Episodes

23 minutes ago
Meesh the Bad Demon: The Secret of the Fang
23 minutes ago
23 minutes ago
“Just because you’ve been hurt… doesn’t mean you can go hurt others!”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about Loving Bad Guy™ aesthetic, standing with Fairy Demons, rocking their horns and wings, and coming together to make things right in their discussion of Meesh the Bad Demon: The Secret of the Fang by Michelle Lam.

Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Blameless
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
“I may be soulless, gentlemen, but I assure you I am faithful.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about mustaches and octopuses, using the French rationale, kissing (with consent), and hats and secrets in their discussion of Blameless, Parasol Protectorate book the third, by Gail Carriger.

Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Sabriel
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
“Everyone and everything has a time to die."
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about Claire constantly wanting to say Horsey, Amanda making necromantic craft projects, reading from The Book of the Dead because of your job description, Tim Curry as a sassy kitty, and nostalgic love in their discussion of Sabriel by Garth Nix.

Sunday Mar 16, 2025
New and Indie Spotlight: Kait Ballenger
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
In this unedited New and Indie Spotlight episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire chat with Kait Ballenger about Lucifer getting a bad rap and being the original rebel, angels: knowing but not knowing, and theological horror as they discuss Kait’s newest book, Original Sinner, that comes out March 25.

Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
How to Steal a Galaxy
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
“I came to steal something, obviously.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about reading the book a couple of times, being salty and full of fucks, art meeting life meeting a shitbag, reading the book a couple times more, a cowboy sexily peeling peaches, purposeful superfluousness, being too on the nose with cannibalism, and oh! reading the book again in their discussion of How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis.

Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Brick Dust and Bones
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
“There was nothing like a good, heavy book to make one feel safer.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about falling down the illustration rabbit hole, getting Supernatural vibes, having a Swiss Army Mermaid bestie, making friends with the monster, and getting distracted looking through our their monster books in their discussion of Brick Dust and Bones by M. R. Fournet.

Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Changeless
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
“This is no Shakespearian melodrama; this is the 1870s.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about embellishing their hats Ivy style, having a Twilight Breaking Dawn moment, creating feelings in others that they themselves don't understand, and if you know you know in their discussion of Changeless, Parasol Protectorate book the second, by Gail Carriger.

Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
The Rook
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
“Oh, my holy fuck, what kind of job have I gotten myself into?”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about the powers of bureaucracy, incesturbation, a Big Binder of Instructions™, butchering Belgian, and vampires come from where?! in their discussion of The Rook by Daniel O’Malley.

Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Every Day
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
“We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about calling out the lies, not getting involved (but totally 100% getting involved), and bringing it back to La Push, baby, in their discussion of Every Day by David Levithan.

Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
“He was starting to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger when his helmet breaks on the surface of Mars.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about [in the style of a Noir Detective] Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1985 Biff, Weird Al, not letting facts get in the way of awesomeness, and suddenly… a ninja! in their discussion of This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us by Edgar Cantero.