Semper Fi Brothers by A.C Turner Book Tour, Guest Post & Giveaway! {Ends 8/12/22}

Review By LAWonder10:

I have very mixed feelings about ‘Semper Fi Brothers’. I feel it is a very good reminder of the ways we have progressed ethnically, plus, importance of honoring our veterans. Many have suffered greatly through the horrors of war and being forced to witness the grossly inhumane acts some humans are capable of committing. These veterans were faced with constant fear of death, at the same time feeling guilty for survising whule others did not. Some have lost their feeling of purpose and who they really are.

This is a brief vivid account of a few men who has served, bonded and have dealt with PTDS in various ways.

It is also a tale of addictions and personal loss.

However, it fails to offer even a hint of a postive outcome many are able to obtain, despite re-occurring nightmares.

The stary had a few good points but it seemed “choppy.” As it went from one scene to another, it never portrayed any completion. It lacked depth and detail.

This was a poignant tale with a lot of foul language, profanity and sexual situations including violent ones.

The characters were portrayed well and easy to connect with. The scenes were graphic and easily visualized. The Cover and title were both a good “fit”.

I offer a Three  Stars rating.

This book was gifted me with no pressure to post a positive review. This is my honest revew

My Writing By AC Turner
My cousin Frankie has probably had the most influence on my writing style. Unfortunately, at this point in his life he is suffering from Parkinson’s disease but in his heydays he was the head writer for Sopranos. His best advice to be a good writer was stop talking and just listen. He would go to a mob bar in Boston and just listen to their stories, their nick names and such. All those characters in Sopranos he knew just by listening. So, I pride myself on my dialogue in what I write. That is a very big part in writing and I thank cousin Frankie for that.

Your outline is your guide. Without that, I would be all over the map. My outline is all in three acts. In my outlines, the end of the first act is where the story is headed, the end of the second act is our hero or heroine at their most vulnerable point. They’ve hit the skids perhaps a little bit of confusion and panic.

Then the end of third act is the resolution – did they pass or fail like the song says, “It’s the Final countdown.’ My marriage was a three act t’s play – I knew where it was going, I panicked and depending how you look at it the end of the third act I either passed or failed.

FUN FACT: An interesting note about my book Semper Fi Brothers, it was originally a screenplay. A few years back I entered it into a contest called ‘Final Draft’ which had over 9,000 submissions. It was most likely only one of a handful of testosterone driven scripts. I was very surprised by how well I did, but what I did know was that it was an important story. An agent friend of mine sent it off to two major
film companies but then covid hit and that was that.