Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard | Chapters 15-21 | Who Can You Trust?

In Part 3 of our Red Queen series, Books Between Friends tackles Chapters 15–21, where uncertainty takes center stage and trust feels like a dangerous gamble.

As Mare settles further into life among the Silvers, the question isn’t just how to survive—but who, if anyone, is safe to believe. With shifting loyalties, carefully chosen words, and motivations that feel increasingly unclear, these chapters introduce a growing sense of paranoia that hangs over every interaction.

In this episode, we unpack the theme of trust, discuss which characters feel genuine versus strategic, and explore why suspicion may be Mare’s most necessary survival skill yet. Even the most “obvious” threats feel complicated, leaving us wondering if the real danger is still hiding in plain sight.

This episode contains spoilers through Chapter 21 only.