*Here is my Storygraph page (books 2025 and after) and my Goodreads page (2024 and before) for a sense of my taste (these ratings are my opinions and might be different from your own! I appreciate all books and authors and the stories that have been created.) 

Also, for ease of access, here is my PM page. Keep in mind however, some deals have not yet been announced.*

Upcoming Events:

  • ​February 8th, 2025: WDW Conference
  • April 4th, 2025: GHOST SCOUT'S HONOR Event at Little Shop of Stories
  • April 5th, 2025: WDW Conference

OPEN TO QUERIES!

Carey is looking for children’s literature and adult fiction across all genres. Her tastes are very broad, but especially loves anything horror or spooky related. She prioritizes queries from writers who identify as belonging to a marginalized or underrepresented community. Do NOT email her queries, those will be deleted unread. Please use her QM page.

Please Do NOT Send:

  • Nonfiction.
  • Books where cheating is the main focus or plot point.
  • Stories where animals die.
  • Historical fiction.
  • Books where spies / government espionage / war / soldiers are the main focus or main characters.​
  • Romance stories when romance is the only focus. I’m not a big romcom reader. BUT if you’ve got more things going on like character growth and big emotional problems, like with LOVE AND OTHER WORDS by Christina Lauren, then I’d love it, especially if it’s queer or features BIPOC characters.

Things Across All Genres:

  • Stories from marginalized creators featuring diverse characters.
  • Graphic novels from author / illustrators. 
  • Lyrical writing. I love beautiful metaphors and descriptive language.
  • Horror, horror, horror! I love kids getting chased by ghosts / the supernatural or adults having to battle haunted houses. Freak me out without having to be heavy-handed with gore and violence.
  • Speculative stories have a special place in my heart. Anything that is set in our world but something is off / different I’m a huge fan of.
  • Multimedia story telling. Love books that use things like podcasts, social media posts, texts, etc. to explore themes.
  • Main characters that are very driven and headstrong, even to the point of being toxic. Love people that give off Taurus energy.
  • If your characters play tennis or video games, I’m interested!
  • I’m queer and neurodiverse, so I especially love queer romances and identity searching with ND characters.

Specific Wants:

PBs:

  • Author / illustrators.
  • Stories that teach readers something without being heavy-handed, whether that’s an emotional lesson or something cultural.
  • Stories that focus on different cultures and types of families.
  • Something that makes you feel warm and fuzzy after reading it.
  • A spooky story that explores folklore from other cultures, like THE SKULL by Jon Klassen.
  • Not the biggest fan of potty humor or silly stories where the focus is solely on humor.

MG:

  • Queer first crushes and identity searching where homophobia isn’t the main focus.
  • Coming of age novels hold a special place in my heart, especially when they explore darker themes or issues, like with THIS APPEARING HOUSE by Ally Malinenko.
  • Really looking for horror in this space especially.

YA:

  • Speculative stories featuring angsty teenagers now having to figure out a supernatural problem, like with IF YOU COULD SEE THE SUN by Ann Liang.
  • Cozy fantasy where it’s easy to slip into the pages and forget the real world.
  • Contemporary that explores big problems and takes your breath away, like with WE DESERVE MONUMENTS by Jas Hammonds or IF TOMORROW DOESN’T COME by Jen St. Jude.
  • A tennis focused story, especially if it involves a queer romance.

Adult:

  • A page-turning thriller. Bonus points if it involves the supernatural, like Simone St. James. Or if it uses different mediums, like NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell.
  • If you’ve got a weird little book that doesn’t fit neatly into genre boxes, I would love to see it.
  • Books that focus on unique lines of work or places where settings are almost like another character, like with ONCE THERE WERE WOLVES by Charlotte McConaghy.

Fun Facts About Me:

  • I love coffee and have a large collection of mugs I'm constantly adding to.
  • I am a Taurus Sun but an Aries Moon and I STRONGLY identify with both of these signs for many different reasons. 
  • Korean food is my all-time favorite. 
  • I love traveling, and my favorite place I've visited is Ireland. Top on the list to go to next is either Japan or Canada.
  • I have the world's largest sweet tooth, but I especially love sour candy.
  • If I'm not listening to Taylor Swift or Noah Kahan or lo-fi in the background, I'm watching horror video game play throughs. Gab Smolders is my favorite Youtuber by far!
  • I adore playing tennis, even if I get way too heated on the courts sometimes. I'm out there multiple times a week and have been known to text clients "hold that thought, it's tennis time".
  • My dog is the light of my life, and you will often hear him barking during meetings. 
  • I love playing video games! Right now, I'm playing Fortnite just about every night. But I'm also a big fan of Dead by Daylight, Town of Salem, Stardew Valley, Sims, and MORE.
  • I was born and raised in the south and still here to this day! Specifically, good ol' Georgia. 

Most Recent Books I Enjoyed:

  • None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
  • Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell
  • Drawn Onward by Daniel Nayeri
  • The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
  • The Skull by Jon Klassen
  • Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
  • I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
  • Weyward by Emilia Hart
  • Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
  • Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  • When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
  • The Invited by Jennifer McMahon
  • Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Favorite TV Shows, Movies, and Video Games

  • About Time
  • Adventure Time
  • A Night in the Woods
  • Blaire Witch Project
  • Cozy Grove
  • Dead by Daylight
  • Everything Everywhere All At Once
  • Fear Street Trilogy
  • Firewatch
  • Haunting of Hill House
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Last of Us, video game and show
  • Lion King
  • Little Women
  • Over the Garden Wall
  • Oxenfree
  • Phasmophobia
  • Pride and Prejudice, all the versions
  • Sims
  • Skyrim
  • Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron
  • Stardew Valley
  • Steven Universe
  • Valorant