The Great Obsession

This episode started out as fun spoiler free ride and turned into RiLee and Sam confessing their childhood fears. Tune in to find out what movies we lied about enjoying and what required elementary school reading left us horrified. (Note this episode is not scary but we do discuss things that scare us so maybe don't listen right before bed???) Find us at: Instagram: ⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠ Goo...

So...we said this book would be dual POV and it was not. Why did we make that up? Either way, we're in Oak's head now AND we're back in Elfhame, baby!!! Political conspiracies abound! Family dynamics are crazy as ever! We're soooo back. This episode contains spoilers for The Stolen Heir and the Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black, as well as the entire Folk of the Air trilogy: The...

We're not sure which way goat legs bend, but we love Oak's little horns and Wren's entire blue monster girl vibe. Now that Sam has finally read The Stolen Heir, there's much to discuss as RiLee has been sitting on her thoughts for a year! This episode contains spoilers for The Stolen Heir by Holly Black, as well as the entire Folk of the Air trilogy. That includes The Cruel Prince,...

Here is another (almost) spoiler free episode where RiLee and Sam play Smash or Pass with some truly off the wall fictional characters and literary tropes. Warning this episode is 60% laughter and 40% yapping. Find us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠ Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com

This episode is a crash course in the history of RiLee and Sam. We expose ourselves as fans of pioneer children and one direction fanfics. Which one of us is a horse girl and which one is the fairy freak?? Listen to find out. We try to keep this ep spoiler free but if a book has been out for more than a decade you should've read it and spoilers dont count. Find us at: Instagram: ⁠@thegreatobse...

Sam finds many parallels to Teen Wolf fanfiction, RiLee does some creepy voice impressions, and the Omegaverse comes up for some reason. It's safe to say Ali Hazelwood really surprised us with this one... This episode contains spoilers for Bride by Ali Hazelwood. We also forgot to share final ratings at the end, so just know we agreed later on a 7.5 / 10. Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsess...

Power over spice, is power over all BITCH! Your resident Reverend Mothers (aka RiLee and Sam) have long anticipated this film and have much to say. We even manage to string together one or two intellectual thots. We discuss our experience seeing this book come to life on screen and how the film adaptation compares. This is a great episode if you are less familiar about the literary side of Dune an...

We had to fight for our lives to finish this book. Was it worth it? Find out next. This episode contains spoilers for all 3 books in the Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas, as well as spoilers for A Court of Silver Flames. There are NO spoilers for the Throne of Glass series. Rating: 4.5 / 10 Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod Email: thegreatobsessio...

Girlhood, small winged ponies, a sentient house, and lots of sex made us absolutely LOVE this book. But then... world's worst trope of all time rears its ugly head. WHY, SARAH??!! We have a lot to unpack because this book contains multitudes. This episode contains spoilers for A Court of Silver Flames (ACOSF) by Sarah J. Maas and the four books that precede it: ACOTAR, ACOMAF, ACOWAR, and ACOF...

We're hung up on the unknowable mechanics of disembodied mind sex. Among other things. There's a lot to unpack in these 263 pages! Come for a good time and stay for discussions on isolationist theory, cause apparently we're doing that too. This episode contains spoilers for A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas and all 3 books that come before it, as well as very minor spoile...

Sex noises drowning out the sound of the dead and dying?? Unhinged magic systems that make everything meaningless?? Stupid ass painting names?? This book has it ALL. Sit down, grab a good beverage and get ready to hear us unpack A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas with zero reservations. This episode contains spoilers for ACOTAR, ACOMAF and ACOWAR. Rating: 6/10 Find us at: Instagram: @thegr...

It's Rhysand szn baby!!! Goodbye Tamlin, hello ambiguous powers, animalistic behaviors, and natural disaster inducing sex. In this episode we discuss A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF) by Sarah J. Maas, this episode contains spoilers for ACOMAF and A Court of Thorns and Roses Rating: 7/10 Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod Email: thegreatobsessionpod...

Feyre gets stuck in a mansion with some weird guy and she's pissed. Finally, a relatable main character! Though we don't understand why she loves her family when they objectively suck, and we're confused as to why she'd describe someone's eyes as "so deep blue they're violet." Welcome to our ACOTAR reread! This episode contains spoilers for A Court of Thorns and R...

