Grumpy Old Books
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I am a 57 year old Steelworker from South Wales in UK.
I am also a bibliophile. My wife reckons I'm grumpy....but I think I'm OK 😁😛 You can find my book review website here
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New to the platform. Here's the intro...
I am a 57 year old Steelworker from South Wales in UK.
I am also a bibliophile. My wife reckons I'm grumpy....but I think I'm OK 😁😛 You can find my book review website here
grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2020/10/intr...
#books
#bookssky
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Check out our review of The Boy From The Sea the story of an abandoned baby and his adoptive family in the west of Ireland in the 70s and 80s 📚👼🏼🇮🇪
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The Boy From The Sea by Garret Carr
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Check out our review of The Boy From The Sea the story of an abandoned baby and his adoptive family in the west of Ireland in the 70s and 80s 📚👼🏼🇮🇪
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Review for one of the most emotional books I have ever read! 🥹
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Still Life by Sarah Winman
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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September 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Review for one of the most emotional books I have ever read! 🥹
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So is Mick Herron of Slow Horses fame the Charles Dickens of our generation? 🤔 Link
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Mick Herron; The New Charles Dickens?
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
So is Mick Herron of Slow Horses fame the Charles Dickens of our generation? 🤔 Link
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Check out review for the Welsh Man by Dave Lewis. The tale of a rough bouncer/muscle for gangsters. But our man falls in love. Visceral 👊🏼💥with well penned locations 🏴💂🏼
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The Welsh Man by Dave Lewis
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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August 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Check out review for the Welsh Man by Dave Lewis. The tale of a rough bouncer/muscle for gangsters. But our man falls in love. Visceral 👊🏼💥with well penned locations 🏴💂🏼
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Check out our review for Close To Death by Anthony Horrowitz. Newly moved to posh area man is found dead. Everyone in the close hated him. Everyone had motive. Classic style Twisty, locked room whodunnit
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Close To Death by Anthony Horrowitz
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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August 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Check out our review for Close To Death by Anthony Horrowitz. Newly moved to posh area man is found dead. Everyone in the close hated him. Everyone had motive. Classic style Twisty, locked room whodunnit
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What started out as a slightly grumpy review from book blogger @GrumpyOldBooks.bsky.social turned around when the reviewer realised I'd pulled the wool over his eyes: grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/free...
If you want to find out the big twist, pre-order Freebourne: amzn.eu/d/22avwu6
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If you want to find out the big twist, pre-order Freebourne: amzn.eu/d/22avwu6
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Freebourne By Salman Shaheen
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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August 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
What started out as a slightly grumpy review from book blogger @GrumpyOldBooks.bsky.social turned around when the reviewer realised I'd pulled the wool over his eyes: grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/free...
If you want to find out the big twist, pre-order Freebourne: amzn.eu/d/22avwu6
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If you want to find out the big twist, pre-order Freebourne: amzn.eu/d/22avwu6
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Welsh🏴, Medieval ⚔️ Prince 🫅🏼 marries English 🏴 Princess 👑, daughter of the evil 👿 king John. What could possibly go wrong 😲🫣. It's the historical fiction life of Llewellyn the Great! Check out our review below.
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Here Be Dragons by Sharon Penman
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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July 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Welsh🏴, Medieval ⚔️ Prince 🫅🏼 marries English 🏴 Princess 👑, daughter of the evil 👿 king John. What could possibly go wrong 😲🫣. It's the historical fiction life of Llewellyn the Great! Check out our review below.
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Looking for a good book to read? Can't decide on one. It's your lucky day. We have a wide range of reviews. It's all here
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Book Reviews by Author
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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July 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Looking for a good book to read? Can't decide on one. It's your lucky day. We have a wide range of reviews. It's all here
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Honest and interesting book reviews here... 😁👍🏼
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Aims & Introduction
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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July 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Honest and interesting book reviews here... 😁👍🏼
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Absolutely thrilled to see Eddie in the window of the wonderful @imaginedthings.bsky.social in Harrogate!!! Thank you for such a warm welcome! And what amazing company to be in!
