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Imagine The Da Vinci Code but with rats. I have no idea what that would look like, but it's not a bad hook. You do have my interest. However, it's not immediately clear "but with rats" means. Are rats the main characters, like The Secret of NIMH? Or are rats part of decoding the mystery? I think most people are going to immediately assume the former, but I did do a double take on it, so possibly worth thinking about.
For young Rascal Blaze, destiny isn’t a gift, it’s a family curse. He prefers books and a comfy armchair to the dangers outside his room.What kind of dangers? Real ones? Or is he an agoraphobe? At least until he finds a locket belonging to his long-vanished father. But it doesn’t give Rascal power, it gives him problems. It’s a tracking beacon that alerts a fanatical cult of Guardians to his existence, forcing him add "to go?" on the run with his best friend, Peri, and a grizzled adventurer with his own hidden ties to Rascal’s past. Again this could all be about a human, the way it's written. If the MC is a rat, I feel like there should be more of an indication of that.
Rascal soon learns he’s the subject of an ancient prophecy, meant to unlock a legendary power known as the Sacred Flame. But this is a legacy of failure, not triumph. The last "Chosen One" to attempt the feat—his own father—wasn’t just defeated, he was consumed by the power he was meant to control. But what does this power do? Who is it being used against? Who is it supposed to help? Are his people in some sort of trouble? The dangers alluded to in the first paragraph? Pursued through an underground world with magical embers that force visions I don't know what that means. and giant moles protecting ancient tunnels, Rascal’s quest leads him to the one person who holds the truth: Grand Matriarch Lyx–leader of the Guardians. What are these visions? What are they about? What significance do they have to the plot? Why are tunnels being guarded and where are they going? What are they trying to do?
She isn't just a tyrant seeking power, she’s the one who sent his father to his doom, takes his best friend hostage, and holds the most devastating secret of all: she’s Rascal’s mother. The past tense that slides into present here is awkward. The mother reveal doesn't really mean much, either, since we didn't know he was motherless, or - if that's not the case - what his mother situation was in the first place
Caught between the legacy of his father and the tyranny of his mother, Rascal must decide whether to ignore the dangerous prophecy and his best friend, or risk becoming the next Blaze to be consumed by the flame. Ignore the danger to his best friend? Unsure what this is saying
THE ADVENTURES OF RASCAL BLAZE is a 36,000 word standalone Middle-Grade fantasy/adventure with series potential. It combines animal protagonists and the spirit of adventure from Jan Eldredge’s Nimbus with the high-stakes prophecy and family revelations of The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas.
Right now this just feels very generic. There's a chosen one, mommy issues, and risking yourself or someone else. I don't really know what the plot is - you say he's on the run, and that seems very literal. There doesn't seem to be a goal. What are they trying to do? Get somewhere? Find something? Just keep moving and not die? What is this power for? Is it going to protect someone? Who is it going to be used against? None of the plot points that could distinguish this are present in the query.