4.5 This was a slight bit of a repeat of the previous instalment [b:The Farseekers|47906|The Farseekers (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #2)|Isobelle Carmody|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1312026259s/47906.jpg|3282469]. I also noticed a few flaws I did not the first four times I read and reread this when it was the only Obernewtyn book I owned. Still, one of my favourite of the installments as it sets up well for the events to come in [b:The Keeping Place|47905|The Keeping Place (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #4)|Isobelle Carmody|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1194379724s/47905.jpg|3268254], which is so far my favourite of all the books. I'm so glad I decided to do this reread of the series instead of just jumping into [b:The Sending|6000352|The Sending (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #6)|Isobelle Carmody|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1358564866s/6000352.jpg|6175207]. I can't wait to find out more. And poor Dragon, she's one of my favourite characters. That scene makes me sad every time I read it :(. ( )

Lots of adventures and journeys - many themes to continue in the next books! ( )

Rebels, misfits and an impending war that's about to start. What could possibly go wrong?

The misfits have finally found a path in which they grow. ( )

Ashling is the third book in The Obernwetyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody which was first published in 1995. I'm really enjoying this series. Elspeth is becoming a young woman in Ashling. She is slowly learning and very slowly accepting her fate of being the savior of Obernewtyn and the animals. It's a lot for someone only about eighteen to take on, but Elspeth takes on the necessary responsibilities and grows ever stronger as a result. She knows she can rely on help from her friends, human and animal alike. It's a good series for older children through adults to enjoy! ( )

Elspeth begins workign with the rebels. She meets gypsies and joind forces with them. Working with the rebels is harder, half of them are against working with misfits. She has to hide some of her abilities other wise they probably wouldn't accept them. Malik (a rebel leader) is completely against it and chalenges the misfits. The misfits loose the chalenge, but relise they were not made for war.

This is probably one of my favorites in the series. When she first meets a gypsy he kisses her just to make her be quiet. In this one she also relises she likes Rushton. She catches him with a different girl but it was not what it seemed and they end up together in the end. I also got the impression that Damean (my favorite character) likes Elspeth too. he leaves them once he learns they are together. I really love the story.