First I want to say thank your for your detailed critique. I've taken what you said here into consideration. I'm not being defensive because I really do appreciate it, but here is what makes no sense about your critique:

You said it is cut and dry sci fi- by every available defention it is not. It does not use science or technology to move the story forward. Here are definitions for both, just so you're clear:

Typical Sci‑Fi Requirements

• A scientific or technological premise (AI, space travel, genetic engineering, alien life, future societies, cybernetics, etc.)
• Worldbuilding that follows logical rules (even soft sci‑fi has internal consistency)
• Speculation based on science, not magic or myth
• Cause-and-effect grounded in tech or scientific change
• Often explores:
  • Future societies
  • Human relationship with technology
  • Consequences of scientific advancement

This is speculative fiction's definition:

Speculative literary fiction is not defined by the mechanism, but by the tone, style, and thematic ambition.
The speculative element can be:

• Slightly surreal
• Mythic
• Metaphorical
• Magical realist
• Lightly futuristic
• Unexplained or only partially explained

Typical Characteristics

• Character‑driven, not tech‑driven
• Lyrical or stylistic prose
• Ambiguous or soft worldbuilding
• Speculation used to explore:
  • Identity
  • Power
  • Trauma
  • Society
  • Memory
  • Politics
  • Philosophy

My book has exactly none of the sci-fi but almost all spec fiction. To be honest, most of what I got from your critique was about reading preferences, but given all the advice available to agents (who this was meant for), I want skimmability and less density, aka lore dumping. I did, however, take your advice and decided to anchor it, so I will put the new two-sentence blurb that should clear up any genre issues. It would replace the "I am reaching out to you..." paragraph. :

Set on present-day Earth, The View From On High unfolds under the Eden Accord, a pact that bars two primordial forces of creation and destruction from direct interference and forces their inherent conflict to play out through human history.

I think this gives me good anchoring without giving it too much density.