I love all your pop culture references, they make the story even more hilarious!

Keep up the great work.

I've been reading this story since last week, and I apologize that I haven't given a single review. But almost in every chapter, I've had comments here and there. Sadly, due to poor memory and chronic grogginess, I fail to remember or search for the part where I wanted to comment on. Please do know that this would not be the last review you will read from me. I like this story. :)

A few general compliments: The plot of this retains the essence of the characters when they were in fourth grade (or kids to be general) since if you would induce a metamorphosis on one of the characters, there needed a lengthy detail of why and how it happened. Fortunately, you gave that to Arnold's current state. And Helga: we all knew she was like that deep inside. :p

Although some grammatical errors in- your use of "its" and "it's". You've interchanged the possessive "its" to shortcut for it is "it's" many times. I'll keep looking and inform you other things that stifle the ideas for the reader to immediately understand.

Hanban

Wow, this story just seems to get better and better with every chapter. It's really believable too, something I find uncommon in fanfiction, and not at all melodramatic; another thing which is hard to avoid, especially as a main character is hospitalised. Keep up the good work

okay, 'cheering like metal asylum inmates on extra dessert day'. You get brownie points just for that line.

Just read through most of this, and first off, I have to say--thank you SO much for spelling Mr. Huynh's name properly! I never understood why Bartlett didn't correct this problem before, and I'm shocked Bao An Coleman didn't say anything--I mean, the man's Vietnamese!

The story is definitely giving rough times, and while slower-paced at times, it is a fun read! I look forward to the next update.

...AHAHHAHAHAHA! Ask and ye shall receive! You've fulfilled my fondest wishes by bringing Mai back into a HA! story! Very well done!

Awesome possum!

I read and re-read the whole story...three times...XD

IT was that GOOD!

AWMAZING!INCREDIBLE!SUPERB!

Interesting...very, very interesting...

I loveLOVElove this story...C;

True that...

It really has developed quite and 'ever so' nicely...(I agree with Helga, you simply cannot help but make fun of Lila...it is too easy...)

Truth be told, I like all of the characters...

The character's are diverse in not just color, ethnicity, culture, status, but in personalities too...

One of the many reasons why I was hooked onto the show...

Another random reason why I loved the show was that Helga was the perfect role model, for younger girls, to be strong, not only in mind, body, and spirit...but of the heart too...

(I love to dissect and analyze things be it art/books/movies/television-series/shows)

I am looking forward to seeing, all of the relationships, develop...not just Arnold/Helga...

I would like to Gerald/Phoebe and Curly/Rhonda, I am not sure if you support Harold/Patty, but that would be nice to see that too...As well, and anybody else that is not currently paired up...romantically speaking, of course...C;

I loved how Arnold was torn about not seeing Helga again...until Christmas Eve...(Aw...so cute)

I wonder, how this so-called love triangle in the works consisting of Iggy/Helga/Arnold...is going to pan out...

Will Helga accept Iggy's advances? Or will she not accept his advances? That is the question...

What will Arnold say and do, when and if Iggy were to be merely mentioned or brought up in the near to distant future/present?

Will Arnold be the jealous? Or will Iggy?

Ahem, sorry about that...got a little bit...carried away with my overall excitement...(blushing/smiling sheepishly)

I will wait patiently for the rest of the story...forever...if I have too...

UPDATEUPDATEUPDATEUPDATEUPDATEUPDATEUPDATE!

As soon as you can...of course...XD

loving the story so far. its taken me ages to read.
hope we get to see some more helga/arnold soon and some more of geralds medaling

Poor Arnold. I think we've all been through financial crap like this at some point in our lives so we can only feel for him! At least he's getting better ;). And I loved the Phoebe defending Gerald bit! XD You know im gaga about those two! ROFL, and I can imagine Lila saying all the wrong things even though she didn't mean it about Rhon's black eye. If it were me i'd be like "Rhonda, Darling, You look freakin fantastic! And Im sure with cover up, no one will even notice the pus and blood." XD Yep, id probably get thrown outta the bus. And im just as surprised as everyone else about the Iggy thing! The iggster needs some love too! :P I just wonder how Helga will take it. Maybe if he offers to watch Marsh for about a week Im sure she'll definately go out with him! That lizard is just plain mean! If he bit me i'd bite him back!
Great chapter! :)

I will admit that the Iggy scene threw me off a little bit. I thought it was Arnold's perspective. I'm not saying that it was a powerful piece of introspective, just that the POV kind of stunned me, that's all. It's kind of sad for Iggy because I feel I know how Helga would respond to him. Perhaps he'll help Helga out. Then again you surprise me a lot with your writing. Who knows what will happen. Well, you know. Let's just say I can't wait to see what happens in Chapter 8. :)

I absolutely adore what you did with Marsh here. It's like you used his character to bring out a piece of Helga's personal history and it helped illustrate her character a whole lot. Helga's maturity contrasted with her nine-year-old childishness just showed so vibrantly in that scene. On one hand she was being very mature and very practical when she realized that Marsh was a predator and he needed to eat a mouse. Her entire episode going through he motions of purchasing the mouse (playing God) and taking it home was just incredible.

I hovered on the paragraphs where she was trying to rationalize with her nine-year-old brain about how what she was doing, feeding her newly named mouse to Marsh, was all god's plan. Predator and prey, etc. By the by, the "I'm going to my new home" part was so deliciously humorous in a dark way.

The part where she finally let's the mouse go, signifying her innocent side winning out over her mature self, showing an incredible compassionate side, just sealed the entire deal. I loved the entire scene.

I can't finish this review without praising you for handling Arnold's outrageously optimistic qualities, even in the face of such odds. The scene with Susie and his then former manager just really worked very well. The fact that he refuses to acknowledge the darker sides of his situation fits his character perfectly. It makes any reader with a brain instantly feel sorry for him, it makes us want to help him ourselves, because it makes us feel he deserves the help.

Thanks for writing this! Keep it up!

Heh, I loved the scenes with Marsh, and the sftermath of his debut episode.

Very good job with the narration; yeah, Phoebe must be really scary when angry. And it surprised me a bit that Rhonda is in the karate team; guess she thinks it's fashionable enough.

Keep the good writing.

Fun read. :) Sorry I don't have something more to say, allergies have made my head all fuzzy, all I know is I like it. XD

please update soon

am loving it . i really like the way that you wrote big bob it been a long time and he must have changed i like that he really does care for his wife and daughter . every thing is good i cant wait to see how get how what you know your doing a good job

I can't believe this is my first review for Shine A Little Love. Please accept my apology for this oversight. :(

I really like where you are going with this story. I especially liked two scenes in particular. The first one is the post office scene. The idea that Helga has everything planned out, from how Helga's honeymoon will turn out, to what her married life with Arnold would be like. It's a fantasy that fits her very well.

The other is the scene at the end with the necklace. Just pure gold there. I really liked it, especially the very end. Your turning Big Bob into more of a human than an ogre. That's very respectable.

I'm wondering how this story is going to play out, and I find myself hoping that Helga will end up with Arnold at the end of this. I think that's what your planning but who knows.

Keep on writing!