The Boney of Boney Abroad

Wimbledon, 2014.

Wimbledon, 2014.

Matt Bone is an enthusiast at heart. After a 20+ year career in aviation, Matt continues as a Business Analyst by day and an Aviation and history buff by night.

Having been involved with the restoration of a Second World War aircraft, Matt was welcomed into the History Hack podcast family where he joined the presenting team and hosted his own show Hedge-Hopping about Second World War aviation. You can find all of the Hedge-Hopping episodes in this post.

Having been welcomed into the podcast world, Matt is currently launching his own aviation podcast and starting a new podcast network, Boney Abroad Pods, to help others find their voice. Our launch podcast is the motor racing show Boundary of Disaster and our flagship aviation history podcast, The Damcasters.

Matt’s writing has appeared in Aeroplane Monthly (December 2021 issue - Typhoon: Busting the Myths) and The Great War Group’s Salient Points (Issue No.5 Nov 2021 - Pealing Potatoes While the World Exploded, Issue No.7 May 2022 - Why Vimy Ridge).

Review Policy:

I will happily accept requests for review consideration and Blog Tours.  Please contact me via the Contact page on this site.  Please be advised of the following:  

  • While I am happy to hear from authors, publishers, publicists etc, I cannot guarantee a review.  As stated above, my criteria for reviews are subjects that interest me and that I feel I can be positive about.  A negative review, while rare, will at all times try to remain as even-handed as possible.

  • While this site is a passion of mine, the day job does cut into my reading time.  As such, dates for Blog Tours will be met, I cannot ensure timelines for review.  Nonetheless, this will be as soon as possible.

  • All books received will be mentioned via my Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages and reviews will be posted on this site and linked to those sources.

  • The books I review will state at the end who provided the review copy unless I purchased it myself.  All books will contain a link to the relevant Amazon page unless otherwise requested.

  • The books I receive I do tend to add to my personal library or pass to friends who I feel will enjoy them.  ARCs and review copies can be returned if requested.

  • My reading interests include, but are not limited to:

    • Historical Fiction

    • Thrillers

    • Science Fiction and some Fantasy of the Pratchett, Gaiman and Lynch variety.

    • Mysteries

    • Crime/Detective

    • Spy/Espionage

    • Autobiography and Biography

    • Non-Fiction across a wide spectrum: War, Film, Sports, Climbing, Religion, Social etc

    • Graphic Novels

    • Photography

  • Other media - other than books, Film and Gaming are passions and I will also accept review requests in this area.