Hardcover Hooligans
Driven insane by genre fiction.
About the show
Two comedians and book-lovers read, review, and roast all kinds of genre fiction.
From classic fantasy and sci-fi to the latest #booktok trend, we'll read ANYTHING and then make sure you hear about it.
Episodes and Blog Entries
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Watchmen
Episode | March 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 14 mins
book, book podcast, books, bookstagram, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review, scifi
That’s right, we read comic books now! Just kidding, it’s called a "graphic novel". And this one’s about a bunch of superheroes who aren’t really that super and one blue guy who is TOO super. Get ready for morally grey characters, questionable motives, and a weird spooky pirate story.
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The Way of Kings - Part 2
Episode | March 3rd, 2025 | 1 hr 17 mins
book, book podcast, books, bookstagram, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review
We finish The Way of Kings and are left with boredomspren floating around our computers. Plus, we read some one-star Goodreads reviews of The Way of Kings and do a quick overview of the other Stormlight Archive books.
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The Way of Kings - Part 1
Episode | February 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 34 mins
book, book podcast, books, bookstagram, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review
We embark on The Way Of Kings, the first book in Brandon Sanderson’s magnum opus series, The Stormlight Archive. This book dares to explore such important questions as “what if someone who was good at fighting also had depression?” and “what if big swords but no blood?”
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Assassin’s Quest - Part 3
Episode | February 3rd, 2025 | 49 mins
book, book podcast, books, bookstagram, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review
Fitz’s story finds a poetic, complex, and bittersweet ending, but all we can talk about are Prince Verity’s cool silver arms. Which begs the question: did Robin Hobb want Prince Verity to eventually become this world’s Silver Surfer?
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Assassin’s Quest - Part 2
Episode | January 21st, 2025 | 45 mins 45 secs
book, book podcast, books, bookstagram, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review
Are chronic pain, sadness, social isolation, and the unbearable burden of duty worth it if it means you get abs?
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Assassin's Quest - Part 1
Episode | October 7th, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
assassins apprentice, assassins quest, book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review, royal assassin
Our favorite teenage wolf assassin is back, but does this mean he stops getting shafted by everyone and everything in his life? No. But has he learned anything from what he's gone through? Also, no. Will he continue to make questionable decisions about his life? Yes. And we get to read about it.
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Royal Assassin - Part 2
Episode | September 23rd, 2024 | 1 hr 22 mins
assassins apprentice, book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review, royal assassin
We continue to read about the fraught life of a moody teen who is slowly turning into a crazy wolf man. Believe it or not, this causes problems in his personal life.
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Royal Assassin - Part 1
Episode | September 9th, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
assassins apprentice, book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review, royal assassin
In the previous book, Fitz bonds with a dog. In this book, he bonds with a wolf. What's the next step, the final evolution? What's the Blastoise of wolves?
These questions not answered in the episode, but it's still a fun discussion of a great book. -
Assassin's Apprentice - Part 2
Episode | August 26th, 2024 | 1 hr 28 mins
assassins apprentice, book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, geek, review
This book is unbelievably good. I love Fitz and Prince Verity and they are my real life best friends.
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Assassin’s Apprentice - Part 1
Episode | August 12th, 2024 | 1 hr 12 mins
The blurb on the back cover of this book makes it sound like it’s fantasy for babies, but it’s actually really really good.
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I Am Legend
Episode | July 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, geek, horror, review, vampire
We dive into the mind of Robert Neville, a lonely, sexually repressed, alcoholic, 1950s white man who staves off his horniness by blasting classical music and checking out books from the library.
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The Three Body Problem - Part 2
Episode | July 15th, 2024 | 47 mins 44 secs
book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, geek, review, sci fi, the three body problem
We finish the Three Body Problem! Turns out, it's just fine. Juuuuuuust fine.
Danylo is right about everything, big boat attack, aliens are revealed -
The Three Body Problem - Part 1
Episode | July 1st, 2024 | 1 hr 15 mins
book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, geek, review, sci fi, the three body problem
Danylo and Mc venture into the world of science fiction. Who knows what's going on in 2006??
Secret military base, browser-based MMO, mysterious clocks! -
Fourth Wing - Part 2
Episode | June 17th, 2024 | 1 hr 16 mins
book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, fourth wing, geek, review
Mc has finished Fourth Wing and he has some thoughts! And they are good! (mostly)
Spicy booktok content, dragon magic, and secrets are revealed. -
Fourth Wing - Part 1
Episode | June 3rd, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
book, book podcast, books, booktok, comedy, criticism, discussion, fantasy, fourth wing, geek, review
Mc is reading Fourth Wing and he has a lot to say, surprisingly not all of it is positive!
Love at first sight, terrible writing, and an innate urge to walk across an 18-inch balance beam.