"Natalee and her friends live in a far safer, more innocent place."
You are kidding right? Ever been to Birmingham, Detroit, LA, NYC, Cleveland, Baltimore, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago, shall I continue? Ever hear of Dru Sjorgen? How about the little girl in Florida buried alive with her stuffed animal? The list is endless and it leaves me speechless. Any girl who lives in the US and is unaware that the game has changed is living under a rock.
"However, when the girls go to Aruba, they have no way of realizing that they have just entered a much much darker, far more sinister, atmosphere, where young women are stalked and preyed upon."
This is just too much.
Hold on there, Toespi. I've been to Birmingham many times. It in NO WAY can be compared to Detroit, LA, NYC, Cleveland, Baltimore, Atlanta, Philly, OR Chicago. I have been to many of those cities and I can say for a FACT that comparing Birmingham to those cities is apples to oranges. Not to mention, they live in Mountain Brook, a suburb, not in Birmingham proper. World of difference. Not even close.
You are not describing the world those girls live in.