I was hooked from the cover and description and was so well done in this type of book, it uses the coming of age element perfectly and was able to create the world perfectly. I enjoyed getting into this world and how everything worked with the romance concept. Bigfoot was able to weave a strong storyline and I cared about what was happening with the world and characters. It uses the scifi element in a unique way and was glad it was so well done and left me wanting to read more from Bigfoot.

A short, eerie space-fantasy that reads like a dark fable, with strange children, a cruel teacher, and mysteries left deliberately unsolved.

This was a fun short read that had me hooked the entire time. There are so many unanswered questions but I’m actually glad the author didn’t give explanations for everything.

Having grown up reading John Christopher and bemoaning that there weren't more books like the Tripod series, I love that younger (and for that matter, older) readers have books like Children of the Fire Moon to enjoy. The story itself is fascinating, about a group of three children (they seem to be in early adolescence) who live in a crater and are "taught" (poorly) by a capricious and cruel computer. This computer, Swamble, also functions as a religious figure who demands veneration lest it deprive the children of their only food, a tree-grown fruit they call "spuds."

We also get the perspective of an observer, who has no power and works for a...government? Corporation? It's not clear and it's not mean to be, which enhances the story. The children are some kind of experiment, but what is the objective? Spoiler: you never really find out, and again these lacunae serve the story well. I think that a family might enjoy reading this book and discussing it together.