Touch Not the Cat -- Chapters 9 thru 12

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Discussion for chapters 9 thru 12. Please comment on anything from these chapters, but remember to hide spoilers within a spoiler tag. Please note which chapter a spoiler is from so other readers will know if it is safe to "peek" or not. You do not have to wait until reading all of the chapters to comment, but please restrict your posts to content from chapters 1 thru 12. Enjoy!

Note: I am dividing the read into 5 sections, each 4 chapters long. I may adjust as we go, so check the chapter numbers for each section! :)

[[deleted user]]

I just finished chapter 10: creepy twin cousins. *shudder*

[Diane Lynn]

Just finished chapter 11. I wonder if (view spoiler)[ that really was James impersonating Emory. I think it could be Emory acting on his own. Maybe Emory killed Bryony's father and left James's pen at the scene. So do we have evil twins or evil twin? (hide spoiler)] I like the confusion the twins add to the story.

[[deleted user]]

You've zipped ahead. I'll come back later. :)

[Diane Lynn]

Rainy day here, only fit for reading...darn.

[[deleted user]]

*darn* We just got home from the farmers' market and grocery shopping. I have a few things to do around the house, but I won't let you leave me behind for too long!! ;)

[[deleted user]]

Diane Lynn wrote: "Just finished chapter 11. I wonder if [spoilers removed] I like the confusion the twins add to the story."

That's even twistier than the story as it's written! (They might have both been there.)

[[deleted user]]

End of chapter 12: It certainly looks more and more like (view spoiler)[Rob is a distant cousin, through Naughty Nick, and he's the ghost lover, too. Look how surly he was the next day after being shut out! I'm guessing that Twin 1 or Twin 2, or both, will try to murder Bryony next, in a tragic accident, of course (hide spoiler)]

[Judith]

Thought I'd just read to chapter 8, but couldn't stop, read until midnight. it was so good!!
Those twins are really something, .
I just love the Vicar, what a kind and understanding person he is...
Love the little chapter endings with the story within a story about Nick and his lover.

[[deleted user]]

I like the Vicar, too. He seems rather open-minded, and fatherly at the same time.

[Diane Lynn]

The Vicar does seem fatherly but the conversation about (view spoiler)[telepathy (hide spoiler)] I didn't much care for.

[[deleted user]]

He did seem very accepting about it. Which part in particular did you not care for?

[Diane Lynn]

Jeannette wrote: "He did seem very accepting about it. Which part in particular did you not care for?"

I am just bored with that topic. Now that that chapter and long discussion is over, I'm back to enjoying the book.

[[deleted user]]

Good! It did feel like Stewart felt she had to justify the telepathy.

I just got acquainted with a new someone in chapter 13.

[Judith]

I am in awe of Lady Mary, that she was able to write such terrible poetry! Since she is such a wonderful writer, she must have had to work really hard at it.

At last we meet .

I'm getting more and more sure . I just hope I'm not wrong.

[Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽, Moderator]

Chapters 11 and 12(view spoiler)[ Well that kiss certainly lacked magic! The twins are clearly up to no good, but I'm betting it's Emory who hit Bryony's father with is car and dropped James' pen at the scene. I'm wondering what Francis' personality is going to be like; the twins are clearly Trouble.

Chapter 12: Oooh, Rob is surly and rude after James kissed Bryony. Pretty certain he's the secret lover. Serves him right for not letting her know who he is. :P (hide spoiler)]

[debbicat *made of stardust*]

Diane Lynn wrote: "Just finished chapter 11. I wonder if [spoilers removed] I like the confusion the twins add to the story."

I am reading this right now in another group. Boy, I think your spoiler is spot on about the twins.

[Diane Lynn]

Enchantress Debbicat ^_^ wrote: "Diane Lynn wrote: "Just finished chapter 11. I wonder if [spoilers removed] I like the confusion the twins add to the story."

I am reading this right now in another group. Boy, I think your spoile..."

I wish I could remember it better, it's been a few years! I love stories with twins and that these threads are still active. Enjoy your read. :)

[debbicat *made of stardust*]

I love stories with twins too. Yes. I'm very glad the threads are still open. Makes it more fun.

But...Why did no one post pictures??? I love pictures in these old threads. And a cast. No one did a cast for the movie????

Those are so cool!

[Diane Lynn]

Enchantress Debbicat ^_^ wrote: "I love stories with twins too. Yes. I'm very glad the threads are still open. Makes it more fun.

But...Why did no one post pictures??? I love pictures in these old threads. And a cast. No one did..."

Yep, the casting is fun.

Have you ever read Savannah Purchase by Jane Aiken Hodge? They are actually cousins but look alike. That was a fun one!

[debbicat *made of stardust*]

Ugh! Another one I don't know about it. Thanks for the rec. I'll look for it. We have great used biojstores here. I bet I can find it. I'll let ya know. ;)

[Diane Lynn]

Enchantress Debbicat ^_^ wrote: "Ugh! Another one I don't know about it. Thanks for the rec. I'll look for it. We have great used biojstores here. I bet I can find it. I'll let ya know. ;)"

We are all enablers! ;)

[debbicat *made of stardust*]

That is correct! Is there a 12 step group I can attend?

[Diane Lynn]

:D

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

I just found a lot of this section quite odd, although I do understand it would have been difficult for Bryony to do anything about her discoveries. The twins make me (view spoiler)[shudder! (hide spoiler)]

[Bobbie]

Oh, now I wonder if Tadiana is right and it was Emory that hit Bryony's father and left the pen. That seems more likely. I am really having trouble putting this book down, but tomorrow is a busy day with a grandson's birthday party.
Another twin book I really liked is Under Gemini by Rosamunde Pilcher. Now I want to reread that.

[Karlyne]

I really liked the Vicar's conversation with Bryony, his practicality and his spirituality, both. And his advice about living without her special friend if he's a moral problem is spot on, I think.

[Abigail]

To be continued in July 2023.

[Abigail]

My, the plot is certainly thickening! I’ve read the speculations above but am trying not to draw my own conclusions because that tends to bias my reading and make me overlook things as I try to shape the text to meet my assumptions. I feel for Bryony, with her head and her heart in such terrible conflict. I’m amazed she’s able to maintain outward calm.