Anatomy of a Boyfriend (Anatomy #1)

Reader reviewed by ren5

The story is a about a girl who is rathey nerdy and wants to become a doctor. She has never had and encounters with love. Her best friend, on the other hand, has gone out with almost evry guy in town. She has never sincerely like them though.

This is great read. I felt like i knew the characters and started to root of them, hoping they do what is right. It is a little, shall I say, descriptive. Other than that it was a fun book.

Reader reviewed by Hillary

This book was amazing. And isn't the cover awesome? It's totally cute and fits in with the description of Wes well. And I loved what the author did with Wes and Dom's relationship. And I liked how she started a new part after each major event in the story. I really enjoyed reading Dom's story. I'm kinda upset I hadn't bought this earlier. But the book does have a lot of mature content, so I don't know what the younger me would've thought of that. I might have become a nun. My sister will be upset when I tell her she's not allowed to read it, but I think I'll wait until she's in high school. So I wouldn't read it unless you're at least 14 years old. But anyone fourteen and older should go out and buy the paperback when it comes out...even if you already have the hardcover version because it's awesome enough to own two copies.

Reader reviewed by bria

this book i thought was very good. the story line was like must but there wasd something about it that made me want to keep reading. I was sad about the ending but i tliked that i felt some what reasured about Dominique's future. The writing style was also to my liking, the author had a way of putting words on paper that made me keep turning pages, and i'm glad that i did because anatomy of a boyfriend was a very enjoyable read.

Reader reviewed by wendy

this is a book about the love life of high school senior Dominique. Through out her 17years of life, she had never really had a "real" boyfriend or a productive lovelive. She has yet to frech a guy and unlike everyother girl in her senior class, she's never done "it." It doesn't bother her much since she's been able to keep up with her grades and do so well that she might actually get a shot of going to the college of her dreams, so life for her is going pretty well...until she meets wes--a blue eyed hunk from the highschool her best friend amy goes to. At first, they're just friends and the email and IM each other constantly, then, it all changes. after Dominiquea and Wes share all their firsts together, everything goes downhill from there. That's when Dominique finds out what it really is like to have loved someone so much.

This is a really good book, but i would recommend it to people 17+ or people who have already had a Sex ED class. This is because, this book is like Sex 101. Despite all it's sexual content, this was an amazing book, considering it was the author's first.

Reader reviewed by Booked Books

When it comes to love, everyone is a potential victim. It doesn't matter how short, tall, smart, dumb, strong, or pretty you are. You can be hit with Cupid's arrow any time without realizing it before it's too late. Dominique Baylor of Anatomy of a Boyfriend had to learn this the hard way, but is there ever an easy way?


Seventeen-year-old Dominique Baylor has always cared more about grades and schoolwork than she did about boys. This is perfectly understandable since she wants to pursue a career as a doctor. Until she met Wesley, a track star from her best friend's high school, Dominique had never had any real experience with boys. Despite her bad first impression with him (involving her falling into mud), they both inevitably fall in love. Together, they learn the complexity of maintaining relationships, especially when it involves sex.

First off, I love the cover as well as the title; the cover is almost as fun as the book itself! It plays with Dominique's aspiration to become a doctor and illustrates the humor of this novel. Another cool thing about the cover is that the arrows connecting the parts of the boyfriend to its corresponding labels remind me of Cupid's arrows. Not to mention, the arrows are red, a color that represents both heart and love. It's amazing how symbolic the cover is by itself.


I also love how modern and fun this novel is. In fact, the characters get to know each other over instant messaging and email. In a world where practically every teenager uses the computer frequently, I thought this was relevant.


This wonderful coming-of-age novel center on Dominique's love life her physical experience with her first love as well as the emotions associated with it. An honest and open novel, Anatomy of a Boyfriend puts love and sex under a sensitive and perceptive light without being critical. Snadowsky captured its positive and negative aspects perfectly; the novel genuinely portrays the confusion, awkwardness, and turmoil of sex. It even covers safe sex. In one of the scenes of the book, Dominique's best friend, Amy, had a pregnancy scare. I found this significant because it illustrates the importance of responsibility. For such a light novel, there were some heavy messages within it.


