The Great Obsession

We've lived many lives since September and we are finally here to report on them! (03:21) Reading Report Vicious by V.E. Schwab Emma by Jane Austen (10:01) Watch Report - Movies Downton Abbey - The Grand Finale The Breakfast Club Rear Window Unknown Number: The High School Catfish Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle KPop Demon Hunters The Pixar Story The Long Walk When Harry Met Sally (41:10) Watch...

She is finally here! Taylor Swift has birthed her 12th child and we are here to discuss it. In this episode we cover our first thoughts on the album, the album theatre release and discuss each track in detail. From cringey lyrics to hidden lore, we've got it all. Unfortunately, the word schlong is thrown out...that's showbiz baby! FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod...

A hysterical woman no one believes??? What an unreal, never before read story! Jokes. All tropes aside, we had fun discussing The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware and RiLee's Reddit habits. 0:00 - General Discussion 7:40 - One Minute Reviews (spoilers) 10:44 - Detailed Book Discussion Rating: 6/10 FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: thegreatobsession...

Jenny Han had us in a chokehold all the way through that finale. We're crying because it's over. Smiling because it happened. And also raising our eyebrows because... what the hell was that? This episode contains spoilers for the entirety of seasons 1-3 of The Summer I Turned Pretty. Today we're discussing primarily episodes 7-11 of season 3. For our thoughts on episodes 1-6, Listen He...

We are FULLY committing to the fall season and leaning into all our cozy impulses (even if it is 90 degrees in Texas). In the spirit of coziness and frankly limited mental bandwidth we are reading Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, the ultimate relaxing vibe. FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee...

Today's game showed us that some authors open their books with a bang, and others...well... go girl give us nothing. We had a great time either way, and we hope you do too! Most of these lines are from books we've covered on the pod, so play along with us and see if your memory is better than ours. (It probably is.) This episode is completely spoiler-free, unless you consider knowing the o...

August was BUSY. 7:29:45 Books Yellowface by RF Kuang The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haight Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 36:52 Caught Stealing ET Emma Freaky Friday Freakier Friday Jaws 1:01:57 TV The Summer I Turned Pretty (brief)  Popstart Academy Love Island Reunion Wednesday pt 1 Only Murders in the Building Dept Q 1:17:43 Music Taylor Swift M...

Welcome to our August book club! This was the perfect book to get us in a cozy fall mood as we transition to a new season. Whimsy, witches and found family will do it for us every time! (00:00 - 04:04) Intro & drinks (04:05 - 13:46) Spoiler-free discussion, 1-minute reviews and initial ratings (13:47 - 01:02:21) Spoiler discussion & full review FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegre...

You are showgirl! Im a showgirl! We are all showgirls!! In this episode we cover our latest thoughts on the Summer I Turned Pretty S3 (through ep 6) and of course, the big T Swift announcement, as well as a roundup of all our anticipated watches and reads over the next month. 7:52: The Summer I Turned Pretty S3 (Contains spoilers for episodes 1-6 of S3, as well as S1 and S2) 36:09 Taylor Swift - T...

After last week's discussion of sexual awakenings and Speed Racer (2008), our most all-consuming fictional crushes are at the forefront of our minds. We learn things about each other in this episode... RiLee even reads from her middle school diary. SPOILER WARNINGS: The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot, Percy Jackson & The Olympians series by Rick Riordan, Pride and Prejudice by Jane A...

This month we have another in-person recording (!!!) accompanied by a bottle of grocery store wine. Enjoy a wide range of topics... (03:32) READING REPORT: The Counselors by Jessica Goodman (07:13) WATCH REPORT: F1, Superman, Fantastic Four, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Tron (1982), Kpop Demon Hunters, LuLaRich, Love Island S7, Happy Gilmore 2 (35:50) CHAOS (43:06) MUSIC: Addison Rae, Justin Bieber -...

We finally sat down and read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir(slightly too late to avoid movie trailer spoilers)! We discuss the importance of feeling the emotions of a book, loving aliens, and RiLee gets heated while talking linguistics and the fine details of translation work. Rating: 7/10 FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmai...

