diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02e9895..9cc9770 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 [![Go Reference](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/klev-dev/klevdb.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/klev-dev/klevdb)
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 
-klevdb is a fast message store, written in Go. Think single partition on kafka, but stored locally.
+klevdb is a fast message store, written in Go. Think single partition on Kafka, but stored locally.
 
-In addition to basic consuming by offset, you can also configure klevdb to index times and keys. Times index allow you to quickly find a message by its time (or the first message after a certain time). Keys index allow you to quickly find the last message with a given key.
+In addition to basic consuming by offset, you can also configure klevdb to index times and keys. Time indexes allow you to quickly find a message by its time (or the first message after a certain time). Key indexes allow you to quickly find the last message with a given key.
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ To use klevdb:
 package main
 
 import (
+    "fmt"
+
     "github.com/klev-dev/klevdb"
 )
 
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ ok  	github.com/klev-dev/klevdb	12.433s
 With default rollover of 1MB, for messages with keys 10B and values 128B:
  * ~300,000 writes/sec, no indexes
  * ~250,000 writes/sec, with all indexes enabled
- * scales lineary with the batch size
+ * scales linearly with the batch size
 
 ### Consume
 ```
diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index bb7996e..7cef87b 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const (
 	// OffsetOldest represents the smallest offset still available
 	// Use it to consume all messages, starting at the first available
 	OffsetOldest = message.OffsetOldest
-	// OffsetNewest represents the offset that will be used for the next produce
+	// OffsetNewest represents the offset that will be used for the next publish
 	// Use it to consume only new messages
 	OffsetNewest = message.OffsetNewest
 	// OffsetInvalid is the offset returned when error is detected
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const (
 
 type Message = message.Message
 
-// InvalidMessage returned when an error have occurred
+// InvalidMessage returned when an error has occurred
 var InvalidMessage = message.Invalid
 
 // ErrInvalidOffset error is returned when the offset attribute is invalid or out of bounds
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	TimeIndex bool
 	// Force filesystem sync after each Publish
 	AutoSync bool
-	// At what segment size it will rollover to a new segment. Defaults to 1mb.
+	// At what segment size it will rollover to a new segment. Defaults to 1MB.
 	Rollover int64
 	// Check the head segment for integrity, before opening it for reading/writing.
 	Check bool
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type Log interface {
 	// Publish appends messages to the log.
 	// It returns the offset of the next message to be appended.
 	// The offset of the message is ignored, set to the actual offset.
-	// If the time of the message is 0, it set to the current UTC time.
+	// If the time of the message is 0, it is set to the current UTC time.
 	Publish(messages []Message) (nextOffset int64, err error)
 
 	// NextOffset returns the offset of the next message to be published.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ type Log interface {
 	//   from the next available offset.
 	// Consume is allowed to return no messages, but with increasing nextOffset
 	//   in case messages between offset and nextOffset have been deleted.
-	// NextOffset is always bigger then offset, unless we are caught up
+	// NextOffset is always bigger than offset, unless we are caught up
 	//   to the head of the log in which case they are equal.
