A review by howifeelaboutbooks
I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson

4.0

Very humorous book, but also with some hard-hitting truths and gorgeous sentences. When Petra was thirteen, she was in love with David Cassidy. She and her best friend, Sharon, enter "the Ultimate David Cassidy Quiz" to win a chance to meet their idol. Over twenty years later, as Petra is cleaning out her deceased parents' house, she finds an envelope in the back of her mother's closet. Inside is a letter informing her that she and Sharon have won the contest and will get to meet David Cassidy! On a whim, Petra tracks down the old magazine's publisher and shares her story. They decide to honor her prize, and she and Sharon get an expenses-paid trip to Vegas to finally meet David Cassidy.

Pearson nails exactly how teen girls are about their idols, and it's with the perfect mix of humor and realism that keeps you from feeling ridiculous for whomever you loved as a teen. I especially loved the interview with Cassidy she included in the end, which allows the reader to see exactly how much of this book was fiction, and how much was Pearson herself.