Fictional Hangover
240 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsDiscussions of young adult and new adult books, series, authors and voice actors that are full of spoilers.
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Episodes
Interview with Jason Latshaw
September 22, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk with author Jason Latshaw about a slugs circus, revolution and renaissance, garlic, Alicia Silverstone and, most importantly, ultrabears.
The Threat Below
September 22, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 192 MB"You can't stop a storm, you can only clean up the aftermath." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about declaring godhood, sarcasm with a heart, and even more genocide! in their discussion of The Threat Below by Jason Latshaw, featuring the author for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.
Shades of Earth
September 15, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 167 MB“Who are the real monsters?” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about corpse shooting starts, pterrible situations, and so many deaths in their discussion of Shades of Earth by Beth Revis, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Interview with Beth Revis
September 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk with author Beth Revis talk about slaughtering former students, drinking your own pee, avoiding committing genocide, appreciating Star Wars and doing everything pterribly.
A Million Suns
September 08, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 150 MB"I am surrounded by the universe." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about bodies floating around in the void of space, following clues and eating the fish, and skipping democracy and heading straight to rebellion in their discussion of A Million Suns by Beth Revis, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Across the Universe
September 01, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 140 MB“A leader doesn't make pawns - he makes people.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about secrets and lies in space, space horror and how Robert Pattinson is everyone in space in their discussion of Across the Universe by Beth Revis.
The Golden Lily
August 25, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 160 MB"Loyalty to one's kind can only go so far." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about sparkles and tingles, awkward flirting, vanilla dates and poorly photocopied pamphlets in their discussion of The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Last One to Die
August 18, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 152 MB"Morbid and creepy are my jam." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about library violations, not breathing blue fire, horror callbacks, and creepy Victoriana in their discussion of Last One to Die by Cynthia Murphy, featuring the author for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.
Interview with Cynthia Murphy
August 18, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about Point Horrors, Stephen King’s version of an oompa loompa, horse manure and hot chocolate, and zombie apocalypse plans in the library with Cynthia Murphy, author of Last One to Die.
Dread Nation
August 11, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 130 MB"... the dead will take everything you love. You have to end them before they can end you." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about shamblers, shambling, and being shambled in their discussion of Dread Nation by Justina Ireland, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Nimona
August 04, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB“Aw yeah, let's make some evil plans!” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about SCIENCE! MAGIC! and A SHARK! in their discussion of Nimona by Noelle Stevenson, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Bloodlines
July 28, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 181 MB“Even a psychopath recognized your worth enough to want to kill someone else first.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about face tattoos, magic, a bird on Zoom and ADRIAN! in their discussion of Bloodlines by Richelle Mead, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Blue Is for Nightmares
July 21, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 185 MB"It's not every day one of your best friends pisses her pants while bunking up with the guy she's panting for." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda, Claire and Superfan Constance talk about pee, snacks, leaving through the window, breaking the Amber code, sniffing a bra and really, just ALL PEE ALL THE TIME in their discussion of Blue Is for Nightmares by Laurie Stolarz, featuring the author for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.
Interview with Laurie Stolarz
July 21, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda, Claire and Superfan Constance play Would You Rather with Laurie Stolarz, author of Blue Is for Nightmares, and talk about how peeing together brings people together, peanut butter, soy sauce and ketchup on everything!, the Great Amber Revelation that is completely incorrect, and encountering actual witchcraft high priestess Laurie Cabot in TJ Maxx, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Spells Trouble
July 14, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 155 MB“Aww, twin love gives me a big, warm feeling in my cold, dead heart." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about douchebag jocks, true witches and an actual cat in their discussion of Spells Trouble by PC Cast and Kristin Cast, featuring the authors for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson. 4852
Another Interview with PC Cast and Kristin Cast
July 14, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about cat spit, putting your unicorn horn in awkward places, hand stitched embroidery NOT floral appliques and not being garbage people in our chat with PC Cast and Kristin Cast, authors of Spells Trouble, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Bloodlust and Bonnets
July 07, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB"And soon I'll be a glamorous vampire doing glamorous vampire things, and that'll show 'em." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about psychic French eagles, Byron... from books, improper young misses and Sham: noun, verb and adjective in their discussion of Bloodlust & Bonnets by Emily McGovern, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Last Sacrifice
June 30, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 190 MB"We hold onto our pasts and embrace our present. We take the best of it all and grow stronger." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about surprise returns, surprise siblings, surprise cults, surprise murderers and surprise queens in our discussion of Last Sacrifice, book six in the Vampire Academy series, by Richelle Mead, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Another Interview with Lish McBride
June 23, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 179 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk with author Lish McBride about jumping off horses and sticking the landing, a goose wearing outfits, a Keanu Reeves and Jeff Goldblum celebrity deathmatch, frogs in places and setting fire to wineries, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Necromancing the Stone
June 23, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 133 MB"I feel like killing people for doing awful things is probably setting a bad precedent for dealing with negative behavior." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about sexy bigfoots, gnomes, and Keanu Reeves in their discussion of Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride, featuring the author for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.
