Fictional Hangover

“Secrets die with the people who keep them.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about knowing how to edit, wanting a VIP library card, having a bisexual awakening and shipping Brain, changing topography through sex, and being made of spite in their discussion of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros.

"There is no mask. The mask is me." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about the Narrator, the Thin Kid, the Weird Guy and My Dude, What the fuck? being both the question and the answer, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Patrick Swayze being done dirty, and making their own blood and teeth in their d

“Lives are lived and lost in ‘almost.’” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about cracking the door code, breaking the cycle, trying to understand how door translators work, and applying Star Wars logic in their discussion of Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire.

In this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire play Would You Rather and talk with author Lily Sparks about being a bitch, being a lover, being a child, being a mother, being a sinner, being a saint, and not feeling ashamed, having their own sitcom in a cabin in the woods, jumping on a soapbox moment ar

"I want the seat next to you, anywhere you go, to always be mine."   In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about vomit as a superpower, drama on Courtroom TV, dancing sexily in a giant cake, capitalism being the ultimate bad guy, and realizing they are class As (yikes!) in their discussion of Te

"Why is it always blood?"   In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about learning vengeance through montage, how love is yelling in ALL CAPS, having mustache hair in your teeth, and the bowling ball outcome which is book 3: a mix of Mystery Men and The Big Lebowski in their discussion of Blood on