Eva Scalzo

Q4: YA Fantasy: This one uses Latinx/Incan mythology & the author informs me that they are white. Which I appreciate because I don't have to try to identity police the author. But again, the sensitivities about #ownvoices are such that I don't want to risk this. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: Fantasy: This novel uses Native American mythology, but I can't tell if it's #ownvoices for that or for mental health issues. The pitch implies it's the latter. With all the sensitivities around representation, this is a risk I don't want to take. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: Contemporary Fiction: This is also too long for contemporary fiction, at 175K it needs to lose about 90K words to be in range. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: Science Fiction. Oooh boy. This is nearly twice the length it should be at 230K. And it has two sequels. For word count reasons; Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: Thriller. This isn't really a genre I represent without strong romantic elements. But it also has cops as murderers and sexual harassers and it's too on the nose for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: Historical Fiction. This is like Midnight Sun for Pride & Prejudice, but honestly, it asks questions I've never had much interest in. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: YA Fantasy. The word count on this one is too high, but it's also got spiritual elements that do not work for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Fantasy Romance. This one reads like an alien romance to me, which I am not a great fit for. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Contemporary Romance. The power dynamics in play here are concerning, not in the typical way, but still concerning at least to me. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: YA Fantasy. This one starts out with a non-YA POV, and is actually a character not named in the pitch, which doesn't generally work in YA. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: Upmarket WF. I'm worried that this might need some sensitivity reads, and I'm probably not the best agent for this, even though it certainly has elements I like. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: YA Contemporary. I love a good road trip story, but all the ones in my inbox are for depressing reasons. Where are my fun-filled joyous road trips at? Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: Urban Fantasy. This one is dragons and demons and magic, which also sounds really fun, but this also has a murderer on the loose and I think I just want something different. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: YA Fantasy. This has vampires and boarding school and it all sounds really fun, but something about it isn't grabbing me. It might be the serial killer. Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: Paranormal Romance. I know vampires are supposed to be making a comeback, but the pitch for this one doesn't feel fresh enough to me. Pass. #tenqueries.

Q9: Contemporary Romance. This takes place in Iceland. For all that I hate cold weather for me, I love reading stories set in remote, wintry places. Listen, I can't explain it either. Full Request. #tenqueries

Q8: Honestly I don't know what this is. The author submitted under Fantasy. But it's about medication? And whether or not a cure for stress will be found? And it's not even 10,000 words? Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Contemporary Romance. And, yet another word count pass. This has the opposite problem. At close to 150,000 words it's nearly twice the length of the average Contemporary Romance. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: YA Sci-Fi. Another easy pass due to word count. This one is 44,000 words, but YA Sci-Fi tends to average word counts in the 90,000-100,000 word range. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: YA Fantasy. This one is an easy pass due to word count. At 25,000 words, it's too short to count as a completed work in YA fantasy, which tend to average 90,000 words. Pass. #tenqueries