And Beth still does not seem to want to deal with her daughter's own partying in Aruba, which at this stage has been well documented by the other Mountain Brook teens. Does Beth still not understand that when Natalee began the day with Red Fires for breakfast, that she didn't need to have Joran or the Kalpoes to force strange drinks laced with anything down her throat, fourteen or more hours later? She showed that she was totally capable of that on her own. Beth, of course, knows all of this (it is well documented). And based on the the way she wrote this book, it is apparent, she still does not wish for the whole truth, as far as Natalee goes, to be told. That does not however, mean that Natalee deserved anything bad to happen to her! I have always felt very badly for the loss of Natalee, as a parent we all should. It is very sad.

I cannot say whether people should read this book or not. I did, because I have been following this case since day one and I needed to see with my own eyes what Beth now thinks. I was surprised to see that Beth didn't mention boycotting Aruba, although she has called for it publicly. Her public tactic lately has been not to mention it... maybe she has been advised not to (that's not forgiving enough, I guess, for her new religious tactic). I would have like to have seen her disavow her support for a boycott rather than just be silent in the book about something she previously promoted on the air.

Like one of the previous reviewers stated, this book should probably be read by parents of teens and the teens themselves, prior to booking an all-inclusive drinking senior trip, or a spring break drinking trip. Just like my generation was shocked by the movie, "Midnight Express," perhaps this book can be that for this generation, and that would not be a bad thing. So read the book, but not because you will learn much about what happened to Natalee Holloway, but, perhaps, so your own young child won't suffer the same fate.