Q112: SciFi. Too expository; sample is all telling, no showing. Awkward prologue. Pass. #millionqueries

Q111: Urban SciFi. X-Men style mutant on the run. The sample is decent, but there's nothing particularly fresh here. Pass. #millionqueries

Q110: Historical. 50s in South Rhodesia, centered on white colonists. I just... would rather not, tbh. Pass. #millionqueries

Q109: Fantasy. Be careful with comp titles. If you claim to be "comparable to Neil Gaiman," don't disappoint in prose. Pass. #millionqueries

Q108: SciFi. Everyone lives by choice in virtual world. Feels extremely derivative. 130k words is way too many. Pass. #millionqueries

Q107: Literary. Dude coming of age in the 2nd person. Unless you're an absolute genius, don't write in the 2nd person. Pass. #millionqueries

Q106: Short Story Collection. Not really looking for these w/o an established platform. Pass. #millionqueries

Q105: SciFi Thriller. Writing sample is just not very good. Pass. #millionqueries

Q104: Epic Fantasy. Premise is very clichéd. Feels like the author novelized their D&D campaign. Pass. #millionqueries

Q103: Urban Fantasy. Feels like kind of a conceptual hodgepodge. This market is so crowded you really have to wow me. Pass. #millionqueries

Q318 women's fiction crossed with political conspiracy thriller? Confused by query and synopsis. Pass. #500queries

Q317 paranormal YA. not my thing. #500queries

Q316 political supernatural thriller. not for me. #500queries

Q315 WF, 28 y.o. works in finance, searches for love, leans on friends. 3rd person. Lost interest after 15 pgs. Not fresh. #500queries

Q102: Mystery. Nothing grabbing me. Pass. #millionqueries

Q101: "Literary Myth." Probably don't use THE ODYSSEY as a comp title. Pass. #millionqueries

Q314 thriller. 1st person narration by a hitman. OBSESSED immediately. Requested. #500queries

Q100: Psychological thriller. Protag's daughter died and he is struggling with it. Not special enough. Pass. #millionqueries

Q313 fantasy thriller, fantasy kind of minimal so started to read, but didn't love the writing. Pass. #500queries

Q99: Mystery. PitMad request. This one feels right up my alley, but I'm not sold on the first 10pp. 50 pg partial request. #millionqueries