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  1. Jan 10, 2020
    2
    all the songs are the same. I don't get the hipe. Doesn't have good vocals, sound or lyrics. She hasn't grow up artistically
  2. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Álbum of the year. O melhor trabalho da Selena superando o Revival, outra bíblia sonora, e não choca por ser uma lenda
  3. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum coeso e instrumental maravilhoso, a Selena Gomez evoluiu muito nas suas músicas Expand
  4. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Очень личный и душевный альбом Селены. Браво! Каждая песня уникальная
  5. Jan 10, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. QUICK HONEST REVIEW FOR NON-FANS:
    1) Rare: nice beat and vocals. The chorus is interesting. Overall the lyrics is good. 2) Dance Again: I don’t mind it, definitely has some catchy parts and overall a very “dance” vibe. The lyrics are repetitive and not particularly elaborate, but it’s fine. Decent song.
    3) Look at her now: Nice pop song, I like the message behind it. The chorus is original and catchy. One of the best songs of the album.
    4) Lose you to love me: it’s the only ballad in the album and one of the best songs in it as well. Powerful vocals in the chorus. Also, her sweet voice sounds really pleasing. Nice lyrics as well.
    5) Ring: she should have made more songs like this one. Catchy, different vibe, slight vibrato on point, the flavor is there. I was pleasantly surprised when I listened to it for the first time. It’s my favorite out of all of songs.
    6) Vulnerable: nice lyrics but the music is a no for me. It feels like they wrote the lyrics first and then asked themselves “Okay, now we have to come up with some random melody that can fit all of these words”. Best part of the song is the bridge. Overall: boring, which is sad because the lyrics is nice. 7) People you know: just no. The music is fine and it could have been catchy but the lyrics is way too repetitive. The only thing she says over and over again:”We used to be close but people can go from people you know to people you don’t”. It’s not even a deep sentence...it’s literally like singing “It’s very bad that water is wet”. Boring much?
    8) Let Me Get me: meh, not bad but not great. I like the message behind it which is to stop self sabotaging. The music, however, is nothing special nor catchy. I wouldn’t listen to it if it wasn’t Selena’s song.
    9) Crowded Room: baby it’s just me and you, just us two even in a crowded room. Repeat it infinite times, one time in the normal key and the second one in a higher key + boring, mellow music + random rap verse. There you go, here’s “Crowded Room”.
    10) Kinda Crazy: starts with the guitar, the melody is well promising. You would imagine Selena to start singing in a “powerful”/strong tone...but no. Instead, she decides to go for the whisper style making the whole song WEAKER. Annoying, it could have a been a good song but the lack of strong vocal parts destroyed everything. Heard stronger vocals in Lose You To Love me and Ring, even. I know you could have done it Selena...so why didn’t you?
    11) Fun: Julia Michals was here...and it shows. Nice song, definitely has a “fun” vibe. Hits differently after listening to all those previous boring songs.
    12) Cut You Off: Nice, I like both the lyrics and the music. Vocals are okay, nothing crazy but she has a soothing voice. 13) Sweeter Place: wannabe radio hit. Thoughts: I am a fan of Selena but I don’t like this album. I find it barely decent. None of the songs were particularly good (except maybe the ballad). Nothing exciting about them. If I wasn’t a fan I would have skipped most of the songs after 10 seconds.
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  6. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    best album ever, it's honest, vulnerable and sounds amazing. the princess of pop come back.
  7. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Album of the year! El como ella mostró su lado más vulnerable y como logra conectar con su versión de la historia es impresionante
  8. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Her best album. Sincere, mature and good lyrics. You can tell by her lyrics that she feels free now and I’m so glad she does!
  9. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    so fan mesmo o gostar disso... é tão fraco, o pior trabalho dela com certeza
  10. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her best album to date! Literally all songs sounds different and unique. Really suits her voice and style. Expand
  11. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. aqui vemos uma Selena mais madura e seu álbum mais pessoal, aonde ela decidiu (de forma madura) nos mostrar tudo o que ela passou pra ter uma amor próprio, e ela divide isso conosco, nos ajudando a passar por momentos o qual ela já passo Expand
  12. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Thd id how you do a comeback. Personally, I think this is Selena's best album and shows a real artistic progression from revival, which I also loved. I think it also does tell a story with the first 4 songs being her looking back and getting to where she is now with tracks 5 to 13 telling a story of how she's healed over everything that she's been through.
