Annie Bomke

Q10: No characters are presented in the opening 2 paragraphs. There’s just a description of a place from a distant POV. Pass #10queries

Q9: Every sentence has a SAT word or two. Using big words doesn’t make your writing better, it makes it less relatable. Pass. #10queries

Q8: Opens w/ dialogue w/o establishing characters. Don’t care about what they're saying if I don't know who's saying it. Pass. #10queries

Q7: Historical fiction that’s so focused on explaining a moment in history that no time is spent establishing characters. Pass. #10queries

Q6: YA novel that infantilizes its protag. Shows the character from an outside perspective rather than the character’s POV. Pass. #10queries

Q5: Use of 2nd person POV in the opening chapter puts me right in the scene and the imagery is terrifying. Request full. #10queries

Q4: The female protagonist seems ditzy and needs her boyfriend to explain things to her in a way that feels sexist. Pass. #10queries

Q3: Book has an excellent premise, but it uses a distant 3rd person POV that doesn’t let me connect to the characters. Pass. #10queries

Q2: Lists mostly self-pubbed/small press books as comp titles, which tells me big pubs aren’t interested in this topic. Pass. #10queries

Q1: Almost every noun has a couple adjectives attached to it, which slows down the flow of sentences. Pass. #10queries

Q11: The writing creates an eerie atmosphere that grabs me even though not much has happened in the plot yet. Request full. #10queries

Q10: Plot is a very well-worn territory & the writing doesn't elevate it beyond the cliché. Also book opens w/ an info dump. Pass.#10queries

Q9: Writing is ok, but then there’s a random misogynistic aside that ruins it for me. Or a graphic analogy for no reason. Pass. #10queries

Q8: First chapter opens w/ a cliché. You have a very short amount of time to grab a reader’s interest. Don’t waste it. Pass. #10queries

Q7: Prologue explains away the mystery of the 1st chapter. If the book had opened w/o it, I would’ve been really intrigued. Pass. #10queries

Q6: About a topic I’m really interested in, the plot is clever, and the MC’s voice comes through loud and clear. Request full. #10queries

Q5: Opening page spends a lot of time describing how the MC looks. I care more about who she is than how she looks. Pass. #10queries

Q4: Book published in foreign country, looking for a publisher here. Author has a platform in home country, but none here. Pass. #10queries

Q3: Love the topic. Writing is good, but it doesn’t amaze me enough to feel it can break into a crowded market. Reluctant pass. #10queries

Q2: Over-narrates characters’ thoughts, so they feel convoluted & clunky. Don’t get a sense of the voice or characters. Pass. #10queries