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Sabotage: Beginnings
WARNING - This novel contains spoilers. It is suggested that you read the Savage Souls before Sabotage.
What drives the hearts of men to do heroic feats, while others do horribly unspeakable acts? When the lines between black and white are no longer easily defined, that’s where the true heart of a man is tested.
CIA Operative Justice Boudreaux has served his country behind enemy lines, only to discover that the real enemy is the Agency who sent him there. While his mission is to save, another secret agent is programed to destroy. Ben Ford is a murdering machine with only one thing in his heart - to kill for his country.
When the two warriors collide, there are no nations safe from their ability to complete their missions. But there’s a fine line between good and evil, and the only way to win is to sabotage the other. May the best man win.
What drives the hearts of men to do heroic feats, while others do horribly unspeakable acts? When the lines between black and white are no longer easily defined, that’s where the true heart of a man is tested.
CIA Operative Justice Boudreaux has served his country behind enemy lines, only to discover that the real enemy is the Agency who sent him there. While his mission is to save, another secret agent is programed to destroy. Ben Ford is a murdering machine with only one thing in his heart - to kill for his country.
When the two warriors collide, there are no nations safe from their ability to complete their missions. But there’s a fine line between good and evil, and the only way to win is to sabotage the other. May the best man win.
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Published March 22, 2016
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May 5, 2016
I was very lucky to receive an ARC of Sabotage. Firstly, let me just say that in my humble opinion - the book was epic! I have been chomping at the bit to read about how Justice became the man he is and LS Silverii certainly didn't dissapoint.
The story starts with our hero (Justice Boudreaux) and heroine (Israeli Mossad covert operative and serious badass Batya Cohen) on a government mission out on the outskirts of Pakistan - the mission: to retrieve Ben Ford (aka Grayman). The author descriptions of the terrain and surroundings were brilliant and helped set the scene. I could picture the sight Batya and Justice would have looked from their travels, ravaged skin from the baking sun etc, it made the story 'real'.
I loved Batya. She was the very definition of empowered woman. She is the best of the best in her work and deserved the respect of her partner. I thought the banter between her and Justice was funny, it just seemed effortless, like they were kindred. When things took a dark turn for her in Afganistan, my heart bled for her.
Justice was just so layered from the devoted softness towards his wife and daughter to the strong Alpha set on completing his mission and later to defending his family. He was larger than life and not one to mess with in the SS Series, in the beginning however he was all that but with a side of boyish humour and a lot of love to give to Batya.
Gray man.... he was deliciously complex. I simultaneously found him scary, funny, warped, intriguing.... the list is endless. Is it wrong that I felt compassion for him? This book explains how Ben ended up the way he has, in fact in this tale he is still on the path to becoming what we have seen in the Savage Souls series. It certainy gives food for thought on what makes a cannibal serial killer tick!
The story travelled a long way and gave us some insight into the International Chapter President of the Savage Souls MC and his nemesis. I can't wait to see what LS has in store for us next!
The story starts with our hero (Justice Boudreaux) and heroine (Israeli Mossad covert operative and serious badass Batya Cohen) on a government mission out on the outskirts of Pakistan - the mission: to retrieve Ben Ford (aka Grayman). The author descriptions of the terrain and surroundings were brilliant and helped set the scene. I could picture the sight Batya and Justice would have looked from their travels, ravaged skin from the baking sun etc, it made the story 'real'.
I loved Batya. She was the very definition of empowered woman. She is the best of the best in her work and deserved the respect of her partner. I thought the banter between her and Justice was funny, it just seemed effortless, like they were kindred. When things took a dark turn for her in Afganistan, my heart bled for her.
Justice was just so layered from the devoted softness towards his wife and daughter to the strong Alpha set on completing his mission and later to defending his family. He was larger than life and not one to mess with in the SS Series, in the beginning however he was all that but with a side of boyish humour and a lot of love to give to Batya.
Gray man.... he was deliciously complex. I simultaneously found him scary, funny, warped, intriguing.... the list is endless. Is it wrong that I felt compassion for him? This book explains how Ben ended up the way he has, in fact in this tale he is still on the path to becoming what we have seen in the Savage Souls series. It certainy gives food for thought on what makes a cannibal serial killer tick!
The story travelled a long way and gave us some insight into the International Chapter President of the Savage Souls MC and his nemesis. I can't wait to see what LS has in store for us next!
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March 2, 2016I was also lucky enough to receive an ARC copy of this book.
It took me a couple of chapters to get into the book – I found it a little dry setting the scene of Justice and Batya in the desert, but after chapter 3 it seemed to flow and move a lot quicker.
I HATED Justice in the Savage Souls series.
In fact I don’t think in all my reading I have hated a character as much. Could not stand him or what he did in the book and how he treated people. I just found him hateful....then I read Sabotage: Beginnings and well now I love his character and hate what he has been through. What he has been turned into because of what he has gone through.
