diff --git a/src/columns.ts b/src/columns.ts
index 6c7e6f4..06ee772 100644
--- a/src/columns.ts
+++ b/src/columns.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { SchemaError } from "./error";
+
 type RedefineValueTypes<ShapeToRedefine, NewValueType> = {
   [K in keyof ShapeToRedefine]: NewValueType;
 };
@@ -12,11 +14,11 @@ export type ColumnValue =
   | null;
 
 /** Types that define the data type of a column in the DB */
-export type DataType = "TEXT" | "INTEGER" | "REAL" | "BLOB" | "NULL";
+export type ColumnDataType = "TEXT" | "INTEGER" | "REAL" | "BLOB" | "NULL";
 
 export interface Column {
   /** The data type to store this column */
-  type: DataType;
+  type: ColumnDataType;
   nullable: boolean;
   primary: boolean;
 
@@ -32,8 +34,7 @@ export interface Column {
   check: string;
 }
 
-export type ColumnShorthand = DataType | Partial<Column>;
-
+export type ColumnShorthand = ColumnDataType | Partial<Column>;
 export type ColumnShorthandMap<T> = RedefineValueTypes<T, ColumnShorthand>;
 export type ColumnMap<T> = RedefineValueTypes<T, Column>;
 
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ function expandColumnShorthand(col: ColumnShorthand): Column {
     };
   }
 
+  if (col.primary && col.nullable) {
+    throw new SchemaError("Column cannot be primary and nullable");
+  }
+
   return {
     type: col.type ?? "TEXT",
     nullable: col.nullable ?? false,
@@ -113,18 +118,14 @@ function expandColumnShorthand(col: ColumnShorthand): Column {
 }
 
 export function normalizeColumns<T>(cols: ColumnShorthandMap<T>): ColumnMap<T> {
-  const keys = Object.keys(cols);
-
   const retval: Record<string, Column> = {};
 
-  for (const key of keys) {
-    const val = cols[key as keyof typeof cols];
-
+  for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(cols)) {
     if (val === undefined) {
       throw new Error("Invariant: Undefined column descriptor");
     }
 
-    retval[key] = expandColumnShorthand(val);
+    retval[key] = expandColumnShorthand(val as ColumnShorthand);
   }
 
   return retval as ColumnMap<T>;
diff --git a/src/error.ts b/src/error.ts
index b6ea192..e57c52f 100644
--- a/src/error.ts
+++ b/src/error.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-export class SchemaError extends Error {
+class PrequelError extends Error {
+  name = "PrequelError";
+
+  constructor(message: string) {
+    super(`PrequelError: ${message}`);
+  }
+}
+
+export class SchemaError extends PrequelError {
   constructor(message: string, table?: string, column?: string) {
     if (typeof table === "string" && typeof column === "string") {
       super(`SchemaError: ${message} ON ${table}.${column}`);
@@ -9,3 +17,11 @@ export class SchemaError extends Error {
     }
   }
 }
+
+export class LookupFailure extends PrequelError {
+  constructor(tableName: string, conditions: unknown) {
+    super(
+      `Conditions ${JSON.stringify(conditions)} returned no results from ${tableName}`,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ec4937d..285fd50 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ColumnOf } from "./column-presets";
-import type { Column, ColumnShorthand, DataType } from "./columns";
+import type { Column, ColumnShorthand, ColumnDataType } from "./columns";
 import { Prequel } from "./prequel";
 import { Table } from "./table";
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export {
   Prequel,
   Table,
   ColumnOf,
-  type DataType,
+  type ColumnDataType as DataType,
   type Column,
   type ColumnShorthand,
 };
diff --git a/src/prequel.ts b/src/prequel.ts
index f7d19ed..89f52a6 100644
--- a/src/prequel.ts
+++ b/src/prequel.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ export class Prequel {
    * @param filename The filename of the database. Defaults to ":memory:" if not provided.
    */
   constructor(filename = ":memory:") {
-    this.db = new Database(filename);
+    this.db = new Database(filename, {
+      strict: true,
+    });
     this.query = this.db.query.bind(this.db);
     this.prepare = this.db.prepare.bind(this.db);
     this.db.exec("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON");
@@ -173,7 +175,8 @@ export class Prequel {
    * @param table The table to attach.
    * @throws {SchemaError} If a table with the same name already exists.
    */
-  attachTable(table: Table<unknown>) {
+  // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: <explanation>
+  attachTable(table: Table<any>) {
     if (this.hasTable(table.name)) {
       throw new SchemaError("Duplicate table name", table.name);
     }
diff --git a/src/table.ts b/src/table.ts
index 7c76cbb..566e401 100644
--- a/src/table.ts
+++ b/src/table.ts
@@ -3,36 +3,17 @@ import {
   type ColumnMap,
   type ColumnShorthandMap,
   type ColumnValue,
-  type DataType,
+  type ColumnDataType,
   generateColumnDefinitionSQL,
   normalizeColumns,
 } from "./columns";
-import { SchemaError } from "./error";
+import { LookupFailure, SchemaError } from "./error";
 import { Prequel } from "./prequel";
 
