Loved the art and interacting with objects. Finding secret candles everywhere was a ton of fun and felt very rewarding. I did need the hint in the game page description to get past the the book puzzle and I ended up stuck in the passing room. Shortly after entering and exploring the room I ended up "softlocked" out of candles like you mention in the game page because of so many restarts trying to figure out the book puzzle initially. Instead of trying the incognito method, I decided to call it there.
Very cool start. I hope you end up continuing it!