Though I've read many books written in the first-person perspective, I rarely ever feel as if I'm really in the character's head. Dominique's thoughts and feelings can be very vivid as well as graphic, and I felt like I was intruding on her thoughts sometimes. This realization was rather shocking, but it helped me connect with her. Dominique does come off as angst-y, clingy, and pathetic under a critical eye at times, but she realizes this herself. The characters are so believable, meaningful, and three-dimensional that I began making comparisons with them to some people I know in real life. Dominique is overall a strong character, but she does succumb to the power of love as many would, although you probably would expect better from an intellectual premed student. That's what makes her so complex. She even considers abandoning a scholarship to be able to go to NYU with Wes, but fortunately, she doesn't go through with it.


I honestly can't find any major faults with this novel, though I suppose the graphic scenes could be toned down a notch. Still, this is a top-notch debut novel, and I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of Snadowsky's works.


Keep in mind that this novel is aimed at the older teens. As mentioned throughout the review, the mature content - some explicit sex scenes and language - may be inappropriate for kids and younger teens.

Reader reviewed by rochita

i´m a fifteen year old girl who ejoys reading stories for young adults these one was definetly one of my favorites .
i enjoyed so much how she captures dominique and her feelings the way the book indirectly helped you clear out tons of questions about life, how you should manage boyfriend situations and even how to deal with big firsts with out freaking out .
shows you real teen situations to relate to and solutions by a common age character makes you feel comprehend if you ever had a break up or liked someone quite as bad .!!!
excellent !!!

I've seen this book around quite a bit but for some reason I always found a reason to put it down. So when I got a review request from the author I jumped on the chance immediately and I am so glad I did. This book was funny, adorable and heartbreaking at the same time.

This book isn't just about sex. It's about a bunch of firsts. Like Dominique's first kiss, her first boyfriend, her first love, her first time and even her first heartbreak. Going in I knew there would probably be quite a bit of sex discussed so I prepared myself for that when I accepted the review request. There was quite a bit discussed but it was done in a very tasteful way and it didn't get trashy but managed to work in a way that a lot of books seriously miss.

Daria Snadowsky really managed to capture the feelings that surround these firsts. The magical feeling of your first kiss as well as having your first boyfriend. The heartbreak surround your first breakup was what I found to be most relatable, since I went through a rough breakup during high school. The way this book was written really had you feeling Dominique's emotions and experiencing all of these firsts.

I liked Dominique at times, while at other points she bothered me. She was smart and focused in the beginning, completely knowing what she wanted to do in life. But when she met Wesley it seemed that all of this went out the window and her focus shifted to him entirely, which does happen with a first love but she went to extremes. She got to the point where she wasn't spending time with her family just so she could spend more time with him. She also became rather clingy where in the beginning she was independent. In the end however, I did enjoy her character since she read like a real girl who was dealing with all of these things. Then there was Wesley. He was the adorable shy guy that had no experience and who was completely sweet. I really liked him until the end. He ended up really hurting Dominique and didn't even have the guts to do it to her face.

All in all, I really enjoyed this book. I think everybody should give this a shot because it truly is a great book that does talk about a lot of things that girls are dealing with in high school. The things that happened in this book are extremely true to life and are pretty realistic.

This copy was received from the author for review purposes and did not effect my opinions in any way. The opinions expressed in this review were mine alone.

Reader reviewed by the book muncher

The farthest seventeen-year-old Dominique Baylor has gone with a guy is a kiss, and not even the French kind. Her seemingly prudish behavior is a far cry from her best friend Amy, who will do everything by it with any cute guy. But then Dom meets Wes, and everything changes. Shes never felt this way about any guy before; all she can think about is Wes. She finds herself experiencing anatomy first hand instead of through the pages of her favorite book, Grays Anatomy. And for a while, everything is perfect in Wes and Doms little bubble of love. But then it pops and Dom is lost. Anatomy of a Boyfriend is a humorous yet honest account of relationships and first love.

