Finna by Nino Cipri
When her co-worker calls in sick, Ava begrudgingly agrees to fill in for him at the IKEA-like big box store where they work. The last thing she wants to do is run into her ex, Jules, but the two of them are forced to work together when an elderly customer accidentally falls through a wormhole in the store and lands in an alternate universe. What ensues is a queer romance, a multiverse romp, and a critique of capitalism, all roll into a single novella that you can read in a single evening. Cipri’s take on the multiverse is clever fun and even thought-provoking at times, but the consistently snarky tone and rather obvious jabs at capitalism and soulless business executives start to feel rote and repetitive even given Finna’s short length.