Alyssa Jennette

Q2. MG. This starts in the wrong place--we need to care about something when it's present in order to care when it's missing. #10QAJ

Q1. Contemp Fantasy. The elements seem cute/witty, but the query is SO disorganized I can't get a grasp of the story at all. #10QAJ

Q10. PB...with no manuscript inside. They're short, ya'll. Just put them in the email. #10QAJ

Q9. Mainstream fiction. This is the kind of book a retired white dude would read, which is fine, but def not for me. #10QAJ

Q8. PB. Not to discourage you loving grandparents, but the stories that star your grandkids are for them, not a wide audience. #10QAJ

Q7. PBs are typically pretty quick to eval because they're short, and if writing isn't marrying well w/ concept, it's clear up front. #10QAJ

Q6. Horror. Set in the future for no real reason? This premise could just as easily be 50 years ago. Not bad, but not thrilling me. #10QAJ

Q5. MG. I'm not the person for an animal protag beyond picture books. MAYBE if you have the next Charlotte's Web, but otherwise... #10QAJ

Q4. Fantasy. This has a really Pratchetty vibe, which I love, but I don't think we need ANOTHER male-led, femme-fatale fantasy. #10QAJ

Q3. I don't really care to read books about tortured young men written by formerly tortured? old men. #10QAJ

Q2. YA. This is like The Descendants...but not...and where's the plot? Pass. #10QAJ

Q1. YA. Very hooky, but has the potential to be REALLY on-the-nose and cringey...or really cool. So let's ask for pages! #10QAJ

Q10. YA. I am very turned off by "I'm ____ and I'm ____ years old." as an opening sentence. Why do I care, exactly? Show me! #10QAJ

Q9. Suspense. Too short and not terribly interested in the premise. Pass. #10QAJ

Q8. Self-help. This book literally exists. They just added a couple words to the actual title. Pass. #10QAJ

Q7. PB. It's a satire on the President, but there are a million of those right now, and we're all sick of seeing that orange face. #10QAJ

Q6. Mystery. IDK how to react when a non-Millennial author describes a character as a Millennial for marketing reasons. #10QAJ

Q5. PB. Sort of a nonsense rhyming book, which can be fun, but I have no doubt a zillion of these already exist. #10QAJ

Q4. PB. ...it's a no. #10QAJ

Q3. Upmarket romance with a gay protagonist. TBH I don't typically rep this genre, but I'm curious if there's a market for this... #10QAJ