I played this on stream yesterday! The pretty artwork caught my eye and AA-like mechanics are something I'm actually trying to implement in an own project, so I got all 👀👀👀 when I saw your description. So far, the parts of the game that are fully implemented look really polished. I love the sprites and UI, it's all very colorful, soft and cute :3
As for the mechanics, I like the gameplay loop you planned out for this. The journal gives you clear instructions on what to do next, the point & click stuff works intuitively, and the in-game tutorials are helpful, shown at the right times, and concise. I did find the way you present clues to NPCs a bit clunky, though.
I'm really excited to see how this will look when it's finished!