Anatomy of a Boyfriend was definitely an interesting novel, though not particularly one Id normally pick up. I appreciate the honest in portraying Doms love/sex life, but sometimes I felt the sex scenes were a little in excess. Reality was by far Snadowskys greatest strength in this book. Dom, Wes, and Amy were all characterized well and always felt authentic, no matter which situations they were in. I definitely loved how the characters were stereotype-free. I think I like this novel better when I look at it from a broader perspective instead of in bits and pieces. Its about discovering love and experimenting, with the embarrassments and insane happiness to go with it. Its told as it is without being dramatized, exaggerated, or romanticized. I felt Anatomy of a Boyfriend to be an accurate portrayal of teens and their firsts.

While Id like to say this book should only be read by teens of a certain age or older, because of the mature scenes, I cant deny that reading Anatomy of a Boyfriend has some value. Overall, I wouldnt really recommend or not recommend this book; Im stuck somewhere in the middle. Fans of Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty by Jody Gehrman may also enjoy this book about relationships and love.

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Reader reviewed by ambeen

Ive heard this book described as being similar to Judy Blumes Forever. I havent read Forever (although I did pick it up one time at a used bookstore), but if its like Anatomy, or better, then I definitely want to read it. I had originally planned to read both and do a sort of comparison review, but that was back when I had more time. So Im just another reviewer who cant truly comment on any parallels.

It is a more realistic portrayal of a teenage romance than youd find in most YA. Its quick, interesting, and at times, laugh out loud funny. I dont really have much to say by way of traditional review, so Ill just respond to a couple of things Ive seen in other reviewers reviews.

One thing Ive consistently come across is that everyone sees Wes as the bad guy or "douche" as one friend summed him up. I really didnt see any of this douche-y behavior. Sure he seemed a little jerky at times and the way he broke up with Dom was the ultimate douche-tacular display; however, Dom annoyed me more. She was obsessive, clingy, and downright bitchy at times. I have never been in a serious (or semi-serious as this relationship seemed) relationship, but please dont tell me this is normal behavior. While I disliked Wes method of breaking up, I dont blame him. I think that was the strongest thing in the novel for meI understood both sides of the relationship. I didnt blame one more than the other for the eventual demise of their relationship. I think Snadowsky struck this balance perfectly because lets face it, not all break ups are easy to pinpoint the blame on one person.

The second issue that Ive seen in reviews is the graphic sexual content. I seriously thought that these other reviewers were just exaggerating. Come "Part II" though, I was like, "whoa!" I was really surprised at how graphic it was. I dont mind that stuff because I was reading Harlequin at 15/16. For a YA novel though, it was a little shocking. It struck me as bordering Harlequin graphic, only awkward. So if anyone is worried about the graphic sexual scenes, just know that it is more awkward than sensual. Its very realistic and not Hollywoods glamorized version of what sex is.

So to wrap this up, I liked it!

Reader reviewed by stephanie

Hmm...maybe it's just me but I didn't really like this book. I mean, it was funny and stuff but Wes was really, really annoying. I hate him so much. *SPOILERS* I don't see how she could fall in love with him... He's so wishy-washy and he couldn't bring himself to break up with her face-to-face. He did it ONLINE. That is the definition of a jerk. Right? Totally. Oh, and Dominique? The main character? ...is that her name? I totally forgot. xD But anyway, her. I don't like her either. I can't believe she fell for him. Everyone could've predicted what could've happened and what she did to prove her "love" to him? Tsk tsk, bad girl. She shouldn't have wasted her time on him. At all. However, OMG, everytime I picture Wes, I picture that guy who played Juno's boyfriend. I don't even know why because their outer appearance aren't exactly the same...must be the fact that they are both on the track team. Yea... Oh yea, Dom's friend? Her best friend? She is so weird. Do you remember what she gave Dom for her birthday? A massager for...you-know-what. That was so awkward. If someone gave me that, I would never be able to guess what it was for. >.<