Robert H. Butler‘s Our Wandering Time novel, which may or may not be a stand-alone, is the rarer sort of isekai where the protagonist is summoned by accident rather than for some grand cause. This gives it a bit of a slice of life feel as she and her impromptu party move from place to place on what should be an introductory quest which turns out dangerous and complicated. A few hooks have been dangled for future complications, but even if this book ends up being a one-shot the story works well.
I think I’m going to have to drop Stuart Grosse‘s Reborn as the First Boss novella series after this ninth entry. While I wouldn’t say it’s bad or a departure from earlier books, adding an additional two party members feels excessive when there’s barely enough time to showcase the ones already there. An issue not at all helped by doubling-up on the loot descriptions; if you’re going to detail every piece of equipment they keep, do so only in the back character sheet half of the novella so you actually have the pagecount to tell a story in the front half.