 	Consume(offset int64, maxCount int64) (nextOffset int64, messages []Message, err error)
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ type Log interface {
 	// If offset is before the first available on the log, or is after
 	//   NextOffset, it returns ErrInvalidOffset
 	// If log is empty, it returns ErrInvalidOffset
-	// If the exact offset have been deleted, it returns ErrNotFound
+	// If the exact offset has been deleted, it returns ErrNotFound
 	Get(offset int64) (message Message, err error)
 
 	// GetByKey retrieves the last message in the log for this key
diff --git a/blocking.go b/blocking.go
index 51701c6..bf6ed8a 100644
--- a/blocking.go
+++ b/blocking.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 type BlockingLog interface {
 	Log
 
-	// ConsumeBlocking is similar to [Consume], but if offset is equal to the next offset it will block until next message is produced
+	// ConsumeBlocking is similar to [Consume], but if offset is equal to the next offset it will block until next message is published
 	ConsumeBlocking(ctx context.Context, offset int64, maxCount int64) (nextOffset int64, messages []Message, err error)
 
 	// ConsumeByKeyBlocking is similar to [ConsumeBlocking], but only returns messages matching the key
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ func (l *blockingLog) Publish(messages []Message) (int64, error) {
 
 func (l *blockingLog) ConsumeBlocking(ctx context.Context, offset int64, maxCount int64) (int64, []Message, error) {
 	if err := l.notify.Wait(ctx, offset); err != nil {
-		return 0, nil, err
+		return OffsetInvalid, nil, err
 	}
 	return l.Consume(offset, maxCount)
 }
 
 func (l *blockingLog) ConsumeByKeyBlocking(ctx context.Context, key []byte, offset int64, maxCount int64) (int64, []Message, error) {
 	if err := l.notify.Wait(ctx, offset); err != nil {
-		return 0, nil, err
+		return OffsetInvalid, nil, err
 	}
 	return l.ConsumeByKey(key, offset, maxCount)
 }
diff --git a/compact/deletes.go b/compact/deletes.go
index 45daa18..7d7e734 100644
--- a/compact/deletes.go
+++ b/compact/deletes.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ SEARCH:
 				continue
 			}
 
-			// not seen it (first instance) whithout value (e.g. delete)
+			// not seen it (first instance) without value (e.g. delete)
 			if msg.Value == nil {
 				offsets[msg.Offset] = struct{}{}
 			}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ SEARCH:
 // It will not remove messages for keys it sees before that offset.
 //
 // This is similar to removing keys, which were deleted (e.g. value set to nil)
-// and are therfore no longer relevant/active.
+// and are therefore no longer relevant/active.
 //
 // returns the offsets it deleted and the amount of storage freed
 func Deletes(ctx context.Context, l klevdb.Log, before time.Time) (map[int64]struct{}, int64, error) {
diff --git a/delete.go b/delete.go
index 6147a55..d2e821f 100644
--- a/delete.go
+++ b/delete.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// DeleteMultiBackoff is call on each iteration of [DeleteMulti] to give applications
+// DeleteMultiBackoff is called on each iteration of [DeleteMulti] to give applications
 // opportunity to not overload the target log with deletes
 type DeleteMultiBackoff func(context.Context) error
 
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ func DeleteMultiWithWait(d time.Duration) DeleteMultiBackoff {
 // and size, together with the error
 //
 // [DeleteMultiBackoff] is called on each iteration to give
-// others a chanse to work with the log, while being deleted
+// others a chance to work with the log, while being deleted
 func DeleteMulti(ctx context.Context, l Log, offsets map[int64]struct{}, backoff DeleteMultiBackoff) (map[int64]struct{}, int64, error) {
+	var remainingOffsets = maps.Clone(offsets)
 	var deletedOffsets = map[int64]struct{}{}
 	var deletedSize int64
 
-	for len(offsets) > 0 {
-		deleted, size, err := l.Delete(offsets)
+	for len(remainingOffsets) > 0 {
+		deleted, size, err := l.Delete(remainingOffsets)
 		switch {
 		case err != nil:
 			return deletedOffsets, deletedSize, err
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ func DeleteMulti(ctx context.Context, l Log, offsets map[int64]struct{}, backoff
 
 		maps.Copy(deletedOffsets, deleted)
 		deletedSize += size
-		maps.DeleteFunc(offsets, func(k int64, v struct{}) bool {
+		maps.DeleteFunc(remainingOffsets, func(k int64, v struct{}) bool {
 			_, ok := deleted[k]
 			return ok
 		})
