The Great Obsession

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 Discussion7:40 - One Minute Reviews (spoilers)10:44 - Detailed Book DiscussionRating: 6/10FIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 Here!FIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 opening scene of a book to be a spoiler, in which case that's an L for you.FIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

August was BUSY. 7:29:45 BooksYellowface by RF KuangThe Anxious Generation by Jonathan HaightCareless People by Sarah Wynn-WilliamsThe Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood36:52Caught StealingETEmmaFreaky FridayFreakier FridayJaws1:01:57 TVThe Summer I Turned Pretty (brief) Popstart AcademyLove Island ReunionWednesday pt 1Only Murders in the BuildingDept Q1:17:43 MusicTaylor SwiftMan’s Best Friend - Sabrina CarpenterOlivia Dean (Sept 26) 1:26:55 Upcoming Chad PowersWednesday pt 2Downton AbbeyFIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 reviewFIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 - The Life of a Showgirl announcement 55:37 Watchlist55:52 TVWednesday part 2 - Sept 3RHOSLC - Sept 16Chad Powers - Sept 30The Hunting Wives (already out)Perfect Match (already out)1:00  MoviesCaught Stealing - Aug 29 (Matt smith)Twinless - Sept 5Downton Abbey 3 - Sept 121:03:35 BooksKatabasis by RF Kuang - Aug 26Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross -  Sept 2 (divine rivals prequel)Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (already out)FIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 Austen.FIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 - SWAG, Chappell Roan - The Subway, Kpop Demon Hunters, Katseye(55:30) AUGUST WATCHLIST: The Summer I Turned Pretty S3, Wednesday S2, Perfect Match S3FIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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: 7/10FIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 Updates11:45 Love Island Spoilers  17:17 Explaining the game Guess the Book21:26 Finally getting started with the actual game FIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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) Spoiler discussion & full reviewFIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 BooksEvery Summer After by Carly FortuneFor She is Wrath by Emily Varga44:32 MoviesThe last repair shop The materialistsHowls moving castleHow to train your dragon57:40 TVDoctor WhoAmericas sweethearts: making the dcc teamLove island1:16:05  Upcoming:We were liarsThe Ultimatum: queer lovePerfect MatchSecret Lives of Mormon Wives Reunion Music and PodcastsFATHER FIGURE - Jon BellionVirgin - LordeBbno$Find us at:Instagram: @thegreatobsessionpodGoodreads: The Great Obsession PodEmail: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com

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.RATING: 6.25 / 10FIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 BackInvisible WomenLessons in ChemistryBloodmarkedMoviesSinnersLilo and StitchHoward (diseny+)TVSecret Lives of Mormon WivesBelow Deck Down Under911/The RookieTBRThe BearThe MaterialistsBallerina - John WickAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidUnhoneymooners by Christina LaurenLove and other words by Christina LaurenDont Let Him In by Lisa JewellFIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 / 10FIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 ReidBury our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE SchwabA Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu BandannaKatabasis by RF Kuang24:24 Summer TBR: Just for the Summer by Abby JimenezPeople We Meet on Vacation by Emily HenryLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GramsBlood over Bright Haven by M.L. WangThe Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren The Only One Left by Riley Sager  Its all Tuberculosis by John GreenThe Anxious Generation by Jonathan HaightIt’s Not Hysteria by Karen TangWe were Liars by E. LockhartThe Housemaid by Frieda McFaddenThe Host by Stephanie Meyer4:38 Books we recommend for summerPercy Jackson series by Rick RiordanFablehaven by Brandon MullPoison Study by Maria Snyder The Lies of Locke Lamora By Scott LynchThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares The Switch by Beth O’LearyWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensMrs. Nash’s Ashes by Sarah AdlerCarrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins ReidHappy Hour by Marlow GranadosSummer Reads with episodes on the pod Fable by Adrienne Young Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidGod of the Woods by Liz MooreFIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 other books. No spoilers for Evelyn Hugo either, despite the title.FIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads

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 ClubGreat Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh4:41 May Release RadarLilo and Stitch7:24 BooksWild Love by Elsie SilverRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltBloodmarked by Tracey DeonInvisible women by Caroline Criado-Perez 20:16 Music and PodcastsArmchair expertReferenced Mary Clare Haver episodeThis podcast will kill you27:50 Moviespride and prejudice Terminator John Williams: In his own wordsThunderbolts* MinecraftSinnersBrandy Hellville and the cult of fast fashion58:03 TVEverybody’s Live with John Mulaney Below Deck - Down UnderBig Fat American Gypsy Wedding1:08:01 MiscNormal Gossip (podcast)New music from LordeFIND US AT:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thegreatobsessionpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: thegreatobsessionpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RiLee's Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam's Goodreads