diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2af0b1e..b403119 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,32 +12,16 @@ This version includes a couple more features including, AND and OR composites an
 
 ```go
 // Create a new instance of an engine with some default comparators
-e := NewEngine()
+e, err := NewJSONEngine(json.RawMessage(`{"composites":[{"operator":"or","rules":[{"comparator":"always-false","path":"user.name","value":"Trevor"},{"comparator":"eq","path":"user.name","value":"Trevor"}]}]}`))
+if err != nil {
+    panic(err)
+}
 
 // Add a new, custom comparator
 e = e.AddComparator("always-false", func(a, b interface{}) bool {
     return false
 })
 
-// Create composites, with rules for the engine to evaluate
-e.Composites = []Composite{
-    Composite{
-        Operator: OperatorOr,
-        Rules: []Rule{
-            Rule{
-                Comparator: "always-false",
-                Path: "user.name",
-                Value: "Trevor",
-            },
-            Rule{
-                Comparator: "eq",
-                Path: "user.name",
-                Value: "Trevor",
-            },
-        },
-    },
-}
-
 // Give some properties, this map can be deeper and supports interfaces
 props := map[string]interface{}{
     "user": map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/rule.go b/rule.go
index 32b0873..dfe2a98 100644
--- a/rule.go
+++ b/rule.go
@@ -31,13 +31,15 @@ var defaultComparators = map[string]Comparator{
 // performed, the path is the path into a map, delimited by '.', and
 // the value is the value that we expect to match the value at the
 // path
-type Rule struct {
+type rule struct {
 	Comparator string      `json:"comparator"`
 	Path       string      `json:"path"`
 	Value      interface{} `json:"value"`
 }
 
-func (r *Rule) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+// MarshalJSON is important because it will put maps back into arrays, we used maps
+// to speed up one of
+func (r *rule) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	type unmappedRule struct {
 		Comparator string      `json:"comparator"`
 		Path       string      `json:"path"`
@@ -62,7 +64,9 @@ func (r *Rule) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return json.Marshal(umr)
 }
 
-func (r *Rule) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+// UnmarshalJSON is important because it will convert arrays in a rule set to a map
+// to provide faster lookups
+func (r *rule) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	type mapRule struct {
 		Comparator string      `json:"comparator"`
 		Path       string      `json:"path"`
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ func (r *Rule) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		mr.Value = m
 	}
 
-	*r = Rule{
+	*r = rule{
 		Comparator: mr.Comparator,
 		Path:       mr.Path,
 		Value:      mr.Value,
@@ -97,26 +101,18 @@ func (r *Rule) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 // Composite is a group of rules that are joined by a logical operator
 // AND or OR. If the operator is AND all of the rules must be true,
 // if the operator is OR, one of the rules must be true.
-type Composite struct {
+type composite struct {
 	Operator string `json:"operator"`
-	Rules    []Rule `json:"rules"`
+	Rules    []rule `json:"rules"`
 }
 
 // Engine is a group of composites. All of the composites must be
 // true for the engine's evaluate function to return true.
 type Engine struct {
-	Composites  []Composite `json:"composites"`
+	Composites  []composite `json:"composites"`
 	comparators map[string]Comparator
 }
 
-// NewEngine will create a new engine with the default comparators
-func NewEngine() Engine {
-	e := Engine{
-		comparators: defaultComparators,
-	}
-	return e
-}
-
 // NewJSONEngine will create a new engine from it's JSON representation
 func NewJSONEngine(raw json.RawMessage) (Engine, error) {
 	var e Engine
@@ -149,7 +145,7 @@ func (e Engine) Evaluate(props map[string]interface{}) bool {
 // Evaluate will ensure all either all of the rules are true, if given
 // the AND operator, or that one of the rules is true if given the OR
 // operator.
-func (c Composite) evaluate(props map[string]interface{}, comps map[string]Comparator) bool {
+func (c composite) evaluate(props map[string]interface{}, comps map[string]Comparator) bool {
 	switch c.Operator {
 	case OperatorAnd:
 		for _, r := range c.Rules {
@@ -173,7 +169,7 @@ func (c Composite) evaluate(props map[string]interface{}, comps map[string]Compa
 }
 
 // Evaluate will return true if the rule is true, false otherwise
-func (r Rule) evaluate(props map[string]interface{}, comps map[string]Comparator) bool {
+func (r rule) evaluate(props map[string]interface{}, comps map[string]Comparator) bool {
 	// Make sure we can get a value from the props
 	val := pluck(props, r.Path)
 	if val == nil {
diff --git a/rule_test.go b/rule_test.go
index b3eb663..53a5639 100644
--- a/rule_test.go
+++ b/rule_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func TestRule_evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 		"first_name": "Trevor",
 	}
 	t.Run("basic rule", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := Rule{
+		r := rule{
 			Comparator: "eq",
 			Path:       "first_name",
 			Value:      "Trevor",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestRule_evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("unknown path", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := Rule{
+		r := rule{
 			Comparator: "eq",
 			Path:       "email",
 			Value:      "Trevor",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestRule_evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("non comparable types", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := Rule{
+		r := rule{
 			Comparator: "eq",
 			Path:       "name",
 			Value:      func() {},
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestRule_evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("unknown comparator", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := Rule{
+		r := rule{
 			Comparator: "unknown",
