Reception
- Set Me Free was made available while Raven was on tour with Meat Loaf, as an opening act, in the entire month of June 2007, with Raven being present to autograph the albums. The album was sold out when it was made available in Ottawa, Canada, while Raven was part of Meat Loaf's Canadian tour.
- Townsend Records praised the album for being "Heated, intense and heart-felt".
- German website Soundbase-online gave the album 9 out of 12 stars, commending Raven's ability to emote her feelings through her songs.
- Max.de praised Raven for using life as an inspiration for her music, and on being a genuine pop artist.
- Mix1.de commended the mixture of heart-felt histronics of grief and of illusions on many of the album's tracks.
- BBC reviewer, Harry Holgate, praised Raven's vocal ability as being on par with Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavigne as well as commending Raven's invective nature as better than either of them. However, Set Me Free was criticised for its long production time and the lack of a consistent band, questioning Raven's decision to leave Atlantic Records.
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