  13. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Rare Is the best album of Selena, tiene sonidos frescos y su voz se escucha mejor
  14. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    One of the best albums I've heard in a while. Loved the message in every song. Rare is a very special album and it has the sound you will want to listen non-stop.
  15. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    this is the best work of selena, abosluty amazing, shes found her voice, i love this album
  16. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    I fell in love with every song from this album, I heard nothing better than this album, I can say with confidence that this is the best album of my life
  17. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    It's the best album!!! It's amazing how good all the songs are and you can't decide which one is the best because they're all perfect.
  18. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    FOR GOD SELENA ...
    this is so good, mature and sophisticated. surpassed the revival, period.
  19. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This is clearly Selena Gomez’s best work to date. One of the best produced albums I have heard and despite being January, sounds like it could be an “Album Of The Year”, it just feels like we can’t get better than this, she really saw the bar and decided to set it miles higher. There m isn’t one song that i dislike. Congratulations to Selena Gomez and all the people who helped produce andThis is clearly Selena Gomez’s best work to date. One of the best produced albums I have heard and despite being January, sounds like it could be an “Album Of The Year”, it just feels like we can’t get better than this, she really saw the bar and decided to set it miles higher. There m isn’t one song that i dislike. Congratulations to Selena Gomez and all the people who helped produce and co-write this album! Expand
  20. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    the best album, each song takes you to a different place you find tranquility and peace with yourself to feel the connection with each of the songs, a whole work of art "RARe"
  21. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    O álbum e maravilhoso. Eu amei todas as músicas, mas a minha preferida foi Rare
  22. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Not a song on here that I’d skip!! LOVE IT! You should definitely check it out!!
  23. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rare is magnífic, is fun , is magical , is perfect... love u Selena, love u Expand
  24. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Confidence. Pure. Masterpiece
    My favourites:
    People you know A Sweeter Place
    Vulnerable
  25. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    É um álbum que vc se conectar rapidamente desde a primeira música até a última, passando pelos sentimentos da Selena durante esse tempo de produção do álbum. De uma forma alegre em sua maioria ela consegue conquistar o coração
  26. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    An excellent album. All the songs are wonderful. Selena found a new way to discover herself in music. STREAM IT!
  27. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Her best album yet, she tells the story of bouncing back from heartbreak and fully embraces being moved on with this album
  28. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    i love it so much, album of the year for sure her best album, i still not have a favorite beacuse all is a amazing, such good lycris o love it
  29. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    The album is cohesive. She adds different elements within each song that no traditional pop album has. Selena Gomez proves herself that after a four year hiatus, she is a growing artist.
  30. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    İt's a masterpiece! It's the best album I have ever heard! My favorites are Ring, let me get me, people you know, crowded room, rare... I can't even choose. It's too hard.
  31. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This álbum is PERFECT... every single track is perfect. I'm so proud of her. Expand
  32. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    O melhor álbum da carreira dela, e não importa quantas vezes tentem derruba-lá, sempre levantará mais forte
  33. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    amazing showstopping spectacular never been done before one in a million worth the wait
  34. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    selena é muito incrível, tudo que ela faz é na base da aclamação perfeita em tudo que se propõe a fazer
  35. Jan 10, 2020
    9
    e mais uma vez, selena gomez fez tudo!!!!!!! album coeso com muito conceito. e vamos de #1
  36. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    best album ever!!! she deserves a grammy. She proved that she is versatil and all the lyrics are deep and beautiful. It is impossible not to relate with any of them.
  37. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Simplesmente perfeito, álbum bem produzido e coeso, um bom retorno com um bom álbum, se esperava algo diferente que a tirasse da sua zona de conforto, mas mesmo que isso não tenha acontecido agora, ainda assim acho que foi um bom retorno com um álbum bem executado dentro que já estamos acostumados da Selena nada surpreendente mais mesmo assim é muito bom o melhor álbum de sua carreira naSimplesmente perfeito, álbum bem produzido e coeso, um bom retorno com um bom álbum, se esperava algo diferente que a tirasse da sua zona de conforto, mas mesmo que isso não tenha acontecido agora, ainda assim acho que foi um bom retorno com um álbum bem executado dentro que já estamos acostumados da Selena nada surpreendente mais mesmo assim é muito bom o melhor álbum de sua carreira na minha opinião Expand
  38. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    uma obra sobre amor próprio, cantada com as melhores letras com uma batida pop, falando sobre liberdade e mostrar a superação de um antigo relacionamento, incrível!
