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Welcome back to the Autumnish 2025 Book Club with Book Talk for BookTok with Jac and Amy!

This week, we dive into Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen — one of the most requested books of our season and one that helped define YA fantasy and romantasy as we know it today.

Join us as we unpack how Red Queen became a cornerstone of the genre, inspiring everything from Powerless to Fourth Wing. We discuss why this book still matters a decade later — even as it shows the growing pains of a new literary era. From class division and moral ambiguity to love triangles and lightning girls, we explore the novel’s triumphs, flaws, and legacy.

⚠️ Spoiler warning: This episode contains spoilers for Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard and Powerless by Lauren Roberts, as well as make references to Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing.

✨ In this episode we cover:
Red Queen as a product of its time: the post–Hunger Games YA revolution
Mare Barrow’s character arc — and why she struggles to feel three-dimensional
Power divides, class revolution, and moral intent vs. execution
The “chosen one” trope, world-building inconsistencies, and technology vs. magic
Maven, Cal, and Kilorn: the love triangle that didn’t make us choose sides
Why Red Queen’s DNA still lives on in modern romantasy

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📕 Chapter Breakdown
00:00 - Video Start
00:10 - Introduction & Disclaimer
01:32 – A Flash Analysis of “Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard
1:02:50 - Outro

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