I felt like this was really one of King's weakest novels yet. I'm sure nearly everyone will disagree with me, but I don't even really understand why it was tied it in with The Shining at all. Change the main character's name and remove the few references to Jack and The Overlook and you have a novel with no more to do with The Shining than Carrie. 
 I really wish that he had turned this into its own stand alone novel as there's nothing that makes me think "The Shining" less than a band of psychic vampire gypsies and that, for me, dragged the whole thing down. 
 It may have been a four-star book if not for the fact that it's supposed to be a sequel to The Shining somehow, but I just kept asking myself throughout the entire thing, "What does this have to do with anything?" 
 The Shining had such a spooky atmosphere. Elevators full of confetti that fun themselves, phantom parties in the middle of the night, spirits that get into people's heads. It was scary, but also kind of enchanting and magical. Doctor Sleep is just a vampire in a silly hat with one giant tooth. It's hard to even take seriously. 
 Overall, I was torn between two stars or three, so I'll err on the side of caution and go with three.