This is quite like Alastair’s previous story, Sleepover, in that it’s a collision of various genres tightly packed together into a novella: shaken, stirred, blended, and any other means necessary to squash them in.
Where it’s different to Sleepover, is that this novella actually works. Maybe Liz Williams’ co-writing helped.
I liked it anyway.
Alastair’s next story in the timeline of publishing is At Budokan.