Q 2/11 Women's Fiction
R 3/13
Encouraged to continue submitting

Form rejection after 5 days (unsurprising), but Ms. Faust rejected my previous manuscript within 24 hours, so this feels like somewhat of an improvement.

74.5K Mystery
Q: 27 Jan
R: 27 Jan (within the hour; possibly strict on the 75k minimum)

"Thank you so much for querying BookEnds and for giving me the opportunity to review [TITLE]. I did read your letter and am going to pass on looking at further material.

There are typically a few reasons that might lead to me passing on a query. The obvious two are that the book you've written falls too far outside standard and required word count ranges — for adult fiction that's traditionally between 75,000-100,000 words— or that you aren't writing in a genre I'm currently representing — this could be memoir, anything in children's, or another genre that might not have been on my list. And lastly, and most frequently, at the end of the day your pitch just didn't grab me. I read my queries as if I'm browsing for a new book in the bookstore. I wander to the genres I'm currently looking to read, glance at covers and titles, and then read the back cover copy. It is based on the back cover copy that I buy a book and it is based on a pitch that I request to read more material.

I'm sorry I don't have better news. I am lucky to have a full and active client list and for that reason, I've become very particular about taking on new clients. This is by no means a criticism of your work. It's quite possible you'll find someone else who feels differently. I encourage you to keep querying and even consider other BookEnds agents for your work. I also encourage you to keep writing and keep me in mind for future works.

I wish you all the best in your search for representation and thank you again for giving BookEnds the opportunity.

Best,

Jessica Faust, President
BookEnds, A Literary Agency
www.bookendsliterary.com
@BookEndsJessica
https://www.youtube.com/c/BookEndsLiteraryAgency"

10/27/25: Queried 73k Contemporary Romance w/romcom vibes
10/28/25: Full request w/synopsis
02/28/26: Form rejection: "While I was excited by your pitch, after reading I just didn't feel I would be the right agent to champion this."

Q 2/18/26
R 2/27/26
As mercury retrogrades ... Dream Agent rejects my thriller. I think working with Jessica would be awesome. Maybe next book...