This historical novel includes 1) A time period I love 2) Characters with REALLY big secrets. Yes! Request! #QueryWin

Q123: I don’t accept books sent on behalf of other people. Pass. #500queries

Q122: Romance, but no twist. Pass. #500queries

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

Q121: Solid query from someone I workshopped with at a con. Request. #500queries

Q5: YA sci-fi. The pages seemed to meander and made it tough for me to get invested in the story. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: MG. I liked the voice and I'd like to read a little more to see where it goes. Request! #tenqueries

Q3: Romance. Didn't care for the writing, and I didn't feel it was a good fit for me. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: PB. I thought this one would be difficult to sell. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: women's fic. I felt the pace was slow, and a bit too much background info. was included in sample pages. Pass. #tenqueries

Q120: Adult thriller. DO NOT REP. #500queries