The Great Obsession

We put our thinking caps on for this discussion and dive into the question of what makes a romance GOOD and what does it mean about society? Are we all just looking to indulge in the fantasy of a vulnerable man?? 5:40: Current state of the Romance genre discussion 11:15: Spoiler warning for ACOTAR Additional topics/spoilers: Pride & Prejudice and Heated Rivalry 12:15: Is Romance a Class Fantas...

Thank God March is over!!! Here's everything we read, watched and listened to, without spoilers. (04:03) Reading Report Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 1984 by George Orwell **Spoilers for 1984 and Animal Farm from (12:13) - (15:08). (18:39) Movies Forbidden Fruits The Big Lebowski Pizza Movie The Super Mario Galaxy Movie The Drama Hoppers Crazy Stupid Love (38:07) TV Love Overboard Real Housewive...

For our March book club we read Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang and had a fantastic time. This is one of the best books we've read all year. 0:00 - Spoiler Free Review 11:07 - Spoiler Free One-Minute Reviews 20:44 - Spoiler Discussion Rating: 8.75/10 FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's G...

It's finally here! Today we're reviewing the Project Hail Mary film adaptation, one of our most anticipated movie releases of the year. And IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT. This episode covers the film adaptation only. Our review of the book by Andy Weir is here: Project Hail Mary | a marvel movie of a book (complimentary) Spoilers begin at (22:46). FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreat...

8:40: Books The Bodyguard by Katherine Center 15:42  Movies: 1975: Breakdown (Netflix) Reminders of him 22:10 TV: Love is Blind (Netflix) Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Hulu) The Beatles Anthology (Disney+)  45:50 Music: The Velvet Underground Srgt Pepper and the Lonely Hearts Club - The Beatles The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Jimi Hendrix Geese New Kacey Musgraves album New Olivia Rodrigo album teas...

Time for a kiki about the terrible books, movies, TV and music that provide us emotional support in trying times. RiLee loves books with horrible protagonists, Sam has old white lady taste in TV, and we vehemently disagree about Pitbull. SPOILER WARNINGS: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver - Spoilers for the plot and ending from (08:44) - (09:22). While You Were Sleeping (1995) - Spoilers for the endi...

03:42 Books NOTHING 04:16: Walking and Pokemon Struggles  10:57 Movies: Wuthering Heights (light spoilers)   Goat Send Help Hamnet Little Richard (HBO) 33:49 TV: Bridgerton S4 (Netflix) How to get to heaven from Belfast (Netflix) Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model (Netflix) The Beatles Anthology (Disney+)  1:06:02 Music: My apologies to The Rolling Stones Luck…or something by Hilary Du...

Welcome to our February Book Club episode! This month we read Isola by Allegra Goodman, a historical fiction novel based on the true story of Marguerite de la Rocque. This was a battle for us to start but once it got going it really went off! TIMESTAMPS: (13:42) 1 minute reviews (16:30) Spoiler section begins FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: thegr...

Canadian scandals, questionable adaptations, and a discovery of pop/rock foundations. 05:34:68 Books Wuthering Heights 13:54:03 Movies: Wuthering Heights Jazz on a Summer’s Day (Youtube) The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix) Train Dreams (Netflix) Sentimental Value  Frankenstein (Netflix)   39:38:17 TV: The Super Bowl  The Olympics The Traitors (US)  Derry Girls How to Get to heaven From Belfast Ponies T...

Today we're each sharing 10 songs that made us who we are and defined our taste in other media. One song had teenage RiLee was doing devious behaviors to hear it again, while another had Sam acting out entire stories alone in her bedroom. A lot was exposed on this journey. Click here for a Spotify playlist of all the songs mentioned. Or, here they are listed: Big Star - Kenny Chesney Vivaldi&#...

9:07:54 Books Normal People by Sally Rooney 21:44:41 Movies: People we meet on vacation One Battle after Another The Secret Mall Apartment  The Alabama Solution HOMECOMING: a film by Beyonce 50:33:16 TV: The Traitors (US)  Nobody Wants T his  Tell Me Lies RHOSLC  Bridgerton  1:21:14 Music: Aperture by Harry Styles Normal People TV soundtrack Heated Rivalry TV soundtrack  Djo Upcoming: Robyn Charli...

