Q300: 100-page version of SOPHIE'S WORLD, but bad. #500queries #everyquery

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

Q6: Upmarket mystery. Synopsis has me at the edge of my seat, plus there is an unreliable narrator. Requesting full manuscript. #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

Q299: 60k adult fantasy. About angels. Pass. #500queries #everyquery

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

Q3: WF mystery, MC is a journalist. Plot is intriguing, characters fits my top MSWL. Requesting 50 pages. #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

Q298: R. Strong heroine meets bad boy, but with an interesting twist. Request! #500queries #everyquery

Q297: YA, demons, and lots of grammar errors. Pass. #500queries #everyquery

Q296: Vamps. No. #500queries #everyquery

Q295: YA about a plus-size slam poet youtube sensation. I'll bite. #500queries #everyquery

Q294: "There are multiple characters different from each other." *headdesk* #500queries #everyquery

Q293: Dexter-y YA that's a lot like one of my authors' WIPs. Pass. #500queries #everyquery

Q292: SF. Mind reader stuff. This is a hard sell for me. Pass #500queries #everyquery

Q291: YA. Demons. Must be a day that ends in -y. #500queries #everyquery

Q290: NF offering to turn it into fiction for me. No thanks #500queries #everyquery

Q289: YA. Dystopia and religious chosen one. No thanks! #500queries #everyquery