Review:
Tainted Oaths by Candice M. Wright
“A Gripping All-Encompassing Story”
Tainted Oaths, by Candice M. Wright, is an all-encompassing, gigantic story. A highly emotional, gripping, trigger-infused, mysterious, indescribably hopeful story. This is a story that took me through the wringer and tossed me around so many times, that, when it seemed that peace was on the horizon, it took me through the wringer yet again. It is a story that has so much darkness, so much pain and grief, that the desperate light was difficult to see. But, that light? Man-oh-man, when it shone….it was brilliant.
This light came by the name of Wyatt Turner. He was everything. He was one of those characters that I needed to immediately squeeze-hug him and keep him in my pocket for safe keeping. I adored him and for this I needed to know everything about him as he was just so worthy of so-much-love. His story is one that is gut-wrenching, soul searching and absolutely addicting.
Tainted Oaths was so visceral. Despite not having read any of the previous stories from the Ricochet nor Underestimated Series, I felt like I came in mid-story as it is a continuation of that world. As a first time reader, the emotional darkness was so prevalent that it took my breath away as it all kept me glued to this deeply encompassing story.
Tainted Oaths was everything. It’s a story that needs to be absorbed as all of the twists and turns will leave the reader spinning as the juxtaposition of light and dark was staggering. It has so many triggers that I lost count, and for this, I actually needed to skip through some of the darker moments as they were just way too much.
That all being said, I was also all heart-eyes and gushy-like in between bouts of never-ending inconsolable tears, due to that one moment, that unbelievably breathtaking moment, which was in this reader’s opinion, of the utmost of magnificence. I also found the writing to be just as realistic due to the inclusion of perfectly placed humor that the dialogue was oddly perfect.
The story contained so many vast and important secondary characters, some just rubbed me the wrong way, but others I found myself scream-cheering for, as not only were they big and mighty bikers, they were also such an integral part of the story.
Tainted Oaths slayed me. It crushed me. The storyline, plot and characters were deep and all-absorbing. With a sense of an on-going storyline, there really is a need to read the aforementioned series. Not having read them left this reader, at times, confused and frustrated and did keep me from having a completely well-rounded experience with this story. Even though there is a need for more background information, I also thought some of it felt rushed and slightly unrealistic. Other than that, it was collectively an amazing story. I really, really liked it. 🙂
*star rating: 4.45 ‘I really, really liked this story’ stars*