  39. Jan 10, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. um álbum sentimental e profundo, completamente diferente de tudo o que ela já fez Expand
  40. Jan 10, 2020
    8
    I think it's a great pop album. So far 'crowed room', 'kinda crazy', 'cut you off', 'a sweeter place' and 'rare' are my favourites. Besides that I like 'let me get me' and 'people you know' as the more upbeat songs. I think it's her best work yet, not only here to entertain but also telling her story truthfully. I think the album name 'RARE' is so well-chosen because it's exactly what theI think it's a great pop album. So far 'crowed room', 'kinda crazy', 'cut you off', 'a sweeter place' and 'rare' are my favourites. Besides that I like 'let me get me' and 'people you know' as the more upbeat songs. I think it's her best work yet, not only here to entertain but also telling her story truthfully. I think the album name 'RARE' is so well-chosen because it's exactly what the album feels like. It's rare, the songs are all different and not something we've heard many times before. It's her unique RARE album and I love it, it was worth the wait. Hope she gets what she deserves and that's the recognition for this great album. Expand
  41. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Valió la pena tanta espera, Selena nos sorprendió de nuevo con un álbum tan hermoso
  42. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was overall just a really, really cohesive album. It really brought out the best in Selena, maybe not vocally in particular but lyrically and just the melodies. Amazing.

    My favorite was probably Sweeter Place ft. Kid Cudi. This was just so... amazing and it really flows well. Their voices go super well together for it to just blend into pop/hip-hop perfection. Worth a listen.
    The singles were amazing, Lose You To Love Me caught my attention immediately with its graceful slowness.. it really set the scene for the new era.
    Look At Her Now was also really good, not her best lyrically but really damn catchy and it's such an empowering, confidence-boosting song. Loved it.

    Least favorite was still AMAZING, and that was Fun. Fun took some time to warm up to, but there's something a bit off about how it sounds. Still jam to it though: just not her best work.
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  43. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Every song from this album has a different style with rare but beautiful and well produced sounds, great and meaningful lyrics, her voice sounds so good and powerful, it's an amazing masterpiece, you can enjoy every second of this album because every song has a different touch that makes you feel like you wanna dance while you learn how t choose yourself first. Rare is just a GreatEvery song from this album has a different style with rare but beautiful and well produced sounds, great and meaningful lyrics, her voice sounds so good and powerful, it's an amazing masterpiece, you can enjoy every second of this album because every song has a different touch that makes you feel like you wanna dance while you learn how t choose yourself first. Rare is just a Great masterpiece from our loved Selena Gomez. Expand
  44. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    El mejor trabajo de Selena! Rítmico, lírico y espectacular. Realmente se superó esta mujer, logró hacer un álbum en el que ninguna de las canciones es mala!
  45. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Her best album sonically and lyrically to date. This is how you grow and mature musically and as a person. Don't be afraid and be confident to speak about things that is tiring your heart.
  46. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    The songs of Rare are etched with light guitar riffs, percussions, airy electronic elements, edited vocal effects and dance-oriented beats. They're all midtempo or rarely uptempo and mostly inbetween, minimal at times. It's a very sonically cohesive album having Gomez explore all aspects of her limited vocal range. The lyrics follow the themes of self-love, finding happiness,The songs of Rare are etched with light guitar riffs, percussions, airy electronic elements, edited vocal effects and dance-oriented beats. They're all midtempo or rarely uptempo and mostly inbetween, minimal at times. It's a very sonically cohesive album having Gomez explore all aspects of her limited vocal range. The lyrics follow the themes of self-love, finding happiness, individuality, self-care and healing.

    "Rare" is unique, refreshing, chilling and soft. It is a relief amidst today's pseudo-edgy, trap-infected, hypersexualized, culture appropriating chart-ready pop music that burns our ears like acid (you know who I'm talking about). Rare grows on the electronica of its predecessor "Revival", evolving into a modern ambient pop sound. It flows like a cascade from start to end, revealing us Gomez's life in form of infectious pop tunes. Gomez's mental growth and evolution reflects in the album's sound and lyrics. She has clearly outdid herself. This is Selena Gomez at her best. This is the kind of album you would wanna play while driving in the night on a highway or cleaning your house all alone. It's a record for you, your health, your well-being, just you, to show how RARE you are.
