The Boyfriend List

by J.L. Wyer

The Boyfriend List is a 2022 Contemporary Romance Writers Stiletto Finalist!

High school is about to get complicated for Maegan Murphy. The quiet, nerdy girl who wears science-themed graphic T-shirts, posts TikTok videos about frogs, and likes to hang out in the school library reading books. The shy, awkward girl with two left feet who is prone to having monumentally embarrassing accidental mishaps; something Maegan blames on her last name, Murphy. As in Murphy’s Law, the adage that states: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” And Maegan’s biggest Murphy’s Law mishap of all? The Boyfriend List—a secret list of the names of all the boys she has ever had a crush on. A list she creates in a moment of feeling sorry for herself because she feels like she’s the only girl in school who has never had a boyfriend. Has never been kissed. Has never found that special someone who sees her and not the awkward, weird sister of her older, very popular brother and star pitcher of the varsity baseball team, Braedan.

Maegan doesn’t realize it yet, but that dreaded Murphy’s Law she feels cursed with may just give her what she has always wanted. And it all begins with an accidental hallway collision into Grayson Ramsey, her best friend’s very cute older brother, a wayward half-eaten apple core that hits Christian Alexander in the back of the head at lunch, and a lost Boyfriend List. The list that includes the names of both Christian Alexander and Grayson Ramsey. The list she swears she put in her backpack but absolutely, positively cannot find. The list that suddenly appears taped onto every locker and on every wall at school the next morning. The list that changes everything.

The Boyfriend List is a sweet YA rom-com that will have you laughing and falling in love at the same time.

You'll love The Boyfriend List if you like:
Laugh out loud romantic comedy
Sweet and sassy heroine
Swoon-worthy book boyfriend
Fake relationship that turns real
Small town
High school romance
Murphy's Law hi-jinks
Awesome best friend (who happens to be a guy)
So many cupcakes

Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Ebooks, Young Adult Romance, Clean Romance, High School, Fake Dating

280 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2022

About the author

JL Wyer is an author of Young Adult romances. She lives with her family in the Gulf States, is married to a Brit, and you can usually find her in her favorite reading spot, e-reader in hand, with the latest romance novel.

She writes steamy, adult romances under Jennilynn Wyer and is a Rudy award-winning author and a three-time Stiletto Finalist.

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Reviews

[Gabby · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so cute! Smiling like an idiot most of this book

[Bryanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 15 year old self is so freaking happy right now. For that reason alone, this book gets 5 stars.

I really, REALLY wish this book had existed when I was in high school. My teenaged heart would have absolutely swooned (I say as if the warm fuzzies weren't there from the very first chapter.)

It's a charming and incredibly sweet coming of age story filled with all the joys (and cringes) of first love-- and with no exaggerated dramatics. AND a few frog facts!

[Naima · Rating 1 out of 5]

I legit would have given it zero stars if I could the middle was so good but she irritated me legit like one of those 2013 fan fics. And the way she’s so condescending to Christian asking him to spell procrastinate ew. I couldn’t even handle the lack of consent when she jumped Grayson to kiss him like girl chill out. And it was cause of JEALOUSY. And the way I expected a little bit more push back from the brothers cause they didn’t want their besties dating their siblings. NO they HAD TO PUSH THEM TOGETHER FOR WHAT REASON.
Any way wasent the worst book it’s basic Highschool cringe with no concept of female alliance and consent.

[Elaina McClendon 📚🌸 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dnf @ pg 157

I was really getting into this until the characters became slightly boring to me. It seems like there isn’t much romance in this book.

[Tina Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my first book by this author and I am really glad that I took a chance and read this book. Because it is one of the cutest, funniest and sweetest books I have read in a long while!! Remember that movie with Sally Field called Murphys Romance? Imagine that except it's all about teenagers and it's 10 times funnier. And the girls last name is Murphy and she is so clumsy it's not even funny....bless her heart!!! And momma's that read with their daughter's this is a perfect book for you!! I absolutely adore this book and read it in one sitting because I couldn't put it down!! So I highly highly recommend it!!! 

[P · Rating 5 out of 5]

*****The Boyfriend List (ARC) by J. L. Wyer: WHY did it have to end?? So good!
This is one of the funnest, sweetest, heartwarming books ever! It kept me interested and smiling — still smiling… This is a feel good read that I highly recommend.
—PTators

[Ron Ponton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone MUST read this book!!

This is one of the most refreshing, hilarious and achingly sweet romance novels I have ever read! Truly recommended for anyone who wants to smile for days.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was craving a book written for a 15 year old girl and this hit the spot - it’s giving TSITP x small town high school

[Paola Yoxon · Rating 4 out of 5]

From beginning to end I really enjoy it!

[Evelyn (Ev’s Novel Delights) · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Clean YA Contemporary)

📝💞The Boyfriend List by J.L. Wyer💞📝

Tropes-
🩵 Best Friend’s Older Brother
🩵 Fake Dating
🩵 Friends to Lovers
🩵 Small town romance
🩵 High school
🩵 very light love triangle??
🩵 Her best friend is a guy

I LOVE THIS BOOK!! (internal screaming.. and maybe some actual screaming too 🫣😏🤫)
So clean, so adorable, so funny, and can I just say adorable again?!!
ughh omg Grayson.. gray eyes (which he has the perfect name for), dimples, dark hair and overall SUCH a swoony guy when he talks or even if he just smiles 😍😍🤭 and Meaghan was this awkward, super funny girl that when she gets nervous starts saying random facts of things and has an obsession with frogs (frogs guys 🐸) .. and might I just say they’re perfect for each other!? Cuz they are.. no questions asked
I also just wanna say that Noah was like THE BEST BOY BFF EVER.. like not even kidding.. I have not yet read a better guy best friend more well done than this.. for now this is Top of my list for best representation of a guy best friend. Applause to the author for doing such an amazing job on that part and everything else 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
But yeah if you haven’t read this.. GO READ IT.. and it has a bit of fall vibes so that’s a bonus!

⚠️ Age suggestion: 14-15+

Content‼️
No spice (up to non-descriptive kissing only),
no language,
and no lgbtq content!

5 stars!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Might do a full review later. 💋

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very charming! Reminds me of To All The Boys I've Loved Before but zippier and cuter.

[Shauna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED this book, so so much. I read a lot on public transport and this had me grinning and laughing out loud so much, cannot recommend enough

[Sevi · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was really cute 🥹🫶🏼

I didn't know I needed something this sweet until I read it ✨🦋

[レチイツィア♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most sweet and funny YA adults romance I've ever read. I really loved how J.L. Wyer talks about those teenage years when everything seems confusing, but, at the same time, it's during those years that you start to really know what kind of person you are and want to be. I love how she describe our protagonist, Maegan Murphy (funny how her last name is associated with the Murphy's Law): she is really the prototype of the nerdy, geeky girl but shows to be such a strong woman, knowing the values of frienship and love; I loved the friendship with Noah, which shows how, even if you grow up and live different experience, you'll always have by your side the ones that you love and really care about; it was awesome also seeing her good relationship with her brother and her parents, demonstrating that a good relationship with your parents can really be helpful in finding who you want to be and what you want from your life. Last but not least, I LOVED know Grayson Ramsey and the first love they've shared: since the start, when he propose her a fake dating contract to escape from all the mess created by The Boyfriend List, you can really see him being into her; and her, at the same time, when she doesn't really understand if its that she has a crush on or Christian.
To sum up, this novel is really reading worth, ans you should really try giving it a chance if you want to revive the high school years and the emotion of the first love ♡

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

first, I just want to say that I am a sucker for a cute, YA romance. I have been in the biggest reading slump and I feel like this book really helped me get out of it. It is fast-paced, cliche, and cute what else can I ask for? I am not very picky with YA romance, so don't look at this review for that but if you are in a slump and want a funny book that gives you the feels, then I recommend it. Here is a breakdown of some of the tropes: Best friend's brother, love triangle, and fake dating. Overall, I had such a fun time reading this book!

[Dianna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I gave it a fair. I felt it was more of a preteen book. There was a lot of immaturity in it that got on my nerves and just too much "bad luck" embarrassing things kept happening to this girl that made it annoying and unbelievable. This was supposed to be YA., but I didn't get that feeling at all. If all the kiddie behavior(which was a lot) was removed, i probably would have liked this book a lot more

[Aimee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun little highschool romance, a little below my age bracket, but a fun read nonetheless. Light and fluffy, with all the confusing teenage hormones.

Possible spoiler…


Very glad the guy best friend did not have a crush or get angry/jealous at Meagan’s liking his older brother. That always annoys me in books like this (aka the kissing booth)

[Olivia · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was definitely not one of the worst books I've ever read but it also was not the best. I found myself skipping pages because I just got bored and the characters just felt off to me, they acted about five years younger than they actually were. Despite this it was a good, short book that I could finish in one night before bed and I'm happy the characters got their happy endings.

[Cassie Abrams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute, witty, and swoony, everything you’d ask of a good, clean high school romance! I’m sad that so many people have taken stars away from such a great story because they’re looking for something more on the NA spectrum!

[Clara 𐙚 free 🇵🇸 (studying) · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. 5

Loved it!! 💗💗💗✨

[Tamara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maegan has crushes on a few boys!

So I totally love this and if you enjoy "The Kissing Booth" and "To All the Boys I Loved Before" then you may get a kick out of this book.

