Colony East picks up where Night of the Purple Moon left off to my utter joy. The climax of Night of the Purple Moon was full of so much suspense, that I really appreciate the inclusion of Abbey and Jordan’s return home in the novel. I was slightly disappointed that there were time skips in the book, but truly the situation never changes. No matter how much time passed by, our protagonists were still constantly in danger and constantly fighting for survival. The kids work hard with the resources they have, but there are no breaks in dystopia land and so we witness new obstacles being thrown at Abbey and Jordan.