Laura Zats

Q84: Women’s fic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Q83: My kingdom for a plot! I can’t request the book if I don’t know what happens, guys. Pass. #500queries

Q82: A few years ago this SF would have been dope. Now it’s WAAAAY too close to current events. Pass. #500queries

Q81: Romance that wouldn’t do well in the current market. Pass. #500queries

Q80: Not the kind of romance I usually request, but I’m intrigued by the gendre-flipped tropes. Request! #500queries

Q79: On the fence about this one, but I’ll give it a try. YA F. Request. #500queries

Q78: The teen-is-grieving book is very popular now. This one didn’t have a hook to make it feel fresh. Pass. #500queries

Q77: This SF query answered the question of who the MC is and what they’re doing, but didn;’t tell me why. Pass. #500queries

Q76: Sometimes, you can tell that a writer for kids just won’t be able to avoid talking down to their audience. Those books get a pass. #500queries

Q75: Standard query format exists for a reason. There’s NEVER an acceptable reason to diverge from it, especially flippantly. Everyone has to follow the rules. Pass. #500queries

Q74: I really like this YA F, but it’s about a year too late to be on trend and I don’t think I could sell it. Pass. #500queries

Q73: This SF left me with more questions, but didn’t pique my interest. Pass. #500queries

Q72: I desperately want an alien book. This is not the one I mean. Pass. #500queries

Q71:Just as I can’t rep books already published, I can’t rep an unpublished sequel in a series that’s already partially been pubbed. Pass. #500queries

Q70: I liked the characters in this YA SF, but the world just didn’t make any sense. Pass. #500queries

Q69: I have a good number of retellings in my list, and so one has to be really, really strong to get a request. This one didn’t get there. Pass. #500queries

Q68: Didactic narratives are not at all for me. Pass. #500queries

Q67: F, but the tone of the query felt off and oddly juvenile. Pass. #500queries

Q66: I’m not usually one for political/diplomacy SF, but this one got me. Request. #500queries

Q65: Talking animals + comps of books I don’t like. Clearly not for me! Pass. #500queries