Just like in "The Kissing Booth" the main character (Maegan) has a best friend that is a guy (Noah) who has an older brother (Grayson). Instead of letters like in "To All the Boys I Loved Before" this book has a list.

Maegan is considered a nerd and is shy. She is not in the popular group of kids at school. She is also prone to accidents of any kind. She is not in the group of girls that she thinks are considered pretty by guys because she has freckles and is not athletically thin.

Maegan has drawn the names of some boys that she likes a lot in bubble letters and she tries to hide this list from her bff Noah. He doesn't get to see it but she loses the list. When the list pops up the following day many copies have been made and posted on several lockers. When she is confronted by girl that used to date Christian that she likes Christian, she has a hard time coming up with a response. She is so embarrassed and is dreading the fact that someone handed the list to Noah because on the list is his older brother's name Grayson. In true bff fashion Noah tries to rescue Maegan from this scene by laughing loudly and saying that Maegan has been pranked and that she would not have written the list because everyone knows that she is dating his brother. Grayson decides to ask her to be his fake girlfriend because he can't get some girls to leave him alone even though he has turned them down several times.

This is just the beginning of the book and a fun adventure in innocent romance. I love Maegan and Noah as bff's. Maegan older brother (Braedan) is protective of her but loves to tease her a lot as well. Grayson is her brother's bff and has always been considered off limits. I love the scene in the diner with the four of them talking about rules for Maegan's fake relationship with Grayson. Braedan is telling them they can't do anything that would show a public display of affection like even holding hands until Christian shows up and comes over to talk. Here is my favorite quote once Christian leaves the table: "Gray, I changed my mind. Whatever you need to do to keep that guy away from my sister, do it."

This book is worth the read if you like high school romance and the geeky girl as a star.

[R Huiszoon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jennilynn Wyer, ‘The Boyfriend List’.
A Sweet YA Romance.

As an ARC reader I received a free copy of this book and voluntarily wrote an honest review. Here it is.

Rating: 5 (of 5 stars).

In general: A sweet YA rom-com.

Main characters:
- Maegan Murphy (15).
She’s a quiet, nerdy tenth grader at Porter Creek’s High School (NC). A shy girl who likes to hang out in the library.
Waiting for her best friend, Noah Ramsey, and feeling sorry for herself because Maegan thinks she’s the only tenth grade girl who never kissed a boy, she made a list of all the boys she ever had a crush on and - like Murphy’s Law - that list got out and was plastered all around school.

- Grayson Ramsey (Noah’s brother) and Christian Alexander.
Two boys on the list whose interest has been aroused.

A mean fellow student had spread Maegan’s list all over the school. So she became the center of attention and felt very uncomfortable in that - for her - unusual position. Because of her clumsiness and Murphy’s law she finds herself in one funny, unexpected or painful situation after another.
Then the author, Jennilynn Wyer, describes how Meagan with her sassy, intelligent mind (but with a shy mouth) and self-mockery stays herself during all the unusual attention she gets. She charms both boys and they become her (fake)boyfriends. In the end she has to choose between her two admirers to get her first kiss. It’s a well written, very funny, sweet story with wonderful main characters.

R. Huiszoon.

[Tiffany Readz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Cute YA Read

Not sure if I noticed this was a YA read when I took it for review, as it isn’t my usual genre. That said, this is a fantastically funny story of young Meaghan and how she got caught with The Boyfriend list.

The one thing I absolutely loved about this book was how relatable it is at my advanced age. ;) I do watch a lot of Dateline and worry about my kids, like Meaghan’s parents and the references to Mean Girls and other movies were hilarious. I could picture Regina George in my head as Meaghan battled it out with her own version.

All of the characters are beautifully written. While our focus was on the quirky Meaghan, we are also involved with her family, as well as her best friend and his brother, who happens to be on the list. While she thought the list being exposed would crush her, it did the exact opposite. Meaghan was ready to start some kind of dating life, however didn’t expect it to turn out the way it did and now she’s got some decisions to make.

The book is well written and the blurb says it all, the details are what matters. The little nuances from Meaghan and this crazy supporting cast. They are all funny in their own right and make one heck of a read. While I wasn’t sure about this book at first, it changed my mind by the end. Such a sweet read that didn’t need any extra flash to keep my interest. The Boyfriend List reads as a standalone with a little epilogue to wrap things up.