He is a man that has gone through hell..more than once and come out the other side completely changed. This book is only the beginning of what he has gone through and what he will become.
I still think he is violent and hateful but I now know why he is like he is and that breaks my heart.
The connection he has with Batya is based on work ethic and ability to begin with - watching it develop makes you see Justice as human and not just a rogue CIA agent. The first real test of that connection is when you realise that that there is more to Justice than meets the eye.
Learning more about Ben and the CIA handlers and team behind Justice and Ben’s creation as such put Justice’s behaviour in an entirely different light. Ben is still really creepy and totally psychotic but very amusing.
All in all I loved the book. It really changed my perception of Justice not so much Fury and Sue but most definitely had me seeing Justice in another light.
Fantastic story and I am really looking forward to what the next book will bring and how it will meet up with Savage Souls. There seems to be a lot between then and now and I can’t wait to read how it unfolds....and if Scott can make me hate Justice again knowing his back story.
It took me a couple of chapters to get into the book – I found it a little dry setting the scene of Justice and Batya in the desert, but after chapter 3 it seemed to flow and move a lot quicker.
I HATED Justice in the Savage Souls series.
In fact I don’t think in all my reading I have hated a character as much. Could not stand him or what he did in the book and how he treated people. I just found him hateful....then I read Sabotage: Beginnings and well now I love his character and hate what he has been through. What he has been turned into because of what he has gone through.
He is a man that has gone through hell..more than once and come out the other side completely changed. This book is only the beginning of what he has gone through and what he will become.
I still think he is violent and hateful but I now know why he is like he is and that breaks my heart.
The connection he has with Batya is based on work ethic and ability to begin with - watching it develop makes you see Justice as human and not just a rogue CIA agent. The first real test of that connection is when you realise that that there is more to Justice than meets the eye.
Learning more about Ben and the CIA handlers and team behind Justice and Ben’s creation as such put Justice’s behaviour in an entirely different light. Ben is still really creepy and totally psychotic but very amusing.
All in all I loved the book. It really changed my perception of Justice not so much Fury and Sue but most definitely had me seeing Justice in another light.
Fantastic story and I am really looking forward to what the next book will bring and how it will meet up with Savage Souls. There seems to be a lot between then and now and I can’t wait to read how it unfolds....and if Scott can make me hate Justice again knowing his back story.
March 1, 2016
It all begins with Broken so if you have not read the first 5 savage souls books then I highly recommend you read them first.
I was gifted and ARC copy of this book.
Sabotage
A Totally mind blowing read.
We finally get to read Justice's early years story from his CIA days but is this Justice's story or is it Bens and seriously why am I feeling sorry for that sick son of a bitch.. Lol
The first conversation between Ben and his Mother is sick, twisted and hilarious.
To read Justices wrath regarding the locals hitting a woman seems funny after reading the savage souls series and everything he and his brothers did to Abigail, I mean really Justice said they were raised never to hit a woman, so what happened to change that.
An extraordinarily powerful story with characters who live and die by a code, there stories will stay with you forever and other characters who live and die as traitors and assholes, there lives will soon be forgotten. I don't think I will ever forget Justice or Ben and not just for the bad things they did but for the way they lived their lives trying to make some sense of their training that should have given them purpose and the glimpses of good they did when surrounded by depravity and the horrors most of us are shielded from.
'I'm a cannibal, not an animal' Ben's words to Justice to explain why he helped him and Batya
Very powerful, to think after everything Ben had done and had done to him he could still differentiate between the two and part of him still new helping them was the right thing to do.
The two Bens was a stroke of genius writing one personality the killer the other a whinny mummy's boy the conversations Ben had between his two halves was interesting, sick, twisted and a little funny. How his own mother could screw with his mind that way is wrong on so many levels but also shows us how power gets to some people and becomes such an addiction they will do absolutely anything for more. It seems from his mother's point of view his conception, birth and raising was a science experiment from day one I'm still not sure how I feel about that.
At the end of the book I'm left with mixed feelings for both Justice and Ben but I'm also excited for the next book so see how this all ends and I understand a lot better now why Justice is the way his is.
I was gifted and ARC copy of this book.
Sabotage
A Totally mind blowing read.
We finally get to read Justice's early years story from his CIA days but is this Justice's story or is it Bens and seriously why am I feeling sorry for that sick son of a bitch.. Lol
The first conversation between Ben and his Mother is sick, twisted and hilarious.
To read Justices wrath regarding the locals hitting a woman seems funny after reading the savage souls series and everything he and his brothers did to Abigail, I mean really Justice said they were raised never to hit a woman, so what happened to change that.
