Book Review - Anatomy of a Boyfriend, by Daria Snadowsky

There's just something about reading a whole book in one sitting. One, it has to be a really, really good book for this to be an enjoyable experience. (So that means that when I read the 800-page Mysteries of Udolpho in one sitting during college, I wasn't enjoying myself.) When the book is so good you don't take a pee break and keep putting off dinner, well, that's really something.

Anatomy of a Boyfriend, the debut novel by Daria Snadowsky, is just that good. Dominique, known to her friends as Dom, goes after what she wants. A senior in high school, she's only applying to the top schools in the country, hoping to go pre-med, and she's on the Science Quiz team. Wes is the first guy she's ever wanted that's available, but getting together with him isn't easy. He's as hesitant, nervous, and unexperienced as she. This book is very similar to Judy Blume's Forever. In its unwavering honesty, it is true to the teenager experience, not leaving out any of the details. This book is flying off the shelves at libraries (I've waited months to get my hands on it, and I'm the librarian!), and for good reason. You'll laugh, cringe, and maybe cry a little bit, following Dom through the end of her senior year and on to college.

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(five stars)