Synopsis
"What if the woods were full of them? And of course they were, the woods were full of everything you didn’t like, everything you were afraid of and instinctively loathed, everything that tried to overwhelm you with nasty, no-brain panic.
The brochure promised a “moderate-to-difficult” six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, where nine-year-old Trisha McFarland was to spend Saturday with her older brother Pete and her recently divorced mother. When she wanders off to escape their constant bickering, then tries to catch up by attempting a shortcut through the woods, Trisha strays deeper into a wilderness full of peril and terror. Especially when night falls.
Trisha has only her wits for navigation, only her ingenuity as a defense against the elements, only her courage and faith to withstand her mounting fear. For solace she tunes her Walkman to broadcasts of Boston Red Sox games and the gritty performances of her hero, number thirty-six, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. And when her radio’s reception begins to fade, Trisha imagines that Tom Gordon is with her—her key to surviving an enemy known only by the slaughtered animals and mangled trees in its wake." Via Amazon
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Review
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon was such a fun book to read! It was a spooky survival story that kept me on my toes till the end.
This book has been on my TBR for years, and it feels so good that I finally read it and enjoyed it! It had so many elements in a story that I wanted, high stakes, a creature lurking in the shadows, and a well-described setting.
I never thought I would say this, but I LOVED the baseball element of this book. It was great that I could have a baseball game on in the background for the reading ambiance.
Another cool aspect of the story was the descriptions of actual New England locations and restaurants. I have been to all of them, which made me crave a lobster roll real quick.
All in all, this was a quick horror read that is worth picking up!
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