An extraordinarily powerful story with characters who live and die by a code, there stories will stay with you forever and other characters who live and die as traitors and assholes, there lives will soon be forgotten. I don't think I will ever forget Justice or Ben and not just for the bad things they did but for the way they lived their lives trying to make some sense of their training that should have given them purpose and the glimpses of good they did when surrounded by depravity and the horrors most of us are shielded from.
'I'm a cannibal, not an animal' Ben's words to Justice to explain why he helped him and Batya
Very powerful, to think after everything Ben had done and had done to him he could still differentiate between the two and part of him still new helping them was the right thing to do.
The two Bens was a stroke of genius writing one personality the killer the other a whinny mummy's boy the conversations Ben had between his two halves was interesting, sick, twisted and a little funny. How his own mother could screw with his mind that way is wrong on so many levels but also shows us how power gets to some people and becomes such an addiction they will do absolutely anything for more. It seems from his mother's point of view his conception, birth and raising was a science experiment from day one I'm still not sure how I feel about that.
At the end of the book I'm left with mixed feelings for both Justice and Ben but I'm also excited for the next book so see how this all ends and I understand a lot better now why Justice is the way his is.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 21, 2016
Sabotage By Scott Silverii Review By Wendy S Hodges
5* rating started reading 9/3/16 finished 10/3/16
This was an Early Copy Given By the Author for An Honest Review.
Having read the 5 Savage Souls MC Books first it was nice to go back and find out how Justice and Ben changed and became the men they are in the series. This is interesting, well researched as far as customs, dress style, language and behaviour as well as the locations. There is some hardcore violence and rape scenes and canibilism, torture. I never thought that I would say I enjoyed reading books involving any of these things, but the story is such that you just need to read it to understand the why's?
All the characters are strong in mind, body and soul. The hardships they all go through or have been through have toughened and shaped them, beginning to style them into the men they become. It can be hard reading at times, not because its slow or boring in any way but some of the scenes can be very raw and descriptive. It also makes you wonder about goverments the world over and the things they sanction that us normal average people dont know about, is this sort of thing truelly going on and we just dont know. I find that a very Scary notion, I pity the men and women going through this sort of training and the missions they have to go on, things they do that they have to find a way to justify and live with. Scott Silverii does an amazing job bringing these characters to life and turning them into something we should hate but I actually felt sorry for, I wanted to hug and love Justice, even Ben in some ways. It wasnt their fault they end up the way they are, betrayal by their bosses, in Bens case by his family its understandable. I loved this book and the series, well worth reading especially if you like something with grit.
5* rating started reading 9/3/16 finished 10/3/16
This was an Early Copy Given By the Author for An Honest Review.
Having read the 5 Savage Souls MC Books first it was nice to go back and find out how Justice and Ben changed and became the men they are in the series. This is interesting, well researched as far as customs, dress style, language and behaviour as well as the locations. There is some hardcore violence and rape scenes and canibilism, torture. I never thought that I would say I enjoyed reading books involving any of these things, but the story is such that you just need to read it to understand the why's?
All the characters are strong in mind, body and soul. The hardships they all go through or have been through have toughened and shaped them, beginning to style them into the men they become. It can be hard reading at times, not because its slow or boring in any way but some of the scenes can be very raw and descriptive. It also makes you wonder about goverments the world over and the things they sanction that us normal average people dont know about, is this sort of thing truelly going on and we just dont know. I find that a very Scary notion, I pity the men and women going through this sort of training and the missions they have to go on, things they do that they have to find a way to justify and live with. Scott Silverii does an amazing job bringing these characters to life and turning them into something we should hate but I actually felt sorry for, I wanted to hug and love Justice, even Ben in some ways. It wasnt their fault they end up the way they are, betrayal by their bosses, in Bens case by his family its understandable. I loved this book and the series, well worth reading especially if you like something with grit.
March 6, 2016
I was lucky to have received an ARC of this read.
I read the Savage Souls series and loathed Justice. Just reading about him and his characteristic traits enraged me. Then I read Sabotage: Beginnings and my heart softened. To know this man was tortured as a child by the one man who should have shown him and taught him love and compassion. Then to see what a government he trusted and loved did to him after serving his country so selflessly and bravely was heart breaking and while it doesn't cause me to like his actions in Savage Souls series it at least softens my opinion of his character.
More so than the characters themselves and even in knowing that this is a work of fiction, it also makes me wonder what we as 'civilians' really know about what goes on or rather the lack of knowledge we truly have.
And I cannot end this without mentioning 'Gray Man'. I work with mentally ill patients and Silverii has this ability to put the reader into the mind of this very disturbed being. I think only a person with experience in dealing with this type of profile could pull this off.
The talent of this author to transport you into his book's plot and settings are unbelievable. This is a must read for anyone who has a tough stomach and heart! Be prepared it will have you on the edge of your seat and wanting more.
