This was a well-made series, but it was very tragic and fraught with cruelty and violence, given the backdrop of post-Emancipation era Jamaica, which was simmering with the literal heat of the tropical climate and the tension that existed between the former plantation owners and the former slaves. Miss July's story is sad, with moments of levity and a bittersweet ending, but one that I feel was well deserved given all that she was subjected to.
The few things I did not like were how July was not visibly biracial, despite her father supposedly being a white "Scotchman" with red hair and freckles. The other thing was that almost every white person present in the series was depicted as being cruel, vicious, violent, and racist, which is understandable to an extent. However, I still feel I was exaggerated to an unrealistic extent. When first introduced, even Robert Goodwin seems to be an honorable and decent man with good morals. Yet, by the end of the next episode, he had entirely betrayed July and stolen their daughter back to England to be raised by him and the cruel, spiteful Caroline. He had become degraded and corrupted, yes, but I don't see how he could change like that so quickly. It didn't seem realistic for his character.