Q5: Begins with a questions, which I hate. Entire thing in second person. Says it's SF but seems contemporary. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: MG, not formatted correctly, and a wee bit didactic (teaching about friendship). Pass #tenqueries

Q3: Cont YA with a really unlikable MC from the looks of it. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: NF (which I don't rep). Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: adult F. Well-written query but not enough detail to make it stand out. Pass.

Interesting stat - I've requested 174 partials so far this year (from roughly 15,000 queries) #10queriesIn10tweets

#10 = science fiction. The science is well fleshed out in the query, but the characters and story aren't. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#9 = fantasy. Strong hook but the world building and writing don't feel strong enough. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#8 = picture book. I love picture books. I buy picture books. I read picture books. But I don't rep picture books. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

Note, setting something in a dream world isn't a deal breaker, but writing must be superior to pull it off. #10queriesIn10tweets

#7 = YA fantasy. Magic is based in dream world. This is a hard trope and writing not quite strong enough here. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#6 = contemp romance. Hero's conflict doesn't feel big enough to sustain book & I don't feel the chemistry. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#5 = contemporary New Adult. Heroine feels cliche & doesn't seem relatable to me, also conflict feels contrived. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#4 = John Grisham-esque thriller. This is not a genre we represent so PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#3 = contemporary YA. Lots of character description (including hair color & middle names) but no hook or conflict. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#2 = contemp YA. Story told via diary. Could work (especially in YA), but this particular query not strong enough. PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

#1 = fantasy. Query is unclear on both the story and the genre. "it's good but I don't know what genre it is" = PASS #10queriesIn10tweets

10) Strong hook, great writing, author w/ awesome background - but project is not for me. Passing along to colleague. #10queriesin10tweets

9) Very cute and sweet middle grade - but a bit too much like stuff I already rep. :-/ #10queriesin10tweets

8) They think it is a young middle grade - I disagree. There seems to be a disconnect between tone and premise. #10queriesin10tweets