Week 49 Review: Ship Wrecked

From Goodreads:

After All the Feels and Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade once again delivers a warm and wonderful romantic comedy about two co-stars who once had an incredible one-night stand—and after years of filming on the same remote island, are finally ready to yield to temptation again…

Maria's one-night-stand—the thick-thighed, sexy Viking of a man she left without a word or a note—just reappeared. Apparently, Peter's her surly Gods of the Gates co-star, and they're about to spend the next six years filming on a desolate Irish island together. She still wants him…but he now wants nothing to do with her.

Peter knows this role could finally transform him from a forgettable character actor into a leading man. He also knows a failed relationship with Maria could poison the set, and he won’t sabotage his career for a woman who’s already walked away from him once. Given time, maybe they can be cooperative colleagues or friends—possibly even best friends—but not lovers again. No matter how much he aches for her.

For years, they don't touch off-camera. But on their last night of filming, their mutual restraint finally shatters, and all their pent-up desire explodes into renewed passion. Too bad they still don't have a future together, since Peter's going back to Hollywood, while Maria's returning to her native Sweden. She thinks she needs more than he can give her, but he's determined to change her mind, and he's spent the last six years waiting. Watching. Wanting.

His shipwrecked Swede doesn't stand a chance.

My Review:
Oh man, this series is just so great! At first this book wasn't as addicting as the first two, but once I got to know these characters (and they stopped being awful to one another) I couldn't put it down, because I love this world that Olivia Dade has created! 

We've met Maria and Peter previously, mainly through the group cast texts. But this book focuses on them. And almost half of this story takes place before Spoiler Alert starts, because these two have known each other from the day before they got cast. And boy, did they have a story! 

Everybody is a product of their past, and that applies in particular to these two, and how they react because of, and to, their one night together. She did it because of her ex-boyfriend and the long distance relationship that they had, and how that ended. He reacted like he did because of his ex-fiance and how she left. It makes sense, but it was a bit difficult to read, especially since we find out their backstory throughout this book.

I love their banter, and the names she calls him, and the minor violence that she throws his way. Their dynamics after all these years was so great! Though I do wish we could've found out where she was keeping that can of fish! And oh, I loved how they worked through their issues and created their happy ending! 

This was a really great read, and I can't wait to see what Olivia Dade writes next! 

Author: Olivia Dade
Series: Spoiler Alert #3
Read: December 4th, 2022
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Avon Books 
Published: November 15th 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars