Q10: No characters are presented in the opening 2 paragraphs. There’s just a description of a place from a distant POV. Pass #10queries

Q9: Every sentence has a SAT word or two. Using big words doesn’t make your writing better, it makes it less relatable. Pass. #10queries

Q8: Opens w/ dialogue w/o establishing characters. Don’t care about what they're saying if I don't know who's saying it. Pass. #10queries

Q7: Historical fiction that’s so focused on explaining a moment in history that no time is spent establishing characters. Pass. #10queries

Q6: YA novel that infantilizes its protag. Shows the character from an outside perspective rather than the character’s POV. Pass. #10queries

Q5: Use of 2nd person POV in the opening chapter puts me right in the scene and the imagery is terrifying. Request full. #10queries

Q4: The female protagonist seems ditzy and needs her boyfriend to explain things to her in a way that feels sexist. Pass. #10queries

Q3: Book has an excellent premise, but it uses a distant 3rd person POV that doesn’t let me connect to the characters. Pass. #10queries

Q2: Lists mostly self-pubbed/small press books as comp titles, which tells me big pubs aren’t interested in this topic. Pass. #10queries

Q1: Almost every noun has a couple adjectives attached to it, which slows down the flow of sentences. Pass. #10queries

Q10: Contemporary Erotica. Not a genre I want & it's already self-pubbed. Pass. #10queries

Q9: YA SFF. Premise had potential but ms lacks worldbuilding. Style is choppy & voice is absent. POV & punctuation issues. Pass. #10queries

Q8: Query is 1288-words (not counting sample pages) of I-have-no-idea-what-genre. No clue what story is. My brain hurts. Pass #10queries

Q7: RS. I'm not seeking previously published projects in any genre. I'd rather see unpublished manuscripts. Pass #10queries

Q6: Genre says RS but pages read as spec. I'm confused. Pages don't help clarify. I'm still confused. Pass. #10queries

Q5: YA Thriller w/rom elements. Multicultural & intense. Strong voice, tightly plotted. Impressed by sample pages. Partial. #10queries

Q4: Futuristic rom thriller. Strong voice & appealing premise. Anti-hero intrigues me. I'd like to see more. Partial #10queries

Q3: noir-style romance thriller. I want to keep reading. Great voice. Partial. #10queries

Q2: YA spec rom. Great premise w/ magic, UF & SFR elements. Bummed that the writing struggles to deliver. Pass. #10queries

Q1: erotic thriller. Plot too familiar. Pages lack polish. No worldbuilding. Flat characters. Pass #10queries.