Audiobook Review: Vows of Gold and Laughter by Edith Pawlicki @edithpawlicki @lovebooksgroup @lovebookstours #VowsofGoldLaughter

Title: Vows of Gold and Laughter, Tale One of the Immortal Beings
Author: Edith Pawlicki
Narrator: Zachary Zaba
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Format: Audiobook
Published: 20th April 2021

Buy Links: Amazon | Amazon UK | Goodreads

Blurb

The meeting of four lonely immortals will change them – and the world.

High in the Heavens, an immortal court celebrates the betrothal of Jin, Goddess of Beauty, and Xiao, God of Pleasure. But as soon as the vows are made, the Sun Emperor collapses from a death curse.

Raised away from the Sun Court after her mother’s murder, Jin is called a useless goddess, but she is now the emperor’s only hope. The curse’s cure is locked in the Underworld, and even though the court dismisses him as a hopeless alcoholic, Xiao vows to help his betrothed find the lost key.

They hire a thief who is more interested in stealing the groom than recovering the key, and begin their search at the legendary grave of the Great Warrior – only it turns out he never died. Tens of millennia old, he is a master of everything but his own heart.

Their journey takes them from the icy peaks of the White Mountain and the lush banks of the Kuanbai River to the palace of the Sea Dragon and the halls of the Moon Deer, through court intrigue and bloody battles, power struggles and magical traps. The Heavens, Earth, and the Underworld will forever celebrate their triumphs – and mourn their mistakes.

Review

If you like fantasy and Asian mythology you will absolutely love Vows of Gold and Laughter it has all that and more. The characters are likeable and the setting in my mind was so beautiful, it was described very well.
Jin Goddess of Beauty and Xiao God of Pleasure (yes, he likes to please) is celebrating their betrothal, the moment the vows are made the Sun Emperor is struck down with a death curse.

Jin and Xiao need to break the curse but it won’t be easy, and in this book, we follow their journey to retrieve the cure.

I enjoyed the storyline a lot. I did get confused with the names and who was who because some of the names sounded very similar in the audiobook. However, that did not detract me.

A great debut and I am excited to read more from the author.

Author Bio

Edith Pawlicki lives in Connecticut with her husband, twin sons, dog, and rabbit. She fell in love with words in fourth grade and finds writing necessary to free the worlds and characters in her head. When she isn’t busy being a mom and author, she enjoys cooking and crafts. In addition to the Immortal Beings series, she has also written a YA science fiction novel, Minerva.