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  47. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    Depois de esperar tempos para um álbum vivo da Selena, recebemos uma sonoridade fraca. Além disso, um álbum 'pessoal', "foi um pessoal aí que escreveu", conta com 39 compositores!
  48. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    The album from A to Z was just a masterpiece. Every songs, every lines, every beat! Congratulations Selena!
  49. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    Selena Gomez não é artista! Selena Gomez é simplesmente o PIOR produto criado pela Disney. Sem talento, 39 compositores pra escrever pra ela.
  50. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Is perfect♥️ Thank Selena♥️ You deserve everything that is happening to you this album deserves an 85 or 90 or more but it is art and please rate it.
  51. Jan 10, 2020
    9
    so beautiful,so amazing, rare is ART.
    selena gomez is iconic and queen of the pop!
  52. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Very refreshing and unique. Selena was experimenting with new sound and it fits her voice perfectly! Lyrics are dope too. Well done Sel!
  53. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Legendary album. The wait is over! A Sweeter Place is the best song I’ve heard in a while!
  54. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. альбом очень лёгкий и приятный для прослушивания, мелодии танцевальные и, можно сказать, "ветренные", но при этом наделены большим смыслом, что очень важно Expand
  55. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ICONIC. Você é perfeita mulher, álbum da carreira, uma sonoridade totalmente suave com o tom de voz perfeito. Expand
  56. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Perfeição sonora, com toda certeza é o melhor álbum da carreira, músicas perfeitas e coesas
  57. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Шикарный альбом, мне очень понравилось ❤
    Качественная работа, очень впечатляет!)
    Amazing ✨
  58. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece of album, brilliant, with an incredible rythm, lyrics and voice. Selena and Ariana are probably the best main pop girls in the industry right now.
  59. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    PERFEITO, ACLAMADO E COESO! THIS IS RARE. Obrigada Selena, por tentar salvar o pop.
  60. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 10/10
    This album is all it takes to find oneself, amarae as such, Selena took out everything she had to say for 4 years, I think I exceed the expectations of the fans, THE BEST ALBUM. you have good rhythms that stand out with the angelic voice of selena, Rare is the best album
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  61. Jan 10, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. totally cohesive and flawlessly sounding, Gomez has evolved a lot since his last album Expand
  62. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Cohesive, meaningful and simply beautiful. Love it so much. She’s grown so much as an artist.
  63. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    this is the best album of the year already i couldn't have imagined selena gomez would do something like this so new so magical i can't describe the whole vibe's just so great
  64. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. worst album i've heard in my life, so boring and generic, literally...
    only selenators are pretending to like it sksjfjdj
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  65. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Eu adorei o álbum já pode ser considerado o melhor da selena pode perceber que a música dela está muito mas madura e ela sabe o que ela quer transmitir com esse álbum
  66. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Amazing sounds, emotionally, I can't describe how much I love this album, the queen is back
  67. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Very personal songs, you can feel her feelings along the CD.
    Rare is amazing! I’m in love
  68. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    congratulations to Selena, this album is such a masterpiece in her discography. The lyrics talk about overcoming, psychological problems that should not be ignored and more. Good lyrics, amazing sound and brilliant songs.
    Those four years off were worth it, I hope it to be nominated for a 2021 Grammy on album of the year
  69. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Well, I really wasn’t expecting that, it’s better than I thought it would be, this is Selena’s best work, it’s pure and mature. I loved it.
  70. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    it’s amazing, i’m so proud of her, thanks for this selena gome.
  71. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fracassada tapete eterno da ariana, only ex do justin bieber e empregada da Taylor Expand
  72. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Amazing vocals, amazing production, amazing writing. Pure pop excellence. Worth the wait. Her best album to date.
  73. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Worth the wait of whole 4 years,homestly. She didn't come to play with this album. It has something so fresh to it,so new,it has songs you can relate to on every level,it has songs you can dance to and cry to! Such a perfectly done work!
