"Does anyone else feel like we're trapped in some demented version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?"

The House that Fell from the Sky has such an interesting premise to me. As the title indicates, one night a house appears in the middle of the street which no one can enter and no windows can break. It seems to have literally fallen from the sky. Early on, two people do make it inside, but they do not have the best outcome. It seems the house chooses who it wants to let in and who it wants to keep out. And the house has secrets within its walls.

A year has passed and an agency known as the Crow Corporation has taken control of the building. They are hosting a lottery for a select amount of people who can win $1 million if they stay overnight. Kinda like Willy Wonka, right?! WRONG! No amount of money or chocolate could have lured me into that house... but the group of our protagonists, with the help of a magician, have different plans and different goals.

The first half of the book explores a group of friends, their relationships to each other, and just gives a pretty good insight into what makes them tick. That is important to know because the house can sort of feed of time and memories. The house itself serves as a character, too. Similar to Hill House, Rose Red, The Overlook, etc, the house has a will of its own and its own intentions. Full of Gothic descriptions and rooms aplenty, this is not the house you want to go wandering off alone in because you may never be seen again.

I thought this was a super fun book but I would have loved even more time IN the house exploring all its nooks, crannies, passages, and rooms. I love a book when the house is like this! This story has a lot going on and there are definitely puzzle pieces for the reader to connect - but it worked and it was enjoyable! 4 stars!