The Queen of the Tearling

This book has been on my tbr for a long time, and after starting it, I could not put it down. The Queen of The Tearling is exactly the kind of fantasy I love to read, great characters, a fleshed out world and government, and not too much romance. When reading this I immediately loved the characters Lazarus(Mace) & Pen.
This was an awesome read, I got to about page 230 and couldn't put it down, which is pretty rare for me.
If I could rate this higher than 5 stars, I would.