Highly recommend reading the Savage Souls series first
I read the Savage Souls series and loathed Justice. Just reading about him and his characteristic traits enraged me. Then I read Sabotage: Beginnings and my heart softened. To know this man was tortured as a child by the one man who should have shown him and taught him love and compassion. Then to see what a government he trusted and loved did to him after serving his country so selflessly and bravely was heart breaking and while it doesn't cause me to like his actions in Savage Souls series it at least softens my opinion of his character.
More so than the characters themselves and even in knowing that this is a work of fiction, it also makes me wonder what we as 'civilians' really know about what goes on or rather the lack of knowledge we truly have.
And I cannot end this without mentioning 'Gray Man'. I work with mentally ill patients and Silverii has this ability to put the reader into the mind of this very disturbed being. I think only a person with experience in dealing with this type of profile could pull this off.
The talent of this author to transport you into his book's plot and settings are unbelievable. This is a must read for anyone who has a tough stomach and heart! Be prepared it will have you on the edge of your seat and wanting more.
Highly recommend reading the Savage Souls series first
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 22, 2016
I received this ARC in return for an honest review.
This is yet another revealing character study by Silverii. A lot of what happens next, has become crystal clear thanks to this novel. Don't get me wrong, I still have a few nagging questions that have gone unanswered, but I can honestly say that some events and choices make a lot more sense now.
The dark reality of what goes on behind the scenes of our safety and the lengths some are willing to go to for that safety, is yet again portrayed through that same gritty and honest narrative that underlines all of Silverii's work.
At one point I really worried that I may actually come to like the Boudreauxs and Gray Man, but fortunately, while I can sympathise, I still very much dislike them at the end of this novel.
I liked the very sad but real spin on the nature-nurture debate surrounding Ben. His interactions with his mother were very insightful and I know I wish for her the same treatment as Boyd and the other CIA handlers received at the end of this novel.
What will happen in the end? I'd like to think a certain kind of natural justice will prevail, but who knows? Natural selection is a curious thing...
Definitely a must read
This is yet another revealing character study by Silverii. A lot of what happens next, has become crystal clear thanks to this novel. Don't get me wrong, I still have a few nagging questions that have gone unanswered, but I can honestly say that some events and choices make a lot more sense now.
The dark reality of what goes on behind the scenes of our safety and the lengths some are willing to go to for that safety, is yet again portrayed through that same gritty and honest narrative that underlines all of Silverii's work.
At one point I really worried that I may actually come to like the Boudreauxs and Gray Man, but fortunately, while I can sympathise, I still very much dislike them at the end of this novel.
I liked the very sad but real spin on the nature-nurture debate surrounding Ben. His interactions with his mother were very insightful and I know I wish for her the same treatment as Boyd and the other CIA handlers received at the end of this novel.
What will happen in the end? I'd like to think a certain kind of natural justice will prevail, but who knows? Natural selection is a curious thing...
Definitely a must read
March 22, 2016
I was giving a copy of this book for a honest review, I'd brought and read the whole of this series and was thrilled to see Scott had written a book giving us the story from the beginning, like the other books this was not my normal choice of reads but once I'd got through the first few chapters I couldn't put the book down. In this book we find out how it all began with justice and the Grayman,(Ben) do I like them any better, I suppose a little I do, justice was shown to be a loving caring husband, yes we meet his wife (batya) and how the three were once all involved in convert operation together, justice and bayta were sent to kill Ben but they end up helping each other out but also trapping Ben and hoping he was killed, feeling betrayed Ben turns the and table and goes after batya and justice, would I recommend this book shell yes I would, Scott captures you in the story and you can get out till the end.
Fantastic read.
Fantastic read.
July 12, 2016
Overall the story was very good. There are some brutal descriptions of killings and torture. Chief Silverii has an interesting way with words to describe violence. He also knows how to end a chapter on the cliffhanger, causing the reader to want to read just a few more pages to find out what happens next.
This book was not my normal reading. I tend to go for standard mystery and police procedural type thrillers. However, I am glad to have read this. Anyone reading this would likely also find Sabotage: Beginnings a worthwhile book to check out.
*A free pre-publication copy of this book was provided by the author for an unbias review
This book was not my normal reading. I tend to go for standard mystery and police procedural type thrillers. However, I am glad to have read this. Anyone reading this would likely also find Sabotage: Beginnings a worthwhile book to check out.
*A free pre-publication copy of this book was provided by the author for an unbias review
March 20, 2016
Gritty and dynamic. To switch from the military/rebellious view of Justice to the psychotic serial killer Ben throughout the book definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. Lots of details, to which I was grateful for since I'm not used to this genre.
March 22, 2016
Loved the Sabotage Series loved how this book let you know the history of the characters and the twisted minds of some characters and how there is always some love and compassion in everything and in everyone. Looking forward to the next book
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