I don't know how I would convince you, exactly. As a fantasy story, it is not unlike others: an unlikely protagonist, someone trying to kill said protagonist, and small armies of help on both sides. But, the writing is good. Maybe no one would call it 'great' literature, but I thought the writing was solid and it kept me entertained. The characters are varied and unique (at least within the books), and I found many of the characters just plain interesting. But, I guess the highest recommendation I can give is that when I got to the end of book 7, I wanted to know what happened next. And not just for the main characters, but for the school, and the secondary cast.
I don't know how I would convince you, exactly. As a fantasy story, it is not unlike others: an unlikely protagonist, someone trying to kill said protagonist, and small armies of help on both sides. But, the writing is good. Maybe no one would call it 'great' literature, but I thought the writing was solid and it kept me entertained. The characters are varied and unique (at least within the books), and I found many of the characters just plain interesting. But, I guess the highest recommendation I can give is that when I got to the end of book 7, I wanted to know what happened next. And not just for the main characters, but for the school, and the secondary cast.
So in other words you found it very engaging. That's a good sign for me :)
I guess you could sum it up that way :)