GB: If You've Got It, Haunt It! (continuing)

[Namita]

Completion Post: Possessed player 4 & Psychomagnotheric slime

Book: The Siren Saves the Billionaire by Kristen Painter
Date Read: 11/26
Pages: 244
Task: 👻Read a book with the author's initials in PROTON
How it Fits: Title starts with T

[Namita]

Team: If You've Got It, Haunt It!!

Completion Post: Possessed player 4 & Psychomagnotheric slime

Denise
ZZ
Ariel
Namita

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Gertrude Aldridge:



Gertrude Altridge haunts the Altridge Mansion Museum. She was the eldest daughter of Sir Aldridge. She stabbed all her father's servants while they slept one night. To avoid public humiliation, he locked her in the basement and fed her through a door slot. Years later, the mansion was sold and her spirit still resided in the basement. The new owner was spooked when hearing some strange noises so he had her remains removed and the basement sealed up. When you get to the mansion, the basement door opens on it own and Gertrude appears. Team member 1 tries to introduce the team and the apparition vomits on the member. What an introduction! Can your team catch her?



Tasks

👻Read a book with a mansion on the cover

👻Read a book tagged Spooky

👻Read a book by an author with the letters (order doesn't matter) GA for initials

👻Read a book where multiple people are murdered (min 3)

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Eww, looks like Denise got the bad end of that introduction...

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Donna wrote: "Eww, looks like Denise got the bad end of that introduction..."

Delightful! A thankless job, this. *sigh*

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Going with 👻Read a book by an author with the letters (order doesn't matter) GA for initials

[ZZ]

Only just seeing this.. my goodreads has been weird the past couple of days. Not showing any notifications and whenever I come to this page I click the last notification I have for GB: If You've Got It, Haunt It! which obviously only took me to page 3.. oops. I’ve been sat like an idiot, waiting. All because I didn’t notice page 4. I’m clearly too reliant on notifications and probably need to pay more attention.

[ZZ]

I’ll take 👻Read a book with a mansion on the cover

[Ariel]

I'll take Read a book where multiple people are murdered (min 3).

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Did everyone see this announcement Donna posted?

"So I believe one team has gotten to ghost 13 out of 26. The challenge is set to end at the end of December. I allowing teams to continue on as a full team ONLY. You may replace a player, steal from a team that has broken apart, etc to continue on after December. There must be 4 players to continue on at the end of the month. I think some of you have figured out why... teehee."

I'd like to keep going, how about the rest of you? :)

[Namita]

I'll pass. Thank you for the challenge.

[Ariel]

I don't mind if we keep going, if we find someone else to complete the team.

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

There are 2 backups that never got to play if you are looking for players. You would have to ask them if they are still interested.

Backups
Fallon
Alicja

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Joyce is also looking for a team. I told her to talk to you...

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Completion Post: Gertrude Aldridge
Book: The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
Date Read: 09 Dec 2024
Pages: 460
Task: 👻Read a book by an author with the letters (order doesn't matter) GA for initials
How it Fits: Author's initials are A.G.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Ariel wrote: "I don't mind if we keep going, if we find someone else to complete the team."

Great! :) Let's see what ZZ thinks so we know how many additional players we'll need.

[ZZ]

I can continue

[ZZ]

Completion Post - Gertrude Aldridge

Book/Author: The Only One Left/Riley Sager
Date Read: 5th-11th December
Pages: 386
Task: 👻Read a book with a mansion on the cover
How it fits:

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Have you been able to find a 4th player? There 2 people in the signup thread ready and willing to play...

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

I think we were all assuming Joyce would contact us, but looks like she already found a team. I've put a note in the sign-up thread to say we're looking for back-up, so hopefully we'll have that sorted soonish.


Ariel & Namita, how are your current books coming along?

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Fourth player for January locked in - CassieCruel will be joining us. :)

[CassieCruel]

Thanks for having me!

So new tasks start in Jan?

