Sandeep Singh of Verdens Gang wrote that Journals is ``neither a profound diary or a studio album it could have been (...) But this is undoubtedly the best Bieber has bubbled up to now.'' The Washington Post's Alison Stewart offered a negative outlook on the project, writing that ``Justin Bieber ends a bad year with a bad album.'' In his review written for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Piet Levy wrote that Bieber is ``less an eager child than a confident adult, although when Bieber's flat come-ons are juxtaposed with seasoned R&B star R. Kelly on ''PYD,`` it's clear that as a performer, he still has a lot of growing up to do.''
Piet Levy
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