Tess Taylor's Reviews > The Herd

2- Although it's an easy read, there is nothing special about The Herd. I like the idea of incorporating feminist themes into different genres, but I think the way Bartz went about it was a little overworked. (There's a fake article about "Eve" Jobs mid-novel that was truly eye-roll inducing to me.) The book mainly tries to be an upscale, "twist at every turn" mystery and it just isn't successful. The use of red herrings and tons of unanswered questions are bothersome, but the heavy reliance on coincidence in order to make those "twists" happen is the worst part. In this way, and in the overall structure, the writing is unfortunately sloppy.