Overall a solid thriller with a great setting. The flawed and unreliable protagonist viewpoint holds you in suspense. I really enjoyed the psychological aspects of the links between trauma, addiction, and mental illness. The author did her homework and it was expertly written with breakthrough psychiatric research. The only flaw was some of the twists were a bit out there for believability, but not enough to diminish from reading. #theclinic #catequinn #netgalley #goodreads

Meg finds out her estranged sister has died in rehab and she suspects foul play. She goes undercover and faces her own sobriety and past trauma while trying to find out what really happened to her sister.

Excellent book - I stayed up way too late finishing it! The ending has redemption for almost all characters and the twists are unpredictable!!

I absolutely loved this book. I couldn't quite guess what was going to happen and it got me thinking. Once I started the book, I couldn't put it down! It's thought-provoking, shocking and thrilling. I highly recommend this book.

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Meg, an undercover card shark and addict, heads to rehab to find out what happened to her famous pop star sister, Haley Banks. .

Experimental addiction treatments, an elite substance abuse clinic with a small group of Hollywood's finest, Meg has to manage treatment while uncovering the strange ongoing of the clinic.

Told in a dual perspective, between the administrative assistant of the clinic, Cara and Meg, The Clinic is a slow burn thriller that I couldn't put down.

Meg’s sister is found dead in a rehab clinic and Meg is convinced it’s murder. She goes undercover to find out what happened and ends up having to address her own addiction. I really enjoyed this and couldn’t wait to find out what happened.

I received an advanced copy from Netgalley, but all opinions are my own.

I so loved this book. It was surprising & twisty while featuring dynamics like opioid withdrawal & family/ sister dynamics. So different from your average suspense, domestic thriller & so much more. Every one of the 5 stars is warranted!!

I received a free copy of this for review from NetGalley.

The Clinic started off as a fairly straightforward murder mystery. The twists took me more by surprise than expected considering that some of them I had half figured out but it went in a direction I hadn't anticipated. I enjoyed this quick fun read.

Love this crazy lady’s books, and as I manage a clinic of this nature myself, I cackled my way through this book.

3.5, I decided to apply to this ARC because the description immediately piqued my interest. The book, however, did not meet my expectations fully. The overall story line was great but it took an unexpected turn at the end that was not necessary at all. I felt like there were a lot of side stories and descriptions that did not need to be included. The book was told from the perspective of two people, Haley (patient) and Cara (manager of facility). I can’t figure out why Cara was also a narrator? did not make sense to me at all. On a more positive note, I really enjoyed all of the characters, and the book was generally an easy read. Just too long because of the unnecessary additions

One of the best books I’ve read in a long time, let alone this year.

Meg learns that her sister, a famous pop star, has died in rehab and she knows there’s been a mistake. Her self-centered sister would never commit suicide, let alone use the method they accused her of. Meg decides to go undercover in rehab to get answers as to what really happened to her sister. There, she’s faced lies, deceit, and someone who means her harm. Meg must face her repressed memories and flashbacks from childhood to face her own demons; only then will she find out who murdered her sister.
This book is full of twists and turns, I couldn’t put it down! There were multiple times I thought I had the ending figured out until the author proved me dead wrong. By the last page my jaw was on the floor and I was sad that it was over.
If you’re considering buying this book, DO IT! You won’t regret it.
Thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for a digital ARC in return for my honest review.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this book!

While I enjoyed the short chapters, I found it hard to connect with the characters. I didn’t really like any of their personalities which made reading this less enjoyable. I also didn’t find this novel very suspenseful or thrilling. There were plenty of plot twists, but most of them were predictable.

There are so many twists and turns in this psychological thriller that I never knew where I was going next.

A sister checks into what is truly a bizarro clinic for the wealthiest clientele seeking to break drug and alcohol addictions. She never knows who to trust and everything changes constantly.

I really enjoyed this book. It raise a few interesting points about rehabilitation methods. Ethical boundaries, healing trauma and bringing patients to the point where they work to heal the wounds that led to their disease are interesting topics.

I really enjoyed this read

Disclaimer : This is going to be a long review due to my personal experience with addiction.

