Cate Hart

Q1: Contemp Rom. Query tells me what's going to happen instead of showing & piquing my interest. No real tension or romantic conflict. Pass

Q10 Genre not specified, assuming Thriller/Adventure in the vein of Brown. Not compelling. Pages not strong enough to hook. Pass

Q9 YA: Query isn't clear. Mysticism? Confusing for sure. Over 200k is too long. Pages weren't strong. Pass

Q8 MG: animal pov. Not my thing and the premise really has to be WOW. Wasn't hooked by the pages. Pass

Q7 Historical: Love the setting and time period. No sense of strong conflict or stakes. The pages didn't hook me. Pass

Q6 Historical: didn't follow sub guidelines. Emailed for missing pages

Q5 RomSuspense nothing really unique about premise and the pages didn't grab me. Pass

Q4 YA Hist intriguing premise. Pages not as strong as I'd like, but will request more pages to see if the story holds. Partial Request

Q3 Fantasy: interesting premise and setting. Ultimately the voice didn't hook. Pass

Q2 Contemporary: premise doesn't feel fresh for LGBTQ

Q1 YA Fantasy too much exposition and all telling. Pass