Book Review about the book
“Stay Awake, Agatha” by Serialsleepe
Agatha and Cooper are the central characters of the novel;
they spent the majority of their
lives confined to hospitals fighting their illnesses. Two star-
crossed lovers are imprisoned
together in a place where their futures are uncertain. Their
guardians and friends watched as the
two put everything on the line for their
relationship against a force they had no control over:
death.
Because of Agatha's narcolepsy, a sleeping disorder, she is
unable to have the same kind
of normal life as other children her age. She suffers from a
persistent form of this illness, which
causes her to sleep for days or even years at a time. Her
parents sent her to the hospital for the
required care not knowing what to do. She made new friends
here, notably Cooper, who would
go on to change her life.
has led a life distinct from those of his peers because he has
spent his entire life in
hospitals due to Myeloma. His health had been affected by
cancer, therefore he had to wear a
beanie to cover off his nearly bald head. Despite his illness,
he was still playful and ran away
from his nurse assistant before tripping over Agatha. Since
that time, he has evolved from a
mischievous child to a happy boy hanging out with a sleeping
beauty. In the cramped
environment known as Zero Ward, the two spent their
teenage years together.
In the story, Agatha first met Reema when she played a song
by her favorite K-pop group, EXO.
Cooper, Javi, and Agatha were all sent to the same ward as
her, despite the latter's earlier
confinement. She and Agatha connected immediately when
they discovered that they both had a
passion for music. She was the one who realized Agatha was
abusing the experimental drug to
prevent her from falling asleep so she could spend more time
with Cooper and
her pals. She was
aware that doing so endangered her life. Javi was the fourth
patient in Zero Ward to have an
accident-related tie-down on his wheelchair.
Uncle Leo is the nursing student who was responsible for
Zero. Uncle Leo, the nursing
student who had been in charge of Zero Ward ever since
Cooper was locked up was
affectionately referred to as Kuya (elder brother) Leo. He
developed become a second father to
the four patients under his care after seeing everything. Leo
experienced a
stroke as he grew
older. Despite this, he returned to the hospital once he was
well enough to look after his
"adopted" kids. For the purpose of bringing Agatha and
Cooper together, Kuya Leo acted as
Cupid.
The characters' bond developed as a result of the majority of
the action taking place in the
hospital. Due to his condition, Cooper has lost all desire to
live, but Agatha has been able to
persuade him to view every day as a gift.
From dawn to dusk and whenever one of them was
ailing, they were together. Agatha's sleep coma, from which
she awoke a few months later, had a
negative impact on her relationship with Cooper. The idea
that she might not wake up and
discover him still alive saddened him. In their absolute need
to remain together, they had made choices that only
endangered their lives. Cooper fabricated a vehicle accident
so he could be
admitted back to the hospital after recovering from cancer,
and Agatha signed a waiver to take
the experimental medication. The four patients in Zero Ward
had a life that was far from normal,
spending more time with the nurses and doctors than with
their friends and classmates. Every
day, Agatha and Cooper had to decide between dying and
getting better. To accept what is and
make each moment count until their final heartbeat required
their love for one another.
It is difficult for them to accept that each day they live could
be their last. However, they
were able to cross the bridge of love with
the support of their family and friends. Although the
romance subplot may seem cliché, the unexpected turns and
cultural allusions created Stay
Awake, Agatha a work that is dear to the reader's heart. The
best part for me in this story is when
the time the doctor announced the time of death of both the
characters, it made me realize that
not everyone is fortunate enough to live long. In that scene
made my heart cry all out.
In conclusion, the novel Stay Awake, Agatha is a slice-of-life
romance that
explores the
relationships between family, friends, and lovers. True love
endures hardships like illness and
even death. Stay Awake, Agatha is a must-read if you want
something that will keep you on the
edge of your seat while engrossed in a whirling romance. If
you don’t want a tragic story this is
not for you, but if you want a life-learning lesson book that
will make you cry at the same time it
will give you kilig, then I highly recommend this to you.
As a young teen, you can get a many life lessons, for love,
about family and about friends. It will
make realize how life works, it is not the same as other
romance book that will only teach you
how love is. Aside from that is you can really feel the plot or
scenarios, you wouldn’t regret
spending your time in reading this book. Since not everyone
will live as long as they want, we
should appreciate the moments we have together. Many
people who witnessed their fortitude and
courage to be together have been greatly
inspired by them to continue living.
She is Serialsleeper formerly serialkiller on wattpad. She start
writing way back 2012, most of her works are unconventional
and creepy stuff but she also do a little RomCom and Angsty
story. She’s a fan of K-POP and some of the movie/TV series
like Scream, The Walking Dead, Teen Wolf etc.
She one of my favorite filipino authors and here are the
reasons why:
The plot of her stories are pretty much unique and different
to any other stories. Full of twist and surprises.
As standalones, I suggest reading "Stay
Awake Agatha"