After much emotional damage, we are here to review season one of We Were Liars on Amazon Prime. And girls, this was GOOD! We're talking characters, casting, favorite scenes, changes from the book to the adaptation, and more. Discussion and spoilers begin at (8:00). Full spoilers for both the TV series and the book by E. Lockhart. FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode we play a little game of Guess the Book from the book review. Sometimes we get stumped and some reviews are truly unhinged. Play along and let us know if we are incredible at this game or if we totally suck because honestly could be either one. 0:00 How to not get struck by lightening  8:05 Life Updates 11:45 Love Island Spoilers   17:17 Explaining the game Guess the Book 21:26 Finall...

Welcome to our belated June book club! Today we're reviewing Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, a longtime favorite author of ours. We're talking the space race, complicated families, favorite side characters, and how this story compares to TJR's other books. (00:00 - 15:32) Intro & life updates kiki (15:33 - 27:24) Spoiler-free discussion & initial ratings (27:24 - end) Spoile...

Surprise! After our impromptu two week break we are back! We have a lot of life updates to share on this one including RiLee's recap of her time at the Electric Forest and a full Love Island debrief. 36:30 Books Every Summer After by Carly Fortune For She is Wrath by Emily Varga 44:32 Movies The last repair shop  The materialists Howls moving castle How to train your dragon 57:40 TV Doctor Who...

To prepare for the TV series coming out, we read the 2014 Tumblr classic We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. For one of us this was a reread, while the other got to experience that insane twist ending for the first time. Suffice it to say we went on a JOURNEY. TIME STAMPS: (0:00) Housekeeping & life updates (10:58) 1-minute reviews and non-spoiler discussion (20:37) Full spoiler discussion begins. R...

This is a chaos episode that we pregamed with a bottle of wine, so buckle up and get ready. Topics include: Books: Carrie Soto is Back Invisible Women Lessons in Chemistry Bloodmarked Movies Sinners Lilo and Stitch Howard (diseny+) TV Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Below Deck Down Under 911/The Rookie TBR The Bear The Materialists Ballerina - John Wick Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Unhoneymooner...

Welcome to our May book club! Korean folklore, melodramatic teenagers, and the chance to change your fate are among the discussion topics for our review of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh. One of us enjoyed this book a lot less than the other, which gave us a lot to sink our teeth into as we tried to figure out why. Rating: 5.75 / 10 FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsess...

SUMMER IS HERE!!! To celebrate we've pulled together what might be our longest TBR list yet (we were VERY optimistic about our reading goals). In this episode we discuss books from every genre, nonfiction to thriller to romance and even some books we pulled out from childhood. 08:17 Anticipated reads:  Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab A Witch’s...

Emily Henry's new book is here and it's got major mixed reviews, inspiring major mixed feelings in our review. Is it insta-love, or the greatest romance ever written? We talk through the arcs of our 3 main characters to figure it out, then fancast them in the end for funsies. This episode contains full spoilers for Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, but no spoilers for any of her oth...

April was filled with research and reddit spirals for us and it shows. This might be our most varied episode yet, from horror movies to non-fiction about women's medicine we cover it all. This is a spoiler free episode. 3:01 May Book Club Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh 4:41 May Release Radar Lilo and Stitch 7:24 Books Wild Love by Elsie Sil...

Maybe the real smut was the coming of age we experienced along the way. Welcome to our April book club! We're discussing Deep End by Ali Hazelwood, which we thought would be pure smut, but was actually more about the canon event of getting humbled at age 21. (There was still plenty of smut though, don't worry.) Spoiler discussion starts at (10:21). FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theg...

Finally, we get to do what we do best....hate. Get ready to sit down and fill your glass full of haterade becuase we are sharing our hottest takes, from literary throuples and baby on board stickers to self-help book icks and romantasy death threats. If you disagree with any of our takes, fight us in the comments. This episode is spoiler free. FIND US AT: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsession...

Greek tragedies, Gothic novels, fanfiction, and Edgar Allen Poe are all in the room with us today. Sunrise on the Reaping contains multitudes. We're covering themes that stood out to us like propaganda, grief and fate, and discussing the characters that make this story feel like it could be real life. Thanks to our friend and fellow Hunger Games fan Abby Tree for joining us! Spoiler discussion...