Author does not know how museums operate

While the narrators are fantastic, I had many issues with the story. First there's the age and power imbalance between the main characters. I didn't catch if Court's age was stated, but it's hard to believe a department head at the Met would be in his late-20s/early-30s. Even if he was, pursuing an intern in his own department and engaging in sexual activities at work are not the actions of a modern romantic hero or a smart person. But a rich, hot, young-ish man in a position of authority is hardly uncommon in romance. What really stuck out to me was that It is painfully obvious that the author has no idea how major museums, or even organizations in general, work. Curators and their interns don't organize museum events at the Met. That's not their area of expertise and not what they're hired for. They don't get to travel to another country and write million dollar cheques to secure a piece for an exhibit, in this case a temporary one, especially without lawyers, at the very least! Major museums have numerous departments like events, finance, engagement, operations, and the Met would have the very best. This may seem nitpicky, but she chose to use an actual existing major museum as her setting, so I'd think there'd be some attempt at realism. A little research would have gone a long way - there's a ton of info on the Met's website alone! The Irony of all this is that her heroine spend all her time on research. I love museums, I used to work in one, and think they're a great setting for romance. But the lack of care put into making the setting feel even somewhat realistic completely unmoored the rest of the story for me.

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