you are correct. this series is bad, for many reasons, but mostly because it has the world be so stupendously backwards that such basic concepts as “recordkeeping” are totally alien, and its magic system is not anything special, it’s literally
spoiler for those who care (I certainly don't)
nanomachines because the protagonist is actually in the future all along and it was never hinted at before until the big reveal
you are correct. this series is bad, for many reasons, but mostly because it has the world be so stupendously backwards that such basic concepts as “recordkeeping” are totally alien, and its magic system is not anything special, it’s literally
spoiler for those who care (I certainly don't)
nanomachines because the protagonist is actually in the future all along and it was never hinted at before until the big reveal
Glad I got out immediately when I smelled smoke.