Fictional Hangover

They Bloom at Night

“The future is soup.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about having an irrational fear of toilets in the night, learning to swim if you grow gills, sloughing off your skin to join a goopy amalgamation, paying a tithe of fingernails and teeth, and being inspired by an octopus in their discussion of They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran.

Dracula's Brunch Club

“Sweet fancy midnight!”

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about how the Cullens should have had a donut lifestyle, that vampires really should not be messy eaters, and the science of vampire diets in their discussion of Dracula’s Brunch Club by Brian Gonsar and illustrated by Keenan Gaybba.

The Young Queens

“I am not sad… I am angry.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about what chaos, a hotdog truck, bees and a friendly beekeeper can inspire, trying not to spoil what will come, and screaming butterflies … neat! in their discussion of The Young Queens by Kendare Blake.

Throwback

“Did the rideshare do this to me? Send me back in MOTHERFUCKING TIME?”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about how you’re a time traveler, and you’re a time traveler, and you’re time traveler, trying not to make Marty McFly cry, playing Zelda, and flashdancing at every opportunity in their discussion of Throwback by Maurene Goo.

When You Reach Me

“There are days when everything changes, and this was one of those days.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about how you should not punch random dudes or put ass paper in a library book but you should write great grown-up characters in books and buy once in a lifetime carpet in their discussion of When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead.

A Wrinkle In Time

“... one thing I've learned is that you don't have to understand things for them to be.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about using sheet ghosts for an authentic haunted house look, being given the gift of cabin fever, how creepy children really are, and making ants kiss in their discussion of A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle.

The Oracle Queen

“I do not want normal. I want greatness.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about how boys will be boys (vomit), giving many, many pointed looks, developing new forms of torture, and working on their hate scale throughout the series in their discussion of The Oracle Queen by Kendare Blake.

Sunrise on the Reaping

 "I'm nobody's idea of a hero ... But at least I'm still in the game.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about potatoes - boil ‘em, mash ‘em, make ‘em into a light, living in the days of future past, slow clapping being rebellious behavior, and a PSA: having a milk moustache is dangerous in their discussion of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins.

Race to the Sun

"Don't undervalue good instincts."

 

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about not wearing a business suit to a basketball game, tightening your shoelaces, popping your collar and getting on with it, and using library resources to battle monsters in their discussion of Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse.

New and Indie Spotlight: Rebekah Faubion

In this unedited New and Indie Spotlight episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire chat with Rebekah Faubion about not starting with eating people but not discounting it, being lied to about quicksand, cannibalism and overhead lights in cars, having hard edge loner vibes with a doggo, and stroking the book. Rebekah's newest book, Lost Girls of Hollow Lake, comes out January 27, 2026.