diff --git a/crates/xml/src/value.rs b/crates/xml/src/value.rs
index 2d26820..49a6c6a 100644
--- a/crates/xml/src/value.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/src/value.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-use std::convert::Infallible;
-use std::num::ParseIntError;
+use quick_xml::events::{BytesStart, Event};
+use std::num::{ParseFloatError, ParseIntError};
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::{convert::Infallible, io::BufRead};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-use crate::XmlDeError;
+use crate::{XmlDeError, XmlDeserialize};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum ParseValueError {
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ pub enum ParseValueError {
     Infallible(#[from] Infallible),
     #[error(transparent)]
     ParseIntError(#[from] ParseIntError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    ParseFloatError(#[from] ParseFloatError),
 }
 
 pub trait Value: Sized {
@@ -18,16 +21,60 @@ pub trait Value: Sized {
     fn deserialize(val: &str) -> Result<Self, XmlDeError>;
 }
 
-impl<E, T: FromStr<Err = E> + ToString> Value for T
-where
-    ParseValueError: From<E>,
-{
-    fn serialize(&self) -> String {
-        self.to_string()
-    }
-    fn deserialize(val: &str) -> Result<Self, XmlDeError> {
-        val.parse()
-            .map_err(ParseValueError::from)
-            .map_err(XmlDeError::from)
+macro_rules! impl_value_parse {
+    ($t:ty) => {
+        impl Value for $t {
+            fn serialize(&self) -> String {
+                self.to_string()
+            }
+
+            fn deserialize(val: &str) -> Result<Self, XmlDeError> {
+                val.parse()
+                    .map_err(ParseValueError::from)
+                    .map_err(XmlDeError::from)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+impl_value_parse!(String);
+impl_value_parse!(i8);
+impl_value_parse!(u8);
+impl_value_parse!(i16);
+impl_value_parse!(u16);
+impl_value_parse!(f32);
+impl_value_parse!(i32);
+impl_value_parse!(u32);
+impl_value_parse!(f64);
+impl_value_parse!(i64);
+impl_value_parse!(u64);
+impl_value_parse!(isize);
+impl_value_parse!(usize);
+
+impl<T: Value> XmlDeserialize for T {
+    fn deserialize<R: BufRead>(
+        reader: &mut quick_xml::NsReader<R>,
+        start: &BytesStart,
+        empty: bool,
+    ) -> Result<Self, XmlDeError> {
+        let mut string = String::new();
+
+        if !empty {
+            let mut buf = Vec::new();
+            loop {
+                match reader.read_event_into(&mut buf)? {
+                    Event::Text(text) => {
+                        if !start.is_empty() {
+                            // Content already written
+                            return Err(XmlDeError::UnsupportedEvent("todo"));
+                        }
+                        string = String::from_utf8_lossy(text.as_ref()).to_string();
+                    }
+                    _ => return Err(XmlDeError::UnsupportedEvent("todo")),
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
+        <Self as Value>::deserialize(&string)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/xml/tests/de_struct.rs b/crates/xml/tests/de_struct.rs
index a6aa9bd..6f79b94 100644
--- a/crates/xml/tests/de_struct.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/tests/de_struct.rs
@@ -229,3 +229,27 @@ fn test_struct_unparsed() {
     )
     .unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_xml_values() {
+    #[derive(XmlDeserialize, XmlRootTag, PartialEq, Debug)]
+    #[xml(root = b"document", ns_strict)]
+    struct Document {
+        href: String,
+    }
+
+    let doc = Document::parse_str(
+        r#"
+        <document>
+            <href>/asd</href>
+        </document>
+    "#,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        doc,
+        Document {
+            href: "/asd".to_owned()
+        }
+    );
+}