This is only my 3rd point and click adventure game I wanted to play so I was surprised when given the option of difficulty to start out and was wondering what is difference. I couldnt find the answer anywhere else so hopefully someone here has the answer.

Novice mode has easier puzzles than the challenging mode. Personally I played the challenging mode and enjoyed the puzzle difficulty. It was just right to experienced adventure gamer, but it might be too difficult for casual player.