1-5-21: My 1st finished book of 2021! The story of Petra, a 13 year old in 1974 Wales, in love with David Cassidy and Petra at 38, in 1998, making her dreams come true. This was a lovely novel. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The picture next to the book is of me and David Cassidy in 2000, when I met him after his show in Las Vegas! It was a dream come true for me💖 and he was a sweetheart! 👍🏼📖#️⃣1️⃣
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#PutYourRecordsOn makes me think of vinyl records & my old record player (it was portable with a ‘lovely‘ gold case). I was a few years too young for a David Cassidy appreciation but I had older sisters & was sorry he passed away at 67 in 2017. This book has been in in my #TBR stack for years. It‘s about two 13-year-old Welsh girls with a David Cassidy obsession in 1974 all grown up in 1998 with an opportunity to finally meet him.🎸💖
pickA cute, fun read about a young girl in England who has a huge crush on pop star David Cassidy in the ‘70s. She considers herself the ultimate Cassidy fan, and subscribes to a fan magazine that holds a quiz contest. The prize: a trip to L.A. to visit the set of the Partridge Family. And that's a trip Petra is determined to win. This book is a coming-of-age story that you can relate to if you‘ve ever been a teen girl caught up by a celebrity crush.
pickI really liked this mainly because I could relate to Petra and Sharon. Like them, I had unhealthy infatuations with celebrities who have no idea I exist. In fact, I still have these obsessions.
As for the storyline, I liked how it included the perspectives of both Petra and Bill. You got to see two different sides to the David Cassidy mania.
Overall, I enjoyed this novel and its insights into fangirl culture circa 1974.
I love how pink and girly the cover is
This weekend's British Backlist recommendation is I Think I Love You, by Allison Pearson. It's about teenage girls and their obsession with David Cassidy, and the adults that those teenage girls grow up to be. Https://britlitblog.com/2017/02/04/saturday-suggestion-i-think-i-love-you/
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