By the Grace of God is very saddening. The OOTB ballads (I'm Still Breathing especially, I Think I'm Ready) slay, Not Like the Movies, Wide Awake... yes, most definitely I like them.
No. I don't like her voice and in ballads you hear the voice even better than in a bop with a heavy beat.
I like Walking On Air tho, but yeah it's not a ballad
Yeah, I love Thinking Of You, Unconditionally, Choose Your Battles, Pearl, and a few more. They're better than some of her corny upbeat songs like Roar and Hot N Cold.