I'm a well read grad student who's bluntly honest about all things, although I try to be most honest about myself.
And apparently didn't review it. Possibly because I finished, and went, 'holy shit!' That ending was unexpected. Very unexpected.
Having now read the next volume, I can see why it was set up this way, and what it was setting up later, but I was blown away when I read it, and probably just needed to move onto the next volume.
Fantastic introduction to this universe for someone who hasn't seen the movies yet.