July 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Absolutely thrilled to see Eddie in the window of the wonderful @imaginedthings.bsky.social in Harrogate!!! Thank you for such a warm welcome! And what amazing company to be in!
Have a cheeky squint of our review for Devolution by Max Brooks (the guy who brought you World War Z!) This one is a bit like Jaws but set on land but with err... Bigfoots (or should that be Big feet!) 😲🤯😱🦶🏼
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Devolution by Max Brooks
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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July 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Have a cheeky squint of our review for Devolution by Max Brooks (the guy who brought you World War Z!) This one is a bit like Jaws but set on land but with err... Bigfoots (or should that be Big feet!) 😲🤯😱🦶🏼
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See our review of The Defence by Steve Cvanagh. The origin story of Eddie Flynn. A man for all seasons, con-man, lawyer, ex-alcoholic, friend to mob bosses and judges, fighter, loving father, means justify the ends type of guy. Here is where it all began.
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The Defence by Steve Cavanagh
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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June 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
See our review of The Defence by Steve Cvanagh. The origin story of Eddie Flynn. A man for all seasons, con-man, lawyer, ex-alcoholic, friend to mob bosses and judges, fighter, loving father, means justify the ends type of guy. Here is where it all began.
grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
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Check out our review for The Defence by Steve Cavanagh. Con-man turned lawyer uses all his tricks against the Russian mob and dodgy feds to save his daughter. It's the Eddie Flynn origin story! ⚖️👮🏼😁
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The Defence by Steve Cavanagh
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Check out our review for The Defence by Steve Cavanagh. Con-man turned lawyer uses all his tricks against the Russian mob and dodgy feds to save his daughter. It's the Eddie Flynn origin story! ⚖️👮🏼😁
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In Lisvane on 8th June? At 11.30am?
Then come along and listen to the brilliant @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social and me talking all things place and time in crime fiction as part of the Lisvane Literary Festival.
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/lisvanebookf...
Then come along and listen to the brilliant @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social and me talking all things place and time in crime fiction as part of the Lisvane Literary Festival.
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/lisvanebookf...
May 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
In Lisvane on 8th June? At 11.30am?
Then come along and listen to the brilliant @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social and me talking all things place and time in crime fiction as part of the Lisvane Literary Festival.
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/lisvanebookf...
Then come along and listen to the brilliant @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social and me talking all things place and time in crime fiction as part of the Lisvane Literary Festival.
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/lisvanebookf...
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Thank you @grumpyoldbooks.bsky.social for this incredible review of Banquet of Beggars. It doesn't get any better than praise like this from one of the very best reviewers around. I'm going to open a bottle of wine to celebrate!
We have a review of Review Banquet of Beggars by stalwart Crime Cymru author Chris Lloyd
Eddie Giral has a case to solve, a murdered black marketeer, but just who are the criminals and who are the Government. It's historical fiction but it's also the present. 😲🇫🇷🪖🧈🐖
Eddie Giral has a case to solve, a murdered black marketeer, but just who are the criminals and who are the Government. It's historical fiction but it's also the present. 😲🇫🇷🪖🧈🐖
Banquet of Beggars by Chris Lloyd
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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May 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Thank you @grumpyoldbooks.bsky.social for this incredible review of Banquet of Beggars. It doesn't get any better than praise like this from one of the very best reviewers around. I'm going to open a bottle of wine to celebrate!
