I wanted to take some time to process this book. I took a few days before thinking about how to review such a tragically beautiful book. The author had their work cut out for them when they were writing this book. The ability to tell a story in and out of time, with so many different perspective is a true skill. The words written in this novel felt real. In my mind, I made comparison of white settlers in brown lands and their notions of "assimilation." The Inna was a group in this book who were alien and looked human; however there was something that was different and humans were able to spot it. Their mistreatment whether intentional caused the humans in this novel to act with kindness or violence. Reading this book was like reading a science fiction oral narration of what could happen and what has happened in the real world. This book was outstanding and I was very delighted to read a book that was set on a Caribbean island. 

The title is this book was spot on. What happens when you don't heed the lessons of your Kin? What happens when you create new lessons that differs from the norm? What happens when new lessons are forced upon you and you are back into a corner? Will you fight back or will you assimilate?