VN readers, do you do routes consecutively? Or do you take breaks with other materials first? What about skipping around to unread parts?

Not really looking for learning advice. I'm just curious about people's habits.

For the most part, I've been doing the former rather than the latter just because I either want to be immersed in the stories the VNs are trying to tell, or honestly, sometimes I just want to complete it. Not just one run, but all routes, all CGs unlocked by the end.

I think the way I've been doing things runs counter to one of the reasons that make VNs good for internalizing vocabulary. Namely, rather than reading normally, I just use optimal saves to not read what I've already read once. That pretty much eliminates all natural reviews that come from re-reading common/branching routes. It feels boring coming off of a recently completed read-through, so I just fast-forward, skip, etc..

I think if I spaced out the routes, the boredom wouldn't be such a big deal, but I feel like I'll lose interest if I wait on it for a few days, maybe a week or two at most, depending on how much interest my "buffer" materials arouse.