Cate Hart

Q10) MG. Premise sounds adventurous and fun and features one of my fave places. Alas sample opens with passive telling. Pass.

Q9) mystery but lacks genre expectations. The premise has potential for a more literary thriller. Sample starts with ennui info dump. Pass.

Q8) Political thriller. Just not my thing. But premise doesn’t sound fresh and sample not wowing me. Pass.

Q7) MG fantasy. Bit cliched premise and sample pages weren’t wow. Pass.

Q6) Historical YA? Sample was well written but ultimately the stakes and character arc didn’t stand out. For Hist why this time? What abt this story/era is needed in today’s readers’ hands.

Q5) MG. Premise has potential but already see some plausibility issues. Pass. Understand your target market inside and out, esp for kidlit.

Q4) Another query for something I don’t represent. Pass.

Q3) mislabeled WF. Could be an interesting premise if done properly. But nothing in query or first page wowed me. Pass

Q2) looks like sci-fi but labeled generically. Low word count says to me the work needs further development and revisions. Pass.

Q1) something I do not represent. Automatic pass. Be sure you read agent profiles and know what they are looking for.

Q10 YA com temp could be interesting. Usually not my thing, grief stories, but the sample is good. Further consideration #tenqueries

Q9 No genre, but YA Premise could work but doesn't feel fully fleshed out. Low word count also shows underdeveloped plot. Pass #tenqueries

Q9 YA fantasy the query has some unique points, unfortunately the sample pages felt overwritten and unclear Pass #tenqueries

Q8 YA hist fantasy intriguing query, hits the sweet spots and my fave things. Sample hooked me. Request #tenqueries

Q7 Hist Rom Nothing fresh or unique. Sample pages didn't hook me. Pass #tenqueries

Q6 Sci thriller Query starts strong with nice conflict then delves into internal backstory dump. Sample opens w. cliche Pass #tenqueries

Q5 Suspense Query starts with questions that I just answer no to. Fails to show stakes. Sample starts with cliche. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4 YA fantasy fits my mswl. The query could focus a little more on stakes conflict/tension for MCs but sample good. Request #tenqueries

Q3 Crime Novel Nothing really compelling in the query. Sample not bad, but not pulling me in either #tenqueries

Q2 YA: sample pages pretty solid, but not sold on the premise. Maybe just a subjective thing. Put in "still considering pile"