Intriguing Realities

This is an intriguing story line. I haven't read anything like it before and I found myself wrapped up in the complexity of the plot. A small confusion I had was with the POV: why are only Sage, Marlow and Gingerbread Man in the first person? How did Marlow know that a particular person was dying at the end of Ch. 36? But those things aside, I found the plot compelling and Marlow, in particular, to be the most engaging character. He is introverted, yet in tune with what's going on around him. And this idea of parallel worlds is fascinating. Strauss does an amazing job of juxtaposing these worlds without confusing the reader. Book #1 is very long, but I never found any chapter to be filler. Everything that happens is necessary and exciting with an interesting cast of characters. Thank you!