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  1. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Amazing collabs and beautiful tracks
    Starts strong and sad
    Ends powerfully and happily It's her most creative work I believe and hope it'll get the grammyS it deserves next year
  2. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    It's definitely top tier. Sonically and lyrically , a stand out from her discography
  3. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    The best work of the singer! Demi Lovato stands out with heavy lyrics and a powerful voice. Tracks that stand out: carefully, the art of starting over, dancing with the devil, easy, met him last night, melon cake and the amazing cover of mad world!
  4. Aug 20, 2022
    10
    Raw lyrics. True to life . Very realistic.. it relates on every one else's life.. this album is an art..10/10
  5. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    10 outta 10!! Good Album. Deseves the Grammy for Album of the Year!!! Will listen again definitely.
  6. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    One of the best albums I’ve ever heard in my life. DEMETRIA, you did THAT.
  7. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simply phenomenal! Very cohesive and emotional. No skips. Pure feelings, she is amazingly raw & honest. Her best work to date. Deserves 100 Grammys. Expand
  8. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    It's so good! Dancing with the DEVIL The art of starting over has been made so perfectly. I'm not a big fan of Demi Lovato but a friend suggested this album and I'm so glad I heard it.
  9. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    so many good songs here. this album is a masterpiece. i love it sm!! the lyrics were so beautiful. and her voice is amazing. the collabs are powerful.
  10. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Every single song is so good the production is ethereal magical
  11. Apr 1, 2021
    10
    The album begins with Demi's struggles and it ends with "good place" that gives a good energy of peace which is what Demi is feeling now. It tells her story, it's really honest in the lyrics and the vocals are beautiful, shows she is one of the best artists and vocalists of this generation.
  12. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This is the first day of the release, but I want to proudly say - her best work, her most organized album, which tells not only her true story but the quality, compliance with current standards. She didn't stick with her style of 2017, she DEVELOPED her musicality. Bravo Demi, I want to truly congratulate you on your brand new album.
  13. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    The album is a beautiful collection of songs about Demi Lovato’s ups and downs in life following her OD in 2018. 10/10 forever and ever
  14. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Her best work, she puts her soul on this and I can really feel that she’s finally overcoming her demons and traumas and letting herself to be happy again. This album is so raw and full of truth and it’s songs are so beautiful and full of overwhelming messages, it was really worth to wait four years to hear this masterpiece.
  15. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Raw, beautiful her most vulnerable and honest art yet. Cannot get enough of the album. Songs are so relatable on so many levels for so many people. Expand
  16. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Demis best album!!! Sonically and lyrically makes so much sense!!!! Melon cake and met him last night are such stables and deserve that recognition but the album shows diversity, equality within the kind of lover I am and honesty! Expand
  17. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Demi Lovato is back and her comeback is satisfying. Beautiful songs combined with her powerful and incredible voice. In addition to her raw history and her rebirth.
  18. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    What a incredible, epic, iconic album... The best thing she ever did. The truths are so powerful. Every song has a story
  19. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Sentimental, verdadeiro, tocante. Orgulho da mulher e artista que a Demi está se tornando, a cada dia uma transformação, uma metamorfose. Esse é o álbum mais íntegro da cantora. Merece todo o sucesso e reconhecimento possível.
  20. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This album is different of everything Demi Lovato have ever done and it's really good. The tracks are organized in the best way, telling her story of surviving, taking the power back, going through heartbreak and disappointment, and her process of self knowledge and growth. A true artist and powerful singer.
  21. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Juste incroyable, le meilleur albums. Chaque musique est d'une authenticité.cest une pur merveille
  22. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    her best work yet. you can feel her growth as an person, as an artist and as an singer. perfect album, perfect vocals, perfect songwriting, perfect features, perfect demi - she's truly at her best.
  23. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    It has just released yet become one of my favorite albums of all time! All tracks have their own characteristics. Love it.
  24. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Beautifully put together, amazing lyrics. My favorite album released this year so far
  25. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    this album is a masterpiece and deserves universal recognition. this is demi lovato’s best body of work and the grammys better not snub her once again
  26. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Unbelievable doesn't have a track bad
    It's the best album of his career. Impressed
  27. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    NO WORDS!! the lyrics, the melody...everything about it is just powerful and i’m sooo proud of her! i loved it ♥️♥️
  28. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best álbum 2021, ela é incrível amo ela, os ft são incríveis, a voz da geração, mamacita mandou bem Expand
  29. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best album of 2021
    You have to watch her docu-series so you can understand perfectly all the songs
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  30. Apr 2, 2021
    10
    DEMETRIA DEVONME LOVATOS BEST WORK YWT OMG I LOVE IT!!!! MET HIM LAST NIGHT IS A bop
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Apr 15, 2021
    60
    Lovato's frankness is disarming, forcing a listener to reckon with the depths of the singer's distinction, yet the album works best when it veers toward lighter territory, letting the slick R&B rhythms and sugared hooks carry Lovato's emoting.
  2. Apr 8, 2021
    80
    Dancing With the Devil… The Art of Starting Over is Demi Lovato like we have never heard before. She is sassy and carefree while serious about her identity and personhood in a way she has been itching to be for years.
  3. Apr 8, 2021
    80
    The opening three tracks are almost an EP in their own right, before a quick reset. Semi title track ‘The Art Of Starting Over’ begins anew, a straight forward bop that gets to the root of Demi’s recovery – her natural talent, her ear for pop magic, affording room for personal renewal.