Bianca Rose (Belladonnabooks)'s Reviews > The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

"𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍."

I really enjoyed this one and didn’t expect to. It’s not one of King’s that I see talked about very much and I’m quite surprised after reading it that it isn’t talked about more. Very underrated.

At its core The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is a survival story about a little girl who’s love for a sports hero keeps her alive.

Trisha had such grit, determination and courage. I immediately bonded with her and she’s now one of my favourite characters King has created.

I’m a big fan of horror set in the wilderness, particularly wooded settings so this really hit the spot. The landscape really lent to the overall sense of isolation and darkness. I found myself wondering how I would have felt at Trisha’s tender young age of nine. Would I have had the same will to survive? King gives the reader intimate insights into Trisha’s mind as she navigates the challenges of the wilderness, making the story even more powerful.

There’s many elements here that you will find in other survival horror stories such as dehydration and starvation but it also felt like a unique read on its own. Considering the book is basically set in the one place with the one character, I think King did very well. I didn’t find myself bored at all. A really enjoyable read.