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

We've got 2/4 tasks done for our current set, we'll get new tasks once Namita and Ariel have completed their books for this one - so depends on them when that will be. :)

[ZZ]

Do you think they are gone until after Christmas?

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Sorry for the late reply, been travelling and just got back... looks like that question answered itself in the meantime.
Maybe we should reach out via pm? We've been stalled on these tasks for quite a while and haven't heard from either of them since the 9th.

[ZZ]

Ariel said they would like to continue but I think Namita has stopped already.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

You're probably right.

Cassie, provided Namita doesn't come through with a completion post for her current task by tomorrow (officially her last day participating), are you okay taking that one? She's got 👻Read a book tagged Spooky from the current set.

[CassieCruel]

I’ve read about 3 books since the 20th, so I’ll have a look ☺️

[CassieCruel]

Are there any rules on the tags?

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

None that I can find, no minimum number of tags specified anywhere.

[CassieCruel]

I’ve had a look at my books and the closest tag I found was for spooky-tbr

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Best check with Donna in the Q&A thread if she'll accept it, I don't think that one's come up yet. :)

[CassieCruel]

Got one! My next read is tagged spooky

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Excellent! :D

I sent a message to Ariel, hopefully she'll check in with us soon.

[Ariel]

For whatever reason, Goodreads stopped sending me notifications for the thread. I am so sorry about that. My book will be done by tomorrow.

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Good to have you back! :D
Notifications going wonky has been a recurring (and ever annoying) issue for as long as I've been on GR, unfortunately... wonder if they'll ever get that sorted out.

[Ariel]

Completion Post: Gertrude Aldridge

Book: Daisy Darker
Author: Alice Feeney
Rating: 5 stars
Read: 12/28 - 01/04
Qualification: Without spoiling anything, several people are murdered throughout the book.
Pages: 352

[CassieCruel]

Completion Post: Gertrude Aldridge
Book: Dead Serious Case #1: Miz Dusty Le Frey - Vawn Cassidy
Date Read: 5/1/25
Pages: 313
Task: 👻Read a book tagged Spooky
How it Fits: tagged Spooky

[Ariel]

I checked us in.

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Electrocuted ghost:



Your teams get a visitor who tells you they have seen a ghost in the Seward st subway station. They take you down there to show you where. Team member 2 smells electrical discharge and discovers a destroyed Hyper-Ionization Device on a panel to the side of the track. It looks like it exploded into pieces. Slime drips on team member 1. Team member 3 sees the ghost first, its eyes are glowing. Can your team catch the ghost and get back to the platform before the next train?



Tasks

👻Read a book with an explosion in the story

👻Read a book where you can see eyes but no body on the cover

👻Read a book with all the letters of SUBWAY in the title

👻Read a book that starts with a letter in SEWARD

[ZZ]

^ Glad it’s not me this time

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Yay, new tasks!
I'll take 👻Read a book where you can see eyes but no body on the cover (unless someone else urgently wants it).

[ZZ]

I’ll take 👻Read a book with all the letters of SUBWAY in the title. If that’s okay?

[ZZ]

Completion Post- Electrocuted ghost:

Book/Author: Always Been You/Jess Buffett
Date Read: 6th-7th January
Pages: 208
Task: 👻Read a book with all the letters of SUBWAY in the title.
How it Fits: Always Been You

[Ariel]

I'll take the explosion task.

[CassieCruel]

Do we all need to take separate tasks? Im ok with letters in SEWARD though

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Yes, each player reads for a different task.

[CassieCruel]

Awesome

[Denise, Manufacturing Director]

Completion Post: Electrocuted ghost
Book: Driving the Saudis by Jayne Amelia Larson
Date Read: 07 Jan 2025
Pages: 224
Task: 👻Read a book where you can see eyes but no body on the cover
How it Fits:

[Ariel]

Completion Post: Electrocuted Ghost
Book: Dirty Thirty
Author: Janet Evanovich
Date: January 11
Pages: 332
Task: Read a book with an explosion in the story.
Qualification: Stephanie's apartment blows up in the novel.