"Sitting down is easy. Getting up, not so much."The nostalgia is so sweet with this one. I've had a pretty tough week, a…"Sitting down is easy. Getting up, not so much."The nostalgia is so sweet with this one. I've had a pretty tough week, and boy was it perfect timing to be able to go on an adventure with Percy Jackson again. He was my very first best friend, and the comfort I felt turning every page of this will not be forgotten. Even if it feels like Rick will never leave me alone, his words will always be something I pine after. He knows how to drive a story home!Every page of this felt like a throwback to a core memory we built together as a group of kids just wanting to go on an adventure. All of Percy's greatest hits lay before us so we could reminisce, and be reminded what it felt like to be a kid again. We're all grown up, and while Percy is still a teenager, he grew up with us, too. He's always had the sarcasm of his age and the courage to never actually act that way. With a Mom like Sally, how could he ever be anything but wise beyond his years? With Annabeth by his side, is it truly possible to be anything but special?He's never really been given a break to be a kid. Being a half blood doesn't allow you the luxury. I'm almost thankful for it after reading this book simply because he learned so much faster than anyone else that growing up is the most important thing you can do in your life. Loving people, getting to live life beside them, that's the point.Percy doesn't need anyone else to point that out for him, he knew it when the Gods gifted him immortality and he said no. But this book was a nice reminder that no matter what he does in his life, no matter how many monsters he must fight, the goal will always be to keep going with Annabeth and Grover. How sweet is that?How did he grow up so fast? How is he going to be a big brother (we knew that). How on earth is he smarter, more caring, more understanding that anyone …