Isolation Play (Out of Position) Paperback – January 14, 2011

While Out of Position focuses mostly on Dev’s football career and his coming out, Lee is arguably the main character of this book. The main conflict is between Lee and Dev’s parents, and Lee’s actions to try to make things right with them.The perspective switches between the two main characters, more frequently than in Out of Position. Occasionally, the story will even go back in time to fill the reader in on the other character’s events. This is appreciated because it allows us to see more of both of their lives. Despite what they have in common (love of football and love for each other), Dev and Lee are very different characters so it is refreshing to get both of their perspectives.The book does not feature many scenes that I thought would happen, and does feature plenty of events I didn’t see coming. It was not predictable and kept things interesting throughout.The story does not quite have the youthful innocence and the passion that Out of Position has. This is not to say it wasn’t written well. It’s just that the characters are more advanced in their relationship, so you don’t have as much of the awkward interaction and hiding that made the first book so adorable.Despite being a little dull in some sections, Gold has once again created an amazing reader experience. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone interested in a gay romance, even if you don’t like football. But read Out of Position first.

So I Wanted to continue on with the storyline. And it had just enough angst to keep me engaged, while also having the love story and the struggles that Dev and Lee are both facing perfectly entwining.

Isolation Play is the second novel in a series, the first being Out of Position, of which I'm a huge fan. It was quirky, fun, had good pacing and a decent story. It was also one of Kyell Gold's more successful novels, and a sequel seemed to be in the works fairly quickly. Perhaps too quickly.The novel picks up quite literally the second after the first one finishes. I recommend reading the first novel before reading this one, but just in case, I won't give any spoilers away. Suffice to say it's a bit different and overall it doesn't "click" as well as the first.My main issue with this sequel is the writing and pacing. The text could have used a good dose of editing. For example, in one scene we are treated to Lee's overly wandering thought process (an unfortunate pattern throughout most of the book) and he is literally thinking pages of text while he rides down an elevator. Pages of thought between each floor. World's fastest thinker or world's slowest elevator, I'm not sure, but it exemplifies what was wrong this time around. Too much rambling. After pages of roundabout, barely coherent thought put into words, it's all washed away in an instant and we no longer have any reason to care or remember what Lee was thinking about. This happens far, far too often.The plot is decent, some things happen, but it feels really scripted this time around. Lee does stupid things. Dev is loving and clueless but secretly totally awesome. Some family LGBT 101 drama. Lee thinks about every for 10 pages while sipping Starbucks coffee. (What is it with Kyell Gold and an obsession with Starbucks? The characters in this series hate the brand yet mention it once a chapter, and in a previous book, Waterways, the characters couldn't stop going to it. It feels like really weird product placement.)2/5. Won't be buying the 3rd. I recommend a better editor next time around. Kyell Gold has potential and originality in some of his other works - this just ain't it.

I read Out of Position about a year ago, and if I'm being honest I expected Isolation Play to be... Well, I'm not entirely sure what I expected. What Kyell Gold delivered, though, is absolutely breathtaking. Isolation Play would easily stand alone as a novel, even to someone who had never heard of Out of Position. To those that have read it, though, who have the connection to the characters, it is a wonderful read, and it really gets into Devlin and Wiley's heads. I definitely recommend giving it a read. Even if you don't count yourself among that odd group known as 'furries'.To Mr. Gold- I think I speak for all of us when I say we can't wait for another book in Dev and Lee's story.

I am Donovan again finishing "Isolation Play" by Kyell Gold. I love reading this dimension in Kyells imagination. It's amazing in the use of his diction that the word of the fandom come together. I find it brilliant in how his mind thinks. It's somewhat like music. (I am a trumpeter) how chords and notes lie together making sounds our ears. Sometimes in our lives, those notes together clash and make terrible sounds to ears, being dense and hard to understand. And then goes on being a beautiful chord, being a nice time of our lives. In this book, they were times of both brilliant and distortion chords. Times where this work and don't work. Reflecting just because someone if different. Not only that, it's in a field where stereotypes believe differently. Quite amazing. Very excited to read Divisions when it is for kindle~

I finally finished this story at 3 am. On a work night. This was the 4th time. Why kyell? Why are your stories so good?Seriously though, once I picked up this series I haven't been able to stop. I never thought I would like I would like this genre honestly but I just thought, "hey. I got a $50 dollar gift card. Why not?" I have now spent 50 dollars on them. Let that tell you something.

