 The album received very positive reviews at time of release.Alex Henderson from AllMusic said " But while some fans of Beautiful Tragedy will no doubt cry "sellout," the bottom line is that The Dream is a well-crafted, well-executed alternative rock/alternative metal effort... And even though some fans of metalcore and screamo will lament the band's pop-friendly makeover, that doesn't make The Dream any less excellent.Churko has clearly done right by In This Moment."