Review: "The Best Kind of People" by Zoe Whittall

George Woodbury is loved and respected by everyone. He is a teacher at a private school, deacon of his church and even considered a hero. With no thought to his own safety, he saved his daughter and the private school where he was working from a madman bent on mass murder. Elected teacher of the year, over and over, all the students love him. The allegations of improper behavior with female students on a ski trip was unexpected by everyone, especially his family. This is the story of how these accusations changed forever the lives of his wife, son and daughter.

This story is written from the prospective of George’s family. Everything they know about him is brought into question. Each of his family members handle the devastating crisis in their own way, questioning everything they know about their lives and themselves. Everyone’s life and character is put under the microscope. The characters are well developed allowing you to feel their pain and anguish as they question everything they believed in and try to hold on to their family unit.

This was a page turner and I couldn’t put it down. I wanted to know everyone’s thoughts and how the situations that arose from this were handled and how they could put their lives back together. I desired to know if George was guilty and if so, how his family could have been so blind.