 Reviews for Love in Motion were mostly positive . Tom Cardy of The Dominion Post called the album " near faultless " and gave it a rating of five @-@ out @-@ of @-@ five stars , commenting that " Moa 's risky decision ... to follow her own path ... was the right one . " The Nelson Mail 's Nick Ward praised the " slightly tough " album , putting it " up there with her best work . " Scott Kara of The New Zealand Herald called the album " diverse and interesting , " and gave it four out of five stars . Amplifier 's Jo <unk> compared the work with that of Ladyhawke , and called it " different from her other work but ... her voice is still as tender and sweet as it ever was " . Simon Sweetman from North & South described the album as " an almost understated collection of love songs – possibly Moa 's strongest effort . " The Bay of Plenty Times ' Kristin MacFarlane said that " Anika Moa fans ... certainly won 't be disappointed " . Vicki Anderson of The Press complimented Moa 's lyrics , writing , " Whoever coined the phrase ' heart on sleeve ' must have had Moa in mind . " She concluded , " Love in Motion only serves to confirm my belief that Anika Moa is one of New Zealand 's best songwriters . " 