I have read many fiction novels before involving addicts in some capacity but none go so far indepth with it than this one did. First and foremost, I applaud and congratulate this author for her sobriety. It seems that her experience did well for this book seeing that it was way more accurate and detailed than anything I have previously read. The only inaccuracies I did find were minor : the protagonist pretends to sniff coke in the beginning and then someone with her talks about naloxone ( misspelled naxolone in this book), which is not for coke, it's for heroin or other opioids. It reverses the effect of it in case of overdose. Also, while the descriptions of opioid withdrawal was pretty accurate, the timeline was not. It doesn't start getting better after two days, the worst is about a week with many symptoms even lasting a month or more if someone is in as deep as this character was. l personally could not get out of a bed for about a week, let alone walking, talking, or doing other strenuous activities. Lastly on this topic, I may be even wrong but I have never heard of a rehab that does not do a strip search and/or metal detector. That is the first place the authorities in inpatient will think to check is on your person. I am in no way trying to be petty. I am a recovering addict myself and when I read something not completely accurate, I impulsively feel the need to just inform anyone who is reading it. Maybe that last one was solely for the novel's sake and story itself. That said, this book was unique, bold and memorable. I loved that the author put this mystery in a rehab setting. The detailed description of someone experiencing withdrawal was so impressive, I couldn't have explained it better myself. As it was being explained, I vividly recalled so much from my past and some things that the protagonist said could have been words taken right out of my mouth at that time. Then there were the characters in this with their rehab romances that were so spot on it was comical to me thinking back on my own experience, seeing what happens in that kind of setting. Also, I loved that the shuffle issue was discussed in this. Trapping people in that cycle, from the streets to rehab, to a sober/halfway house, back to rehab, and again and again it goes. It is a brutal, almost impossible system to get out of and I love this author for bringing it to light with her book. And of course, there was the mystery aspect in this. Each character unique in their own way, with traumatic pasts and clashing personalities. It kept me turning the pages, intrigued and wanting to know what happens next. Never in a million years could I have guessed the reveal in the end. Overall, this is more a personal review as it was something I could connect to on a level not everyone can. I give this four solid stars and will definitely be reading more from this author in the future.

Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this ARC.

Incredibly captivating and help me turning the page and wanting more. I hate I have to wait so long to shout this book from the rooftops and have friends buy, because everyone needs to read it.

Delightful read, mysterious and gripping. I enjoyed the themes at play and the characters were well-written. Highly recommended, especially to thriller fans.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Publishing for an ARC of this book!

I typically love a novel with unreliable and unlikeable characters—and this has plenty!! We follow two POV between Cara, the manager at the clinic, and Meg, a patient who has checked in to learn what happened to her sister. The book started off a little wordy and slow for me, but then it picked up about halfway through and I devoured the rest of it! I will say, some of the twists were excellent and I didn’t see them coming. However, others were a bit far fetched for me. From a psychologist’s perspective—I thought many parts of the themes regarding trauma, mental health and addiction were well done, though.

One thing I would have liked to have more emphasis on was the police and their role in the story. I feel like that would have added a lot! Overall, I enjoyed this one!

The Clinic had me questioning everything I read. This thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat and keep you wondering until the end what is going on at the clinic.

I really enjoyed reading this book and all of the twist and turns it had. I can't recommend this book enough. It constantly kept me guessing and was surprised to the very end, I liked all of the characters(well most of them) and how the group was there for each other as the drama unfolded. I think the author did a great job keeping the book realistic. I recommend this to anyone looking for a great vacation read.

First and foremost, I had the highest and upmost expectations when I went into this book. Let’s just say that It definitely held up to my expectations. Like, wow. What a ride! I love a good mystery/ thriller who did it book. Especially when it’s not expected.
This book also dives into the world of personality disorders, addiction, and opioid abuse and I found it very intriguing because I’ve never read many books regarding these topics. Needless, to say this book kept me on my toes until the very end to the plot twist. Highly recommend. This is my book I’ve read from this author and I will defiantly be pre ordering this book just to add to my collection on my shelf.

Cate Quinn has delivered a novel that not only did I throughly love, but also was so intrigued by the characters, I’m putting this one in my reread pile!