Caitie Flum

Q5: Historical mystery. Sounds fun, but there it sounds too much like something i have read many, many times. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: Adult mystery. Query was VERY short and told me nothing. Included pages (against my guidelines) that didn't grab me. Pass #tenqueries

Q2: Adult historical fic. This query is very confusing. I'm not sure what the main story is and got a lost in paragraph 2. Pass #tenqueries

Q10: Romance. I am looking for romance, but not inspirational romance. Sounds good, but not for me. Pass #tenqueries

Q8: Literary fiction. It sounds a little too literary/great american novel for me. I am usually not the right person for these #tenqueries

Q7: Upmarket fiction. Has already been self published, doesn't include any sales numbers. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Historical fiction. This query has 8 mispelled words. One or two typos is okay, but this is too many. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: Women's fiction. Looking at this story, this query should be funny, but it isn't. #tenqueries

Q3: Historical fiction. Set in a point of history we don't often see, but I have no idea what the book is about. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: Adult mystery. Intriguing idea, but then the query includes the character's voice in the query and it is generic. Pass #tenqueries

Q1: Paranormal romance. I don't represent paranormal, so this one is an easy rejection. Please look at what I rep! #tenqueries

Q10: YA says magical realism but it's actually fantasy. Person who has been alive for 1000 years=fantasy. I don't rep, so pass. #tenqueries

Q8: YA contemporary. Too much of an issue book, the query is so preachy and heavy handed. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: NA romance. Query has seven named characters and three cliches. It feels like it is a first draft of a query. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: Adult, says it's a cozy but sounds like a thriller. I like thrillers, but if genre stated doesn't match synopsis, I pass. #tenqueries

Q4: Adult romance. MC has a high-powered career and doesn't sound like stereotype, but synopsis is confusing. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: YA historical fiction, takes place during WWII. Doesn't have any elements that make it sound different from others. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: YA contemporary from male perspective. Query gives vague description of MC, does not say what it is about. Pass. #tenqueries