We have a review of Review Banquet of Beggars by stalwart Crime Cymru author Chris Lloyd
Eddie Giral has a case to solve, a murdered black marketeer, but just who are the criminals and who are the Government. It's historical fiction but it's also the present. 😲🇫🇷🪖🧈🐖
Eddie Giral has a case to solve, a murdered black marketeer, but just who are the criminals and who are the Government. It's historical fiction but it's also the present. 😲🇫🇷🪖🧈🐖
Banquet of Beggars by Chris Lloyd
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We have a review of Review Banquet of Beggars by stalwart Crime Cymru author Chris Lloyd
Eddie Giral has a case to solve, a murdered black marketeer, but just who are the criminals and who are the Government. It's historical fiction but it's also the present. 😲🇫🇷🪖🧈🐖
Eddie Giral has a case to solve, a murdered black marketeer, but just who are the criminals and who are the Government. It's historical fiction but it's also the present. 😲🇫🇷🪖🧈🐖
Ahead of Crime Cymru festival this weekend we review Death by Intent by Jacqueline Harrett As always great whodunnit mixed with a reflection of society as it is now .📚🚨👮🏼🏴
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Death By Intent By Jacqueline Harret
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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April 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Ahead of Crime Cymru festival this weekend we review Death by Intent by Jacqueline Harrett As always great whodunnit mixed with a reflection of society as it is now .📚🚨👮🏼🏴
grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/deat...
grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/deat...
Thoroughly recommend popping along and seeing Chris and Philip. Both wonderful raconteurs, and jolly nice chaps. Oh and they write great books too! 📚🤪👍
Just over a week until @gwylcrimefest.bsky.social hits Aberystwyth. I'll be on a couple of panels. First up is this one with the fabulous @heidiamsinckwriter.bsky.social Morgan Greene and @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social on Saturday 26th at 10.30am.
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gwylcrimecym...
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gwylcrimecym...
April 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thoroughly recommend popping along and seeing Chris and Philip. Both wonderful raconteurs, and jolly nice chaps. Oh and they write great books too! 📚🤪👍
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Very happy paperback publication day to @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social Nathan's out in paperback in The Venetian Sanctuary.
April 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Very happy paperback publication day to @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social Nathan's out in paperback in The Venetian Sanctuary.
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Would you believe @gwylcrimefest.bsky.social starts a week today. I'm on a couple of panels with some amazing writers. Sunday 27th at 11am sees me and the wonderful @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social discussing all things time and place in crime fiction.
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gwylcrimecym...
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gwylcrimecym...
April 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Would you believe @gwylcrimefest.bsky.social starts a week today. I'm on a couple of panels with some amazing writers. Sunday 27th at 11am sees me and the wonderful @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social discussing all things time and place in crime fiction.
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gwylcrimecym...
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gwylcrimecym...
Wow check out this lovely review by author Chris Westlake of my book Blood & Lies 🤩🎆
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Blood & Lies
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April 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Wow check out this lovely review by author Chris Westlake of my book Blood & Lies 🤩🎆
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Check out our latest review #TheWager by #DavidGrann
Lord of the Flies meets Master and Commander
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Lord of the Flies meets Master and Commander
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The Wager by David Grann
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March 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Check out our latest review #TheWager by #DavidGrann
Lord of the Flies meets Master and Commander
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Lord of the Flies meets Master and Commander
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Check out our review of a modern classic
that's shows what happens when a country falls into 2 politically opposed camps and what happens to the people involved in the front lines. 🇪🇸🪖😢
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that's shows what happens when a country falls into 2 politically opposed camps and what happens to the people involved in the front lines. 🇪🇸🪖😢
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For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemmingway
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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April 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Check out our review of a modern classic
that's shows what happens when a country falls into 2 politically opposed camps and what happens to the people involved in the front lines. 🇪🇸🪖😢
grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/for-...
that's shows what happens when a country falls into 2 politically opposed camps and what happens to the people involved in the front lines. 🇪🇸🪖😢
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Check out our review for another spy classic by Mick Herron. See the origin of Jackson Lamb and others in this belter. More back stabbing than Julius Caesar on a night out in Rome, more political intrigue than a Trump-Putin world domination meeting!
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The Secret Hours by Mick Herron
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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April 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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