Got halfway through this novel (again) before realizing I'd already read it and ordered it for our collection. Oops!

Some jobs just don't seem worth it. There was a part, maybe 40% into this book, when I was going to give up on reading because I couldn't take the sadness of Andrew's job, searching for next of kin of people who have died alone. But, although the title is sort of mundane and cliche, I pushed on because I needed to find the happy ending. I was certain that it would come. And that's the thing, there was this reason for reading like I had to see it through to make sure Andrew was okay. I couldn't suspend the story without finding out if, as the saying goes, Andrew was set free by the truth. But, what made this book turn a corner, was the story behind the sadness that doesn't come until the very end. You'll want to start doling out hugs like you're passing around Tic Tacs after eating Chipotle. There's a warming hope that comes when you don't give up on people.

I have to say it took me quite awhile to finish this novel. It just did not catch me in any way.
That being said, it was an interesting dark, love story revolving around death and loneliness.
Andrew takes a job as an investigator of sorts in London, England. He investigates homes after a person has expired and no family is found. Andrew goes into these homes in search of any information to find a survivor and any monies that will help with the burial of these individuals.
When Andrew meets another worker, Peggy in this job, he begins to fall in love. Can that continue and survive?
This is that journey as well as Andrew's story with his family and his life growing up.
The descriptions of the scenes were definitely well written. It did help me continue with this book.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book.

While I read this when it was still titled "How Not To Die Alone", which I feel is a more interesting title, "Something To Live For" I suppose does fit with Andrew's life and quotes from the book/song.
While Andrew's life is pretty mundane, he has a pretty interesting job. The fact that he chooses to go to funerals when he doesn't have to, just so there's someone there, shows his character.
Once Peggy starts at his office, you can see a lot of growth and how he wants to get of his shell and his world of lies. I do like their dynamic together, even as just friends, I feel they compliment each other well. She makes him want to be a better, honest, person.
The story did kind of drag, and I felt like while it was supposed to be funny at some parts, it was a dry humor that just didn't do anything for me.
I suppose the book did have a somber, melancholy undertone throughout, which is maybe why I found it drab at times.
The redeeming factor was when you found out the whole story behind his "lies", the false world he has built for himself amongst coworkers. It's actually quite sad, and he's so trapped by it. He's so lonely beneath the surface.
The ending brings an air of hopefulness and freedom, which lifts the entire time of the book. 3/5 stars.