A review by paulabrandon
The Boyfriend by R.L. Stine

3.0

Some of R.L. Stine's work for the Point Horror books were among his best. Although this wasn't one of his top ones, it's still memorable for the fact that Stine took a creative risk with having a deliberately unlikable lead character. Joanne is rich, snooty, mean to others and plays around with the feelings of her boyfriend. The rest of the plot, involving Dex dying and seemingly coming back from the dead, doesn't bear such close scrutiny. But it's great to witness a writer at their peak, taking narrative chances such as this. Most modern-day writers can't pull it off, but back in the early 90s, Stine could.