 			Path:       "name",
 			Value:      "Trevor",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestRule_evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkRule_evaluate(b *testing.B) {
-	r := Rule{
+	r := rule{
 		Comparator: "unit",
 		Path:       "name",
 		Value:      "Trevor",
@@ -129,15 +129,15 @@ func TestComposite_evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("and", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c := Composite{
+		c := composite{
 			Operator: OperatorAnd,
-			Rules: []Rule{
-				Rule{
+			Rules: []rule{
+				rule{
 					Comparator: "eq",
 					Path:       "name",
 					Value:      "Trevor",
 				},
-				Rule{
+				rule{
 					Comparator: "eq",
 					Path:       "age",
 					Value:      float64(23),
@@ -151,15 +151,15 @@ func TestComposite_evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("or", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c := Composite{
+		c := composite{
 			Operator: OperatorOr,
-			Rules: []Rule{
-				Rule{
+			Rules: []rule{
+				rule{
 					Comparator: "eq",
 					Path:       "name",
 					Value:      "John",
 				},
-				Rule{
+				rule{
 					Comparator: "eq",
 					Path:       "age",
 					Value:      float64(23),
@@ -173,15 +173,15 @@ func TestComposite_evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("unknown operator", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c := Composite{
+		c := composite{
 			Operator: "unknown",
-			Rules: []Rule{
-				Rule{
+			Rules: []rule{
+				rule{
 					Comparator: "eq",
 					Path:       "name",
 					Value:      "John",
 				},
-				Rule{
+				rule{
 					Comparator: "eq",
 					Path:       "age",
 					Value:      float64(23),
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ func TestComposite_evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkComposite_evaluate(b *testing.B) {
-	c := Composite{
+	c := composite{
 		Operator: "or",
-		Rules: []Rule{
-			Rule{
+		Rules: []rule{
+			rule{
 				Comparator: "unit",
 				Path:       "name",
 				Value:      "Trevor",
@@ -226,17 +226,20 @@ func TestAddComparator(t *testing.T) {
 	comp := func(a, b interface{}) bool {
 		return false
 	}
-	e := NewEngine()
+	e, err := NewJSONEngine(json.RawMessage(`{}`))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	e = e.AddComparator("always-false", comp)
 	if e.comparators["always-false"] == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected comparator to be added under key always-false")
 	}
 
-	e.Composites = []Composite{
-		Composite{
+	e.Composites = []composite{
+		composite{
 			Operator: OperatorAnd,
-			Rules: []Rule{
-				Rule{
+			Rules: []rule{
+				rule{
 					Comparator: "always-false",
 					Path:       "user.name",
 					Value:      "Trevor",
@@ -300,7 +303,10 @@ func TestEngineEvaluate(t *testing.T) {
 				"id":    float64(1234),
 			},
 		}
-		e := NewEngine()
+		e, err := NewJSONEngine(json.RawMessage(`{}`))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 		res := e.Evaluate(props)
 		if res != true {
 			t.Fatal("expected engine to pass")
@@ -319,18 +325,9 @@ func TestEngineEvaluate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		e := NewEngine()
-		e.Composites = []Composite{
-			Composite{
-				Operator: OperatorAnd,
-				Rules: []Rule{
-					Rule{
-						Comparator: "contains",
-						Path:       "address.bedroom.furniture",
-						Value:      "tv",
-					},
-				},
-			},
+		e, err := NewJSONEngine(json.RawMessage(`{"composites":[{"operator":"and","rules":[{"comparator":"contains","path":"address.bedroom.furniture","value":"tv"}]}]}`))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		res := e.Evaluate(props)
 		if res != true {
@@ -346,38 +343,9 @@ func TestEngineEvaluate(t *testing.T) {
 				"id":    float64(1234),
 			},
 		}
-		e := NewEngine()
-		e.Composites = []Composite{
-			Composite{
-				Operator: OperatorAnd,
-				Rules: []Rule{
-					Rule{
-						Comparator: "eq",
-						Path:       "user.name",
-						Value:      "Trevor",
-					},
-					Rule{
-						Comparator: "eq",
-						Path:       "user.id",
-						Value:      float64(1234),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			Composite{
-				Operator: OperatorOr,
-				Rules: []Rule{
-					Rule{
-						Comparator: "eq",
-						Path:       "user.name",
-						Value:      "Trevor",
-					},
-					Rule{
-						Comparator: "eq",
-						Path:       "user.id",
-						Value:      float64(7),
-					},
-				},
-			},
+		e, err := NewJSONEngine(json.RawMessage(`{"composites":[{"operator":"and","rules":[{"comparator":"eq","path":"user.name","value":"Trevor"},{"comparator":"eq","path":"user.id","value":1234}]},{"operator":"or","rules":[{"comparator":"eq","path":"user.name","value":"Trevor"},{"comparator":"eq","path":"user.id","value":7}]}]}`))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		res := e.Evaluate(props)
 		if res != true {
@@ -397,18 +365,9 @@ func TestEngineEvaluate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		e := NewEngine()
-		e.Composites = []Composite{
-			Composite{
-				Operator: OperatorAnd,
-				Rules: []Rule{
-					Rule{
-						Comparator: "contains",
-						Path:       "user.favorites",
-						Value:      "golang",
-					},
-				},
-			},
+		e, err := NewJSONEngine(json.RawMessage(`{"composites":[{"operator":"and","rules":[{"comparator":"contains","path":"user.favorites","value":"golang"}]}]}`))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		res := e.Evaluate(props)
 		if res != true {
@@ -418,18 +377,9 @@ func TestEngineEvaluate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkEngine_Evaluate(b *testing.B) {
-	e := NewEngine()
-	e.Composites = []Composite{
-		Composite{
-			Operator: "or",
-			Rules: []Rule{
-				Rule{
-					Comparator: "unit",
-					Path:       "name",
-					Value:      "Trevor",
-				},
-			},
-		},
+	e, err := NewJSONEngine(json.RawMessage(`{"composites":[{"operator":"and","rules":[{"comparator":"unit","path":"name","value":"Trevor"}]}]}`))
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	e.AddComparator("unit", func(a, b interface{}) bool { return true })
 	props := map[string]interface{}{