“There was nothing like a good, heavy book to make one feel safer.”

“This is no Shakespearian melodrama; this is the 1870s.”

“Oh, my holy fuck, what kind of job have I gotten myself into?”

“We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough.”

“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.

In this unedited New and Indie Spotlight episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk with author Elisa A. Bonnin about having the best year of your life, wearing German-nun-designed school uniforms, leaning on an emotional support TBR pile, and needing a nap before saving the world in their chat about Elisa's newest book, Lovely Dark and Deep, that comes out March 25.

“To put the pudding in the puff: she had retreated to the library, her favorite sanctuary in any house, only to happen upon an unexpected vampire.”

“Loyalty to a secret above all else.”

In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about the fact that this book is not a sexy space adventure, multiple requests for someone to send us a digital postcard, how being too rich is having an indoor living room swimming pool, having a wild vibe, and for some reason, poop crying in their discussion of Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu.

“Different state. Different century. Different clowns. The same stink of rot.”

"I'll have to pass on the attempted regicide."