It is a common trait for many teenage girls to escape into books. Twilight, Hunger Games, or any Nicholas Sparks book are great examples of how girls are given false hopes to what life can and should be for them. In Anatomy of a Boyfriend, by Daria Snadowsky, the author goes into full detail about the very realistic love and heart break of going through high school.

Like all the other addicting books, which I must admit that I have read, I could not put this one down; I finished it within 24 hours. This book doesn’t sugar-coat life, it is an excellent example of a common relationship in high school, and every aspect involved.

The book tells the story of 17-year old Dominique through her senior year and into college. She has a cliché summer romance with the track star, Wes. Wes was her first; first boyfriend, first love, and first for all things physical, too.

Dominique and Wes are definitely a modern couple. They communicate via text and email, which was very interesting to read in the middle a long novel. They were blinded by first love; they talked about marriage and how they would be inseparable regardless of the space that college would hold between them.

After the two are separated for college, they fell apart and broke up. Wes was also her first heartbreak.

I related to this book very well. Being in a long-distance relationship myself, I felt really close to Dominique. Hearing her struggles being with and without her boyfriend was something I held close to my heart.

One disclaimer for this book; when I say it doesn’t sugar-coat the rough times of Dom and Wes’ relationship; it definitely doesn’t avoid every detail in their physical relationship, either. There is a very good reason that this story is for 15-year olds and up. I can easily compare “Anatomy of a Boyfriend” to what people have told me 50 Shades of Grey is like, but centered for a teenage audience.

Though I had to hide the front cover of this book from my mom and my classmates, I would recommend it to many. It gives a great insight to a real high school relationship and doesn’t give girls false-hope of love that Mr. Sparks gives in The Vow or The Notebook.