In this week’s “See Jane Smile” edition of Friday Five! we’re celebrating critically-acclaimed author Jane Porter and the stellar praise her novel The Good Daughter has received recently. If you’re as big of a fan of Jane as we are, then be sure to stay tuned because the third installment of the Brennan sisters series, The Good Wife, is due out this Fall!

What’s on my iPod: Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
What I’m reading: The Good Daughter by Jane Porter
The last person I followed on Twitter: @LAlisonHeller

1.The perfect fit

Teresa’s Reading Corner had this to say about The Good Daughter: “Picking up a book by Jane Porter is like slipping into your favorite pair of well-worn jeans. It’s just plain comfortable.”

2. Highly recommended for any occasion

After reading The Good Daughter, Chick Lit Central raved about the novel, “I can’t tell you enough how much I recommend this book. It’s a great choice for a sister, best friend, mother, and definitely a book club pick.”

3. A series that is not to be missed

Book Cover Justice can’t recommend The Good Daughter or the series enough! “Ultimately what I’m saying here is that this book, this series, is utterly fantastic. Jane Porter writes her characters as if she has lived each of their lives and knows exactly how they feel. Kit’s story, combined with Delilah’s, makes it incredibly hard to put the pages down for even a minute. If you haven’t started this series yet, what the heck are you waiting for?!”

4. A novel worth being sucked into

Library at the End of the Universe recommends that you “allow yourself to be sucked in by the rich texture of an emotional tale told well. Jane Porter is an author who can bring the pureness of realistic emotion into their writing is something to applaud, and Porter has been doing this since she started.”

 5. A novel you will hate to put down

Chick Lit Plus had a hard time putting The Good Daughter down saying, “Another five star book! Just like with the first, I hated each time I had to put this down. I found myself literally breathless from time to time while reading, wondering what was in store for the characters.”