events in Petra's life. I couldn't help but wince at times as Petra navigated the tricky minefield of adolescent female relationships (there was probably a Gillian in everyone's life) and dealt with her less than loving mother. Along with Petra's story there is the story of Bill Finn, who early in his career worked for the "Essential David Cassidy Magazine". I don't want to spoil much of his storyline (although I will say he shattered several lingering illusions I may have had about David Cassidy) but he added a lot of humor to the book and his storyline left me smiling at the end of the book. Finally, the author has an interesting interview with David Cassidy at the back of the book. "I think I Love You" is a wonderful look back at the innocence of teen idol worship and the magic of adult love. Three and a half stars, but since I have to go with full stars I will stick with three. I am a fan of Allison Pearson's and I'll even admit to being a former David Cassidy fan. I am about seven years younger than the characters in this book, and I'd like to think I had a nostalgic distance and ironic appreciation of the 1970's. But maybe that's what all 70's fans think now! I did see Cassidy perform a concert in San Francisco around 1993, close to the later scenes in this novel. He was charming but surely an unworthy recipient of so