This book is amazing. The ending is fantastic and it really hits home with readers who are also gay and are struggling to find an understanding with their parents and just wanting their parents to love them for who they are. This book does have some dull chapters, especially in the front half of the middle of the book. The book does pick up considerably though and the ending is great. The author could have polished some things up a bit more but I understand that a writer's work is never done and that you eventually have to stop at some point. Overall, a great read.

This was a curious novel and, like I have found the case with other Gold novels (that I have read so far), I'm having trouble working out what story is being told. Yes, it's about gay relationships in the rough world of football, but I think a stronger underlying plot would make this story exceptional. Beginning it with a description of football and how the game works, however, is not a good thing to me. I don't want to read a story that I require field specific knowledge for; this detail could have been woven into the story, I believe.Characters are fantastic, I particularly like Lee and Charm. As always, the characters are portrayed exceptionally well, a definite strong point of the story. I would recommend to furries, sports fans, those interested in gay relationships, general relationships and anyone who wants to see a different perspective.

love this book and the characters a really great read for any anthro reader

Another amazingly written book by Kyell Gold. If you've read the first book then you must read this. The story and characters are very well developed from Out of Position.

Zuerst einmal folgendes: Wer immer sich auf die Seite dieses Produktes ‚verirrt‘, hat wahrscheinlich gezielt danach gesucht und weiß, worum es sich handelt(und ist wahrscheinlich schon ein Fan).Dass diese Gruppe eher klein ist, ist schade, denn dieser Roman ist außergewöhnlich gut geschrieben und ein echter Lesegenuss(wenn man des Englischen soweit mächtig ist, versteht sich). Ich würde es dem Buch(und dem Autor)von Herzen vergönnen, wenn mehr Leute seine Arbeit für sich entdecken und sich nicht von der Grundthematik abschrecken lassen, die aus einem homosexuellen anthropomorphen Pärchen besteht.Dies wären Lee Farrel und Devlin Miski, ein Talentesucher für ein Football-Team sowie ein professioneller Football-Spieler. In dem Roman geht es um die Schwierigkeiten eines Coming-Out im machohaften Football-Milieu sowie den Stress, den dieses und andere Ereignisse auf die Beziehung der beiden legen. Wie die beiden zusammenkamen, erfährt der Leser im Vorgänger ‚Out of Position‘(habe ich noch nicht gelesen, ist aber wohl ähnlich empfehlenswert).Dass es hier um eine Welt geht, in der statt Menschen Tiere die Welt bevölkern, die trotz ihrer tierischen Erscheinung ‚menschlich‘ in jeder Hinsicht agieren, sollte keinen Leser abschrecken. Denn von diesem Detail abgesehen wartet der Roman mit beeindruckender Charakterisierung, einem interessanten Plot und vielen Einblicken in die Welt des Profisports und die amerikanische Gesellschaft allgemein auf(denn daran ist der Roman eindeutig angelehnt, trotz des Alternativ-Universums).Mehr noch im Mittelpunkt steht allerdings die Beziehung der beiden Hauptfiguren, die mit all den lebensechten Auf und Abs ‚echter‘ Beziehungen aufwarten kann, die im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes mitreißend beschrieben sind. Die mitunter harsche Alltagsrealität eines gleichgeschlechtlichen Pärchens in einem nicht sehr verständnisvollen Umfeld wurde auf geniale Weise mit herzerwärmender, aber niemals kitschiger Romantik verbunden.Meine Empfehlung: Lesen und mit den beiden mitfühlen!

The second installment of the story of Dev and Lee and of their gay relationship in the world of pro football get a new set of those as now family matters are disrupting their already stressful life.As with the first book, even if you aren't into gay relationships the story tells the problems that every relationship faces and how important it is to stick together through hood and bad times.