Kate Nash

Q10. Commercial fiction. Interesting setting but simply too quiet. Pass. #TenQueries

Q9. Historical fiction. Looks packed full of conflict and moral ambiguities, and with a great voice, full of energy. Request! #TenQueries

Q8. Commercial fiction. Writing is promising but I am not the readership (thus right agent) for this kind of family drama because the specific conflicts don't interest me. Pass. #TenQueries

Q7. Historical fiction. Interesting setting in terms of parallels to present day but writing lacking voice and propulsion. Too quiet. Pass. #TenQueries

Q6. Commercial fiction. The concept and synopsis lacks emotional depth, reads more like a caper. Pass. #TenQueries

Q5. Crime. A little short, more of a novella, but love the realism in the opening, the concept and Northern England setting. Request. #TenQueries

Q4. Crime thriller. Writer describes this as psychological thriller but I don't think so. Needs more of a concept and character emotional depth. Pass. #TenQueries

Q3. Historical crime. Writing competent but not excited by the synopsis. Pass. #TenQueries

Q2. Indecipherable genre. Couldn't work out what this novel was about or what it wanted to be. Pass. #TenQueries

Going to do #TenQueries this morning. Here's the first:

Q1. Commercial fiction. Held my breath while reading the opening scene so this is a cert to request!

Q10. Fiction. Genre unclear. Not enjoying reading so I have given up after a page. R. #tenqueries

Q9. Women's fiction. Writer is nearly there with voice. However, not my type of story. R. #tenqueries

Q8 Thriller. Good premise. Writing needs a lot of attention. R. #tenqueries

Q7 Historical fiction. I like this but not quite enough to want to read more. Characters and voice need work. R. #tenqueries

Q6. Book club fiction. Thus type of story basically sends me to sleep. Hate being so subjective sometimes as the writing is promising. R. #tenqueries

Q5. Non fiction (self help). Don't represent this type of non fiction. R. #tenqueries

Q4 Historical fiction. Very interesting premise but opening chapter didn't hold my interest. R. #tenqueries

Q3 Psychological thriller. Opening chapter doesn't work but there is promise so I need to see more. Full request. #tenqueries

Q2 Rom com. Not taken with the premise or set up. R. #tenqueries

Q1 Women's fiction. Writing promising but just not my kind of story. R. #tenqueries