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Q13 mystery, plot I've seen before, grammatical errors abound. Pass. #1000queries
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Q14 light women's fiction, humor isn't connecting for me. Pass. #1000queries
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Q11 mystery, not feeling pulled in by characters, setting or plot. Pass. #1000queries
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Q12 women's fiction, set in WWII era. Not for me. #1000queries
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Q10 literary fiction, so depressing, reminds me of an episode of Hoarders. Pass. #1000queries
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Q150: Blah blah terrorists killed my wife oh the agony I am a straight man with a dead wife who must seek revenge blah #millionqueries
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Q149: SciFi. "Dear Conner" (bad first impression). Poorly-written query letter overall. Sample is not great. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q148: Urban Fantasy. Futuristic element, but it's the same old 'hybrid must learn to use his monster powers' story. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q147: Basically a spam email with a link to their website. Please follow guidelines. Also, I do not do children's books. #millionqueries
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Q146: Suspense. If you are gonna use Murakami as a comp title, your premise better be awesome. This wasn't. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q145: UF. Well-written sample, but it's werewolves. I'm a) not super into wws, b) not sure I can sell them rn. Nice pass. #millionqueries
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Q144: SF. Alien invasion. Lone dude must protect his family, realizes he's a hybrid. Feels like I've read this before. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q143: Commercial fiction. Seems like a fictionalized memoir. Sample is weak. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q142: Fanfiction of a popular video game. Author assures me it could undergo 'cosmetic changes' if we can't get the license. #millionqueries
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Q141: SciFi. Wishy-washy query that doesn't really get at what the book is. Sample is not great. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q140: M/M Romance. I'm not vibing with it. I'm very, very picky about M/M and authenticity. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q139: Young Adult. I do not do YA at this time. #millionqueries
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Q138: Dystopian. Nothing new here. Pass. #millionqueries
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Q137: Urban Fantasy. Good sample but doesn't feel fresh enough to me -- urban fantasy is very overcrowded market. Nice pass. #millionqueries
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Q136: Fantasy. Writing not strong enough. "Dear Agents" (don't do this). Pass. #millionqueries