It took me all weekend and part of Monday but I finally finished it. Not all of that was the book’s fault. Actually most of it wasn’t because of getting involved in family activities and a major migraine that struck Saturday. Part of my distraction was due to the book itself, though. For some strange reason I wanted to stop and go rewatch The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiss at several spots . . . and I’m still having the occasional twinge in that direction so I just might have to scratch that itch in the near future. Maybe Rupert reminded me of Rick more than I thought.
(And if I’m the only one that had that reaction, I will really start wondering about the rest of you.)
Okay, back to my reactions to the book. Overall, I think I liked it. A lot. I also have to admit that I wasn’t wildly crazy about it, irregardless of The Mummy flashbacks. I truly enjoyed the adventure plotline of their travels up and down the Nile looking for her brother. I also loved the way their relationship developed and changed slowly over the course of the story. OTOH, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop with regards to Rupert and it just never happened. I’m not even sure “what” I expected to find out about him but I can’t help feeling like something was missing. Let me think about it some more and maybe I can figure it out.
I love “partnership” relationships in romances and actually thought the one in MR. IMPOSSIBLE was well done. And after much thought on the subject, I’ve finally figured out what was bugging me when I read it. I think I kept hoping or at least expecting there to be some acknowledgement that Rupert was a lot more than simply brawn. It WAS there, but it was so subtle that I wanted more.
Granted that wasn’t enough of a problem to make the story unsatisfactory but definitely enough to make me notice the “lack”, if you know what I mean.
My copy is half read. I don’t know why. Rupert cracks me up and I love the Egyptian setting. Maybe it’s the basis of the plot…the heroine needing to use the hero in order to find her brother..I’m not too fond of those types of plots for some reason. But someday I’ll finish it. What I’ve read so far is funny. *G*