3.5 stars, rounding up so I don't hurt the average. I found this book a bit tough to get into – it seemed to skip around a bit so I wasn't always clear on the characters/timeline/whose perspective the story was being told from. As it progressed and I had a better understanding of the landscape (and the characters' various names/nicknames) I was able to enjoy the story more. The main thing I liked about this book was that I don't think I've read anything set in the West Indies before so I found some of the bits I'd never considered (where sugar cane comes from, shipwrecks, slavery, Asian migration to the islands) interesting.