Thank you so much for the lovely comment!
I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed the atmosphere, the heart-shaped islands, and the overall concept. Those were some of my favorite parts to work on.
As for level 8, it's actually the last playable level available right now. The reason I stop the player there is because if the couple meets and you've collected enough stars, the game tries to advance to the next level. Since level 9 doesn't exist yet, I intentionally blocked progression at that point to avoid sending players into unfinished content.
What's interesting is that you mentioned getting a black screen from the level selection menu. That shouldn't normally happen, so you may have actually found a bug that I wasn't aware of. Thank you for pointing it out!
The project was developed in a very short amount of time, and there are still a few things to improve and polish. I definitely keep working on it after the jam, so feedback like yours is incredibly valuable.
Thank you again for playing and for taking the time to leave such a kind comment!