So having not played The Longest Journey or Dreamfall, this has been an interesting experience. The game starts with what I presume is a spoiler for the second of those two games, but it really didn't matter much for me.

The first book has focussed on Zoe, who luckily forgets a whole lot (and there's a section early on where she gets to do a recap). So I guess I'll find out more about her when she remembers

There are some clunky parts to the game, but the dialog system works well, the characters tell you what they think about each choice. The "Balance has changed" isn't as subtle as Telltale's "so and so will remember that", but it does seem like they make the changes affect the story and they tell you that things are happening because of your choices.

There's less for the other playable characters to do in this book. Kian's story in this book is brief and didn't really explain much about who he is or why he's doing anything (except I get the impression he doesn't like to talk very much)... and I didn't really care for or understand the Interlude very much.

I'm a little way into the second book a the time of writing and it seems to focus on Kian more, so maybe I'll get to find out about his back story.