Than he'd be like many other authors out there? :scratch
^This.
I think the reason you seem to be very excited over this is that you perhaps find a lot of yourself in this series. There is no "wrong" or "right" here. One's interpretation of a story depends on one's self. I'm not sure most...
Yeah... Your phrasing sounds like "well I have no idea what the 'hook' is, so I'll post as if I know it hoping someone will write what it is."
I didn't see any "hook," the ending seemed rather straightforward to me, even if not all questions were answered.