A review by epeolatrist
Anatomy of a Boyfriend by Daria Snadowsky

funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I found Anatomy of a Boyfriend when I was 15 in my public library. Of course, as a curious teenager, it interested me. A couple years ago, I saw the book laying at the top of a pile of $1 books, so I thought, "why not?" Finally, while attempting to do a book purge, I found Anatomy of a Boyfriend and decided that I should at least give it a read before I traded it in... Not surprisingly, I wasn't pleased. It took me over a week to trek through the 259 pages. I enjoy a good YA romance novel, I won't lie, but this one was not great. The book is a printed cliche: high school girl has never had a boyfriend, said high school girl finds a boyfriend, they have sex, go to different colleges, and then she thinks they're going to live happily ever after. 

The writing was dull and lacked complexity, in my opinion. I know that this is meant for teenagers, but I really do think teenagers are smarter than this. I don't think that the depictions of sex were all that accurate (maybe the author didn't want to make things graphic for the sake of young readers?). I don't care about visuals, but the scenes just seemed vague and uneventful to me. Maybe I would have loved this had I read it when I was 15. I just hope that young kids don't read this looking for an accurate depiction of sex or an answer to all of their sexual curiosities. I think that my best advice would be to leave this one on the shelf, despite its interesting cover.
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