A huge thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Wow, if this is what a rehabilitation center is like I am never going to become an addict, The characters in this book are so well described that you feel as though you know them personally. Cate Quinn delivers a uniquely diabolical description of rehab. with this crazy and I mean that literally cast of characters. Set in a very remote part of the Pacific Northwest they are in a way stranded from anyone. The story is great in how it unfolds and you learn more about each cast member. I didn't see the ending coming but it was worth it. A must-read if you are looking for a good book. Just be prepared to not be able to stop reading.

3.5 stars

First off, I love the cover and think it helped me picture the setting of the book.

Haley is a country singer who wants to be an actress. After she seemingly commits suicide while in rehab, her estranged sister Meg decides to enter rehab herself and try to find out what happened to her.

This book is a little long and at some parts slow, but I found myself wanting to read more to find out what happened. I thought the author did a great job describing the rehab clinic and different types of therapy that went on, and it was interesting to learn that she herself had been to rehab.

The storyline was original and, without giving away any spoilers, I thought the treatment they were testing was a neat twist. The ending became a little far-fetched and out-there. Overall I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading others by Cate Quinn.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

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The cover of the book caught my eye and the synopsis made me want to read this book and was super excited to receive a copy.

From the first few pages, I struggled through the story and the book. The plot was really out there, some characters were contradictory with their beliefs (Cara) one (Max) was talked about so much and then just forgotten about for the rest of the book? The chapters were short but the book was long. I think it had like 115 chapters in it. Just not the book for me.

I’m glad this is a book review and not a book report. Meg is the heroine. She works in a casino trying to catch thieves at a gambling table. Her sister is a “rock star “ who has a drug addiction and checks herself into a remote rehab center. Meg also has a drug and alcohol problem and ends up checking herself into the same rehab center. I just couldn’t relate to the story or the characters. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy for my honest review.

I was blown away with the fact that the author had also attended rehabilitation services. I’m glad I learned this at the end of the book.
I enjoyed reading the story from the viewpoint of several characters.
Rehab is usually not successful as indicated by this story. The fugu twist was quite interesting.

Megan and Haley had a troubled childhood. Raised by a single mom and her strange friend, they both head their separate ways as soon as they grow up. Megan lives in LA and works for a casino, catching cheaters and popping pills. Haley is a famous country western singer hoping to catch her big break as an actress. Both of them have their addictions to their jobs, pills, alcohol, and bad decisions. When Megan learns the news that Haley has died in rehab, apparently 'committing suicide', she is shocked, and decides to find out for herself what really happened to Haley.

Megan could benefit from rehab herself and decides to go undercover at this expensive, private clinic, situated high up on the cliffs in the Pacific Northwest. This is where the rich and famous go to detox, relapse, and take stock of their life choices. She meets Dex, a famous rock star; Madeline, a former model; Jade, an actress; Tom, an aging movie star, and various other characters whose identities are kept under wraps. Her co-worker Harry is initially against the idea, but believes she'll only find out what happened to Haley if she goes into therapy herself. She soon makes enemies, and friends as she tries to uncover the truth. There are so many potential suspects, but who would have a motive to kill America's sweetheart?? Turns out she's not so sweet.

This rehab is like a high end resort and spa. Plenty of ways to relax an recharge while you are detoxing. The descriptions of the clinic are first rate and you can imagine it as a relaxing vacation, if you weren't sweating and convulsing through the detox process. Only a few characters are fully flushed out, which is fine, as we quickly get a read on each characters' reason for being there and brief backstory.

This is well written and keeps you engaged. It's similar to few other books like this I've read where there's a murderer on the loose and all of a sudden, everyone is locked in the facility, with no way of escaping. The author herself went through rehab for alcohol addiction and used some of her experience to craft the narrative. Once the police start investigating Haley's death, we get a better view into her day to day experiences at the clinic, and what the other patients thought of her. The treatment methods this clinic uses are very unorthodox, and at first, quite unbelievable, but in the back the author indicates the research she did to come to this conclusion.

Megan soon realizes that she needs to experience the detox and therapy process itself to find out what happened in their childhood to make them who they are today. This revelation was not a big reveal. I thought there would be some shocking event that happened in their youth, but not as bad as imagined.

The big reveal ( and surprising twist) is what really happened to Haley, which at that point, I was really surprised. So kudos to Ms. Quinn in that regard, Her reasoning behind the twist was not as believable but I went along for that ride as well. In the end, Megan gets some redemption. I would say this is a solid thriller, good suspense, but nothing new here to make you run to read this one.

Meg and her sister Haley couldn't be more different. Meg spends her days working in casinos to catch cheaters while also popping too many pain pills to deal with an old injury. Haley is a famous pop star who is spending sometime in a rehab facility. Haley and Meg don't talk much but when it becomes national news that Haley dies of a drug overdose in rehab Meg knows she has to do something. Meg decides to go undercover as a patient in the rehab facility. While there she works to find out what happened to her sister, uncovers some traumatic memories form her childhood, and realized that there is a lot more going on behind the scenes than expected.

The narration of this book switches from Meg to Cara, who is an employee at the facility. I did find myself getting bored while reading Cara's chapters since they were mostly about the history of the facility as well as explaining the treatments they offer there. Meg's chapters were when all the action occurs. She is finding out more and more about Haley and her relationship with the other patients in the facility.

