In The Clinic one sister checks into a rehab facility undercover to find out why her sister died under their care. But then it started to get creepy with unconventional therapies and a small cast of patients who are all celebrities. While there were definitely some twists but I was not entirely surprised by them. Warning: this book contains trauma and addiction. Also, this author was once in rehab for alcohol addiction! #netgalley #theclinic

Meg works undercover at a casino catching cheating poker players. When she hears that her famous sister has passed away during another stay at a rehab clinic, she just cannot accept Haley’s death. Meg is determined to find out what really happened at the rehab clinic. The only way to do that is to go to the clinic as an addict. Meg battles her own addiction, so maybe this will be perfect for her and she will finally drop the booze and pills. Will Meg be able to uncover what really happened to Haley at the clinic? Was it suicide, murder, or an overdose? Who can she trust? Meg is about to find out there is so much more going on at the clinic than she could have imagined.

This was my first book by Cate Quinn, and it definitely won’t be my last. I really enjoyed the short chapters, they left me wanting more. I found myself reading just one more chapter many times. I really enjoyed all the different characters and plot twists. Cate Quinn did a fantastic job taking the experience she had in rehab herself and turning it into a fantastic thriller. I highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys thrillers! I give it 4/5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the advanced copy. This was my first book by this author. Overall it was an enjoyable read. It alternates between the POV of Meg, a troubled addict concerned about the details of her sister’s death, and Cara, a worker at the rehab center where Haley, a famous country singer was found dead. It was decently paced. The beginning was a little hard to get into to ,but the last half of the book flew by.

3.5 rounded up to 4 stars

This was a quick and easily devoured read by Cate Quinn. I was not sure how I would feel about this book due to the topic of mental health and addiction and my own personal experiences with people going through rehab, but I felt like it gave an honest view on the situation. It contained the thriller feeling while also being respectful of situations that people struggle through on a daily basis. The reality of the situation probably had a lot to do with the fact that Cate Quinn recently went to rehab and experienced the system while healing herself. This added a level of realism that would not have been there if she had not been through the system herself.

Meg works at a casino catching bad guys so when her sister ends up dead in a drug facility she is determined to find out what happened especially after the suspicious phone call she left. She checks herself into the facility to solve the murder of her sister, but it also leads to her own discovery about her own life and her own infliction with addiction to alcohol and drugs.

This rated a 3.5 star due to the lengthy beginning that could have been easily shortened while the ending felt rushed. The fact that the entire process from beginning to end for Meg was chaos I felt like the ending tied up too neatly for everything that happened. I also felt like the two POVs was not entirely necessary as Cara was not a character that I felt connected to or really understood throughout the novel.

Although I had a few issues I felt the novel was a good read and would recommend for people who enjoy a messy thriller with topics of mental health and the system of drug rehabilitation.

Thank you for the e-ARC!

Thanks so much for the ARC, Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley! This was hands down one of my favorite thrillers that I have read for a while. I loved the premise of this book. A sister goes into the same rehab facility to try to get to the bottom of what happened to her sister. This was full of twists, turns, red herrings and great dialogue. I loved these characters and their backgrounds. Would recommend to others!

The premise of this book sounded very intriguing. At times it drew me in and then it lost me. Overall, I just could not really get into the book. It just wasn't for me.

The synopsis of this book hooked me and made me want to read it. I really liked the atmosphere and setting that the book took place. I was engaged and eager to keep reading the entire time. This is definitely a book I will be buying for my shelves.

This fast-paced thriller following Meg’s admission to rehab to secretly investigate her sister’s alleged suicide while at the clinic didn’t disappoint.

Meg herself is addicted to alcohol and oxy and that along with the effects of treatment and withdrawal make her an unreliable narrator.

This story is full of twists and the other characters are all who they seem and neither are the traumatic events of Meg’s childhood. My favorite part of the book was the characters and I wouldn’t mind Meg’s character becoming a character in a series.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this novel. 3.5 stars

Meg is a professional poker player, working in a casino catching loan sharks and cheaters. After an incident with one such bad guy went badly a year ago, Meg pops one too many pain pills to cope, combined with a lot of whiskey. She has taken a much different path than her sister, the beautiful Hollywood star Haley. But after reports surface that Haley committed suicide in a remote rehab facility, she can’t believe her sister would do that. Meg decides the best way to find out what really happened is to check into the rehab herself. In doing so, she is forced to confront her own addictions and the past she has tried so hard to keep buried.

I have read lots of thrillers with isolated settings - locked room is one of my favorite tropes - but the setting of a rehab facility added an extra layer of depth. All of the characters had interesting backstories, and quite frankly, all of them were unreliable. I couldn’t figure out who had a motive to harm Haley, and the twist of who it was totally threw me for a loop! The aspect of the treatment being used in this rehab facility was fascinating to me; it was one I had never heard of before. Though this story was a mystery, at its core was the important message of hope: hope for rehabilitation for addicts. The author painted a very respectful picture and showed just strong people entering rehab and working their programs can be. The author’s note at the end was also an important message.

“The Clinic” releases January 23, 2024. Thank you to Netgalley, Sourcebooks and Cate Quinn for the ARC! This review will be shared to my instagram blog (@books_by_the_bottle) shortly :)

" 𝑯𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒏𝒐 𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝒊𝒏."

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Special thanks to @netgalley @bookmarked and @catequinnauthor for this #gifted ARC.

