The premise of THE CLINIC seemed just right but unfortunately it just didn’t land for me as a reader. The book is absolutely a thrill, and I read it in its entirety in a single afternoon. But I was more turning pages to make sense of things, not because I was deeply invested in the characters. I respect the author’s personal experience with substance use disorder and treatment but still felt some of the plot related to that, as well as psychiatric diagnoses and treatment, assumed the reader would just accept some murky points as fact. I am sure this book will be just what many readers are looking for, and won’t be surprised if it does very well. It just wasn’t for me, and that’s okay. Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the advance review copy. All opinions are entirely my own.

I usually love a hospital/clinic setting so i expected to love this!
it started out really strong, Meg’s country star sister ends up dead in a rehab facility and she infiltrates the clinic to figure out what really happened to her sister - really interesting premise and i was really hooked for about the first 25%. but once Meg actually gets to the clinic it all came to a halt for me, the pace slows down and the reveals go very OTT. this book is wayyyy too long, even with short chapters i believe this comes out to around 400 pages and it really dragged in the middle.

I usually love a hospital/clinic setting so i expected to love this!
it started out really strong, Meg’s country star sister ends up dead in a rehab facility and she infiltrates the clinic to figure out what really happened to her sister - really interesting premise and i was really hooked for about the first 25%. but once Meg actually gets to the clinic it all came to a halt for me, the pace slows down and the reveals go very OTT. this book is wayyyy too long, even with short chapters i believe this comes out to around 400 pages and it really dragged in the middle.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author, for an ARC of this book, in exchange for an honest review.
"The Clinic" by Cate Quinn was
an addictive, interesting & well written thriller that pulled me in right away & didn't let me go until its final page.
The unpredicatable & unique twists kept coming.
I enjoyed the author's writing style, how she told the story by connecting her 2 main characters through
alternating chapters.
I would love to read another book by Ms. Quinn.

4.5 rounded up
Meg and Haley are sisters. When it's reported that super star Haley has committed suicide in an upscale rehab clinic, Meg doesn't believe it. Despite their strained relationship, she commits herself to The Clinic to investigate what really happened.⁠
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The page count looks long but the plot keeps moving. With short chapters and a dual POV, I couldn't help but keep turning the page-or tapping my kindle. The suspicion is cast on everyone and the way the twists came together were totally unpredictable. Everyone has a motive along with a sinister background, which leaves you guessing until the end. I was truly surprised by the way it came together. ⁠
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I found the dive into rehab treatment techniques, trauma, and addiction interesting. While this book very much stayed within the thriller genre, I really appreciated the high level character study of the patients, and their addictions, within the facility.

Meg works for a casino, where she catches cheaters. A bad encounter with some shady people has left her with a bad shoulder and an even worse drug and alcohol problem. When her actress sister Haley dies in an exclusive rehab facility, Meg can't help but feel like something isn't right. Meg checks herself in and sets out to find out what really happened to her sister.

This had a slow start and there were quite a few characters to sort out before it could really get going. Meg and Haley's childhood is fuzzy to Meg and it adds to her fear that something bad has happened to Haley. This part is pretty vague and kind of distracted me from the story. The end was surprising and I liked where it went.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Available January 23, 2024.

When Meg, a woman who works at a casino to flesh out cheaters finds out that her superstar sister Hayley died at the rehab where she was supposed to be getting treatment, Meg is determined to find out who killed her, so Meg uses her own addiction to Oxycodone as a way to go undercover into the rehab clinic and do her own digging around and find out what’s really happening at this clinic for the rich and famous.
Sounds like it should be a winner, right? Well you will be sadly disappointed. There are gross generalizations about mental health issues and addictions, plot twists that make absolutely no sense whatsoever and storylines straight out of a Scooby Doo cartoon. I honestly found myself internally sure “are you kidding me?!” I don’t know how many times. The story lost its way about half way at best and never found it again.
The cover sucked me in and story made me want to toss my iPad in the bin.
Thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for this eArc in exchange for my review.

I had a bit of trouble getting past the first 35%. After trying to get back through it I had to just put it down. It wasn't getting any better and I'm not going to push through.

Meg catches cheaters at a casino in LA. She has a big problem though. Meg is addicted to Oxycodone and alcohol. And this is a tough combination. When Meg discovers her famous actress sister, Haley, has committed suicide in a clinic rehab, Meg knows this is a lie. She checks herself into this clinic and discovers more than she bargained for.

There are two narrators, Meg and Cara. Cara is a worker at the clinic. And she is a bit naïve and a bit dense. She just didn’t fit what I would expect this clinic to hire. And when you read this, you will see what I am talking about.

But, I have to say the intensity in this book is spot on. And I didn’t know who to believe or what to believe. This was very close to a 5 star read for me. The only reason it is not is the narrator, Cara. But, I loved all the twists and turns…and the ending! Don’t miss it!

Need a good thriller with unique twists…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

3.5 ⭐️’s
When Meg finds out her sister, Haley, has died of an apparent overdose in an elite rehab facility, she doesn’t believe it. Entering the rehab herself to find out what really happened to Haley, Meg isn’t willing to admit she has an addiction problem of her own and hasn’t given up her OxyContin. The facility is state of the art and caters to the rich and famous, but things are just a bit off. Someone inside murdered Haley, but who? There’s more than meets the eye with the clinic founder and director, but Meg has to face her own ghosts before she can finally put the puzzle of Haley’s murder together. Thank you to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for an ARC of this book.

