"AN Unexpected Turn, Alive" is the first book written by Carlos "paRadox" Valentin. This book contains feelings and emotions along with dreams and hopes of the future. Each chapter is focused on a theme that connects back to the main feeling of the book of hope, change and above all the ultimate fight to gain true love. Poetry is the language of the heart and soul; this book materializes this language into something we can see and hold. This book also holds many secrets and stories about what makes Carlos "paRadox" Valentin the person he is today. With seventy-three poems, split into seven chapters, each poem is meant to help the reader find himself or herself and remember their hopes and dreams. Each chapter also includes paintings that were painted by "paRadox" to embody the emotional state of the chapter.