CeCe Lyra

And then there's a reference to the only thing that will complete her transformation is the flesh of a man.

Like complete her transformation into what?

Like, is it to get rid of the visible mouth?

Is it to become, I guess, more attractive?

But I just want a lot of specificity with the transformation because this is a story that hinges on me understanding why someone would pay a cost, a very specific cost to achieve a very specific gain.

And I suspect that the storyteller is holding back on telling us the specifics because she doesn't want spoilers.

And I empathize.

But at the same time, everything before the climax is fair game.

And I would just urge you to be more specific because remember, agents review queries and batches.

We're looking at 50 queries at the same time or more.

We get a lot of stories where it's like, oh, there's this transformation that's going to take place, but the cost is really high.

What about your story makes it unique and special?

And it's your job to highlight that in the query letter.

I will say that the idea of a funeral for your 20s is very cool.

I wish I had known about that because I totally would have thrown one.

That sounds awesome.

It's dark and weird.

And I like that.

I also really like the author bio.

She has internalized rage and so do I.