A surprise and a delight.
926492
I bought this pair to try two months ago, but now I love this pair explicitly.

The fit is great, the material and comfort are perfect, and I can get them dirty for work. This being a slim fit pair, the pockets can be a little difficult to rummage through. This doesn't extend to the back pockets, which work just fine. Normally I'd dock a star for the pockets, but this is SLIM fit. I didn't get these for utility beyond the wear and tear. And again, I emphasize how comfortable they are for work pants.
2813040
Pleasantly surprised. Sweet and entertaining.
3397849
This is not my normal reading material, so I did not expect to like it.  I was pleasantly surprised.  The characters were quite likeable and the book kept me interested all the way to the end.  It had a little bit of everything:  suspense, hope, drama, laughter, mystery and a touch of romance.
318741
Didn't know what to expect when I started reading this but it was a nice surprise. Very entertaining and a good read!
4814546
This was a gift and it was greeted with delight!
1042780
did not know what to expect.  was very pleasantly surprised. it maybe a short read (which can be nice before bed) but it satisfies and I wouldn't mind seeing the main two characters again.
4928128
Every once in a while I am sent a real sleeper CD--something that looks as though it is something I will hardly be able to bear to listen to all the way through (and believe me, I get a few of those from time to time), but which turns out to be an unexpected musical delight. Bilbao 00:00h is truly a delight, mixing musical styles and instruments from around the world into a joyful sound anchored by the accordion playing of the young Basque musician, Kepa Junkera. There are a number of musicians who contribute to the music on this two-CD set, too many to mention, but some of the more familiar names are Bela Fleck, Phil Cunningham, and Paddy Moloney. The liner notes are especially interesting, covering all the songs and providing some insight into the various musical styles represented. The sound quality tends to the crisp and dry side, enough so to not sound quite natural, but not enough to be actively irritating.
4896853
Well crafted character and a surprising plot.
2932865
What a wonderful surprise! It is SO much more than I expected given the price.
354334
A wonderful surprise. Not many good movies out right now, but this one is a good surprise.
2624421
What a surprise!! I was expecting little vignettes of Company life with the same roster of characters but the depth and variety of characters, settings and plots was simply stunning. Maybe it is true that the short story - as opposed to the novel, poem, saga, chant or song - is the real American art form. If so, then Ms. Baker has accepted that challenge with gusto.
The author is said to be a fan of the X-Files and in that show, one quickly grew tired of monsters and weirdos, yearning instead for the ever-changing, ever-evolving mythology which girded the series. The Zeus books follow a similar pattern. If "The Garden of Iden" is almost childlike - you might say innocent - the following tales evolved into philosophical treatises on the nature, reason and ultimate fate of time travel and, more than anything, the mysterious Chronos Corporation and its hidden agenda.
These are splendid stories although it is imperative that one is first acquainted with the preceding novels to which they allude. The sequence seems random but one discovers a serial-like order of presentation. The young lad with the extraordinary powers shows up several times and the attentive reader will discern both the hows and whys of his origin. Some of these stories sound boring in the extreme until the first paragraph. Suddenly you are caught in the web spun by the author and the only escape is finishing the tale.
Some are tongue-in-cheek (Lemuria), some are explanatory (Search for the Delacroix), others are reflective of the author's great interest in English history (Shakespeare). All possess that unique "Baker" quality that permeates her works - the excellent turn of phrase, the fidelity to the character and the times, the occasional surprise and the relentless movement of the logic to its conclusions, tragic, maudlin or triumphant. Many of these could easily be developed into novels, a task I hope the author will undertake in the future
414357
A most unexpected delight by Ms. Heavey.  While it is clearly a novel for Young Adults, I, as a bitter misanthrope of over 50, found it very compelling and even moving, which is a real testament to the strength of Kias writing and the story itself.  I don't want to get hung up on the plot, because a lot of the joy of the novel is in the discovery of the story and characters, but I found them very real: funny, fallible, human beings that I wanted to know more about.  One of Ms. Heaveys gifts as a writer is the way she can slip in subtly disquieting events until the reader finds themselves in a place and story they did not expect.  In short, this was a really good book that transcends the genre and deserves to be widely read
2229471
I did not know what to expect with this book and it was very different.  But I loved it.  The characters were delightful.
1227942
It was a surprise gift so I had no expectations for the product but I am delighted with it.
1158203
I wasn't sure what to expect when I watched this, but had a great time watching this.  I deliberately didn't read about it before hand because I wanted to be surprised, and I was.  Great fun.  The story was well done and was a great blend of two terrific genres.  There were a couple of places where I thought they missed the boat, but it didn't get in the way of the overall effect.  I would definitely see this one again.  And the ending wasn't what I would have expected, so all in all, a terrific evening.
53750
A truly fresh book, unexpected and full of delights.  Walks (or rather rides) over ground not usually trod by fantasy novels, with interesting and memorable characters, settings and situations.  Nothing is by the numbers, tropes you might be expecting simply don't develop the way you might expect if you've read a lot of fantasy novels.

Few fantasy novels have been set in the (roughly) 19th century American West, and most seem to want to shoehorn in a famous Wild West figure or two.  Silver on the Road doesn't do that.  Even its view of its most well known character is likely unexpected in every respect.

The book starts out interesting and becomes more so.  It truly does make me want to learn more of the world the author has crafted, rather than feeling like I've known it all already.

If I have one complaint, some of the traveling feels a bit samey.  Which, if you've gone any distance by horse, is realistic, but sometimes not riveting. This should not in the least put you off this book.  If you like intelligent, different and unexpected fantasy, you'll love Silver on The Road.
1418095
Sometimes love comes as a surprise. It smacks you in the head and you are never the same. If it happens to you and not the object of your affection then you have a tragedy. If it happens to the two of you at the same time in the same fashion then you have a story that will delight and entertain. In this instance Imogene and Eloise will definitely delight.
Marguerite Quantraine has written a story that will indeed entertain while at the same time giving you a glimpse into the world of the LGBTQ community of NYC in the late sixties. Her characters are as unique as any you have ever read and I think you will enjoy them as much as I did.
Personally I found this book to be lively, funny, and yes, delightfully entertaining. If that is what you're looking for then do yourself a favor and take a chance with "Imogene's Eloise".