A review by chelsss_ann
The Clinic by Cate Quinn

Did not finish book. Stopped at 41%.

I've officially DNFed my first book of 2024.

The chapters were short, so I made it about 40% before I decided to DNF. And I almost pushed through, but I want to spend my time on ARCs more intentionally and I couldn't finish this one just because it was an ARC. 

One of the first problems I came across with this book was that some of the characters blended together for me. Specifically Dr. Max and Dr. Lutz and the local police officers. It was also hard to really like any of the characters. Cara grated on my nerves with her constantly thinking that people thought she was stupid. Typically I would have empathy for her character, but just something about the way she was written just did not make me feel connected to her in any way. If it turns out this is how the author meant to write this character, then she did too good of a job.

What finally made me decide to DNF was a specific scene. It just did not seem to make any sense and really just came out of no where. There was nothing inherently wrong with the scene, it just was a final "nope" moment for me.

The Clinic has almost 1000 ratings on Goodreads and it's hanging out at just under four stars. So I'm definitely in the minority for this one. So if you're looking for a thriller, you might still want to give this one a chance.