Classical Cinderella-esque like story; a masquerade ball, some pretty malicious family members, and the lengthy search for the masked girl at the ball... 
 Desperately Seeking Suzanna begins with Sue Green and her younger sister and cousins as they are sneaking into their neighbors masquerade ball. Sue has always been the drab older sister, who is forced to stand in her younger sisters shadow, though after receiving a brief makeover by her companions Sue decides to adopt a new persona for the night and call herself Suzanna. 'Suzanna' meets Holden while prancing down the stairs and their night continues on from there... that is until she is caught my her mother and must leave the ball without saying goodbye to Holden.. (view spoiler)[ Her mother actually ruins her costume so when Holden returns he is not able recognize her, she still tries to talk to him but I'm pretty sure he just brushes her off not realizing who she really is (hide spoiler)] 
 Overall I really enjoyed reading this book and liked seeing it all come together, though I did have a few problems with some of the characters and their decisions to do certain things. Sue was definitely my favorite character and really made the book for me, I loved seeing her develop and really come into her own - especially near the end. I hated (or loved to hate I suppose) Sue's mother, she really is such a villain though - I liked how it was done but it did seem a bit over the top at times and I thought it might have been nice to get some backstory or reason for her actions. The relationship between Sue and Holden builds nicely though I felt like the end was rushed and some of the stuff (or issues with their relationship) could have been introduced earlier and had more time to play out. Holden's inability to recognize Sue for Suzanna did not bother me at first because I understand how a little makeup and some fancy clothes can change a persons appearance, but after a while I found his stupidity a bit tiresome as it just seems to drag on and on. 
 Desperately Seeking Suzanna was a fun, enjoyable read. I really liked how everything worked out in the end (even if I did think some parts of it were a bit rushed), and while I did have a few problems with some of the characters and their actions overall they didn't have a large impact on my view of the novel. I hadn't realized that this book was part of a series before reading it, but now that I have read this one I think I am defiantly going to check the others out.. 
 ** Received an NetGalley review copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review so thanks again for making this possible