What are your thoughts on avowed so far?

Going into it I was really looking forward to it, I chose a wizard build for a change and I enjoyed it for the first few hours. However after the 2nd zone I lost Interest with the magic as I realised there is very little of it, only around 20 or so spells which you have to spend a skill point into all of them to use, unless you have a grimwoire. I think this may just be me, but the game smothers you with lore and stuff, I am trying to get into a game and understand its key mechanics as well as the lore, which it piles onto you the second you get in. However you gotta give it the game has great graphics. But overall already I am almost fully lost interest in the game