I really enjoyed this one! Unique cast of characters, all who had some back story/secrets that made you want to keep reading and learn what they were. The atmosphere was perfect. That big clinic/rehab all alone, on a hill, surrounded by fog. All of that plus a mysterious suicide.…maybe? I suggest you read to find out!

The Clinic by Cate Quinn was a thrilling change of pace for me as I start off 2024 and I really enjoyed this book. Haley is about as famous as they come, and her sister Meg is undercover security for a casino. The two girls both have addiction issues and a strained relationship. But when reports surface of Harley dying in a fancy rehabilitation facility, Meg knows she must go undercover to get help for herself and answers for Haley. I received an ARC of this book, all opinions are my own.

Intense thriller set in a remote rehabilitation clinic. Meg is a casino worker who is skilled at catching cheaters. Her sister Haley is a famous actress who is battling an addiction problem that is well covered by social media. When Haley overdoses at rehab and there is talk that it may be a suicide, Meg can’t believe it. Having her own problem with drugs, Meg checks herself into the same rehab to investigate. Fast paced thriller, not to be missed.

The clinic is Quinn’s follow-up to the black widows and is a compelling mystery. A famous actress dies in a secluded rehab where she is going for treatment under mysterious circumstances. Her sister goes undercover as a patient to find out what happened and uncovers secrets that places her in danger. I won’t say more and risk giving anything further away. The plot moves at a brisk pace and the short chapters help move the plot forward. This sets itself apart by tackling themes of trauma, addiction, and mental illness in a sinister atmosphere. Recommended for anyone who loves a good mystery!
Thanks to the publisher for arc via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

"The Clinic" by Cate Quinn seems to promise a thrilling ride, as Meg, a casino worker with a drug addiction, sets out to investigate her sister's suspicious death at a rehab clinic. However, while the premise is intriguing, the book just seemed to be a mediocre reading experience.

One of the main issues with the book is that it's a bit repetitive, with too many chapters starting with Meg waking up feeling ill from her continued drug use. Additionally, I just didn't find many of the characters easy to like or care about.

Despite this, the book still manages to offer entertainment value through its plot and interesting setting. The investigation into the clinic's dark secrets kept me engaged, and the exploration of addiction adds depth to the story. However, these strengths are not enough to compensate for the book's shortcomings.

Overall, "The Clinic" is a decent read for those looking for a quick thriller, but it falls short of standing out. With a better structure and a stronger emotional impact, it could have been a more memorable and impactful book.

If you love yourself a Hulu limited series mystery this will be right up your alley.

Our setting is a prison turned rehab, cliffside remotely in the Pacific Northwest. Our FMC
Meg works in a casino catching cheaters, but her life turns upside down when she gets news that her sister has unalived herself at her rehab.

Megan knows her sister and doesn’t believe she would unalive herself so she checks into the clinic to try to solve what she believes is her sister’s murder.

On arrival the doctors are odd and the patients don’t seem quite right. Some keep freezing up and forgetting where they are midsentence. Also, someone is leaving Meg notes to stop looking. The weird thing about these notes is they look a lot like her sister’s handwriting and are signed to Meggy, a pet name only her sister uses for her.

Who’s leaving her notes, why do the patients keep having issues, what is are these docs up to, and what happened to her sister?


Megan also has a drug problem so she’ll have to fix herself to try to solve what happened to her sister.

I gave this book 4.5 stars. I loved the pacing of the book and the multiple pov’s. I liked the twist at the end and can honestly say I didn’t see it coming. I felt like I was playing detective right along side Meg the whole way, trying to connect the dots. I felt like characters were flawed in the best possible ways. This story was twisting me this way and that, turning pages for answers.

Can you figure out what happened to Haley?

2.5 Stars
Happy pub day to this book!
The concept of this story was really interesting and kept my attention until that completely unbelievable ending (is it obvious I hated the ending of this book lol). The twists/reveals were also underwhelming for me as well. This also felt longer than it had to be but it was an enjoyable enough reading journey nonetheless though it was definitely not what I was expecting at all.

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the ARC!

Very twisty, unpredictable, and just an all around good psychological thriller. I haven’t read any other Cate Quinn books but I am going to now! Would definitely recommend to my bestie to read. Does not disappoint

This was quite the psychological thriller!!
When they rule Meg’s famous sister’s death a suicide, Meg can’t believe it and is determined to find out what really happened. And the best way for her to do that is to commit herself to the same remote rehab facility that caters to the celebrities. An undercover casino security operator, Meg has some experience with investigations. But investigating something so personal, while also battling her own addiction leaves her vulnerable and alone with a possible killer.
Unreliable narrators, a cast of addicts who have mastered the art of lying, and poker face strategies will have you searching for clues as to what is true and what is not. Belief will have to be suspended for some of this, it is fiction after all, the twists will keep you guessing until the very end.
Please be sure to read the author’s note at the end. I appreciate how she so vulnerably shared her personal story.
Thank you NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark and Cate Quinn for the gifted arc.

Thank you Cate Quinn, SOURCEBOOKS Landmark, and NetGalley for allowing me to read this ARC E-Book. This was my first Cate Quinn book and it was a wild ride. I enjoyed the book and kept thinking I had it figured out and then another twist would be thrown. It definitely kept me on the edge of my seat and was hard to put down. 3.5 stars