Q30: 60k MG. Orphan who discovers special powers. Too long and too familiar. Pass #500queries

Q29: YA spanning several years, including going into adulthood. YA should have a short timespan. Pass. #500queries

Q28: 120k military romance. Uh, no. #500queries

Q27: MG historical. Not too big into that, plus it's a little too precious for my taste. Pass. #500queries

Q26: MG sold as Labyrinth meets Jumanji. Yes please. Request partial. #500queries

Q25: Upper YA/NA UF about the truth and the lies we tell ourselves. With action and punches and stuff. Req partial. #500queries

Q24: I know nothing about this book except that it's funny and for the masses. Pass. #500queries

Q23: "To whom it may concern" as an address gets an automatic no. Didn't read query. #500queries

Q10: YA romance. Don't do a lot of YA, and don't really do any romance, so this author queried the wrong agent for this project #tenqueries

Q9: 2/2 if you want to empower your female protag, great! I'm all for it. But don't do it at the expense of males. #tenqueries

Q9: Opens w a boy getting humiliated by a girl for exhibiting what looked to me like very normal, healthy boy behaviors. #tenqueries 1/2

Q8: Noir mystery. Writing is good, but not blown away by the opening. Still, willing to read a bit more. Will request a partial. #tenqueries

Q7: NF about the tanks of WWII. A little dry for me, reads a bit like a textbook to me. #tenqueries

Q6: Horror novel that relies on trying to gross me out instead of scare me. A common mistake that horror authors make. #tenqueries

Q5: Just a letter, no pages. Tough to judge based on query alone and I get too many emails to give you the benefit of the doubt #tenqueries

Q4: MG fantasy that is cute and well-written, but a little too girl-centric for me. My MG list is geared more towards boys. #tenqueries

Q3: Author divulged that he initially self published and the book hasn't done well at all. Not the best sales pitch. #tenqueries

Q2: The first word of the MS was "Ugh!" You know what makes me say "Ugh!"? The word "ugh", followed by an exclamation point. #tenqueries

Q1: Mystery novel, opens with a cop getting drunk at a bar over the loss of his partner. A little too generic for me. #tenqueries

Q22: Highbrow SF. Aliens and God. Neither of those on their own tickle my fancy. Pass #500queries