The Mary Shelley Club or The Last Girl
June 16, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 169 MB“I love that about horror: It’s the only genre that aims to please while daring you to look away.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about horror movies and shout Armadillo! and Jenga! a lot in their discussion of The Mary Shelley Club or The Last Girl by Goldy Moldavsky, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Going Bovine
June 09, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 151 MB"Reality is what you make of it." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about weird stuff, wonderful stuff, surreal stuff and strange stuff in their discussion of Going Bovine by Libba Bray, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
The Girl and The Machine LIVE!
June 02, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MB"...all I'm going to take from you now is your time." In this extra special (recorded LIVE!) episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire discuss the short story The Girl and The Machine by Beth Revis, featuring music by Lyss Emerson and artwork by StefInk Creations.
Spirit Bound
May 26, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 151 MB“Yeah, that’s exactly what I want. To help my girlfriend get her old boyfriend back.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about Rose being a badass, Adrian being a gentleman and Dimitri being a pin cushion in their discussion of Spirit Bound, Vampire Academy book five, by Richelle Mead, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Eye of the Sh*t Storm
May 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 159 MB"Triple uh-oh, quadruple goddamn-it and all of the yikes." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about difficult decisions, creepy hallucinations and double standards in their discussion of Eye of the Sh*t Storm by Jackson Ford, featuring the author for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.
A Third Interview with Jackson Ford
May 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda, Claire and author Jackson Ford talk about Salonkinetics, new super heroes Mobius Strip and The Asshole, and fictional theories of a fictional character on Fictional Hangover from Biggie and Pac to back, sac and crack.
The Host
May 12, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 133 MB“I belong wherever I want to be.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about bread, love boxes, wearing sunglasses at night and Jake Abel in their discussion of The Host by Stephenie Meyer, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Mina and the Undead
May 05, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 160 MB“We just found out vampires exist. We might as well embrace the weird.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about half-baked revenge plans, really good red herrings, deadly scavenger hunts and how the 90s make them feel so old in their discussion of Mina and the Undead by Amy McCaw, featuring the author for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.
Interview with Amy McCaw
May 05, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk with Amy McCaw, author of Mina and the Undead, about eating floor cheese but not floor blood, immediately regretting Would You Rather decisions, being okay with being stuck in the 90s, and meeting Ian Somerhalder and touching Jared Padalecki.
Blood Promise
April 28, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 184 MB"Never turn your back until you know your enemy is dead." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about mystical sounds, funeral vodka and Victor Dashkov, the fuckinggoddamnedsonofabitch, in their discussion of Blood Promise, Vampire Academy book four, by Richelle Mead, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Interview with Kendare Blake
April 21, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire play Would You Rather and talk about killing gods, redeeming Cassandra, writing endings, animals in costume, cosplaying literally every character, creating New Sunnydale, and, really, just getting back to food before lying face down on the couch with Kendare Blake, author of Antigoddess.
Antigoddess
April 21, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 137 MB"Fate was the only lesson a god needed to learn." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about pulling feathers out of places, gods being assholes and surprise deaths in their discussion of Antigoddess by Kendare Blake, featuring the author for Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.
The Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian
April 14, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 204 MB"...the gods need heroes." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire, with Super Fan Constance, talk about sleeping and being captured in their discussion of books four and five of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian, by Rick Riordan, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse
April 07, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 242 MB"...you can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire, with Super Fan Constance, talk about Percy's Own Cabin!, spiteful bakers and testicles hanging from the rearview mirror in their discussion of the first three books of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters and The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Shadow Kiss
March 31, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 197 MB“You will lose what you value most, so treasure it while you can.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about seeing ghosts, epic battles and the cabin scene (!!) in their discussion of Shadow Kiss, Vampire Academy book three, by Richelle Mead, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
March 24, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 185 MB"All us nice boys hang out in cages learning how to raise the dead." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about lovable assholes, best friends and dead pandas on the escalator of yikes in their discussion of Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride, featuring the author for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.
Interview with Lish McBride
March 24, 2021 07:00 - 2 hours - 202 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, we play Would You Rather and talk about terribly wonderful movies, terribly wonderful music and how Jeff Goldblum is the sexiest man on video with Lish McBride, author of Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Cinderella Is Dead
March 17, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 159 MB“Do not be silent. Raise your voice. Be a light in the dark.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about bad guy monologues, raising the dead and the salad crisper? in their discussion of Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Ruby Red
March 10, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 159 MB"Imagine what it would be like if time travelers were always bringing back dinosaurs and saber-toothed tigers..." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire, with special guest listener Erin for the discussion, talk about aggressive niceness, time travel, mobiles instead of cell phones, and whatever a jaffa cake is in their discussion of Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Moxie
March 03, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 153 MB"...girls are a revolutionary soul force that can change the world for real." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about art, cookies and fighting the patriarchy in their discussion of Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Frostbite
February 24, 2021 08:00 - 2 hours - 178 MB“Things die. But they don't always stay dead.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about using elemental magic and ornamental sword beheadings in their discussion of Frostbite, book two of the Vampire Academy series, by Richelle Mead, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Sadie
February 17, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB“Sadie turned out good in spite of them, not because of them.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about podcasts, investigations and, for some reason, vampire vampire hunters in their discussion of Sadie by Courtney Summers, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Interview with Elece Green
February 10, 2021 08:00 - 2 hours - 93.7 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, we talk about irrational fears, sound effects, and the glamorous paperwork of audiobook production with Elece Green, producer of Freak Show by James St. James, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Freak Show
February 10, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB"Gender is a choice, not a life sentence.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about glittery eyebrows, fabulous productions and blah blah blah in their discussion of Freak Show by James St. James, featuring a game of Would You Rather with audiobook producer Elece Green and music by Lyss Emerson.
One of Us Is Next
February 03, 2021 08:00 - 2 hours - 72.9 MB"... love and hope and beauty still exist, even when things seem impossibly dark." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about truths, dares and vengeance in their discussion of One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Vampire Academy
January 27, 2021 08:00 - 2 hours - 74.6 MB“Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about a shirtless Russian honking the bosoms of a sassy badass in their discussion of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
Interview with Dawn Kurtagich about The Dead House
January 20, 2021 08:00 - 2 hours - 85 MBIn this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about literally everything, seriously, hats, cosplay, isolation, fanfic, sexual horns, and poop all over the place with Heroine of Horror Dawn Kurtagich, author of The Dead House, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
The Dead House
January 20, 2021 08:00 - 2 hours - 111 MB"I tried not to dwell too hard on the thought that, if the Dead House was my mind, and I found the door... was I then going out of my mind?" In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about unsanitary basements, chickens, and being creeped out beyond all reason YIKES!! in their discussion of The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich, narrated by Charlotte Parry and Christian Coulson, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
The Elite and The One
January 13, 2021 08:00 - 2 hours - 89.9 MB"Live your life. Be as happy as you can be, let go of the things that don't matter, and fight." In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about being in the women’s room, being poor and being a rebel in our discussion of The Elite and The One by Kiera Cass, narrated by Amy Rubinate, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.
The Selection (again)
January 06, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MB“True love is usually the most inconvenient kind.” In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire revisit a book previously covered on the podcast back before each episode was so in-depth and talk about brats, boys and ball gowns in their discussion of The Selection by Kiera Cass, narrated by Amy Rubinate, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.