Firstly game looks good not that bad for a solo game developer
I really liked the pixel art! However, when walking left or right, the character snaps to facing up as soon as you stop, which feels a bit off and could use a fix.
There are also some scaling issues on my end—the book is pushed way up to the top-left corner, making it unreadable. Trying to go fullscreen broke the layout and shifted the whole game to the top left. The game also froze for a moment right at the start.
Flaws aside, I’m not entirely sure I got the core mechanics, but with some polish and extra dev time, this could turn into something really good. Overall, good job!