Why You'll Love This
The host of a paranormal radio show thinks every guest is a liar — then he has to go investigate the paranormal himself.
- Great if you want: a reluctant skeptic dragged into genuinely weird situations
- The experience: breezy and comedic with a steady stream of absurd set-pieces
- The writing: Meyer builds laughs through character contradiction rather than jokes
- Skip if: you want deep world-building or serious paranormal mythology
About This Book
What happens when the biggest skeptic in paranormal media gets dragged — reluctantly, repeatedly, and against every instinct — into actually investigating the things he's spent years cheerfully dismissing on air? That's the delicious engine driving That's Not Right, as cynical talk radio host Jack Owens and his enthusiastic new videographer Amber stumble through creatures, conspiracies, and phenomena neither of them is quite prepared for. The tension between Amber's genuine wonder and Jack's determined disbelief gives the story a surprisingly warm emotional core beneath all the weirdness.
Meyer writes with the kind of dry, observational wit that makes even mundane scenes genuinely funny without ever tipping into parody. The pacing is brisk without feeling rushed, and the episodic structure — each investigation building on the last — makes the book easy to fall into and hard to set down. What sets it apart is the character work: Jack is the rare skeptic who's actually likable rather than insufferable, and watching his armor develop small, reluctant cracks is quietly satisfying in ways a pure comedy or pure mystery rarely manages.
