The Boyfriend App

Name: The Boyfriend App
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Katie Sise
ISBN: 9780062285027

Author: Katie Sise

Narrator: Arielle DeLisle

Unabridged: 7 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 04/30/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Love & Romance, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

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?

About Katie Sise

Katie Sise is an author, jewelry designer, and television host. Lucky magazine has called her a ""Designer to Watch,"" and her company has appeared in most major fashion magazines, including Vogue, W, Elle, Self, and many more. Katie is the author of The Academy, The Pretty App, The Boyfriend App and Creative Girl: The Ultimate Guide for Turning Talent and Creativity into a Real Career.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy Darling

Smart, geeky Audrey McCarthy needs money for college, so she decides to enter a competition to design a phone app that lets users find their perfect romantic match. I loved the idea of a girl who's a tech nerd, so I was very entertained by the first half of this book. Audrey's a fun character, and t......more

Goodreads review by caren

I LOVED THIS BOOK. No seriously, I loved it. A lot. A whole lot. It was smart, fun and full of everything a not so young adult could ask for in a young adult novel. A pretty kickass girl (who wears skull and cross bone Vans and can program and knows what Linux and an SSH session are), a swoony boy (who......more

Goodreads review by Larry

Trigger warnining: multiple sexual assaults This is my first attempt at a spoiler free review. If anyone who read the book wants to discuss why I gave a trigger warning, please feel free to reply to the review. This book is internally divided into a part 1 and a part 2. I wish I could divide my revie......more

Goodreads review by Katy

This was a cute read, although I did have a few issues with it - primarily that it was a bit too geeky and over-the-top. And there were a few things that were confusing that kind of threw me off course (not on the predictability, but I had to figure out the timeline or consistency). I wanted to read......more