Q3: YA Contemp. Solid premise, diversity excellent, but the writing sample needed a lot of TLC, edits, and polishing. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: F. Angry girl assassin assigned to protect prince she means to kill. How will this stand out in sea of similar plots? Pass. #tenqueries

Q1: YA. Contemporary or urban fantasy or sci fi? Not sure, and the premise doesn't seem quite sure what aims to be either. Pass. #tenqueries

Q9: MG. Some editing needed, and the dialogue felt a little inauthentic. Pass. #tenqueries.

Q8: MG. Pages begin with a bit too much dialogue. There was action that happens that was difficult to believe. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Way too long @ 200k + Pass.#tenqueries

Q6: fantasy. Pages started a bit cliché, and the voice never pulled me into the story. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: I'm not sure of genre, but query and pages are unclear, not a lot of dialogue. Pass. #tenqueries

Q4: fantasy. Pages were confusing; 1st chapter begins in the middle of action, which makes it difficult to relate to MC. Pass. #tenqueries

Q3: short word count for a novel. Sample pages don't seem to start at the beginning, so I was confused. Pass. #tenqueries

Q2: YA contemporary. The voice was confusing, and the pages started in the wrong place. Pass #tenqueries

Q1: scifi. The premise sounded like a mix of a couple of other novels, so unfortunately, pass. Also, wasn't 1st book in series. #tenqueries

Q10: WF. Has a very Southern Kate Morton feel to it. Partial. #querywin #tenqueries

Q9: SF. Spent more time defending 3rd person POV than on pitching the project. Pass. #tenqueries

Q8: "Mystery set in X. Characters try to solve mystery." TIP: A query is like a book jacket. Show me why I should read it. Pass. #tenqueries

Q7: Chick lit. Overuse of italics and capitalized words in query and sample. Like exclamation points, use sparingly. Pass. #tenqueries

Q6: HF. 200K. Male comes of age due to an affair (or two...potentially three). Not for me at all. Pass. #tenqueries

Q5: YA Fantasy. Answers MSWL call for QUEEN OF BLOOD-like world-building. Partial. #querywin #tenqueries

Q4: WF. Graphic domestic violence. This screams TRIGGER WARNING for me, and therefore I must pass. #tenqueries

Q3: YA Contemp. Sample contained unrealistic dialogue. Listen to how your target audience speaks to others. Pass. #tenqueries