I finished readeing Leather and Lace so quickly I'm distraught. It was so much fun but it was over so quick. Leather and Lace is a wild, grab you by the collar and pull you along into adventure kind of fun. Dorian and Cash were so great! The book focused more on their relationship and personal stuff rather than the monster hunting. The monster hunting and fighting and investigation was central to the story but I wished there was more of it to be honest. Or maybe I just want to the book to be longer. I highly recommend it if you are a supernatural fan and are into the whole monster of the week type stories.
The story had a lot of depth and heart and was filled with love and pain. You can tell how much the author loves her character and the world she has created. The writing was nice, it was easy to breeze through. The story was fun and exciting and addictive and made me feel things but on a technical, literary basis it felt lacking. I hate to be a snob but something about it felt underwhelming in a technical sense like into the way things were structured and how information was doled out. The story almost read like a very detailed screenplay for a movie or tv series with its omniscient pov. It felt awkward to read at times.
Then again, for what Leather and Lace is, for what it's meant to be I think it is wonderful and definitely worth the read. It's kind of like Supernatural mixed with a gay romance novel with complex characters and relationships.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
I should preface this review by saying that this is a series which will revolve around the two main characters in this book. While it doesn't end on a cliffhanger, I'm sure their Lovestory will progress.
Overall I liked the story and the writing style was great. I do like a dual point of view and the glimpses into the progression of their professional and personal relationship were done really well.
The only thing I would critique is that the lovestory didn't feel central to the story and progressed rather slowly, especially considering how short the book is. I would have liked to see them together for a couple of chapters (though I guess that will happen in the next book) and I thought after Dorian was so hesitant about the relationship the "conflict" was resolved a little too quickly. On a side note I was also missing a bit of steam. There is only a short sex scene between the two protagonists and a longer one between (mild spoiler I guess? Though not exactly important to the story) between Cash and an ex. I would have preferred one between Dorian and Cash.
The crime story was also pretty great though if you don't like gory details, you may want to skip this one.

Well, this was an absolutely surprising read.
I requested it because the plot sounded amazing and I hadn't read anything about vampires and shapeshifters in a very long time. I was expecting to enjoy it but definitely not this much!
The premise of the book is simple: a vampire and a monster hunter team up to fight and eventually fall in love, but both of them are too dumb to realize that their feelings are reciprocated. Opposites attract, interspecies relationship and both mains acting like poor smitten idiots? My jam.

I absolutely adored Dorian, with my whole heart. He's definitely not your usual vampire and I cannot explain how much that delighted me: he's sharp-tongued and smart but also very insecure and vulnerable. I loved how well the author portrayed his anxiety (and I also loved Dominique).
Cash, on the other hand, was his complete opposite, confident and sunny and tough, but they managed to fit so well together. As I wrote earlier, they acted like a couple of idiots at times, a couple of idiots who desperately needed a crash course on improving their communication skills, but lovable idiots all the same.

The world-building, the various different shapeshifters and the interspecies relationships, the city's layout and the borders between the human world and the monster world were absolutely fascinating. I especially loved how the author described the vampire's domain, their politics and religion, their slums and physical attributes. I appreciated how "monstrous" they were: you definitely can't confuse them with humans and that was so refreshing to see.
The only fault I can find within this book is the fact that the chapters set in the past and the ones set in the future are sometimes hard to distinguish from one another. In addition to that, I found that the POV's switched between the various characters inside a single chapter and at times it was hard to follow who thought what. But all in all it was well-written and vivid to my mind's eye.

I'm very much looking forward to reading more about Dorian and Cash, my new favourite vampire goth and hunter/karaoke-king duo. "Leather and Lace" was surprising and refreshing and I loved it to bits.

Dorian Villeneuve is an unlucky vampire from the slums of Devil’s Row. He makes ends meet for himself and his emotional support Chihuahua by working sleazy bars and nightclubs, doing what it takes to get by. Cash Leroy is a monster hunter from East Texas with a golden voice and an unrivaled devotion to Stevie Nicks. Hunting does not leave time for friends, let alone love.

Supernatural fans who ship Cass and Dean will love this book. There are staunch differences but the chemistry is there. One vampire and human teaming up to hunt monsters and keep the town safe. There are steamy scenes and Stevie Nicks. Great romance that can easily become a series.