FANTASTIC first jam.  The puzzle element was intriguing.  The metroidvania aspect of opening closed paths as you progress was well done.

Fun little puzzle game, I think the protagonists remarks after each book might give a little too much away with the puzzles, which made them pretty easy.

I like the vibes and atmosphere and the writing was top notch.

Great work.

Congrats on your first GWJ entry! :)

The puzzles weren't too hard to solve despite me getting a bit turned around at times. (I just have a bad sense of direction). There were a few times where I wondered if I already solved a puzzle or not before wandering around and seeing something different. 

I feel like the game could really benefit from a sound effect and/or a visual indicator playing after each riddle gets solved.

Aside from lower left I was able to figure out the puzzles without too much difficulty. The book riddles were thankfully not hard to decipher. In general I think repressing the key to show something should hide it. Opening the books seem to darken the screen a little, but it adds on top of every you press a book key before closing turning the rest of the screen black; when I tried to close a book by repressing the F key I thought I was activating a screen darkening function for a moment. Great job for a first game!

Fun! :) Always love a good puzzle

I loved the soundtrack, it really fit the dark eerie vibe of the library. I really enjoyed playing the puzzles, it was a lot of fun. And the story is really interesting and unique! I think the game could maybe use some dark and eerie lighting and maybe some different art. But overall great game! Had a lot of fun. (this is my first jam too!)

Good job on your first game.  The progression of the puzzles worked well  I think it might have been nice if there was a little more of a clue when something changed, maybe a sound effect or similar, but it wasn't too difficult to simply explore to see what  happened.  All and all, this was fun.

I was unable to progress because I could not reread the pages by using the F keys. Other than that it's  an   interesting way to interpret the game jam's theme!