Q5: Historical. Premise isn’t really for me. Opening pages are a bit difficult to follow. Pass #tenqueries

Q4: Historical romance. Opening pages were a bit slow, and I wasn’t drawn into the story. Pass #tenqueries

Q3: Fantasy. Query isn’t very clear, so I’m not sure what the story is about. Pass #tenqueries

Q2: NA. MC seems a bit standoffish and the POV changes a bit abruptly. Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: MG mystery. Not really my genre, and the query doesn't really give me a clear picture about the story. Pass #tenqueries

Q10: Dystopian YA -- nothing new, alas. Props for tying it to the Common Core, though. No sample - fail. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: Contemporary YA. Strong, rich voice; familiar themes. Nice writing, but didn't fall in love. Encouraging pass. #tenqueries

Q8: Incomplete fiction ms -- we don't consider those. Premise interesting but overly ambitious -- easy to fall to melodrama. #tenqueries

Q7: NF, previously published in another country. Interesting topic, slightly dated; narrative not quite immersive enough. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Historical MG. Interesting, unusual concept, but hard sell. Opens to high stakes without context. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: Foreign published author looking for US publisher. Translation poor. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: Christian YA (which we don't normally rep). Familiar themes. Opening pages had too much exposition. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: Schizophrenic query -- know your genre/age group. Stilted, distant voice -- hard to lose myself in the story. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: Vague, generic query for vampire fiction. Weak writing. :( Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: New adult. Nice, common themes, but meandering start. Put your MC front and center! Pass. #tenqueries

Q10: NF about whether our current educational system is now set up in a way that places boys at a disadvantage. I'll read this. #tenqueries

Q9: Horror about a monster/demon terrorizing a town. Great plot for a slasher flick from the 80s, but a tough sell as a novel. #tenqueries

Q8: Was only mildly surprised to get this query for probably the 4th time. If I reject you 3 times, I'll likely reject you a 4th #tenqueries

Q7: NF baseball proposal. Would probably work better as a magazine article/online slide show than a full-fledged book. #tenqueries

Q6: YA romance trying to pass off as a sports book because protag is a basketball player. I do sports, but I don't do YA romance.#tenqueries