The Great Obsession

By RiLee and SamArts Books

The Great Obsession episodes

October 15, 2024 A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER TV SERIES | Ravi can get it!
BBC's adaptation of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder has given us more to talk about than expected! The calamity parties are actually entire raves, Max Hastings is wayyy too present, and there's a subplot about Pip's dad for some reason? We're breaking down it all down in today's review.

This episode contains spoilers for the TV adaptation of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, as well as Holly Jackson's book by the same name. We reviewed the book separately in THIS EPISODE.

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⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads
1 hr 16 min
October 08, 2024 FMK | Stiles you're always number one in my heart
Another in person episode!! We embrace our chaotic energy and play an unhinged game of Fuck, Marry, Kill. Topics range from beverages to fictional DILFs (Charlie Swan you and your mustache have out hearts forever).

Small spoiler warnings for Throne of Glass, Pretty Little Liars, and Dune.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads
1 hr 5 min
October 01, 2024OCTOBER VIBE CHECK | cozy fall reads, awful movies, & mormon wives
Wake up, September has ended! (03:52) Sam's reading report: The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore, The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (10:46) RiLee's reading report: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore, All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham, Pretties and Specials by Scott Westerfeld (26:34) Movies: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Upgraded, My Father's Will (42:15) TV: Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Golden Bachelorette, Agatha All Along (01:07:15) Upcoming releases.

SPOILER WARNINGS:
Graceling by Kristin Cashore (15:23 - 18:40) - We talk about the premise of Bitterblue, the third book in the series, and knowing the premise of Bitterblue will vaguely spoil the ending/outcome of Graceling.

My Father's Will - An awful movie you don't need to watch, so Sam shares the entire plot with us instead.

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⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads
1 hr 16 min
September 24, 2024 UGLIES | the matrix for kids
Well, turns out dystopian trilogies are so not back. In this episode we discuss the Uglies and the new Uglies Netflix movie. While RiLee experienced teenage nostalgia revisiting the series, Sam read it for the first time for this episode and has...some thoughts.
This episode contains spoilers for the Uglies film, as well as the entire Uglies trilogy (it came out in 2005, you've had enough time).

Rating: 6.5/10

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⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads
1 hr 38 min
September 17, 2024A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER | stay out of the woods, people!
Welcome to our September book club! With the Netflix show coming out and spooky season coming up, Holly Jackson's YA thriller A Good Girl's Guide to Murder was the perfect pick. (Thanks listeners for your good taste in our Instagram polls!)

SPOILER WARNINGS:
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - spoilers start at (23:52)

There are NO spoilers for the TV show or any other books in this series.

RATING: 8 / 10

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RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads
1 hr 24 min
September 10, 2024 TAYLOR TUESDAY | rep rants and bad math
This is the FINAL episode in our Taylor Tuesday series! As Taylor finishes the Europe leg of the tour (without announcing Rep TV i am so bitter!!) we discuss the Eras tour experience and philosophize what could be next for Ms. Taylor Alison Swift.

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⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads
59 min
September 03, 2024SEPTEMBER VIBE CHECK | pop girl summer ends & sad girl fall begins
IT'S FALL!! And the movie trailers are already giving us nightmares. Today's topics: (2:45) People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry (10:25) Verity by Colleen Hoover (22:30) Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados (28:41) Sam's movie report aka current movies are too scary (32:02) Gilmore Girls (35:05) Love Island USA (36:32) Music report - Sabrina Carpenter's Short 'N Sweet & Maude Latour's Sugar Water (53:13) Our fall release radar.

SPOILER WARNINGS:
People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry - Vague references to tropes in the story but no direct spoilers.

Verity by Colleen Hoover - No real spoilers but we do discuss feelings about how the story ended and the book's overall tone.

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⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads
1 hr 11 min
August 27, 2024 FABLE | pirates and parental dynamics, oh my!
Our August book club is a gorgeous salty seafaring adventure: Fable by Adrienne Young! We begin with a spoiler-free conversation (00:00-10:34) about why you should read this in the summer. Then we dive into Fable's world and her complex relationship with Saint, alongside discussions of tropes, dredging logistics and sailing lingo.

SPOILER WARNINGS: Fable by Adrienne Young from (10:35). No other books in this series are discussed or spoiled.

RATING: 8.75 / 10

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⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads
1 hr 22 min
August 20, 2024 IT ENDS WITH US MOVIE | best or worst outfits of all time??
*Content Warning* This episode contains discussions involving domestic abuse.
We saw the It Ends With Us Movie had many mixed opinions and much to discuss. Was the writing so bad in the book that we over looked bad writing in the movie?? Is Justin Baldoni the hottest man alive?? Should this movie have even been made??
Spoiler...we don't discuss the cast drama

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⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads
1 hr 26 min
August 13, 2024 TAYLOR TUESDAY | a folklore extravaganza!
IT'S AUGUST...what more do we need to say? Today we're revisiting our favorite Taylor Swift album, discussing our favorite songs, original reactions to the 2020 drop, and thoughts on Cardigan as a single.

(00:00 - 08:01) Eras Tour Vienna shows cancelled
(08:02 - 01:03:01) Folklore album discussion

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⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads
1 hr 4 min

About The Great Obsession

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Got an all-consuming obsession you NEED to talk about? We know the feeling. With fun little drinks in hand, join best friends RiLee & Sam as we discuss our recent fixations and long-term…