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index b0c00c5..6a62580 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ package klevdb
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"maps"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -218,7 +216,7 @@ func (l *log) ConsumeByKey(key []byte, offset int64, maxCount int64) (int64, []m
 	l.readersMu.RLock()
 	defer l.readersMu.RUnlock()
 
-	rdr, index := segment.Consume(l.readers, offset)
+	rdr, segmentIndex := segment.Consume(l.readers, offset)
 	for {
 		nextOffset, msgs, err := rdr.ConsumeByKey(key, hash, offset, maxCount)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -227,12 +225,12 @@ func (l *log) ConsumeByKey(key []byte, offset int64, maxCount int64) (int64, []m
 		if len(msgs) > 0 {
 			return nextOffset, msgs, err
 		}
-		if index >= len(l.readers)-1 {
+		if segmentIndex >= len(l.readers)-1 {
 			return nextOffset, msgs, err
 		}
 
-		index += 1
-		rdr = l.readers[index]
+		segmentIndex += 1
+		rdr = l.readers[segmentIndex]
 		offset = message.OffsetOldest
 	}
 }
@@ -423,10 +421,7 @@ func (l *log) Delete(offsets map[int64]struct{}) (map[int64]struct{}, int64, err
 }
 
 func (l *log) findDeleteReader(offsets map[int64]struct{}) (*reader, error) {
-	orderedOffsets := slices.Collect(maps.Keys(offsets))
-	slices.Sort(orderedOffsets)
-	lowestOffset := orderedOffsets[0]
-
+	lowestOffset := message.MinOffset(offsets)
 	if lowestOffset < 0 {
 		return nil, errDeleteRelative
 	}
@@ -502,7 +497,7 @@ func (l *log) Sync() (int64, error) {
 	defer l.writerMu.Unlock()
 
 	if err := l.writer.Sync(); err != nil {
-		return OffsetInvalid, nil
+		return OffsetInvalid, err
 	}
 	return l.writer.GetNextOffset()
 }
diff --git a/message/format.go b/message/format.go
index 028677c..4717a09 100644
--- a/message/format.go
+++ b/message/format.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func OpenWriter(path string) (*Writer, error) {
 	return &Writer{Path: path, f: f, pos: stat.Size()}, nil
 }
 
-func (w *Writer) Write(m Message) (int64, error) {
+func (w *Writer) Write(m Message) (int64, error) { // TODO update message format
 	var fullSize = 8 + // offset
 		8 + // unix micro
 		4 + // key size
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ func (r *Reader) read(position int64, msg *Message) (nextPosition int64, err err
 func (r *Reader) Close() error {
 	if r.ra != nil {
 		if err := r.ra.Close(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("write mem log close: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("read mem log close: %w", err)
 		}
 	} else {
 		if err := r.r.Close(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("write log close: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("read log close: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/message/message.go b/message/message.go
index 2d7c3c2..f6f16ed 100644
--- a/message/message.go
+++ b/message/message.go
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ type Message struct {
 
 var Invalid = Message{Offset: OffsetInvalid}
 
+func MinOffset(offsets map[int64]struct{}) int64 {
+	min := OffsetInvalid
+	first := true
+	for offset := range offsets {
+		if first || offset < min {
+			min = offset
+			first = false
+		}
+	}
+	return min
+}
+
 func Gen(count int) []Message {
 	var msgs = make([]Message, count)
 	for i := range msgs {
diff --git a/reader.go b/reader.go
index b6e0325..df35b52 100644
--- a/reader.go
+++ b/reader.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package klevdb
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -402,6 +403,9 @@ func (r *reader) Close() error {
 	if r.messages == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
+	if r.messagesInuse.Load() > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("close failed: consume in progress")
+	}
 
 	if err := r.messages.Close(); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/segment/segment.go b/segment/segment.go
index ce80d7b..afd401d 100644
--- a/segment/segment.go
+++ b/segment/segment.go
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"maps"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/klev-dev/klevdb/index"
 	"github.com/klev-dev/klevdb/message"
@@ -327,9 +325,7 @@ type RewriteSegment struct {
 }
 
 func (r *RewriteSegment) GetNewSegment() Segment {
-	orderedOffsets := slices.Collect(maps.Keys(r.SurviveOffsets))
-	slices.Sort(orderedOffsets)
-	lowestOffset := orderedOffsets[0]
+	lowestOffset := message.MinOffset(r.SurviveOffsets)
