The Clinic was so interesting. Some new and unique and I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the beginning but struggled towards the end which I expected to be reversed. Overall not a bad read

Thank you to Sourcebooks Landmark for my advanced reading copy!

This was a thriller that definitely went off the rails very quickly. Meg infiltrates a clinic where her sister supposedly committed suicide, which she doesn't believe. This started off strong but quickly lost me. As a nurse, a lot of the medical aspects didn't make sense and was very outlandish, especially at the end. Everything felt disjointed within the walls of the clinic, which I understand is the point but it was too much in my opinion.

This one took a long time to get anywhere really. It started strong and about midway, I just lost all interest.

For starters, this was my very first Cate Quinn, and it will not be my last! I ended up listening to a finished audiobook for this, and it was phenomenally done - the different perspectives were well highlighted in production and it was easy to follow which is sometimes not the case. Second, holy buckets I did *not* see that coming - there is so much going on and so many morally and ethically grey areas that it kept me interested, and kept me guessing, right until the very end. Super super enjoyed this!

I flew through this (thank you for short chapters!!) and it was sooo good! I loved the aspects on addiction and mental health and thought it was very realistic.

The Clinic follows Meg after she learns of her sister’s mysterious death in a rehab clinic and decides to infiltrate the clinic to try and figure out what really happened.

This book was such a fun and wild ride. It took me about 100-150 pages to really get into it, but once I got to that point, I was hooked. It follows two perspectives: Meg, the sister who is a patient at the rehab clinic, and one of the staff members who does mostly desk work.

I really liked the inclusion of possible insurance scams, and fraud by the practice. And I also liked the discussion on how society treats those who have addictions. There was a lot of insightful things that were brought up and really made me question how we view drug addiction.

I also listened to this on audiobook and there were two narrators for the two different POVs. And I felt like both did such a good job in adding the emotion, but especially Meg’s narrator.

Overall, I found this to be a really interesting read, but with a slow build. I think this would be good for fans of Smile, Get Out, and A Cure For Wellness.

Overall, it felt very disjointed with so many sub plots and characters left dangling. A frustrating read.

I am definitely an outlier as this book is receiving very positive reviews. So be sure to read all the four and five star reviews before making a decision.

The Clinic Review!

Remote settings are probably my favorite settings to read, so I was very excited for this one! The Clinic was a 2.75/5 ⭐️ for me! While I did love the setting for this one and some of the twists were absolutely bonkers, it fell a little short. It was pretty slow for a majority of the book and the characters were pretty unlikable. 😅 Would recommend if you like a twisted secluding thriller!

I was so excited to read this because I've been really in the zone of mystery/thriller/suspenses after nearly a decade of being totally off of them AND because it's set in the Pacific Northwest, my lifelong home. I was actually imagining that Quinn was inspired by the real-life story of Linda Hazzard and "Starvation Heights" (look it up if you're not aware, infuriating and fascinating in equal measure) but alas. The premise and beginning were intriquing to me but as many others, I found some of the treatment of mental illness careless at best, and there was also a weird connection to gender affirming surgeries that just felt icky. Not one I'd recommend widely, unfortunately.

If you love thrillers set in remote locations just as much as I do, then look no further than THE CLINIC by Cate Quinn. This was so fun and spooky -- the perfect book for a binge-read session!

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishing Company for providing me this Advanced Readers Copy of The Clinic by Cate Quinn!

As far as thrillers go, this one fit a lot of the typical tropes and was interesting enough. It wasn't, however, particularly new or different from what many thrillers have done in the past. The unavailable and self-medicating FMC, conspiracy theories and false twists around every corner, and the actual twist was just a slight variation of something I predicted near the beginning. That being said, as a fan of thrillers, I still enjoyed reading this, I just didn't find anything groundbreaking in it. I definitely recommend it to thriller lovers who are happy with the typical tropes found in the genre.

From the start, you know there's something wrong with this clinic. The practitioners are questionable, the setting is too remote, and the clients are of high society-- something is bound to go very, very wrong. You'll be rooting for a couple of likeable characters while hoping more than one gets their comeuppance!

An absolutely haunting and chilling read. This was hard to put down. The lengths that someone will go to prove that things are not as they appear - and yet, there are twists that are going to make you gasp with surprise.

Fascinating and engaging!

The Clinic
Cate Quinn
3 ⭐️

The clinic is a twisty, psychological thriller about Meg who enter a rehab clinic in the Pacific Northwest. Her famous sister recently died there under suspicious circumstances and she enters undercover to find out the truth about really happened to her. The problem is she has been popping a few too many pills herself so this is proving to be harder than she expected. I actually really liked this one. It is a little far fetched and off the rails at times, but it is highly entertaining and the twist at the end is fun! I am giving this one a solid 3 ⭐️!

I want to thank #Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark for the ARC. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

A wild and crazy thriller about a rehab clinic full of celebrities trying to get sober...or are they? If there is any truth to this story, it is an absolute whirlwind!

I binged the audiobook is such a short time because I couldn’t put it down. I loved the atmospheric feel that the author gives with the Clinic that is completely isolated from the outside world. When shit hits the fan you’re on your own. I was a little disappointed in the ending but over all I enjoyed it.

Thank you source books an netgalley for an arc.

The story starts off good, and I was excited to pick it up and read it, but 75% of the way through, the whole feel changes, and it goes a little off the rails. I really had to convince myself to finish the book.
I would not recommend to a friend.

This book annoyed me to no end. The characters were all so self righteous and for what? The big twist was shocking but also too ridiculous to believe. I kept reading to figure out “whodunnit” so it kept me engaged, but I was already so over it by the time it ended.

This is a well written book with a lot of thrills. I am thankful for the chance to have read this. Will recommend to others with a similar interest.