THE FIRST OFFICIAL NOVEL FROM GAME GRUMPS
Listen up, kid. My name is Dr. Cecil H.H. Mills. I’m the author of this book and many other ones that you might not have heard of. This book is about two idiot wannabe detective-types. Their names are J.J. and Valentine Watts, but I’m not sure if they’re actually brothers or not.
They make a friend; her name is Trudi de la Rosa. She’s a wannabe detective-type too, but honestly, she’s less of an idiot than the brothers.
The three of them team up to solve a mystery that takes place in a snowy chateau up in the mountains. It gets more complicated around chapter 11, but now you’ve got the main gist of it. The story’s full of intrigue and adventure and puzzles and light violence and some swear words. It’s really entertaining.
Just buy the book and start reading. You’ll understand everything about the Ghost Hunters Adventure Club very soon.
Okay, can I just say...as a 49 year old male...that this was one of the most delightful, hilarious, and entertaining books I’ve read in a long time? I’m not ashamed to admit it. I absolutely loved this silly parody of Hardy Boys (with a hint of Venture Bros thrown in, I think). Granted, I’d say it was even made more entertaining with the audiobook narrated by ‘Dr. Cecil H.H. Mills’ himself. The narrator’s OWN character just added even more fun to the story in my opinion.
Look, I have seen a lot of reviews saying that this book probably works better for fans of Game Grumps. I’ll be the first to tell you, although I do love video games, I’ve never seen the YouTube show. I have no plans to see it. Just not my kind of thing. But I know one thing, the guy who wrote this knows how to tell a really fun (and funny) yarn.
Maybe you don’t have to be a fan of Game Grumps to appreciate it. But maybe you DO need to be a fan of the Hardy Boys and looking for a bit of nostalgia with a silly twist. I don’t know. I just know I’ve not laughed with a book this much in a very long time. I hope there’s a sequel. Dr. Mills does have those gambling debts to consider, after all. ;)
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