A review by missawn
Common Goal by Rachel Reid

3.0

After reading Heated Rivalry again (loved it!), I decided to dive into this one ...

Meh! I really didn't get all the angst about age and Eric being too "old". I didn't buy it. I am pretty much the same age as Eric and I am not moping around thinking about throwing in the towel because my life is basically over. If anything, this was a huge downer for me and frustrating because there really wasn't much else going on that really held my interest ...

Also, I am always looking for ace representation ... which is still very rare and much needed. Except this really did not "ring true" ... attraction was too inconsistent (even for a demi) ... being ace like a light switch ... you really don't suddenly stare longingly at people's mouths shortly after you met them. Also, being ace doesn't always need to equate to robot personality and a extended abstenance before being "awakened" to the pleasures of sex, magically and miraculous for shits and giggles. It was inconsistencies like this that bugged me.

I kept hoping this one would get better, but it really didn't ...