Don't worry, that shit could never reel in. Whenever I read a story that is ridden with clichés I can never get in to it, it just doesn't hold my interest.
Well thanks ten times over! And I totally get ya about the hands touching thing. Cause, I mean, whenever I read stories where they say that their hands send a shock through the person, I go "Whatever!" It's just totally stupid... It has to be real! Unless you're writing fantasy that is