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Arika's book is Uprooted, by Naomi Novik. I enjoy all of Novik's books, so it was hard to pick one to recommend. Uprooted is also a standalone, based on Polish folklore, about a girl chosen as "tribute" by the local wizard, who protects the village from the nearby magical forest. Almost nothing about the local wizard and his reasons is what Agnieszka (or the reader) expects, and it's a really fun read. And here's Kirill and Arika's combined picture (it was hard splitting them up for the individual days!).

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Alyn is reading Guns of the Dawn, by Adrian Tchaikovsky, an excellent fantasy set in a world roughly equivalent to 18th century Europe, but with a Regency-era feel to the society ("flintlock fantasy", apparently). It's a stand-alone story, a rare thing these days! And here's the complete picture, of course.

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OK, I was wrong. Maybe. Colle's book is the Mabinogion, which dates from the 12th-13th centuries, so technically this is the oldest book in the list, but her translation is probably newer than Flatland. Anyway, the Mabinogion is a compilation of stories from very early Welsh myth and legend. It's weird and wonderful, and some stories feature King Arthur, albeit in a very different form from the better-known later, romanticised version.

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Cian's reading Stand Still Stay Silent, an amazing postapocalyptic Scandinavian adventure/horror webcomic. A small research crew set out from safety to explore the Silent world, full of mysterious and barely-known dangers. It's gorgeous to look at and well-told (and free!). This is the whole of the A Pocketful of Clouds crew, so here's their complete picture too.

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Mallow's book is Till We Have Faces, CS Lewis' last novel and one written with his wife Joy. It's a retelling of the Cupid and Psyche myth, from the point of view of the older sister, and quite different to his other fiction. Also here's Mallow and Ganzorig reading together ^^

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Iashar is enjoying The Witness for the Dead, a book set in the same world as the Goblin Emperor, and featuring one of the side characters in a murder mystery setup (no surprises as to why I liked it!). I like the way they look reading together, each absorbed in their own little world :)

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Kelyn's reading How to Invent Everything: Rebuild All of Civilization (with 96% fewer catastrophes this time), by Ryan North. It takes the form of a repair manual for a time machine, but almost the first page tells the reader (presumably a time traveller with a broken machine) that the machine is not repairable. Instead the book offers hints and tips for improving their life whenever they have ended up, starting with a handy flowchart for working out when in fact that may be. It's interesting and funny and covers a lot of ground, although sadly leaves out most of textiles, which is an unfortunate omission.

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Naira's got Girl Genius book 1, by Phil and Kaja Foglio. I love this ongoing webcomic, which is a blend of adventure, fantasy, and mad science. It's also now a book series, if you prefer text to pictures (I like - and am collecting - both; pity my bookshelves).

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Nikiruka has The Five Red Herrings, by Dorothy Sayers, a book from another historical murder mystery series I like to listen to :) There aren't as many of these as there are of the Falco books, which is a shame. Also here's Nikiruka and Chiamaka reading their whodunnits together.

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Kirill's book is Monday Begins on Saturday, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. It's a comedy/satire featuring a young programmer who is hired to work in the Scientific Research Institute of Sorcery and Wizardry. It satirises scientific research, academia, academic politics and academics, and is very funny, although I'm sure I'm missing quite a few of the references.

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Finding a good book for Vincathaxis was hard, but I chose From Far Away because it's a rare portal fantasy where the main character has to learn the language of the world she's pitched into. Plus, it's really good. I should read it again.

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Yozhik has All Systems Red, the first of the Murderbot Diaries. I love this series so much, it's definitely near the top of my list of favourite sci-fi stories. It's almost all narrated by the titular Murderbot, a security cyborg which has hacked itself to override its master control, and has discovered that rather than embarking on a murderous killing spree, what it really wants to do is watch media. Murderbot is sarcastic and funny and very relatable. Meg and Yozhik are the only characters included from Phoenix Feathers this year, so here's their completed picture too ^^

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Ember is reading The Goblin Emperor, by Katherine Addison, which is about the surprise ascension to the throne of the Emperor's youngest son who had lived in exile until his father and half-brothers were all killed in a zeppelin crash. It's got a lot of politics, a touch of steampunk, a sprinkle of magic, and is steeped in fantasy words (which may put some people off, but I loved it all).

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Inric is reading Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (probably in the original Japanese, but it is available in English). Nahoko Uehashi, the author, is a Professor of Ethnology, and it shows; all of her creations have fantastic worldbuilding.

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Saryth's book is Penric's Demon, by Lois McMaster Bujold, the first of several novellas (and a couple of novels) all featuring Penric and set in her "World of the Five Gods". I love the worldbuilding in all these books, especially the magic system. Also, since this is the first completed "set" of characters from the same story, here's him and Kite reading together too :)

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Jenny's reading Shoulder-a-coffin Kuro, a haunting manga told mostly in 4-panel strips. Kuro is travelling with her friend Sen, a bat, and a coffin which she carries with her, and she's searching for… something. It's got a nearly fairytale-like feel to it.

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Miervaldis has the Years of Rice and Salt, a fantastic book by Kim Stanley Robinson. It's an alternate history exploring what might have happened if the Black Death had wiped out nearly all of Europe's population instead of a third. It spans hundreds of years, and follows recurring reincarnated characters, which works far, far better than I just made it sound.