Now, Then, and Everywhen

I absolutely loved the original Chronos series so I thought I would love this just as much. I wanted to like this just as much. But I found myself mostly just confused. I don't know if I would be less confused if I had re-read the original series more recently? I kind of want to re-read those and then re-read this and see if I like it better. I think I would. We shall see.