I feel like we got so much insight into their work lives and how they try to make it work instead of getting more about their relationship. Their relationship might be the central focus of the book, but it shares place with the details of their respective careers.

Their attraction to each other kicks off almost as soon as they are reunited and I love that it wasn’t all shy and coy, they tackled it head on and enjoyed every minute of it. And the diversity is not just about people of colour, but people of different sexual orientations.Ĭharlotte and Adrianna’s romance is cute, sexy and definitely steamy.

One of the strong themes in the book is the lack of diversity in academia and how these two women question it, discuss it and do whatever it takes to change it. But it shows you how two people so academically gifted are able to find the balance in the hard world they live in to make time for each other. They want to achieve so much in their lives that their dreams are sometimes bigger than they are. Both women – Charlotte and Adrianna – have big dreams and aspirations. While addressing important issues or homophobia and racism, the book also tackles love and following your dreams. Meet Me in Madrid is all of those things, but it’s so much more than just a love story and I like that I was able to go on this journey with them as they figured out their own lives and careers.

Plus, with Madrid as a backdrop, I was really eager to dive into this. The premise of the book hooked me with promises of two academic Black queer women who find each other many years since their last interaction and fall in love. But when Adrianna plots her next career move just as Charlotte finally opens a door in academia, distance may not be the only thing that keeps them apart. One night becomes three and three nights become a hot and adventurous long-distance relationship when Charlotte returns to the States. Hospitable, too, as she absolutely insists Charlotte spend the night on her pullout sofa as the storm rages on. Impressive as hell and strikingly beautiful. When a blizzard strands Charlotte in Spain for a few extra days and she’s left with glorious free time on her hands, the only question is: Dare she invite her grad school crush for an after-dinner drink on a snowy night?Īccomplished, take-no-prisoners art historian Adrianna Coates has built an enviable career since Charlotte saw her last. Yet once in a while, maybe every third trip or so, the job goes delightfully sideways… On the other, her plan to become a professor is veering dangerously off track. On the one hand, it takes her around the world. In this sexy, sophisticated romantic comedy, two women juggle romance and career across continents.Ĭharlotte Hilaire has a love-hate relationship with her work as a museum courier.

Meet me in madrid by verity lowell