Small Magics for the Traveling Wizard by S.A. McKenzie

Pax never asked to be the assistant to a forgetful old wizard who barely remembers her name—let alone get dragged across Asturia on a wild hunt for a mythical magic door. But when a charming foreign bard shows up at just the wrong moment, and talking corpses start pushing her toward adventure, it’s clear she doesn’t have much of a choice.

Maybe this ridiculous journey will help Pax figure out why her magic is so weak she can barely light a candle—or why she remembers a family no one else believes existed. Answers might be out there, but so are reanimated farm animals, man-eating furniture, and an unsettling number of sarcastic magical creatures.

Worst of all? The wizard she’s stuck with is growing more powerful—and less stable—by the day. If Pax can’t figure things out fast, he might just start blowing people up for fun.