Q1: Adult/thriller. Pass. Protag felt overly familiar and voice is a bit too detached/report-like. #tenqueries

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Q10: Romance. I am looking for romance, but not inspirational romance. Sounds good, but not for me. Pass #tenqueries

Q9: Humor/WF. Decent query, great idea. My gut tells me it could be amazing and it did make me laugh. Request. #tenqueries

Q8: Literary fiction. It sounds a little too literary/great american novel for me. I am usually not the right person for these #tenqueries

Q7: Upmarket fiction. Has already been self published, doesn't include any sales numbers. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: Historical fiction. This query has 8 mispelled words. One or two typos is okay, but this is too many. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: Women's fiction. Looking at this story, this query should be funny, but it isn't. #tenqueries

Q4: Contemporary MG. So funny, great comp, and the story is really creative. Request & will look at pages immediately #tenqueries

Q3: Historical fiction. Set in a point of history we don't often see, but I have no idea what the book is about. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: Adult mystery. Intriguing idea, but then the query includes the character's voice in the query and it is generic. Pass #tenqueries

Q1: Paranormal romance. I don't represent paranormal, so this one is an easy rejection. Please look at what I rep! #tenqueries

Q10: A Hist fic (potentially YA?). Neat time period, but MC's circumstances are too woe-is-me. Needs a positive drive, too. Pass #tenqueries

Q9: ? Comp titles incl MG, YA, & A, from fantasy to contemporary to historical fiction to horror. Who would I sell this to? Pass #tenqueries

Q8: Fantasy. Preachy (what I'd learn from the ms, philosophy behind the ms, etc). More about the author than the book. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: A. Gothic elements. Contemporary but with that 19th century feel, a la Donna Tartt. Requested sample. #tenqueries

Q6: YA Fantasy. SO CLOSE with the premise, then the driving magical element kicked in. Not original. A sad pass. #tenqueries

Q5: NA Fantasy. Again, don't represent NA. Fantasy element didn't stand out enough for me to send to another agent here. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: YA Fantasy. A la WINNER'S CURSE, ancient France. Intriguing MC. Requested sample. #tenqueries

Q3: NA Sci-fi. I don't represent NA, but the SF aspects weren't original enough for me to pass on to another agent here. Pass. #tenqueries