"We are lucky, even the worst of us, because daylight comes."

"Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic."

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about teeth, wishes, hope, beauty, magic and whimsy in their discussion of Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, narrated by Khristine Hvam, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

“Adventures are all very well in their place … but there’s a lot to be said for regular meals and freedom from pain.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about sleeping, eating, spitting in a unicorn’s mouth, and shrugging and walking away in their discussion of Stardust by Neil Gaiman, narrated by the author, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

“Something the matter, duckie?”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about brothers who are dicks, the movie adaptation and selling your petticoats, duckie in their discussion of The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer, audiobook narrated by Katherine Kellgren, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

"It is nice to be nice. It is also nice to eat people."

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about a marble bird, a knitting elephant and a talking horse in their discussion of The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

"I can make history one step at a time."

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about burning! fire! and burning people with fire! in their discussion of Fireborne by Rosaria Munda, narrated by Christian Coulson and Candice Moll, with Steve West, featuring the author for a game of Would You Rather and music by Lyss Emerson.

Amanda and Claire have a chat with author Rosaria Munda and play a game of Would You Rather with her based on her book Fireborne, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

“Things’ll get worse before they get better. Well, they surely did get worse, and now there’s nowhere to go but up.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about apples, bananas, and the new-normal, (newmal?) in their discussion of One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.

“One step closer to becoming a woman.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about tight stomachs, stiff legs and RAGE! in our discussion of After by Anna Todd.

Amanda and Claire have a spooky chat with authors Kat Ellis and Dawn Kurtagich and play a game of Would You Rather with them based on Kat's book Harrow Lake, featuring music by Lyss Emerson.