AllMusic critic Marcy Donelson called the album "a more vibrant, polished affair than her [English's] EPs" and stated that it is an "album that aims to please and largely succeeds." Writing for Clash, Rae Niwa wrote that English, on the album, "pivots for a musical array of expanded soundscapes that articulate a dynamic evolution of her music". She further praised the album for its "elevated energy" and English's way of expanding her "work", thus comparing it to previous releases from the artist. Niwa ended her review by stating that "Hazel English has delved into a sophistication that dynamically blends her previous music to create an oscillation of hard and soft that exudes in her tonality." Alisha Mughal of Exclaim! acclaimed the album, stating that each track on the record "is unique and will sweetly burrow itself into your mind, and this is due to English's deftness with hooks and melodies." Mughal also praised English's vocals and stated that the album is the "perfect soundtrack to the next few months that may feel like an eternity under COVID-19." Hayley Milross, reviewer for The Line of Best Fit, wrote that "whilst English's smooth tone and poetic songwriting paints a dreamy soundscape, what English delivers here primarily, is concise honesty. Rather than washing over fantasised ideals, she tells us exactly how it is, how it makes her feel and what she wants to do in order to gain her power back."
