The Clinic is an excellent page-turning thriller for the majority of its run; in the final act, however, it takes a turn towards perpetuating stigmatization that it claims to decry, something that is then pummeled into readers despite being immediately obvious to those with any degree of knowledge or the field.
It’s odd that the portrayal of this specific personality disorder is actually perfectly fine until it’s named in-text, at which point everything becomes a caricature of itself and a character does a near-instantaneous 180 personality wise. It’s bizarre, and it brings what would have been a 4 star suspense novel down to a generous 2.5.
That aside, the actual twist itself is not necessarily surprising, and would be at home in daytime soaps, but it also was perfectly fine. In nearly every respect, The Clinic accomplishes what it sets out to do; its missteps are simply incredibly glaring to the point of immense distraction.
That’s not to say I don’t think there’s any merit in reading it to decide for yourself; as I said, for its majority, it’s well-paced and populated by distinct and memorable characters. Quite simply, I enjoyed it until I didn’t.

This book was fine but I just couldn’t get into it

~This book was given by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This thrilling mystery kept me hooked right from the start. I loved the alternating POVs, and while I understand why we couldn't have more, I would have loved to have seen things from the eyes of other characters.
This is one of those stories where you think you know what is going on, and it teases you into a smug sense of satisfaction, only to trash your ego completely because you were wrong.
I would love to see this on film.

I will not look at another set of playing cards the same again without thinking of this book.
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Meg and her sister Haley are at odd but when Haley dies Meg is determined to find out what exactly happened to her even if it means putting herself in harms way. The mind games that happen throughout the story has you on the edge of your seat all the way to the end. The well to do Clinic is supposed to help those in need but once they check in do they ever leave? The story has you guessing what is going to happen with each chapter, even when I thought I knew what was going to happen I was thrown back to nope thats not it. A quick read because you will not want to put it down.
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I want to thank Netgalley, Sourcebooks and Cate Quinn for the ARC of "the Clinic". which is due out January 23, 2024 do yourself a favor and put this on your 2024 TBR list!

I'm definitely in the middle with my review. This book has five-star potential, but it didn't quite get there for me. The dialogues were very choppy at times and the book needs some serious editing. I hope that this was due to me reading an ARC and that it hasn't been edited yet, but the mistakes were so consistent that it distracted me from the creepiness of the setting and storyline. The mystery aspect was solid and held my interest throughout. I loved the short chapters as well. The author did a wonderful job portraying addiction and the numerous struggles that addicts go through in order to overcome it. I can't say that I connected to any of the characters, but I did get a kick out of Hanson and Meyers. The ending was a surprise but the climax fell flat after the reveal. It was just a mediocre read for me.

Thank you to the author, Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for allowing me digital access in exchange for my honest review!

Thanks to Sourcebooks and Netgalley for the ARC! I absolutely loved this book. I enjoyed the short chapters and the two alternating POV’s: a patient and a staff at the rehab facility. I was constantly trying to figure out who the murderer was but was unsuccessful each and every time. I didn’t see the ending coming at all. As much as I felt a few things were far fetched it always kept me on edge and I was hooked to the very end. I also really enjoyed the authors note at the end and learning where the ideas to create this story came from. Well done Cate Quinn and can’t wait to read more by her!

Wow! What a ride. I just finished this book in less than 24 hours.

Meg is working in security in the casinos. She spends her nights playing cards, drinking and taking Oxy for an old shoulder injury. She is on yet another binge when she sees her sister has committed suicide at an upscale rehab facility. Meg thinks that is impossible and checks herself in to find out what happened to her sister,

The rest is a twisty ride to the truth. You will be turning pages quickly and wondering where it all went wrong! Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for allowing me to read this ARC.

The Clinic is a great story that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. I was addicted from the first chapter. The story starts out with the one and only chapter from Haley. Haley is famous like many people in the clinic rehab center. She is a country music star. She has a drug addiction. She is killed with an injected heroin overdose. This story alternates POV from Cara (manager at the rehab clinic) and Meg (sister of Haley) who goes to the clinic to investigate her sisters death. Meg is an addict just like her sister Haley, so getting into the rehab is easy. Meg knows Haley would never inject heroin. Now it’s about investing Haley’s death and finding out the truth but when Meg gets there, she starts getting letters in Haley’s handwriting telling Meg to stay away. How can a dead girl be writing letters?
Thank you so much NetGalley and Sourcebooks for this ARC. This book was amazing. Oh my gosh, I couldn’t wait to open up my e-reader and find out what was going to happen next. There were twist and turns in every chapter. Some chapters had me breathing so hard I was worried about the characters and if they would be able to get out of that situation. I highly recommend this book and it is the first I’ve read by Cate Quinn and I look forward to finding and reading more of her books.