 	return New(r.Segment.Dir, lowestOffset)
 }
 
diff --git a/trim/count.go b/trim/count.go
index 72b6581..b37d8dc 100644
--- a/trim/count.go
+++ b/trim/count.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // FindByCount returns a set of offsets for messages that when
-// removed will keep number of the messages in the log less then max
+// removed will keep the number of messages in the log under max
 func FindByCount(ctx context.Context, l klevdb.Log, max int) (map[int64]struct{}, error) {
 	stats, err := l.Stat()
 	switch {
diff --git a/trim/offset.go b/trim/offset.go
index 8107a6d..7cb90a2 100644
--- a/trim/offset.go
+++ b/trim/offset.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/klev-dev/klevdb/message"
 )
 
-// FindByOffset returns a set of offsets for messages that
+// FindByOffset returns a set of offsets for messages whose
 // offset is before a given offset
 func FindByOffset(ctx context.Context, l klevdb.Log, before int64) (map[int64]struct{}, error) {
 	if before == message.OffsetOldest {
diff --git a/trim/size.go b/trim/size.go
index 15db6d8..8b70f88 100644
--- a/trim/size.go
+++ b/trim/size.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func FindBySize(ctx context.Context, l klevdb.Log, sz int64) (map[int64]struct{}
 	return offsets, nil
 }
 
-// BySize tries to remove messages until log size is less then sz
+// BySize tries to remove messages until log size is less than sz
 //
 // returns the offsets it deleted and the amount of storage freed
 func BySize(ctx context.Context, l klevdb.Log, sz int64) (map[int64]struct{}, int64, error) {
diff --git a/typed.go b/typed.go
index 26d248d..35a6729 100644
--- a/typed.go
+++ b/typed.go
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ type TLog[K any, V any] interface {
 	// GetByKey see [Log.GetByKey]
 	GetByKey(key K, empty bool) (message TMessage[K, V], err error)
 
-	// OffsetByKey see [Lot.OffsetByKey]
+	// OffsetByKey see [Log.OffsetByKey]
 	OffsetByKey(key K, empty bool) (int64, error)
 
 	// GetByTime see [Log.GetByTime]
 	GetByTime(start time.Time) (message TMessage[K, V], err error)
 
-	// OffsetByTime see [Lot.OffsetByTime]
+	// OffsetByTime see [Log.OffsetByTime]
 	OffsetByTime(start time.Time) (offset int64, messageTime time.Time, err error)
 
 	// Delete see [Log.Delete]
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ type TLog[K any, V any] interface {
 	// Close see [Log.Close]
 	Close() error
 
-	// Raw returns the wrapped in log
+	// Raw returns the underlying log
 	Raw() Log
 }
 
diff --git a/typed_blocking.go b/typed_blocking.go
index 9f3d7f7..758429e 100644
--- a/typed_blocking.go
+++ b/typed_blocking.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type TBlockingLog[K any, V any] interface {
 	ConsumeByKeyBlocking(ctx context.Context, key K, empty bool, offset int64, maxCount int64) (nextOffset int64, messages []TMessage[K, V], err error)
 }
 
-// OpenTBlocking opens tlog and wraps it with support for blocking consume
+// OpenTBlocking opens a [TLog] and wraps it with support for blocking consume
 func OpenTBlocking[K any, V any](dir string, opts Options, keyCodec Codec[K], valueCodec Codec[V]) (TBlockingLog[K, V], error) {
 	l, err := OpenT(dir, opts, keyCodec, valueCodec)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func OpenTBlocking[K any, V any](dir string, opts Options, keyCodec Codec[K], va
 	return WrapTBlocking(l)
 }
 
-// WrapTBlocking wraps tlog with support for blocking consume
+// WrapTBlocking wraps a [TLog] with support for blocking consume
 func WrapTBlocking[K any, V any](l TLog[K, V]) (TBlockingLog[K, V], error) {
 	next, err := l.NextOffset()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/typed_codec.go b/typed_codec.go
index cfa4e5d..529a09a 100644
--- a/typed_codec.go
+++ b/typed_codec.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type Codec[T any] interface {
 	Decode(b []byte) (t T, empty bool, err error)
 }
 
-// JsonCodec supports coding values as a JSON
+// JsonCodec supports coding values as JSON
 type JsonCodec[T any] struct{}
 
 func (c JsonCodec[T]) Encode(t T, empty bool) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (c stringOptCodec) Decode(b []byte) (string, bool, error) {
 	return s, false, err
 }
 
-// StringOptCodec supports coding an optional string, e.g. differantiates between "" and nil strings
+// StringOptCodec supports coding an optional string, e.g. differentiates between "" and nil strings
 var StringOptCodec = stringOptCodec{}
 
 type stringCodec struct{}