diff --git a/QuickLink/Messages/MessageReader.cs b/QuickLink/Messages/MessageReader.cs
index 732ccfa..859856c 100644
--- a/QuickLink/Messages/MessageReader.cs
+++ b/QuickLink/Messages/MessageReader.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,26 @@ private void EnsureCanReadLength(int length)
             throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot read beyond the end of the buffer");
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads a boolean from the buffer.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The boolean read from the buffer</returns>
+        public bool ReadBool()
+        {
+            EnsureCanReadLength(1);
+            return _buffer[_offset++] == 1;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads a byte from the buffer.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The byte read from the buffer</returns>
+        public byte ReadByte()
+        {
+            EnsureCanReadLength(1);
+            return _buffer[_offset++];
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Reads a 16-bit signed integer from the buffer.
         /// </summary>
@@ -59,6 +79,30 @@ public int ReadInt32()
             return value;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads a 32-bit signed float from the buffer.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The float read from the buffer.</returns>
+        public float ReadFloat()
+        {
+            EnsureCanReadLength(4);
+            float value = BitConverter.ToSingle(_buffer, _offset);
+            _offset += 4;
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads a 32-bit signed double from the buffer.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The double read from the buffer.</returns>
+        public double ReadDouble()
+        {
+            EnsureCanReadLength(8);
+            double value = BitConverter.ToDouble(_buffer, _offset);
+            _offset += 8;
+            return value;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Reads a string from the buffer.
         /// </summary>
@@ -72,6 +116,19 @@ public string ReadString()
             return value;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Writes the specified amount of bytes to the provided buffer.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="buffer">The buffer to write the bytes to.</param>
+        /// <param name="offset">The offset at which to write the bytes in the output buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="length">The amount of bytes to write to the buffer.</param>
+        public void ReadBytes(byte[] buffer, int offset, int length)
+        {
+            EnsureCanReadLength(length);
+            Array.Copy(_buffer, _offset, buffer, offset, length);
+            _offset += length;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the current position in the buffer to the specified offset.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/QuickLink/Messages/MessageWriter.cs b/QuickLink/Messages/MessageWriter.cs
index 509c607..c918698 100644
--- a/QuickLink/Messages/MessageWriter.cs
+++ b/QuickLink/Messages/MessageWriter.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@ public MessageWriter(MessageType type)
             WriteInt16(type.Id);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Writes a boolean to the underlying memory stream
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to write</param>
+        public void WriteBool(bool value)
+        {
+            WriteByte((byte)(value ? 1 : 0));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Writes a byte to the underlying memory stream
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to write</param>
+        public void WriteByte(byte value)
+        {
+            _memoryStream.WriteByte(value);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Writes a 16-bit signed integer to the underlying memory stream.
         /// </summary>
@@ -43,6 +61,26 @@ public void WriteInt32(int value)
             _memoryStream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Writes a 32-bit signed float to the underlying memory stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to write.</param>
+        public void WriteFloat(float value)
+        {
+            byte[] buffer = BitConverter.GetBytes(value);
+            _memoryStream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Writes a 32-bit signed double to the underlying memory stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to write.</param>
+        public void WriteDouble(double value)
+        {
+            byte[] buffer = BitConverter.GetBytes(value);
+            _memoryStream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Writes a string to the underlying memory stream.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/QuickLinkTests/MessageTests.cs b/QuickLinkTests/MessageTests.cs
index 9280489..63e6a54 100644
--- a/QuickLinkTests/MessageTests.cs
+++ b/QuickLinkTests/MessageTests.cs
@@ -55,4 +55,41 @@ public void MessageTypesWithSameNameAreEqualAndAttachProperly()
         Assert.Equal(2, message1FiredCount);
         Assert.Equal(2, message2FiredCount);
     }
+
+    [Fact(DisplayName = "Messages can properly write and read different types of data.")]
+    public void MessagesCanWriteAndReadDifferentDataTypes()
+    {
+        using (MessageWriter writer = new MessageWriter(MessageType1))
+        {
+            byte[] testBytes = {0x48, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x6c, 0x6f, 0x2c, 0x20, 0x77, 0x6f, 0x72, 0x6c, 0x64, 0x21};
+
+            writer.WriteBool(true);
+            writer.WriteBool(false);
+            writer.WriteByte(0x01);
+            writer.WriteInt16(0x0203);
+            writer.WriteInt32(0x04050607);
+            writer.WriteFloat(1.23f);
+            writer.WriteDouble(1.23);
+            writer.WriteString("Hello, world!");
+            writer.WriteBytes(testBytes, 0, testBytes.Length);
+
+            byte[] resultBytes = new byte[testBytes.Length];
+
+            MessageReader reader = writer.ToReader();
+            Assert.True(reader.ReadBool());
+            Assert.False(reader.ReadBool());
+            Assert.Equal(0x01, reader.ReadByte());
+            Assert.Equal(0x0203, reader.ReadInt16());
+            Assert.Equal(0x04050607, reader.ReadInt32());
+            Assert.Equal(1.23f, reader.ReadFloat());
+            Assert.Equal(1.23, reader.ReadDouble());
+            Assert.Equal("Hello, world!", reader.ReadString());
+            reader.ReadBytes(resultBytes, 0, resultBytes.Length);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < testBytes.Length; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(testBytes[i], resultBytes[i]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
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