Loved the suspense and gothic vibes of this one! This is the perfect twisty thriller for fans of the genre- highly recommend.

The Clinic by Cate Quinn is going to be this Winters big hit. The character development was on point and short chapters kept me engaged the entire time! I actually read it in one sitting! I love thrillers with unreliable MCs and boy did this one have it! The story unfolds as Meg learns that her superstar sister commited suicide in the lavish rehab on the cliff and instantly has a hunch that something more sinister is happening. You follow Meg as she ventures to the Clinic to investigate her sisters death while also battling her own demons. The second MC is Cara, who is employed by the Clinic and oversees the guests but is starting to question what's really going on behind closed doors and out of sight of her all-seeing eyes. This gothic thriller is fast paced and super moody. Cate Quinn does an amazing job of transporting you into the ultra-exclusive rehab. Thank you for the ARC!

Name of Book: The Clinic
Author: Cate Quinn
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Pub Date: January 23, 2024
My Rating: 3.2 Stars!
Pages: 320

Meg works for a casino in LA, when she learns that her sister Haley has died while in rehab at a very exclusive and expensive clinic. . Meg cannot believe that someone like Haley Banks a famous actress would never take her own life as she is much too vain

Meg decides to take a hiatus from her undercover casino job to go into the rehab and find out more. Since she is good at undercover work she takes those skills and poses as a patient and is able to check in as a patient.
Story is told from the POV of Meg and Cara, the manager of the rehab facility.
We soon find out that Meg posing as a patient is not all an act. She as well as her sister had a tough childhood. Their mother would never win any awards as “Mother of the year”.

We soon find out more about the doctor of this this high class clinic. It seems he may not be a physician at all. Is the clinic doing unregulated and experimenting on its own clients?

Story had me curious. I kept at it as it was intriguing. The link/connection between personality disorders as well as other mental illnesses and addictions seems all too clear. It appears Mental Health Professionals need to be a part of every working staff!

The psychological aspects are interesting but the back of the book is actually super interesting.
In ““Truth is Stranger Than Fiction” ~ We are informed that our author Cate Quinn’s inspiration for this story is based on her own experience in rehab. You may want to read her personal account at Catherinequinn.com/the clinic
The “Reading Group Guide” has great points that makes readers think as well want to reread some pages again.
Conservation with the Author” is a ‘must read’

Want to thank NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this early eGalley.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for January 23, 2024.

The Clinic is a heart pounding thriller ride! It weaves topics like trauma and addiction within the lines. Since this book is due out in January, I won’t say much. I will say don’t miss out! I had jaw dropping experiences throughout reading it. It also made me jump a few times because it spooked me! Loved it! ❤️

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Thank you Netgalley for another awesome opportunity to read an ARC novel!

Off to choose my next book! Happy reading, y’all! 📚❤️📚

#TheClinic
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Might come back to this but DNFing it for now. Made it 12% through when the MC found out her sister died (not a spoiler) and her friend just immediately goes into this spiel about the MC having an addiction possibly and about a stray cat, and it just majorly rubbed me the wrong way. That might be a good way to defuse the situation for little things but not when it comes to a death.

What a ride! I couldn’t put this book down! When megs sister, dies at a posh rehab on the Oregon coast, she checks herself in to try and discover what really happened. Although she was not intending to really get clean herself, in order to find out what happened to her sister she has to find out About herself first. I really loved getting to know the characters, and the staff were so interesting. As a person with family members who have been to rehab I could relate to a lot of this book. This thriller kept me guessing who the killer was till the very end… And the plot twists were dynamite! Thank you NetGalley for the electronic copy.

3.5⭐️ Meg works at a casino, catching criminals while undercover. She finds out her sister died in rehab and it was ruled a suicide. Meg decides to check herself into rehab to do a little investigating because she can’t believe her estranged sister would do that.