-export type ExtractRowShape<T> = T extends Table<infer R> ? R : never;
-
-export class PrequelIDNotFoundError extends Error {
-  constructor(tableName: string, id: ColumnValue) {
-    super(`ID ${id} not found in ${tableName}`);
-  }
-}
-
-export class PrequelEmptyResultsError extends Error {
-  constructor() {
-    super("No results found on a query which requires results");
-  }
-}
-
-function shapeForQuery<T>(obj: Partial<T>): SQLQueryBindings {
-  const asInsertDataShape: SQLQueryBindings = {};
-
-  for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(obj)) {
-    const asQueryKey = `$${key}`;
-    asInsertDataShape[asQueryKey] = val as ColumnValue;
-  }
-
-  return asInsertDataShape;
+export interface QueryOptions {
+  order?: string;
+  limit?: number;
+  skip?: number;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -47,7 +28,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
   private _columnNames: string[];
   private _createTableSQL: string;
   private _primaryColumnName = "ROWID";
-  private _primaryColumnType: DataType | null = null;
+  private _primaryColumnType: ColumnDataType | null = null;
   private _insertQuery: Statement<RowShape, [SQLQueryBindings]>;
   private _updateQuery: Statement<RowShape, [SQLQueryBindings]>;
   private _findQuery: Statement<RowShape, [string]>;
@@ -155,7 +136,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
     return this._columnNames.includes(colName);
   }
 
-  public primaryColumnType(): DataType {
+  public primaryColumnType(): ColumnDataType {
     return this._primaryColumnType ?? "INTEGER";
   }
 
@@ -191,8 +172,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
    * @returns The inserted row, conforming to the RowShape interface.
    */
   public insert(data: RowShape): RowShape {
-    const asInsertDataShape = shapeForQuery<RowShape>(data);
-    return this._insertQuery.get(asInsertDataShape) as RowShape;
+    return this._insertQuery.get(data as SQLQueryBindings) as RowShape;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -204,7 +184,6 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
    * @typeParam RowShape - The shape of the row in the table.
    */
   public insertPartial(data: Partial<RowShape>): RowShape {
-    const asInsertDataShape: SQLQueryBindings = shapeForQuery<RowShape>(data);
     const keys = Object.keys(data);
     const colNames = keys.join(", ");
     const varNames = keys.map((keyName) => `$${keyName}`);
@@ -213,7 +192,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
       `INSERT INTO ${this} (${colNames}) VALUES (${varNames}) RETURNING *;`,
     );
 
-    return query.get(asInsertDataShape) as RowShape;
+    return query.get(data as SQLQueryBindings) as RowShape;
   }
 
   public insertWithout<OmitKeys extends keyof RowShape>(
@@ -236,8 +215,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
       );
     }
 
-    const asInsertDataShape: SQLQueryBindings = shapeForQuery<RowShape>(data);
-    return this._updateQuery.get(asInsertDataShape);
+    return this._updateQuery.get(data as SQLQueryBindings) as RowShape;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -256,19 +234,27 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
     const setClause = setParts.join(", ");
 
     const whereKeys = Object.keys(conditions);
-    const whereParts = whereKeys.map((key) => `"${key}" = $${key}`);
+    const whereParts = whereKeys.map((key) => `"${key}" = $where_${key}`);
     const whereClause = whereParts.join(" AND ");
 
+    const whereData = Object.entries(conditions).reduce(
+      (acc, [key, value]) => {
+        acc[`where_${key}`] = value as ColumnValue;
+        return acc;
+      },
+      {} as Record<string, ColumnValue>,
+    );
+
     const query = this._db.prepare<RowShape, SQLQueryBindings>(
       `UPDATE ${this} SET ${setClause} WHERE ${whereClause} RETURNING *;`,
     );
 
-    const shapedData = shapeForQuery({
+    const queryData = {
       ...data,
-      ...conditions,
-    });
+      ...whereData,
+    };
 
-    return query.all(shapedData);
+    return query.all(queryData);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -287,7 +273,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
       `UPDATE ${this} SET ${setClause} RETURNING *;`,
     );
 
