I read it 10 years ago and just found it again recently; it was just as entertaining as the first time I read it. This has become one of my favorite books ever despite not being a horror fan. The descriptions and imagery are amazing while still being an incredibly easy read. The narrator has unconventional traits for a main character but it works well in the story's plot. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a short, wildly entertaining, and creepy read. ( )

I love a good horror book, especially one by R.L. Stine. One of my goals is to read R.L. Stine's backlog of books, which is very daunting and going to be tough... but I'm down for the challenge.

I found The Boyfriend at a local used book store and picked it up to continue my reading goal. I needed something a little different, so I decided to pick it up. And man... I'm so torn on this one!

Joanna is going to break up with Dex. He's obsessed with her and she's... obsessed with herself. And then he dies and she doesn't help him. Life seems like it's going to be great - there's a new hot guy after her and life couldn't be better... until Dex shows up looking dead and destroyed. He's back... and he's ready to torture Joanna.

I absolutely hated Joanna and her personality. I very much felt she deserved every bad thing that came her way. I did enjoy the actual plot that went down, but listening to Joanna as the narrator... That was rough. She was too snobby, whiny, and down right annoying. Joanna was the mean girl we all hated in high school, so why make her the lead? She deserves the bad things but having to deal with her as the narrator didn't work for me. It was almost too much. I can see why R.L. Stine made her the narrator, but still... it was just a bit too much for me.

The actual horror was impeccable. I am impressed with the story as a whole and highly recommend it for someone looking for a short horror read.

Two out of five stars - Not for the plot, but for Joanna who made me want to DNF this quite a few times. I think if there was some sort of anthology television series with this as an episode, it would work so much better. The book just needed refining for me not to want to bash myself over the head as I listened to Joanna narrate her way through. ( )

I love this book! I think it's the best book R.L Stien has EVER written!!! I love horror books and movies, so i absolutley loved it. If you like horror stuff, then this book is a must read!!! Also, if you do like horror books, then you should read the book, "Rich Girl" by R.L Stien as well. The main question in that book is, "Would you kill your best friends and cheat on her boyfriend just to be rich?" It will keep you reading until the end! ( )

I liked this book a lot because it is just great! When I read it I felt like I was in the book, it's that good.

This is now my FAVORITE book in the entire universe. I think that this book is great because it’s a horror book. I love horror so I would recommend it to anyone that loves to read horror too. This book will have you tripping out for quite a while that is for sure. There are some parts in the book that give you goose bumps because it’s so intense. Like I said before if you really like horror this book is for you, if not then I would not recommend it to you ( )