This fast-paced thriller is something I would recommend to anyone who is looking for a good nail-biter with a twist at the end you would never see coming. Huge thank you to Cate Quinn and NetGalley for sending me this ARC!

I will not be surprised when I see the movie adaptation to "The Clinic" on the big screen! This was such a good book. I was not expecting that twist at the end!

It was an interesting premise, the plot moved soo slowly. The character jumping had me confused at first, but once I figured out who was who, I quickly decided that I didn't like Meg. I don't know why exactly, she just was unlikable.

*****I received this ebook free from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review.

This story is about a sister who goes into a rehab clinic to prove the death of her sister wasn’t suicide. This book has a lot of twists and turns, especially the further into it you get. Overall it was a really enjoyable read.

I slogged through this - for some reason it took me a couple weeks to finish as I kept picking it up only to put it right back down again. Nothing really grabbed me, neither viewpoint of Meg or Cara was all that interesting to me and I honestly found it a bit too far fetched in places. I understand this is fiction but still.

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read in exchange for my review. It just wasn't for me.

3 stars!

I don't have too much to say on this one - it's an enjoyable read, a bit predictable at times but there are a few twists! I would have preferred for it to be a bit faster paced, but that's just a personal preference.

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the ARC!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.

This book is full of twists, secrets, and lies. Although I thought this book was very predictable; I also found it quite enjoyable. I didn’t find the characters relatable but I did find them entertaining. I do wish the book had been a bit longer and the characters stories were more in depth. I don’t feel like we really knew much about any of them.

I do think the mystery loving book readers will enjoy this book for the most part. It’s super fast pace and easy to follow.

3 stars!

I would like to thank NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this ARC of The Clinic by Cate Quinn. Meg works for a casino in LA. Haley, her sister, is a famous actress. Reports suddenly surface of her sister dying at the remote rehab facility that she was forced to go to in order to get her addictions under control. Some say suicide. Meg does not believe it though. In order to find out what actually happened to her sister, she checks herself in. By doing this, Meg can investigate what actually happened from the inside of the rehab facility. The twists and turns in this book though! I would recommend if you like mysteries and psychological thrillers! I cannot wait to read Cate's next book! 😍❤️😍

Though she is an addict herself Meg goes in undercover to a rehab facility to find out and uncover to find out what exactly happened to her sister who died. I feel like this book kept me on my toes trying to figure out what the twists were going to be. There are not many books that can keep me engaged like this and not have me knowing what the twist is going to be but this one definitely did. This is definitely a book I will be picking up a physical copy for my library as I will definitely be going back to do a reread to see if there were bread crumbs or anything that I might have missed! I would reccomend if you like physiological thrillers and will be reading more of Cate Quinn in the future!

Thank you NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark for this ARC. Meg works for casinos catching cheaters and finds out her famous sister died while in a posh rehab facility; Meg decides to infiltrate the clinic to find her sisters killer while maybe tackling her own substance issues. While everyone in the clinic is a suspect, Meg must root thru the other residence rehabbers and their secrets and motives. All is not as it seems in this facility from the hippie owner to questionable practices. None of the main characters are particularly likeable; tho the minor characters are much more relatable. Being 383 pages, it’s about 100 too many and seemed to drag getting to the end where the twists of Megs fedora and lady imagines was kinda of a deflatable letdown.

3.5 rounded up to 4 for originality of the plot. Even with such an outlandish ending!
Meg is a drug addicted undercover who checks into a rehab to try to solve her sister Hayley's death. But ends up uncovering so much more!
The story is told from 2 points of view: Meg, the addict, somewhat likeable, and Cara, nurse at the clinic, very unlikeable.
Some of the plot was hard to believe. For example, how Meg snuck in all that oxy considering she was popping quite a few at a time.
Or the ending...that got wild!
Over all I enjoyed it, and would love to see this as a movie.
Thank you, Netgalley, publisher, and author for the ARC.

This was my first time reading Cate Quinn and I’m so happy I read this book! I really liked the multiple POVs and how we get to know each character fully. There’s a lot of trauma, but it was written so well throughout the story and it didn’t feel over the top or too much. I couldn’t put this book down and the short chapters didn’t help with the situation lol! Loved the plot twist, truly didn’t see it coming. Thank you Cate Quinn, NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this digital arc.

An interesting,fictional look behind the scenes at an exclusive rehab,where the cogs are controlled by egotistical money and notoriety seeking individuals.

The heroine,Meg,enters the rehab facility in the hopes of finding answers surrounding the supposed suicide of her sister. In the process she exposes some ugly truths about people who profess to have her best intrests at heart.

This was my first Cate Quinn novel and I enjoyed her writing. She created an errie atmosphere which suited the location of the "clinic", it's quirky staff and the deeply troubld patients. Quinn did a terrific job keeping readers guessing if the heroine was a credible source of truth or if her POV was scewed by memories, drugs, mental illness or a combination.

In the end there where a few unexpected twists and theories that I considered that were totally wrong.
A great read when you are in the mood for an atmospheric suspense!

This book was a great read. So many twists and turns that I did not expect. I wish it moved a little faster though, there were some slow parts.