The Great Obsession

By RiLee and SamArts Books

The Great Obsession episodes

March 28, 2023 SHADOW AND BONE SEASON 1 | jesper stans 4ever
"I've never met a saint before."
"I've never BEEN a saint before." - Inej and Alina
In this episode we discuss season 1 of Shadow and Bone on Netflix. There will be spoilers for the entire first season of this show, as well as both the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo.
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1 hr 28 min
March 22, 2023 CROOKED KINGDOM | someone buy these kids some waffles
"What about the nobodies and the nothings, the invisible girls? We learn to hold our heads as if we wear crowns. We learn to wring magic from the ordinary." - Inej Ghafa

9.5/10

In this episode we discuss Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. There will be spoilers for the entire Six of Crows duology and light spoilers for the Shadow and Bone trilogy.

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1 hr 33 min
March 21, 2023 SIX OF CROWS | we are ready to die for inej ghafa
“I will have you without armor, Kaz Brekker. Or I will not have you at all.” - Inej Ghafa

8.5/10

In this episode we discuss Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. There are spoilers only for Six of Crows, we do not discuss Crooked Kingdom or any other books within the Grishaverse.

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1 hr 16 min
March 14, 2023 RUIN AND RISING | the side characters were the best part
"I am not ruin. I am ruination" - Genya
4.5/10
In this episode we discuss Ruin and Rising, the final book in Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone trilogy. This episode contains spoilers for the entire trilogy, but there are no spoilers for any other books in the Grishaverse.
If you enjoy the religious/sainthood arc for Alina, we recommend reading Dune and Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert.

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1 hr 26 min
March 14, 2023 SIEGE AND STORM | a nothing burger of a book
"My power is yours....And yours is mine" - Alina
3/10
In this episode we discuss Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo. There are spoilers for the entirety of Shadow and Bone and Siege and Storm.

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1 hr 10 min
March 14, 2023 SHADOW & BONE | what did we just read?
In this episode we discuss Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, the first installment in the trilogy and also the first ever Grishaverse book! This episode contains spoilers for Shadow and Bone, but there are NO spoilers for any other books in the trilogy or the Grishaverse.

Rating: 4/10

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1 hr 4 min
March 07, 2023 THE QUEEN OF NOTHING | it was all worth it
"By you, I am forever undone." - Cardan
8/10
In this episode we discuss The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black. There are spoilers for the entirety of the Folk of the Air series, including How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories. Find us at...
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1 hr 11 min
March 03, 20232022 IN REVIEW | fav books, tv shows, pop culture + more
This episode brought to you by "Negroni, Sbagliato....with Prosecco"
On this one we take a trip down memory lane through all of our favorites of 2022.
RiLee's Favs-
Top artists: Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Phoebe Bridgers, The Maine, and Maude Latour

Podcasts: What We Said, Chatty Broads with Bekah and Jess, Game of Roses, A Court of Tattoos and Rose, The Evolution of a Snake

TV Shows: The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Ultimatum, Love is Blind S3

Books: ACOMAF, Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms (all by Sarah J. Maas)
Sam's Favs-
Top artists: Taylor Swift, Kings Kaleidoscope, Lewis Capaldi, Hozier, and Parachute

Podcasts: NPRs’s UpFirst, Novelbound, A Court of Tattoos and Rose, The Daily, and Flights of Fantasy

TV Shows: Stranger Things S4, Wednesday, Derry Girls

Movies: Top Gun: Maverick, Dog, Everything Everywhere All At Once

Books: ACOMAF, Empire of Storms (SJM), The Ballad of Never After (Stephanie Garber), Dune (Frank Herbert), I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou), Crying in H Mart (Michelle Zauner), Searching for Sunday (Rachel Held Evans)
1 hr 24 min
March 01, 2023 THE WICKED KING | are we cardan stans now??
“Yes, my sweet villain, my darling god… Sweet Jude. You are my dearest punishment” - Cardan
6/10
On this episode we discuss the Wicked King by Holly Black. There are spoilers for the entirety of the Cruel Prince and the Wicked King only.
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1 hr 20 min
February 22, 2023 THE CRUEL PRINCE | we came here for the fanart
On this episode we discuss The Cruel Prince by Holly Black from the Folk of Air series. This episode contains spoilers for the Cruel Prince ONLY.

“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse." - Jude Duarte

Rating: 5.5/10

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1 hr 7 min

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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…