Q548 thriller, female vet, PTSD, revenge. Not my kind of book, though not bad. #1000queries

Q547 literary, not sure what plot actually is, feels too experimental. Not for me. #1000queries

Q546 mystery, 2 cop brothers, secret lover. opening very disjointed. Pass. #1000queries

Q545 WF, re: weddings, described as humorous but feels very serious. All characters hv baggage, tone & subject out of sync #1000queries

Q544 mystery, MC off-kilter cop, voice feels detached. Included credited blurbs from prev bk's rejections. Bad idea. Pass. #1000queries

Q543 mystery, Switzerland, felt very gothic. Not my taste. Pass. #1000queries

Q542 WF, professional woman trying to get BF to marry her and find happiness & peace. A bit too romance-y for me. Pass. #1000queries

Q541 police procedural, too mired in jargon to propel narrative. Starts w/car chase, prob tough to pull off in print. Pass. #1000queries

Q540 2 literary novels, intl, a bit too political for my taste, but smart writing. Pass. #1000queries

Q266: Even if your style is lush and literary, tamper it for your query. The main goal is for it to be clear and concise. #500queries

Q539 mystery, MC returns to Southern hometown. Not wowed enough to overcome overused trope. Pass. #1000queries

Q538 corporate thriller, comps to Xmas Carol. Doesn't feel fresh enough unfortunately. Pass. #1000queries

Q537 WF, comps to Nanny Diaries but in diff work environment. Not bad but not in love with it. MC doesn't leap off page. Pass. #1000queries

Q536 quirky mystery, wacky character names, gangs, smuggling. Not quite clicking with me. Pass. #1000queries

Q265: YA. Demons. Nope. #500queries

Q264: C YA retelling. Very sellable, but not in my wheelhouse, theme-wise. Pass. #500queries

Q263: If you describe the heroine only as "Male MC's love interest" your book will get a pass. ALL charas should be well-rounded #500queries

Q262: Maybe it's @JennieGoloboy rubbing off on me, but I'm usually VERY skeptical of real-life people being brought into fiction #500queries

Q261: "I thought you might enjoy this one of a kind mystery/thriller/personal-growth story" You were wrong. #500queries

Q260: Fiction based on your own life is still a no no for me. #500queries