MY REVIEW:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨️[4.75]

Take 2 sisters.
1 gets famous
The other dives deep into the underbelly of the gambling world, catching the bad guys.

Meg can't be bothered by her famous sister Halry, until one day..... Haley dies and Megs life is flipped upside down because there's NO WAY its a suicide.

Meg has demons of her own that she could use some help with so why not try to find out what REALLY happened to Haley at the Clinic , just try not to get caught.
Weird messages start popping up, and feelings that Haley is still there with Meg fuel her to keep looking for answers......but at what cost?!

The ending seemed a little far-fetched for me, but overall, the writing and the whole storyline were great. I really enjoyed the book.

PUB DATE:
Jan 23, 2024

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Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC. The book was very atmospheric, with an intriguing plot. I did not find this book to be stand out. It started off well, set in PNW in a remote clinic, but then fell flat for me. I read it and then a week later didn't really remember much about it. I had higher hopes for it.

I received this digital ARC free and many thanks to NetGalley. The plot kept me hooked until the very end. I did not want to not put this book down. I was interested and riveted to the storyline and characters. If you like a good psychological thriller, then this is a must read.

Meg and her sister Kate have never really been close. Too much trauma as kids prevented both of them from being close and lead both to being addicts. But when Meg learns Kate died at rehab she knows something is not right and decides to go to the rehab herself to try to learn what really happened to her sister.
The story alternates between Meg’s perspective and Cara’s who is the manager at the Clinic. What unfolds is a twisted tale of corruption, deceit, and secrets that all lead to a wonderful twisty ending. I loved the way the story evolves and how Meg has so much self discovery on the way. The author did an amazing job of showing a different side to the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder and It was interesting to learn that some of it was based on her own experience in rehab.
Thank you to Netgalley and to the publishers for allowing me to read this advanced copy.

"The Clinic" by Cate Quinn was a psychological thriller set in a rehab center in the Pacific northwest. I would give it a 3.5 stars if I could. It was slow to start and build the characters and plot, but it did pick up about halfway through. The ending was unexpected and fabulously crafted plot twist.

Meg works in a casino to catch cheaters and has a pain pill and alcohol addiction. She checks herself into the same rehab center where her sister died to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death. This book does an excellent job presenting the life cycles of addiction, recovery and relapse. The book is told from several points of view, with Meg and the clinic manager, Cara as the main two.

The Clinic is definitely a luxurious rehab facility attracting the rich and famous. The patients at the rehab center is who Meg focuses her attention on to determine what happened to her sister.

Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this ARC and give my honest review.

This was my first Cate Quinn novel, and I'm kicking myself for not reading her books sooner. The Clinic was a binge! I couldn't put it down. I loved Meg, and her devotion to figuring out what happened to her sister. I saw the "big twist" early, but that didn't take away from the fact that I was fully immersed in this book! I look forward to reading more from this author! Be sure to read everything at the end so you can learn about the inspiration for this book.

This book grabbed my attention right away. I love a good thriller that takes place in a mental health setting. Definitely recommending to all my reader friends.

Meg is an undercover at the high roller section of a casino. Her sister Haley is a huge country music star. Haley goes to rehab and dies, and Meg, an alcoholic and addict herself decides to go investigate by admitting herself to the clinic.

When I first applied for this ARC, it just sounded like a decently interesting read.

I was SO WRONG. It was not "decently interesting" it was RIVETING. From the wild concepts inside the clinic, to that insane penultimate twist, every page was filled with great writing. If this is the beginning of this Author's career, she has a very promising library of bestsellers ahead.

I did receive this book as an ARC, from NetGalley, so there were definitely some typos and structure issues, but it didn't take away from how ABSOLUTELY MINDBLOWING this book was. Will 100% be recommending this to friends when it releases!

I enjoyed this thriller! It was unhinged, it all the good ways. There were good twists that I did not predict. If you enjoy short chapters this is perfect. I flew through this. I would just check trigger warnings before you start. This was a good one, would be sure to recommend. 4/5 stars

Meg finds herself addicted to pills to cope with her job. When her sister dies at a swanky rehab clinic, Meg decides to check in herself to try to find answers. Meg doesn’t believe that her sister would commit suicide and her investigation leads to some interesting answers. But the more she learns, the deeper the secrets seem to be, and Meg isn’t sure how far she will be able to dig to find answers.

I really enjoyed this book so much. This was one of my most anticipated reads of January, and I am so happy to say that it lived up to my internal hype. For me, the biggest distinguishment between a four and a five-star book is how memorable a book is for me. I’m still thinking about this one, and I think I will be for a while. What really took this over the top for me was the author’s note at the end. I think that it really highlighted and elevated what I had read to a new level. The writing was wonderful and well done, and there was so much heart that came through the pages. Because most of the characters were being treated for addiction, it was hard to know what was true, it was fun! There were so many secrets and everyone, even the staff, were hiding something. The plot twist on this one was a lot of fun; I didn’t see it coming at all! I love it when a book can surprise me, and that was the case here.

If you are looking for a wonderfully atmospheric mystery book, then check this one out.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Landmarks, @bookmarked and Netgalley @netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I struggled with the inaccuracies portrayed in the clinic. As a nurse, I couldn’t get past it.

If you take away that part of it, I think it was an interesting story. I did like her writing style and I think she has a lot of potential. I would absolutely read more of her books.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review.