Recommend me a fantasy book with a weak/average skilled MC who becomes strong without being special

Helloo, I‘m looking for a fantasy book with a mc (gender doesn‘t matter) who is first weak or just averagely skilled, but becomes really strong, and the reader is part of this journey. I know there is a genre called „progression fantasy“, but I‘m not looking for „stats improvements“ like Solo Leveling, I am looking for traditional fantasy.

• The MC should not be special (as in Chosen One, a royal is fine with me)
• Nor should they get special powers gifted
• Also no MC who has no powers at all, especially in a secondary world where everyone has magic (I neither like this nor the „Chosen One“ Trope)
• Please no TikTok-books like Fourth Wing

Bonus points if there is a romance subplot, but not a must.

Thank you so so much if you know any book like that! Super excited about it.