Love, Lies and Lemon Pies by Katy Cannon

In this super sweet teen contemporary, baking brings a cast of characters together from grief feeling Lottie after losing her dad a year ago and the anniversary is coming up whilst she's still withdrawn at school she also has to cope with her mum being a secret hoarder as she fills their home with stuff she feels needs love it else her mum hides away in her room.

Meanwhile as she joins bake club to keep the school teachers happy she meets bad boy Will Mac whom she strikes up an unlikely friendship with over her natural baking talent she already has and they find a friendship of sorts with each other and the four other members of bake club too.

As the group bonds over baking weekly and more together as they set their sights on an upcoming TV competition and a fight for an apprenticeship at a local bakery, the pair's all encounter more drama as Lottie tries to keep her secrets hidden despite the friends sharing more and more, will the group all break up being friends and will Mac stay with Lottie?

It was a sweet read. I really enjoyed the dynamic between the bad guy and the good girl and how they actually worked as a couple and have each other more than they were previously getting out of life. Everyone found friendship in bake club and allowed them something to enjoy other than exam worry. The writing was engaging and the fun endless as well as giving us recipes to try out too!