Name: The Boyfriend App
Rating: 2.921052631578947 (19 reviews)
ISBN: 9780062195265

Katie Sise

Seeking to win a scholarship offered by global computing corporation Public, programming genius Audrey McCarthy writes a matchmaking app but discovers her results may be skewed by a program Public is secretly using to influence teens.

The Boyfriend App

Nicki

This would have gotten four stars if a bit of the book wasn't so dry even for me, a programmer. It's definitely a good read and I felt a bit at home with it. Some things were clearly unbelievably but I got over it.

Shawna Gavas

This book just wasn't for me.

The first half consisted of the inner workings of technology which I find about as exciting as watching toenails grow.

The second half was just plain ridiculous. Yes, I know it's fiction, but I like my fiction to have some degree of belief. A technically gifted student creates a phone app that tricks boys into "loving" and "lusting" over you. All you have to do is point your phone, click "it's on!" and voila! They are in love with you. What happened to just being yourself? This app sends a terrible message to young ladies!

I found the characters very far-fetched as well. Not one of them seemed like a normal everyday person. They all seemed to have an unlikely quirk or stereotype assigned to them. Girl with speech impediment, computer geeks, cheerleaders, the rich girl, the jock, Michael Jackson wannabe ect....Just too much.

Overall I can see a much younger crowd enjoying this book, but any older readers who enjoy ya might want to steer clear of this one.

For fans of smart romantic comedies, this is a clever Cinderella story with a tech twist. When Public Corporation, a giant tech company, announces a contest for the best app developed by a high school student—with $200,000 in prize money—computer whiz Audrey McCarthy is all in. Audrey's been searching for her one ticket out of town ever since her dad died and her best friend, perfect and popular Blake Dawkins, turned into her worst nightmare—and this scholarship may be it. Audrey comes up with an idea so simple, yet so brilliant, she can't believe it hasn't been done before: the Boyfriend App. With a simple touch of the screen, romance blooms among the unlikeliest couples at school—and people start to take notice. But it's not quite enough. To beat out the competition, Audrey will have to dig deeper—right into a scandal that would rock Public to its core. Launched into unexpected fame and passionately kissed by the hottest guys in school, Audrey finds that her invention has thrown her life into complete chaos . . . but can it bring her true love?

The Boyfriend App

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