Recent books that were surprisingly good (or not so good)

As someone who reads about 100 books on average in a year, it's natural that I'll come across ones that were better than I thought they would be and ones that were worse.

Here are three books I recently read that I enjoyed more than I expected to:

• Jade City by Fonda Lee - The Green Bone Sage has been on my TBR for years, but I've avoided reading it because I'm not a fan of stories about mob families. In the case of Jade City, I was wrong. Although there are violent elements in the book, it was much more engaging than I expected. It's one of the best books, if not the best one, that I've read this year!
• Play Nice by Rachel Harrison - I read the occasional horror story, and they are hit or miss. I didn't expect much going into Play Nice, but it ended up being one of my favorite haunted house books.
• Camino Island by John Grisham - I'm a fan of John Grisham's legal thrillers but not so much his books in other genres, so I didn't have high expectations for Camino Island. This book turned out to be more interesting than I thought it would be, and it helped that the plot involved a book. :-)

On the other hand, these books didn't live up to my expectations:

• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros - I bought into the hype when Fourth Wing came out, and I liked the first book in the Empyrean series. However, my opinion of each successive book has declined, and I'm not sure if I will continue with this series.
• Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb - The fact that I didn't like Ship of Magic was a big surprise. I liked the Farseer Trilogy well enough, and fans of Robin Hobb have mentioned that the Liveship Traders series is her best. I just couldn't get into the story and didn't feel invested in the characters. I will likely read the second book to see if the series improves though.

Finding a book that is surprisingly good makes me happy, and it happens more often than reading a book that is not as good as I expected. (Or maybe I remember the good ones more than the not-so-good?) Have you read any books lately that are better or worse than you expected?