Stefanie von Borstel requested my full on 11/2, and then sent me an enthusiastic email on 11/19 telling me she thought I might be a really good fit for the agency, but that she hadn't finished the manuscript and would get back to me soon.
Then I heard from her in late December, telling me she had finished the manuscript and was having someone else in the agency read it as well. (I figured maybe she was offering it to a more junior agent.) She said I'd hear in early January.
I just heard on 2/23 and it was a rejection. She said they didn't love where the main character's arc ended up, and that my work is probably too similar to that of one of their existing clients.
I'm totally fine, because I have The Call scheduled this week with another awesome agent, but man, this would have been a really crushing one if I didn't. I wish she had been a little more thoughtful - there's really no reason to email a writer halfway through a manuscript to express enthusiasm that's just going to get hopes up. Especially when the follow up to that enthusiasm isn't going to come for a few more months.
So I thought I'd post this here as a bit of a caution - don't get your hopes up too high if you get a similar mid-reading email from her.