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'skittish as a mayfly'

I have never heard that one before...

(and I spent a lot of time researching mayflies for a book)

Adrenaline has just been described as a 'glitter through the limbs'.

Ugh. What kind of feeling is supposed to be evoked? Glitter has positive connotations, a glitter of love but anger infused adrenaline should be a spark, a burn, a flame. it should roar not sparkle.

A cop was just sexist and Alice just talked back by insulting housewives in her flawed attempt at feminism. Awesome. (Note: sarcasm)

For the record. Previous metaphors include:

'His eyes were the colour of sunlight through coke'.

A girl was described as having an expression of 'selfish ecstasy'.

And in the last chapter the love interest explained to the female MC he didn't like girls who call other girls a bitch. How feminist of him. I was half expecting him to start mansplaining why.

I have not been enjoying this thus far because the metaphors are atrocious. So what you're going to get is me updating you every time there is a horrendous metaphor. The will probably be paraphrased.

The most recent classic:
"She was as white as the flesh of an apple".

I thought apples were red/green?! Have I been seeing apples wrong my entire life?