Reviewed for Renee Entress’s Blog

[Morgane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll start by saying that I'm usually a spicy books reader. Now, that being said, I looooved The Boyfriend List! ❤️ The characters are fun and relatable, and I loved Maegan's development.
So, Maegan is 15 years old, and she's the clumsiest person ever (she believes Murphy's law is a personal curse). She has a BFF, Noah whose older brother Grayson is BFF with Maegan's own older brother. One day, while waiting for Noah, she writes The Boyfriend List, a list of all the boys she's ever had a crush on. On it, are Grayson, and Christian, a cute boy in her class. Of course, she even signed the list! 🤦‍♀️
Of course, the list gets lost, and the very next day, it gets plastered all over school! To help her save face, Noah laughs and tells people that Maegan can't be the one who wrote the list, as she's already Grayson's girlfriend... well, as it turns out, Grayson does need help keeping some girls away, so he offers Maegan to enter a fake relationship with him. At the same time, Christian seems to realize Maegan exists. Drama ensue.
I love everything about this book! I was team Grayson from the start, but also got to really like Christian. Overall, I'll keep on reading my spicy red hot books in general, but I'm glad I took a chance on The Boyfriend List, and I'll keep J.L. Wyer in mind when i need a sweet buffer!

[Arceli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really cute. I normally don't enjoy books that have The Kissing Booth style vibes, but this one really was cute and blew it out of water. Meagen, Grayson, and Noah are really cute. I like that this book doesn't follow the typical best friends to lovers trope but a mix of the too.

Meagan is really fun. I like that she is 15, immature, but extremely relatable. She isn't someone who always tries to be quirky, but rather just embraces herself. She does make mistakes, but it is super fun.

Noah and Grayson are really fun. I like that they are super swoonworthy. They are extremely cute. I like that they let Meagan make her own decisions. The grand gestures at the end is super cute.

The romance in this book is adorable. I love that there is miscommunication, but it goes resolved pretty quickly. Obviously, there is some immaturity, but the entire book is super cute. You basically want to brush your own teeth. But, it is really enjoyable. I like that the wait towards the kissing scenes is long, but totally worth it.

In summary, go check out this book. I cannot wait for it to be released to the world.

[World Of Books 65 · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Amazing heartwarming YA story that brought a smile to my face.

For my first step into the younger side of a coming-of-age romance I knew I was in safe hands with JL Wyer, she brilliantly brought me on the journey with 15-year-old Meagan, her BFF NOAH, his older brother Grayson soon to be Fake Boyfriend to Meagan and we can't forget about Braedon, the older protective brother who also happens to be Graysons Best Friend.

There are so many heartwarming moments, laugh-out-loud moments as well as all the growing pain moments when you are on the cusp of adulthood, and as a mum to a 15-year-old, Ms Wyer was spot on with her delivery in this younger genre.

A list that should never have seen the light of day, a fake boyfriend, mean girls and right in the centre accident-prone Megan made this a must-read

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading J.L. Wyer's Elizabeth series, I was hesitant about another drama-filled book, but this was a beautiful surprise. I enjoyed this book immensely. Murphy's Law Maegan is doomed from the start. Her brother is popular, but she enjoys hanging out as a wallflower until one day, when her private list of boyfriends she has wanted to date is printed and attached to every flat surface available. Her best friend laughs it off as a joke to help Maegan save face. Her best friend sacrifices his brother, Grayson, who is on Maegan's list. Grayson and Maegan start fake dating, but the chemistry boils hot underneath. Their innocent attraction to each other finds its way to something more. This was a sweet, adorable story. I loved all the personal touches and brushes and how Grayson and Maegan liked each other but were nervous. A very delightful read.

[Sassy Southern Book Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my first book by this author and I am really glad that I took a chance and read this book. Because it is one of the cutest, funniest ,and sweetest books I have read in a long while!! Remember that movie with Sally Field called Murphy's Romance? Imagine that, except it's all about teenagers and it's 10 times funnier. And the girls last name is Murphy and she is so clumsy it's not even funny....bless her heart!!! And for momma's that read with their daughter's this is a perfect book for you!! I absolutely adore this book and read it in one sitting because I couldn't put it down!! So I highly highly recommend it!!! ~By Tina

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wanted a palate cleanser book and this gave me exactly that! It’s a romance, but because it’s about teenagers it was so cute and wholesome! Maegan is the quintessential awkward, quirky teen girl who is navigating hormones and high school all at once. Noah is her best friend (who is quite possibly the best best friend in the entire world!) who loves her exactly the way she is and truly has her best interest at heart. Grayson, one of the love interests, is nothing but respectful of Maegan and sets the example for what love should be like. Pretty sure I had a smile on my face the entire time I was reading this, simply because of how well it captures adolescent, first love vibes, and because of how authentic and relatable the characters are. A true comfort read. :)

[Valery · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.
As far as YA novels go, this is a cute and fairly clean option. The first sentence is quite awkward, and had me rethinking whether I should read it, but it was worth moving beyond. Good option for teens because the main character has a wonderful grasp of how to keep her perspective.
I will admit that the male best friend and sleepovers kind of bothered me.

For my clean readers: no language. No violence, but definite bullying. Romance-kissing and lots of talk about how cute boys are.