A Goodreads user asked this question about City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1):
Can somebody please explain to me why people are calling this Harry Potter fanfiction?
Lara Apart from the characters resembling characters from her Harry Potter fanfiction the draco trilogy (Jace-Draco Malfoy, Clary-Ginny) her the Mortal Ins…moreApart from the characters resembling characters from her Harry Potter fanfiction the draco trilogy (Jace-Draco Malfoy, Clary-Ginny) her the Mortal Instruments series also shares almost the exact same name with a previous fanfiction called Mortal Instruments. That fanfiction featured a RonxGinny Incest storyline, which some people said, reminded them of the storyline between Jace and Clary.*

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Clary and Jace are attracted to each other and then discover they are siblings, but the attraction continues.(less)
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by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
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