Well, it's a bit late to be considered quick, but here's some of my favorite series that I've read recently:
- Firebrand by Quill - magic school story about a boy who lives in a Roman inspired setting. The story also extends a few books after his graduation from school, which I liked.
- Mother of Learning by nobody103 - also takes place in a magic school, but in a very different setting. It's also a time loop story and one of the best series I've ever read.
- Ave Xia Rem Y by Mat Haz - pretty standard Xianxia story, but very well written. It's still ongoing, but it's older, so there's a lot of free chapters already out and arcs finished.
- Mage Errant by John Bierce - another magic school type story (evidently I really like those), with a really interesting magic system and world building. John Bierce also has a patreon with a bunch of short stories, which I enjoy, and all his books have a bunch of recommendations for other stories at the end, which I've used to find good stuff in the past.
- Weirkey Chronicles by Sarah Lin - This story focuses a bit more of character development than I usually prefer, but the combat, characters, setting, and magic are all great. It has a unique take on cultivation, where your power is built as a "soulhome" inside your soul, and the construction of that home gives various advantages and disadvantages along with your powers.
- Paranoid Mage by InadvisablyCompelled - this is one of the few urban fantasy books that I've really liked. The protagonist finds out he's a mage at like 30 or something, but the magical government is even more tyranical than the non-magical one, so he goes on the run and tries to fight back however he can. He often makes do by making clever use of his space magic.
- The Iron Teeth by Clear Madness - This story has a goblin protagonist, and it does a good job of showing how he thinks differently from a human. I also really like the worldbuilding and how the magic systems work and are limited.
Based on the other comments, it seems like it's more in case there's an earthquake or something and the elevator is stuck under rumble. If you were trapped in an elevator under rubble for a few days, it'd probably be nice to have a snack on hand.