Book Review: Zombie Billionaire by Nick Sullivan
Title: Zombie Billionaire (Creature Quest Series Book 2)
Author: Nick Sullivan
Release date: March 26th, 2025
*Huge thanks to Nick for sending me a digital ARC of this one!*
Way back in 2018, Gavin from Kendall Reviews absolutely insisted I read ‘Zombie Bigfoot.’ I wasn’t too sure going in, as I’d fallen out of love with zombie fiction around that time, but ‘Zombie Bigfoot’ was such a great read and it was my introduction to Nick Sullivan. If you don’t know Nick – he’s a talented author, renowned narrator and an awesome guy. ‘Zombie Bigfoot’ finished with the door wide open for a sequel. We were excited! We couldn’t wait! And then we waited… and waited… and waited… And as Nick even says in the afterword or this one, book two was in the process of being written, but then he started his Caribbean Dive Adventures series, which have taken off, and his attention was pulled in a different direction.
But now, after an eight year delay, book two has arrived and I was so excited when he emailed me to see if I’d like to give it a read!
I will say – and Nick says this both in the description on Goodreads/Amazon etc. as well as at the start of this book – you ABSOLUTELY have to have read book one to read this one, so go grab that one first, but also beware of potential spoilers going forward!
What I liked: This one picks up directly after the events that concluded book one – SPOILERS HERE BUT NECESSARY – our billionaire Cameron Carson has been viscously killed by the infected bigfoot. Brighteyes and Littlefoot have fled, looking for a new bigfoot tribe to call their own, and our main characters are trying to get away from the gathering government forces descending on the area.
It’s from here where the story splits into three different subplots, with a few more arriving as well.
When it comes to Cameron, we see him regenerate from the dead, infected by the same meteorite virus that infected the large bigfoot. It’s a fun storyline, with his hideousness and horribleness on full display. We see him determined to use what’s happened to elevate himself further, but also he returns to the forests in search of the meteorite and the bigfoots.
In the case of Brighteyes and Littlefoot, we follow them as they flee from those trying to capture them. We get some backstory on Brighteyes and we meet a female bigfoot from his past who he has a connection with. Their storyline does bring them back to reconnect with the humans, which was wonderful and helped to close off the book as well.
When it comes to Joseph and Sarah and the crew, we see them work together to try and stop Carson and make sure the bigfoot escape. Their storyline also comes around to the next storyline aspect that was introduced.
As this is a Creature Quest book, Sullivan introduces Sharlie, a Loch Ness Monster type creature that lives in the local lake. With a celebration going on in town, Sharlie begins to rampage and eat those on the lake. This intertwines with a monster hunter who goes to the area to find the bigfoot, but ends up also learning about the sea creature. It made for a really fun additional element of cryptid adventure and I really enjoyed how the two storylines between the sasquatch and the sea creature ended up working together.
Throughout, this book reads and feels like a really great movie exploding off the pages and I loved returning to this world. The ending does give us a glimmer of hope for a third, but we’ll have to wait and see.
What I didn’t like: Honestly, as much fun as it was having the Sharlie storyline, I kind of wish that was a completely separate third book. Sullivan alludes to it in the afterword that it was a consideration at one point, and I think if it had been saved for a third book, we would’ve had more bigfoot action, as that seemed to be the element that was lessened because of that.
Why you should buy this: If you read book one, you’ll definitely want to return to this world, as Sullivan writes with such glee if it infectious. The characters are a ton of fun, the setting is spot on for the events and the masterful way Nick brings Brighteyes, Littlefoot and the other bigfoot to life is reminiscent of Harry and the Henderson’s. Overall, a fantastic follow up and one I think creature fans will definitely love!