It's a new year and we desperately need things to look forward to, so we're sharing our most anticipated reads, films and shows of 2024! We go through upcoming releases as well as existing publications we have on our TBR. We also talk New Years Resolulus at the end. Thank you to everyone who listened in 2023! We're very excited for another year of The Great Obsession! Find us at: Insta...

WE'RE SO BACK! The sequel to Divine Rivals is here, full of stunning prose and healthy levels of communication. As we deliberate whether this was a satisfactory conclusion to Roman and Iris's story, we also discuss the expanding world, god-human dynamics, and quotes that had us screaming. This episode contains spoilers for both books in Rebecca Ross's Letters of Enchantment duology: Di...

With complex characters, a striking take on war themes, and a romance that makes us GIDDY, this might be our favorite book of 2023. We discuss what makes this story perfect, RiLee speculates on the ending, and Sam gets so hype she changes her final rating. This episode contains spoilers for Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. We do NOT spoil Ruthless Vows - we haven't read it yet. That's next w...

Time to revisit this year's greatest hits and biggest flops. Sam can't remember anything from her "favorite" nonfiction read, RiLee can't tell when movie CGI is bad, and we both feel the inexplicable pull of Jack Harlow. The only spoiler in this episode is for the ending of Avengers: Endgame. (By now, you should know.) Titles mentioned (by category): Albums - Stick Season by Noah Kahan, GUTS by Ol...

In honor of 2023 finally coming to a close we are revisiting everything we've read on the pod this year with fresh eyes. We let you know if we recommend you give a book a read or if you shouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole (we've got some hot takes!) Rankings (grouped by series) Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, com...

We're kicking off December with our SPOILER-FREE holiday book recommendations! We have suggestions from several different genres, all of which will pair optimally with a hot cocoa and large blanket. Listen to the end to hear Sam's least favorite holiday book, since even when we're being festive she can't resist being a hater. Titles mentioned: Legends and Lattes - Travis Baldree Li...

World's hottest villain!! Too many names with the word anus in it!! Corio and Sejanus aren't actually friends!! On this episode (ft. special guest Abby Tree!) we discuss the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie adaptation and how it compares to the book. Heed the title, this movie/book has hella snakes and I was unprepared. Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Email: thegreatobsess...

We're HAUNTED by the luminary. Perplexed by petty girl drama. Baffled by Jack Barlowe. And SHOCKED at Xaden's dirty talk attempts... Welcome to our Iron Flame review! Join us as we discuss the magic system, political intrigue, and character dynamics in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean universe. This episode contains strong language and spoilers for both Fourth Wing and Iron Flame. Rating: 4.5/10 Find us...

We're back from our first YALL Fest experience! After MANY huge Ws and a few Ls, we're here with some advice for anyone hoping to attend in the future. Listen to hear how we managed to meet Leigh Bardugo, Holly Black, Stephanie Garber, Tracy Deonn, and Adrienne Young all in one weekend! We've also got some restaurant recommendations and thoughts on how we'd plan our trip differentl...

1989 Taylor's Version is FINALLY HERE!! This episode is all about Harry Styles lore, Taylor's transformation from country darling to pop princess, and most importantly, the best Vault Tracks to date! Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpod Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com Goodreads: The Great Obsession Pod

After many months of waiting it is finally here! Will Jacks get the girl? Will Apollo not be the bane of my existence?? On this episode we discuss the greatly anticipated A Curse For True Love by Stephanie Garber, the final book in the Once Upon a Broken Heart trilogy. Spoilers for the Once Upon a Broken Heart trilogy and the Caraval trilogy. Rating: 6/10 Find us at: Instagram: @thegreatobsessionp...

Evangeline makes some strange choices in this book and we're here to ask: Why? But of course we're also gonna fangirl over our favorite broken boy(s). As we discuss these characters and their development (or lack thereof), we speculate about Stephanie Garber's purpose in writing this sequel and share some theories about what's to come in the next book. This episode contains spoiler...