’t want her back. He was doing what was best for their careers.

And I loved all the secondary characters except for Ian of course and if you read the book you’ll understand why (iykyk). But everyone of them and the relationships they built even if they weren’t acting together was so lovable. I really loved the group chats between the characters and I loved how Maria kept including Peter in all the conversations. She made him interact with everyone when he didn’t know how to.

So let’s get to the hard part, what  I didn’t enjoy about the the book was the extreme detail of everything that wasn’t necessary. For instance there were pages and pages of descriptions and monologues that didn’t need to be there.

Like at one point Maria was recalling her first kiss and she spoke about the name of the person that gave her her first kiss and some details which is understandable but then she goes on for pages about who her first kiss was, to me this was unnecessary.

And after a while I started to skim the pages because it was just way too long. Like why are we discussing this for so long. And not to mention when the characters were talking their would be pages of inner monologues that took up pages before a reply was said. I had to go back a few times to remember what the question was. This was way too much for me.

And after a while I started to just skim though the extra monologues and descriptions because it was just too much information that I felt like was completely unnecessary to the story.

This kind of took me out of the book for a little bit and that didn’t really sit well with me. I felt like the book would have been great had it not been so extra long. I hope a lot of that is removed from the final book.

And one thing I didn’t love was how selfish Maria was in the third act breakup. At it was revealed that she was selfish because of what she also wanted. Especially when she knew what was important to Peter and how hard he’s worked and not to mention his past.

This annoyed me a little I didn’t feel like he didn’t need to be the one apologizing or groveling or whatever you choose to call it. I feel like Maria should have been the one to apologize.

Overall I really enjoyed the characters and their stories, I loved them together and their relationship. I just didn’t enjoy how long it was, it took way too long to finish.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Olivia Dade grew up an undeniable nerd, prone to ignoring the world around her as she read any book she could find. Her favorites, though, were always, always romances. As an adult, she earned an M.A. in American history and worked in a variety of jobs that required the donning of actual pants: Colonial Williamsburg interpreter, high school teacher, academic tutor, and (of course) librarian. Now, however, she has finally achieved her lifelong goal of wearing pajamas all day as a hermit-like writer and enthusiastic hag. She currently lives outside Stockholm with her delightful family and their ever-burgeoning collection of books.

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