Laura Zats

Q185: It’s like the author of this query was getting paid per SAT word. Pass. #500queries

Q184: Romance with no signs of actual attraction or tension in the query. Pass. #500queries

Q183: eco-thrillers aren’t really my thing. Pass. #500queries

Q182: Road trip books are a really hard sell for me. This didn’t make it. Pass. #500queries

Q181: Genre I don’t rep and it’s already self-pubbed. Pass. #500queries

Q180: MG that’s entirely unbelievable in its concept. Pass. #500queries

Q179: Sometimes I come across books in the slush that I would love to read, but don’t have a spot in my list. This is one of them. Pass. #500queries

Q178: I love books with queer characters. I don’t love books where the queer characters have to die. Pass. #500queries

Q177: Vague F with comps I don’t enjoy. Pass. #500queries

Q176: Queer witches. Yep. Request. #500queries

Q175: A less-exciting version of The Magicians. Pass. #500queries

Q174: I will enthusiastically rep BDSM romance novels, but I will not rep 50 Shades redux. Pass. #500queries

Q173: I don’t know what genre this is, but I know I don’t rep it. Pass. #500queries

Q172: I don’t care WHY you wrote the book at this point. I care WHAT you wrote. Pass. #500queries

Q171: Romantic thriller, but I didn’t get enough romance out of the query. Pass. #500queries

Q170: I was 50/50 on this SF. I liked the comps and the ideas was interesting, but it’s a concept that NEEDS to be #ownvoices and I don’t think it is. Pass. #500queries

Q169: Comps are all wrong, but the pitch is really solid and the idea intriguing, Request. #500queries

Q168: “I dance with diverse cultures” NOPE. Pass. #500queries

Q167: Yeah if you start your query by claiming that YA is defined by the angst, I’m not going to keep reading. Pass. #500queries

Q161: MG, too sweet for me. Pass. #500queries