Books 'n' Songs Bracket Game - here are the rules

Updated: Jul 19, 2025

New game post on Instagram.

I posted a new game post on Instagram. The game is called Books 'n' Songs.

This game is my version of the hockey bracket game I've seen played on other Instagram accounts.

Here's the rules.

Nominate or vote for your favourite:

Book(s)
Author(s)
Song(s)
Singer(s)/Artist(s)
or a combination (book and song, book and singer, author and song, author and singer)

For more context:

The books are paired with songs.
This variation has double the odds of winning.
- Votes can be for the song, the book, the author, and/or the singer(s)/artist(s)
Vote for one or more.
- Example: Vote for a song from one pair and the book from another.
- Example 2: Vote for multiple books/authors/songs/singers/artists.

Voting method:

Comment on this post - 1 vote

Like the reel(s) - 1 vote per combination of book/author & song/singer

Comment on the reel(s) - 1 vote ➡️ 2 votes if you include the emojis in your comment

optional bonus vote(s):

tag the author(s) of the books in your comment - 1 vote ➡️ 2 votes if the author responds to the comment

For more context:

Comment on this post - 1 vote - Each comment is a vote
- Votes can be for the book(s), the song(s), the author(s), the singer(s), or a combination(book and song, book and singer, author and song, author and singer)

Comment on the reel(s) - 1 vote ➡️ 2 votes if you include the emojis in your comment

1 vote for each comment on a reel (reels are posted as editing is completed)
- if you include the corresponding emojis (listed below in this blog post), the comment is counted as 2 votes
  - in the comment, include the emoji for the pairs of book and author and/or song and singer(s)/artist(s)

optional bonus vote(s):

The game is primarily for bookstagram accounts. So if the author(s) is(are) tagged, the comment(s) count as 2 votes if/when the author replies to the comment(s).

Round 1 ends on July 11 at 11:59 pm. Find the post linked here.

This is the full list of books/authors and songs/singers/artists:

🐯 fallinginlovewithyou - @butterflytigermusic

🎬 The Invitation - @authoradrianalocke

👎 Bad Idea - @arianagrande

💙 The Boyfriend Goal - @laurenblakelybooks

👦 The Boy Is Mine - @arianagrande

🪣 Bucket List kiss - @brinn.gllnt.author

☀️Cruel Summer - @taylorswift

🧊 Ice Contact - @elliekdrake

🩷 No I'm Not In Love - @tatemcrae