  74. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. pasando la Rare, #StreamRevivalOnSpotify Ojalá Selena pueda cantar bien sus canciones, y no pase la Look At Her Now Expand
  75. Jan 10, 2020
    9
    sinceramente nao dava a mínima pra esse álbum até ouvir ele inteiro e perceber que ele é bom no geral
  76. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Fantastic!We truly love a mature sound from her,it really suits her the best!Already waiting for new music!
  77. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Completely brilliant, miss Gomez once again proves that she is growing not only as an human, but as an artist too.
  78. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Selena Gomez has always had a special vulnerability and soothing vocals and this album has taken all of her strengths and played on them. she has tried new styles and managed to make the entire project work together from beginning to end. i love it!
  79. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The real shape that their lyrics have and a steady rhythm... It makes this album one of the best I've ever heard Expand
  80. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    it’s really intimate, i feel all the emotions Selena Gomez wanted to pass in this album.
  81. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Rare is a Grammy. Worthy. Album. Rare, Kinda Crazy, A Sweeter Place is my holy trinity of this album !
  82. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A deep story that shows the progress of a first-rate artist, being a person with great performance. Maintaining the delicacy and love. Expand
  83. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Best album of her carreer!!! She has put her feelings in the songs in the best way, making it emotional and dancy at the same time! Proud of her
  84. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    simplesmente perfeito, um álbum com paixão e sinceridade, cada música é incrível
  85. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    BEST ALBUM EVER that’s it i said what i said , i’m so proud of the job she have done and STREAM HER BEST ALBUM RARE
  86. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Selena takes her all experience from de last years and makes a perfect job. Selena gave us a vulneareble, honest e a rare album.
  87. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Un álbum demasiado poderoso, lleno de canciones completas, Se ve que Gómez trabajó arduamente por años en este material y la verdad es que ninguna canción decepciona, un álbum muy completo departe suya, mostrando si mejor trabajo y callando bocas
  88. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Very good song, with very good beats and lyrics.
    Every song is very different from the other
  89. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    worst album of the DECADE, lousy writing, horrible vocals.. i disagree by poppy is much more well written & it’s disgusting how some people can compare this to the masterpiece sweetener
  90. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    She’s the best, strong woman, this album is truly her, her heart, fear and confidence, selena is a woman without fear to drop a song or an album that she likes 100% because is not about the criticism or charts, is about to be yourself
  91. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    it’s perfection! in years I don’t see a album like that, it’s unique and you can really feel Selena’s feelings. I’m very satisfied and proud, princess of pop
  92. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Selena entregando mais um trabalho maduro e impecável e mostrando a artista que ela é
  93. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Caralho selena tu é destruidora mesmo, eu tô chocada com a qualidade do álbum, deusa
  94. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    Lo mismo des siempre ella no debe cantar, no puede. Pésimos vocales. Ya no la apoyen no tiene talento.
  95. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Um álbum incrível. Valeu apena toda a espera. Todas as músicas contam um pouco da história da Sel ao longo desses anos desde o Revival e faz isso de uma maneira incrível e leve. Incrível.
  96. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Rare is an impeccable album that talks about overcoming, relationships, pains and love ... selena sent very well all her feelings are in this album and it's perfect
  97. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    It is so new, reminds me of a lot of feeling that i forgot i had. You won't be disappointed.
  98. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    o rare acabou de quebrar o recorde de álbum mais bem avaliado pelo público na história do metacritic!!!!
  99. Jan 10, 2020
    10
    Feels fresh, emotional and each song has a purpose, I love the lyrics.
    No skip songs just good and meaningful songs. That's RARE.
  100. Jan 10, 2020
    0
    Muito triste esperar 4 anos pra isso, um descarte do Revival com letras medíocres nível Disney. Bom, pra ela até que foi bom.
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Jan 15, 2020
    60
    Rare continually teases intriguing forays into leftfield pop, but so many of the album’s experiments come off as just that, without ever crystallizing with memorable hooks.
  2. Jan 14, 2020
    80
    The record she has delivered to kickstart a new decade is a career defining release, and from a pop star who is firmly back on top of her game.
  3. Jan 14, 2020
    68
    While none of these 13 songs attempt the subtle weirdness of “Bad Liar” and the emotional thesis—self-love!—can be a bit one-note, Rare is the 27-year-old’s most cohesive record to date. ... But it’s difficult to come away from Rare with any real perspective on who Gomez is other than that she doesn’t want to be the person she was, whoever that similarly mysterious shadow was.