The Clinic is super boujee and high tech. Meg sneaks her oxy stash in with her, but quickly finds that while on her pills, she can’t get to the bottom of her self run investigation.

I love the unreliable narrator angle. You never know what you can trust in the storyline. Lay people investigating crimes doesn’t always sit well for me though. I tend to find it unrealistic. The ending was a little far fetched for my imagination. I also felt like I couldn’t connect with many of the characters. While this book captivated me quickly, it seemed to start off strong and kind of dwindle in interest.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I should have been in bed hours ago…

I do this thing, when my husband turns on HGTV to watch projects he’ll never do, I read.

I picked up The Clinic, as I was skimming and I became hooked. I won’t lie to you, it wasn’t right away. This is a slow burn, which usually looses my attention but the premise drew me in and I knew I had to keep going to see how everything would come together.

I’m not a fan of police procedurals so I was happy that the detective stuff was held to a minimum. I’m more of a first hand kind of person and I only wish there were flash back chapters of Haley’s POV and earlier on. I loved Meg’s POV yet had a hard time attaching myself to her. I begged to know more about Haley.

This book is filled with unlikeable and unreliable characters. I had a hard time with the pace but I understand how the author wanted to create the build up. I in no way fault the author as I have the attention span of a gerbil and just prefer an instant capture with a lot of suspense . I believe this book will do well and capture a wide audience.

My only suggestion would be to add in chapters from Haileys POV

Make sure you read the authors note at the end, it makes the book even more special than it already is.

Teaser:

From the critically acclaimed author of Black Widows comes a thriller set in a remote rehab clinic on the Pacific Northwest coast, in which the death of a woman inside prompts her sister to enter the clinic as a patient in order to find the truth. Perfect for fans of Stacy Willingham and Tarryn Fisher!

Meg works for a casino in LA, catching cheaters and popping a few too many pain pills to cope, following a far different path than her sister Haley, a famous actress. But suddenly reports surface of Haley dying at the remote rehab facility where she had been forced to go to get her addictions under control.

There are whispers of suicide, but Meg can't believe it. She decides that the best way to find out what happened to her sister is to check in herself – to investigate what really happened from the inside.

Battling her own addictions and figuring out the truth will be much more difficult than she imagined, far away from friends, family – and anyone who could help her.

A psychological thriller to keep you continuously guessing during the 2nd half of the book. So much of this had the bones of a great thriller and the twist kept you turning for more. The ending wasn’t exactly what I expected it to be, neither good nor bad. I’m not sure I can say I LOVED the way it ended but it didn’t take away from my overall enjoyment. It’s important to tackle mental health in an illuminating way and I think the author did a superb job in doing so.

WOW!! The Clinic had my attention from the very first page!! I really enjoyed guessing what happened to Meg's sister, Haley. I had my ideas through out the WHOLE book and I have certain I knew what was going on and BAM a twist that I did see coming. This was also a novel that I could not put down and read quickly in order to find out if I was right in the end. I high recommend this novel and cant wait to read more from Cate Quinn.

Meg and her sister Haley are barely on speaking terms. Meg works at a casino, but a job that went wrong, has left her in physical pain and hooked on drugs. When the news of her sister‘s death reaches her, she cannot believe that it’s being called self inflicted. If Meg knows one thing, it is that Haley would never ever have made that choice.
Haley was at a high priced rehab clinic, and soon Meg gets herself admitted. Determined to discover what really happened, Meg gets more than she bargained for. She can’t avoid all the detox and all the therapy sessions, even though she is determined to try.
Told in alternating chapters by Meg and by Cara, the manager of the clinic, there is much more going on than breaking rich people’s addictions. There were numerous twists that kept me guessing, and deciding who might’ve wanted Haley dead. The final twist was well done, though, in hindsight, I should have at least guessed it.
Do not skip the conversation with the author at the end. Powerful stuff.

When I read the title I thought, that’s a creepy one! When I read the synopsis, i couldn’t wait to start reading. Is there anything you wouldn’t do for your sister? I knew i was in for a good story. We follow Meg as she goes undercover at a rehab clinic trying to uncover who killed her sister. I was skeptical of every character from the start. I loved the short chapters and the cliffhangers in each of them because i could not stop reading. The twist at the end? I’m never good at guessing so of course I fell for this one too. Whoa 😳. Not what i was expecting! Definitely a great read that i totally recommend! 4 ⭐️ from me!