Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebook for the ARC!!


The author has such a perfect way of writing each chapter that you cannot put it down. This book surprised me by also highlighting inner growth alongside traditional thriller!

So amazing and definitely recommend

The Clinic was a propulsive thriller. I could barely put this one down. If I didn't have to work or adult, I probably wouldn't have.

I absolutely love a thriller set in an isolated locale with a closed circle of suspects. The setting of The Clinic just added to the mystery and suspense. A huge old mansion renovated and turned into a state of the art rehab facility for those who can afford it, located on an island in the Pacific Northwest.

Our main character, Meg, has just found out her sister died in rehab. Meg had received a message from her sister, Hayley, before she died, and now Meg wants to check into the facility to solve her sisters death. Meg is also an addict herself. She uses her addiction to quiet her emotions and keep the memories of what happened to her as a child deep below the surface so she cannot remember. Not only is Meg trying to solve Hayley's death, but she also has to go through the process of rehab herself.

Nothing is as it seems. Who can Meg trust? Can the reader even trust Meg, or is she an unreliable narrator. What about the manager of the facility? The nurses who seem more like mob enforcers? The doctors who plan the treatments?

There are so many twists and turns, and they left me constantly questioning what I thought to be true. Plus, there was some pretty heart-pounding suspense.

It's definitely one of the best thrillers I've read this year! I definitely recommend for those who love a good thriller.

But, definitely check for trigger warnings. There are some parts that could be difficult for some to read.

The story does deal with addiction and trauma, and there is a lot of discussion around personality disorders, which I found incredibly interesting.

Pub date: 1/23/24
Genre: suspense/thriller
Quick summary: When Meg's pop star sister Haley dies in rehab, Meg realizes that going undercover is the only way to find the truth. Meanwhile, rehab employee Cara begins to suspect that all is not well at the facility.

The cover of this book is a stunner! I was excited to follow Meg and Cara through their investigations - I think it was a smart decision to include both an insider and outsider perspective in the story. I was pretty intrigued through ~50%, but then I started to wonder why the book was so long. 448 pages is just too long for a thriller IMO. The twists were surprising but felt very over the top. I just couldn't suspend my disbelief enough to enjoy the twists, but I know a lot of other reviewers enjoyed them!

Thank you to Sourcebooks Landmark for providing an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Some books are good and some books are memorable and this book is both and then some! I absolutely devoured this in one day and couldn’t believe the many shocks and twists it took. While many of the conclusions I drew were likely based on my own traumas, Cate Quinn truly took me on a journey and I’m excited to check out some of her other books!

This was my first book by this author. Anyone who knows me and how I love to read knows I love short chapters… this book delivers on that and packing in a ton of information and twists in every chapter.
While this book kept me engaged and guessing…. I had a few issues with the concept/storyline that nagged at me. Kit was only until the end I read the authors note and felt different about the issues I had.
I personally feel that any author who has an experience that molds the direction or design of a book the authors notes should be presented first to give the reader the perspective of the book.

The Clinic by Cate Quinn
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Meg’s sister, Haley, has just died while at a swanky rehab. The death is ruled a suicide, but Meg knows her sister and is convinced that she was murdered. So she enters the rehab herself to discover what really happened to Haley.
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What I liked:
-This was a REALLY suspenseful book! It did a great job of keeping me on the edge of my seat and slightly stressed out/paranoid the whole time.
-I enjoyed the dual POV between our hero Meg and the manager of the rehab, Cara, who gives us mor eof a behind the scenes view of the rehab.
-I loved Harry. 💙
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4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Everytime I put this book down I kept thinking about it. It could have been a five star book but the ending went slightly off the rails, and so I didn’t feel like it was five.

Thank you NetGalley and SourceBooks for my copy of this eARC in exchange for my honest review!

PHEW! This one was a wild ride! It is so refreshing to read a thriller that actually THRILLS you! The twists and the ending were actually unpredictable to me, which I find truly hard to come by!

Also, can we talk about the cover choice? SO good!!

My only qualm with The Clinic would be that it felt like we were missing pretty significant backstory in the beginning, and the way it's discussed between characters it almost feels like we're on book 2 of a series. Meg especially, with what happened in her past. It was a little confusing to continually read about an incident that happened as if we already fully know about it when we don't.

I must say- I was immediately captivated by the cover. It creates the perfect spooky vibe which I always love in a book. The book itself was packed with mental health and psychological issues within the clinic. This dark and twist book was overall really intriguing even though it did have a bit of a slow start. I would give it 3.5 stars

I. Love. Cate. Quinn.

After her book THE BLACK WIDOWS I couldnt WAIT for another one. This did not disappoint. Cate Quinn is becoming a must-read author!

The Clinic is my first foray into the world of Cate Quinn, but it won't be my last. (aka *immediately adds Black Widows to reading queue). On its face, The Clinic is a story about sisterhood -- namely, how far one sister will go to find out the truth about the other. However, there are a multitude of layers within this overarching story, including addiction, its effects (on the addict and others), and treatment. Quinn's beautifully creepy backdrop also sets the tone for the entire novel - sometimes beauty truly is only surface deep. A fast-paced novel with a few added twists and surprises, this was one of my favorite books so far in 2023!

I received this as an ARC from NetGalley. It did not disappoint. I work in a field where I assist people in finding recovery and maintaining sobriety. This book was a definite thriller with believable stories and struggles. I’ll definitely recommend this book to others. It was well researched and very suspenseful!

Oh My! I haven’t read a book that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time!!! I had to know who, what, when, where, why before I could ever stop reading!!!! This has twist that I never saw coming! If you’re looking for a great read that you literally leaves you wondering and guessing every chapter! This is the book for you!

