Order of the Phoenix gets a high spot on every list. For example: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1.Best_Books_Ever https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1.B

Order of the Phoenix gets a high spot on every list. For example: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1.Best_Books_Ever https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1.Best_Books_Ever #2 on that list. I always wondered the same, but could never reach a conclusion why it seemed like it was always rated above the rest of the series. It is definitely the one that turned the series from "saving the school" to "saving the world" and the series made a sharp turn after that one. That's the best reason I could come up with.