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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?
Mary Flynn Cassandra Clare got her start writing Harry Potter fanfiction, and the characters in this book are basically the exact same characters from her most w…moreCassandra Clare got her start writing Harry Potter fanfiction, and the characters in this book are basically the exact same characters from her most well-known fanfic (she definitely didn't do exact canon portrayals of the characters, so that's why they don't seem to be lifted from HP)(less)
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