Awarding the album three stars for HM Magazine, David Stagg states, "So, while the production value of the quintet's Shadows is great, there isn't enough consistency in this piece to make heads turn.

"[2] Giving the album three stars from Jesus Freak Hideout, Michael Weaver writes, "it comes at the price of redundancy in sound.

"[5] Steven Powless, awarding the album three and a half stars by Jesus Freak Hideout, describes, "In The Midst Of Lions could take a few more steps out of their comfort zone and incorporate some more innovation into their signature sound, they'd have a incredibly promising future and a much longer shelf life.

"[6] Brody Barbour, giving the album four stars from Indie Vision Music, writes, "'Shadows' is leaps and bounds ahead of 'The Heart of Man'".

"[8] Giving the album four and a half stars at The Christian Music Review Blog, Jonathan Kemp says, "ITMOL created a masterpiece with Shadows".