122 Rules by Deek Rhew

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Review of Erin Rhew's, The Fulfillment

The Fulfillment (The Fulfillment Series #3)The Fulfillment by Erin Rhew
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I had the privilege of receiving an ARC of The Fulfillment. This book begins, literally, where The Outlanders left off. Might I say that The Outlanders left us with a cliffhanger that made me try and rip apart the back cover, searching for the next page? Alas, none were to be found. :-( Fortunately, we pick up with Layla, Wil, Nash, Samson, Mia, Vespa, and Grant right were Ms. Rhew left us. (Did I mention that we were left hanging? Not that I'm bitter or anything.) From page one, The Fulfillment presses on the accelerator and doesn't let up. We find out answers to our long-awaited questions (it's been a year, people!), but also opens up a slew of new ones.

Scattered all over the three kingdoms, our heroes are thrust into impossible-to-win situations. They continue to battle a rogue Outlander queen, an usurper king hell-bent on destroying a peaceful nation, Elder Werrick and his secret accomplice, all while struggling to solve the mystery of an ancient prophecy.

Where to start? Where to start?

I totally dig villains so we'll begin with the queen. Just when we thought she couldn't get any worse—do you remember what she did to Nash in The Outlanders? Well, it turns out she managed to outdo herself. Amazingly she gets even more sinister, even more vile, as she destroys people in her lust for power. While in captivity, Nash discovers her secrets—and her weakness. He's willing to do the unthinkable to exploit this weakness in an attempt to take her down. But his plan to sacrifice himself is beyond risky and has far-reaching consequences that he couldn't have foreseen even if the First Ones had blessed him with the ability to time travel.

Elder Werrick is back and as bad as ever, but now we discover that he has a secret accomplice. What the what? Yep, he's teamed up with a baddy you won't have predicted. It seems like everytime our peeps catch a break, Werrick is there to throw sand in their potato salad and march ants through their picnic.

Vance. This kid seriously needs to get grounded from his Wii. He's decided that his purpose in life is to blot the Ethereal people from the map. Like Werrick, he too has an unlikely ally, but he's also got the power of the Vanguard army behind him. Every time he showed up, I wished someone would put a sword through him the way he did through Wil in The Prophecy.

And, of course, Mia. She showed up at the end of The Prophecy claiming to be the true Fulfillment. What, exactly, is this chick up to? Well, we finally find out her real story. But there is a TON more to Mia that meets the eye. Is she a hero, a villain, or just a pawn to the real game master's plan?

So my peeps are dealing with all of this, which you'd think would be enough to keep anyone preoccupied, but there's more. Layla and Nash, Layla and Wil, Wil and Mia, Mia and Samson, plus a host of family connections you don't see coming. Oh, and a new family member... like, a VERY new member!

Ms. Rhew intricately weaves all of this together in a beautifully told tale of love, loss, heartache, and victory. Kingdoms and peace are in the balance as battles are waged and an ancient prophecy comes to fruition!

YOU WILL TOTALLY DIG THIS BOOK!!!


While we are on the subject of The Fulfillment, come back on October 15, 2015 and enter our contest to win a printed copy of the complete Fulfillment series, as well as a printed copy of my book, 122 Rules.

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Erin Rhew

Erin Rhew
Erin Rhew is an editor, a running coach, and the author of The Fulfillment Series. Since she picked up Morris the Moose Goes to School at age four, she has been infatuated with the written
word. She went on to work as a grammar and writing tutor in college and is still teased by her family and friends for being a member of the "Grammar Police."

A Southern girl by blood and birth, Erin now lives in a rainy pocket of the Pacific Northwest with the amazingly talented (and totally handsome) writer Deek Rhew and their “overly fluffy,” patient-as-a-saint writing assistant, a tabby cat named Trinity. She and Deek enjoy reading aloud to one another, running, lifting, boxing, eating chocolate, and writing side-by-side.






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Sunday, October 4, 2015

Snicked!

My beautiful Southern bride, Erin Rhew, and I have had a long-running debate on the word "snicked." She discussed it on her blog a couple of days ago. I used in, admittedly, incorrectly in 122 Rules, but it just "sounds" right. For those that don't know, I'm an auditory guy. I'll keep working on a passage, often reading it out loud, until it sounds right to my ear. I think this is a throwback to my roots as a musician.

Anyway, when I wrote the original chapter one of 122, it included this word. The actual line in the book that has raised such ire in my grammar-lover is:
The quiet snick of the latch in the jam resonated as ominous and final as the sealing of a sarcophagus.
Since we are exploring my abuse of this archaic word, I'll share the other two places it appears in 122 Rules:
As he snicked the lock shut, the pang in his chest intensified, giving him pause.
She tugged the small handle of the screen, and it popped out with a gentle snick

Here is the actual definition of the word:

As you can see, there is an actual definition for the word that supports the way I am using it, but to be completely honest, I didn't know that at the time. In spite of her protests, I didn't remove it because it "sounded' right.  Other than just this word, 122 has several places that caused my bride's grammar hair to stand, but this has easily been one of the most fun.

Erin and I made a bet that if it was a real word, she'd add it to one of her books, and if it wasn't, I'd remove it from mine. That leads to our contest! 

Erin added the word to her upcoming book :-), The Fulfillment, and YOU get to benefit from it!

Starting on October 15, 2015, the day Erin's book comes out, and ending on November 7, 2015, our wedding anniversary, we will be running a contest to find this dastardly word in her book! What's at stake?

How about printed versions of all three books from The Fulfillment series!
Erin Rhew's, The Fulfillment series
  
As well as a print copy of 122 Rules published by Pandamoon Publishing when it comes out early 2016.
Deek Rhew's, 122 Rules

Keep this page tagged and ready for October 15th! Buy her book, find the bloody word "snicked," and enter the page number you found it on in Rafflecopter. No cheating!



Erin was my first editor for 122 Rules, and she is my ideal reader and the biggest supporter of my writing. Without her, my book and writing dream wouldn't have come true. I am forever grateful that she's willing to put up with my antics with a smile on her lips and a happy heart.


I'll leave you with a few fun pics from a few of our latest adventures.


Light Saber-wielding at the putt-putt!

Lucky fella with his beautiful Southern bride!

Workin' on the Halloween costumes at Goodwill!
Time for pizza!
Goofing off at the Walmart.
Hello, 1985. Are you looking for your secret service agents?


Have fun and carry on!