For some reason we decided today we should rile ourselves up by reading haters' opinions of our favorite books. Fortunately a lot of them were funny, and several raised thought-provoking points we maybe couldn't argue with. We sure did try though. This episode is mostly spoiler-free, but there are mentions of general themes and characters in some of the books. FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It is our first mid-month vibe check and 2026 is off to a strong start 3:53:55 Books The Long Game by Rachel Reid Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab  9:53:76 Movies: Wake Up Dead Man - Knives Out 3  People We Meet on Vacation When Harry Met Sally Stranger Things documentary My Octopus Teacher 37:27:53 TV: Tell Me Lies  RHOSLC 911 Nashville    Chernobyl  The Traitors Percy Jackson 1:1...

Today we're sharing our 2026 release radar for books, movies, TV and music! This is a SPOILER FREE episode. There is a lot we're looking forward to, but also a lot we will probably read/watch against our will. All titles mentioned are below. Books: Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy The Sun and the Starker by Rachel Griffin A Stage Set For Villains by Shannon J....

Welcome to 2026!!! 7:47 Heated Rivalry book/TV show 24:52 Books Till We Have Faces by CS Lewis Wuthering Heights Careless People by Sarah Win Williams 34:10 Movies:  Eternity Marty Supreme The Housemaid Avatar: Fire and Ash Wuthering Heights 1992 56:48 TV Stranger things Percy Jackson Fleabag  1:14 Music That’s Showbiz Baby by Jade 1:18:45 Release Radar People We Meet on Vacation (Jan 9 on Netflix...

It's our favorite time of the year! This episode could also be titled "The Great Obsession Awards" because we have nominees, we have winners, and we have flops. Join us for a roundup of all the most memorable books, movies, TV, and pop culture moments we got from 2025. TIMESTAMPS: (02:50) Books (30:07) Movies (38:31) TV (01:02:42) Boy of the Year (01:10:42) Pop Culture FIND US AT: In...

There were a lot of mixed feelings on this one. We read Rebecca Ross' latest release, Wild Reverence, the prequel to the Divine Rival series. Rating: 6/10 0:00 - Intro 8:17 - One Minute Reviews (spoiler free) 13:10 - Spoiler Review FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

16 boys. 1 winner. And like 5 flops. It's showdown time! We had so many good candidates for our "white boy of the year" that we expanded it into an episode (and expanded outside of white boys, lol). Our boys go head-to-head in a bracket until we get a winner based on performance, charisma, permeation of pop culture, and mostly vibes. This episode is spoiler free! FIND US AT: Instagra...

It is that time of year again! Here is our roundup episode of all the books we read on the pod in 2025. Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Onyx Storm, Bad Mormon, Legendborn, The Unmaking of June Farrow, The God of the Woods, Sunrise On The Reaping, Deep End, Great Big Beautiful Life, The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea, We Were Liars, Atmosphere, Project Hail Mary, A Witch’s Guide to Magical I...

Happy December! RiLee did a lot of reading, Sam did a lot of movie-watching, and new releases like Wicked have given us much to discuss. Today's vibe check is spoiler free besides one minor Wicked spoiler, which we warn you before sharing. (00:00) Intro & life updates kiki (11:55) Reading Report The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Family...

Delayed gratification, cults, and meaningful sex. For our November book club we read Mate by Ali Hazelwood and loved it! 0:00 Intro 4:37: One Minute Reviews and non-spoiler discussion 10:01 Spoiler Discussion Rating: 7.5/10 FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠...

We love to read a mega-hyped Booktok book with an upcoming movie adaptation, so naturally we HAD to pick up The Housemaid and see what Freida McFadden is all about. In today's review we discuss the insanity of the plot, whether or not we predicted the twists, and our thoughts on the choice to adapt this to film. Did this one live up to the hype? (Spoiler alert: they almost never do.) Our 1-min...

Preemptive apologies, we both are getting over some sickness so this episode is full of croaky voices and throat clearing...celebs, we are just like everyone else. Even though we were sick and busy we actually managed to have a lot of content to cover. Thankfully, RiLee was still chronically online when we recorded this. Check back in next month to see if she has an identity crisis during November...

Welcome to our October book club! We're so glad you voted for this one because it means the Stephanie Garber girls are still with us. Garber's long-awaited adult debut is here and it gave us so much to talk about... love interests, time-travel magic, mysterious objects, folklore and more! Spoiler discussion starts at (14:05). FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Following our review of the book The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware we are back to discuss Netflix's movie adaptation and unfortunately, this was more of a Titanic experience than a Love Boat experience. This was not our favorite movie adaptation and the majority of our discussion focuses on questionable deviations (and spoilers!) from the book. Into Netflix's woman-verse we go... TIMESTAM...