-    return query.all(shapeForQuery(data));
+    return query.all(data as SQLQueryBindings);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -324,8 +310,9 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
       `SELECT count(*) as count FROM ${this} WHERE ${whereClause};`,
     );
 
-    const shapedData = shapeForQuery(conditions);
-    const countResult = query.get(shapedData) ?? { count: 0 };
+    const countResult = query.get(conditions as SQLQueryBindings) ?? {
+      count: 0,
+    };
     return countResult.count;
   }
 
@@ -351,7 +338,9 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
     const found = this.findOneById(id);
 
     if (!found) {
-      throw new PrequelIDNotFoundError(this.name, id);
+      throw new LookupFailure(this.name, {
+        [this._primaryColumnName]: id,
+      });
     }
 
     return found;
@@ -400,7 +389,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
       `SELECT * FROM ${this} WHERE ${whereClause}; `,
     );
 
-    return query.get(shapeForQuery(conditions));
+    return query.get(conditions as SQLQueryBindings);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -415,7 +404,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
     const found = this.findOneWhere(conditions);
 
     if (!found) {
-      throw new PrequelEmptyResultsError();
+      throw new LookupFailure(this.name, conditions);
     }
 
     return found;
@@ -458,7 +447,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
       `SELECT * FROM ${this} WHERE ${whereClause} ${optionParts.join(" ")}; `,
     );
 
-    return query.all(shapeForQuery(conditions));
+    return query.all(conditions as SQLQueryBindings);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -475,8 +464,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
       );
     }
 
-    const asDeleteDataShape: SQLQueryBindings = shapeForQuery<RowShape>(data);
-    this._deleteRowQuery.run(asDeleteDataShape);
+    this._deleteRowQuery.run(data as SQLQueryBindings);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -508,7 +496,7 @@ export class Table<RowShape> {
       `DELETE FROM ${this} WHERE ${whereClause}; `,
     );
 
-    query.run(shapeForQuery(conditions));
+    query.run(conditions as SQLQueryBindings);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/table.test.ts b/test/table.test.ts
index 03550b6..24c59e1 100644
--- a/test/table.test.ts
+++ b/test/table.test.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 import { Database } from "bun:sqlite";
 import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
-import { ColumnOf, Prequel, Table } from "../src/index";
+import { Prequel, Table } from "../src/index";
+
+function getTestDB() {
+  return new Database(":memory:", { strict: true });
+}
 
 interface UserWithID {
   user_id: number;
   name: string;
 }
 
-interface UserWithBio {
-  user_id: number;
-  bio: {
-    name: string;
-    age: number;
-  };
-}
-
 interface Post {
   post_id: number;
   user_id: number;
@@ -25,7 +21,7 @@ interface UserWithNullable extends UserWithID {
 }
 
 function makeTestTable(): Table<UserWithID> {
-  const db = new Database();
+  const db = getTestDB();
   return new Table<UserWithID>(db, "Users", {
     user_id: {
       type: "INTEGER",
@@ -36,7 +32,7 @@ function makeTestTable(): Table<UserWithID> {
 }
 
 test("constructor", () => {
-  const db = new Database();
+  const db = getTestDB();
   const table = new Table<UserWithID>(db, "Users", {
     user_id: {
       type: "INTEGER",
@@ -96,7 +92,7 @@ test(".insert() inserts a full row", () => {
 });
 
 test(".insert() is able to insert nulls to nullable fields", () => {
-  const table = new Table<UserWithNullable>(new Database(), "Users", {
+  const table = new Table<UserWithNullable>(getTestDB(), "Users", {
     user_id: {
       type: "INTEGER",
       primary: true,
@@ -438,7 +434,7 @@ test(".update() updates a full record", () => {
 });
 
 test(".update() throws if no primary column is set besides ROWID", () => {
-  const db = new Database();
+  const db = getTestDB();
   const table = new Table<UserWithID>(db, "Users", {
     user_id: "INTEGER",
     name: "TEXT",
@@ -454,7 +450,7 @@ test(".update() throws if no primary column is set besides ROWID", () => {
 });
 
 test(".updateWhere() updates rows based on the condition", () => {
-  const db = new Database();
+  const db = getTestDB();
   const table = new Table<UserWithID>(db, "Users", {
     user_id: "INTEGER",
     name: "TEXT",
@@ -469,7 +465,7 @@ test(".updateWhere() updates rows based on the condition", () => {
 });
 
 test(".updateAll() updates all rows in the table", () => {
-  const db = new Database();
+  const db = getTestDB();
   const table = new Table<UserWithID>(db, "Users", {
     user_id: "INTEGER",
     name: "TEXT",