3.75 ⭐ rounded up

Cate Quinn takes us on an interesting journey through addiction, sobriety, mental health and psychological issues in this dark and disturbing clinic on the Pacific North West coast. Meg works at a casino undercover catching cheaters. When she hears that her famous sister has died during another stay at a rehab clinic, she can't bring herself to accept Haley's death. Determined to find out what really happened there she infiltrates the clinic posing as an addict. Unfortunately that isn't far from the truth as Meg is battling her own addiction. Will she be able to discover what happened inside the clinic? Was it Suicide? Overdose? Murder? Who can she trust?
She is about to find out that there is so much more going on inside The Clinic.

I really enjoyed this book even though it started off a bit slow, you quickly find yourself engrossed in the characters and trying to determine who is lying and why. With many twists and turns I found The Clinic to be a wild ride through some dark and disturbing minds.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review

I didn’t love this one! The story was interesting but the writing style wasn’t for me. I would however consider checking out this author in the future.

The Clinic
By Cate Quinn
Publisher Sourcebooks Landmark
Release Date January 23, 2024


Characters: 5/5
Plot: 5/5
Pace: 5/5
Suspense: 5/5
Overall Enjoyment: 5/5

WOW!!! What a freaking great book.

Meg works at a casino on the lookout for cheaters and boy is she kick ass at her job. She is great with the investigations that keep the casino from losing money. Her sister Haley Banks is an actress and now Meg is told that Haley passed away due to an apparent suicide. Haley had been staying in a rehab facility working on her addiction. Obviously, Haley would never take her own life, she was way too selfish and full of herself to actually go that far. So Meg, in obvious disbelief of the suicide rumor, decides that since she has a problem with pain medicine, to check into the same rehab. Once she arrives she finds out how difficult it really is and being away from friends and family is harder than she thought. While becoming sober, she is learning things about her past as well as her sister that is allowing her to become more focused on the truth. She finds out that someone there did not like her sister. Someone who may have had something to do with her death. Can Meg find out the truth? Will the outcome of her investigation bring her the truth or will someone do anything to hide what really happened?


This is a well told story with short chapters that keep the reader engaged and enthralled in the story. The characters are so well developed, flawed and unreliable. The chapters flowed together perfectly and I ABSOLUTELY did not know how the book would end. The ending…..oh the ending was something I could never have predicted. It was like being on a roller coaster with all of the twists and turns but when you get to the end, you need to hold on tightly because you will be in for one hell of a ride.

5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley as well as the author and publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my unbiased and honest review.

I literally couldn’t put this book down from the moment I picked it up. A woman researches a familial death in a mysterious and haunted clinic. This book has so many twists and turns it left my head spinning and holding my breath to find out what happened! I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The Clinic
Care Quinn
Jan23
Sourcebooks
Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Thriller, suspense
If you like a gothic mystery, a twisted medical prison story, or just a complicated heroine, this book is for you!
Things I liked
Short chapters, riveting tone in the second half, jaw dropping twists, plot, authors approach to mental illness.
Questions: the characters were not likeable, difficult for me to connect, I felt the ending was rushed, far fetched, first half was slow,
Good book!
4 stars

This is a don’t miss, short chapter thriller that is told through a double POV of Meg and Cara. When I first saw the cover, I thought we were going to be in a haunted hospital/clinic type setting. Nope. Meg is a drug addicted shark card player who brings down bad guys in casinos. Her estranged sister Haley, has entered a rehab facility, but ends up dead. Meg does not believe this is possible and wants to go into the rehab clinic undercover – and she does. With each new character and the secrets they hide along with their sordid pasts, it is impossible to predict the ending to this book.
Don't skip out on reading the author's note. It will make the book that much more special. I applaud the author for sharing her story and congrats on writing your first book sober!

Thanks to Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark, Sourcebooks Landmark for a digital ARC.

3.5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Sisters Meg and Haley could not be more different. While Meg is busy catching cheaters in an LA casino, Haley is chasing fame as an actress and musician. When her estranged sister dies of a supposed suicide at the remote rehab facility where she is being treated for substance abuse disorder, Meg takes it upon herself to go undercover. Unconvinced that her sister’s death was self-inflicted, she endeavors to get to know Haley’s friends (and enemies) to be able to catch her killer and bring them to justice. Unfortunately, operations at the Clinic are far more complex than Meg had bargained for, especially while in the throes of her own addiction. Far away from anyone she knows, Meg has only herself to rely on as she fights to bring the truth of Haley’s death to light.

I really enjoyed this book. Moody and luxurious, the Clinic comes to life through Cate Quinn’s atmospheric writing style. With short chapters that keep the reader guessing, this is a quick read that packs a punch. Quinn handles the matters of addiction, recovery, and mental health with grace and sensitivity, speaking candidly in her acknowledgements about her own struggles with addiction. Though the book held my attention throughout, she lost me a bit at the very end. I can’t say much without giving anything away, but the ending felt fairly unconvincing. I know, I know, it’s fiction, it’s rarely realistic, but this was just one notch above what I want out of a plot twist. That said, I will definitely still recommend the Clinic to mystery/thriller fans!

A slow-burn thriller capturing the nitty gritty of addiction and how powerful it can be to the human mind and body. This story is told in two different POV, the clinic coordinator, Cora and Meg, an addict who is supposedly here for rehab, but really here to find out who killed her sister.

While this thriller is slower paced, it does a great job with character development, with the ending full of unpredictable twists. Given the author's personal experience with rehab facilities, she offers a unique take on the benefits but also the risks that come with addiction. Overall, a solid thriller!

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC, all opinions are my own.