Studio Ghibli Inspired Reading Challenge 👒🍵⛰️ - hosted by alisylvi

Whisper of the Heart (1995)
"It's not easy to live your own way. You can't blame anyone but yourself."

Young Seiji wants to be a violinmaker and inspires Shizuku to take her writing seriously and to try deciding her life for herself. Read a book where the main character follows their passion/chooses an unexpected path.
 
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Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

352 pages • digital • 2018

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Against the Currant by Olivia Matthews

Against the Currant

Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries #1

Olivia Matthews

304 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction mystery lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Sally's Lament by Mari Mancusi

Sally's Lament

A Twisted Tale #19

Mari Mancusi

346 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott

432 pages • paperback • 1868

fiction classics young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

On the Come Up

The Hate U Give #2

Angie Thomas

464 pages • digital • 2019

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

The Queen's Gambit

Walter Tevis

243 pages • digital • 1983

fiction literary emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz

The Isle of the Lost

Descendants #1

Melissa de la Cruz

320 pages • digital • 2015

fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Light from Uncommon Stars

Ryka Aoki

13 hours, 13 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1

Holly Jackson

433 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction mystery thriller young adult adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda

Where the Wild Ladies Are

Aoko Matsuda

254 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction contemporary fantasy literary short stories funny mysterious reflective medium-paced