[Books][IIL] "A Song of Ice and Fire" by GRRM, "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman [WEWIL?]

I've recently been getting into fantasy and am having trouble finding series or novels that are 'grounded' in the same way as 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R.R. Martin and 'The Magicians' by Lev Grossman. In a lot of the series I glanced at the emphasis always seems to be on the epic journey, or the amazing feats. This, to me, saps the humanity from the tale. The reason I love the above tales is because the characters involved felt tangible and relatable, and their desires were obviously grounded in our own world. I'm not sure how to phrase it without sounding pretentious, but I mean stories about people that just happen to include magic rather than this being the center of their world and interactions.