I only started watching this (and then subsequently reading the YA Mickey Bolitar books) because I've been reading the Myron Bolitar series, which left me with more questions than answers. Enough said there. And, I'm possibly revealing a spoiler here) all I can say is the Mickey Bolitar books are SO much better than the actual series. Most of the acting is just average, with the exception of the four main leads, the characters of Mickey, Spoon, Ema and Rachel. I like them. The adult actors are pretty awful, with emphasis on Mickey's aunt, an actress that I've always liked in the past, but here she's just sleepwalking through this role. And to make matters worse, because of the licensing conflict between Amazon Prime and Netflix, Mickey's uncle Myron Bolitar has been replaced as Mickey's guardian by his aunt, which really lessens the dramatic effect of the series because of the conflict between Mickey and his uncle. Coben and his co-writers have tried to combine all three of the Mickey Bolitar books into this one series, to the detriment of it as a whole. I still mostly enjoyed watching it, which is why I gave it a 6 out of 10, but if you really want to understand Mickey's whole experience, you should just read the YA novels, which are very good.
Hopefully the Myron Bolitar series that is in the works will be better acted and much more satisfying than this one.
Hopefully the Myron Bolitar series that is in the works will be better acted and much more satisfying than this one.