4/5 Stars. This was my husband's favorite book series as a kid so I wanted to read them all. I could not review all of them until I finished the series.

Description: We get a beautiful coming together of our first 2 books. Miranda and Alex come into the same timeline through Miranda's first-person diary entries. When Miranda's dad (stepmom and others too) make it back to Miranda's house, they all have to adjust from 4 people to up to 11 now living together. Can they make the resources stretch and continue to live in their same neighborhood forever?

The good:
- This was the most stressful book in the best way; I couldn't imagine more people showing up and was fully invested in the storyline 
- The character dynamics only improved in this book
- I liked the continued scenarios the world put the family through, staying consistent with the moon messing with the world
- This could have been the end to the series and I would have been happy with it. The resolution made me feel sound.

The loss of a star: The relationships formed were just odd to me? It seemed like the most unrealistic part and truly threw me for a loop.

Overall: If you're looking for a dystopian series that will tear at your heartstrings, this is the series for you (well, at least the first 3 books...)